tlacaxolotl (MH595r)

tlacaxolotl (MH595r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the animal called a tlacaxoloc (“tapir”) shows a profile view of an animal, presumably a tapir. Its mouth is open, its large tongue protrudes, and its sharp teeth and fangs are very visible. The tapir's head is tipped back, its eye is open, and its coat is textured.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

tlacaxoloc barrio

Gloss Normalization: 

Tlacaxoloc, barrio

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Mouth/Beak Open
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods
Teeth Protruding/Noticeable
Tongue Protruding/Noticeable
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
dotted, granular, textured
facing left
profile view
Keywords: 

tapirs, tapires, animals, animales, lenguas, dientes, fangs, colmillos

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

tlacaxolo(tl), a tapir (animal), https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacaxolotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

El Tapir

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 595r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=269&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: