tetzotzonqui (MH592r)

tetzotzonqui (MH592r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the occupation of tetzotzonqui (“Stone Worker,” attested here as a man’s job) shows a frontal view of a human hand holding a stone (tetl)] hammer. Its target, to the right, is connected to the hammer by a straight line. The target is a square that may also represent a stone (tetl). The pounding action (which gives the noun its reduplication) seems to be indicated with the squiggly line below the two stones, which also adds visual movement to the compound.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

tetzotzogui

Gloss Normalization: 

tetzotzonqui

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie WWood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
reduplication (in gloss/text)
reduplication (visual)
visible movement
Writing Features: 
compound fully logographic
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Movement
Occupations
Stones, Rocks, Lapidary, Masonry
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
frontal view
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
3
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
inherent/internal/merged
Keywords: 

hammers, martillos, stones, piedras, masons, albañiles, oficios, occupations, movimiento visual

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

tetzotzonqui, a stone worker, a mason, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tetzotzonqui
te(tl), stone, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tetl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el cantero

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 592r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=263&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: