tequitl (MH642v)

tequitl (MH642v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for work (tequitl) has been carved from the compound personal name Nentequitl. The glyph shows an agricultural tool, the (huictli), which is a semantic indicator here for work.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

Diego. nēteguitl

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stock Raising
Labor Issues
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
diagonal or angled
pointed (see also spiky)
triangular
Keywords: 

agricultura, herramientas, coas, trabajo

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tequ(itl), work, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tequitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

coa

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 642v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=367&st=image

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

Orthography: 
"g" for c, q, or x
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Nentequitl (MH642v)

tequitl (MH543r)