Tezcachiuhqui (MH760r)

Tezcachiuhqui (MH760r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tezcachiuhqui ("Mirror Maker") is attested here as a man's name as well as a possible occupation. The glyph shows a black mirror (perhaps polished obsidian) with a twisted white border.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

matheo tezcachiuhq~

Gloss Normalization:

Mateo Tezcachiuhqui

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

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)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Occupations

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black

white/neutral

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle, circular or rounded

frontal view

segmented

twisted or entwined

Keywords:

espejos, obsidiana, oficio, trabajo, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tezca(tl), mirror, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tezcatl
-chiuhqui, one who makes this, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiuhqui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Él Que Hace Espejos

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 760r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=598&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:

"th" for t, d, or gd

Historical Contextualizing Image: