Tequitotol (MH639v)

Tequitotol (MH639v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tequitotol ("Cut Turkey," or "Turkey Tribute") is attested here as a man's name or perhaps his duty/occupation. Perhaps he was in charge of raising or collecting the turkeys that had to be paid in tribute/tax to the Indigenous municipal officers or to the Spanish colonial officials.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
verb
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Occupations
Tributes, Taxation, Service
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
profile view
facing right
Keywords: 

bird, pájaro, nombres de hombres

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

totol(in), wild turkey or turkey hen, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/totolin
tequi, to cut, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tequi
tequi(tl), tribute duty, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tequitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Tributo en Pavo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 639v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=361&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Tequitotol (MH500r)