tlachtli (MH775v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing represents the element tlachtli ("Ball Court"). It is taken from the Citlallach (MH775v) glyph, which can be found below. The glyphic element is like a capital letter I on its side. Interestingly, here, the ends are not closed.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
deportes, canchas, campos, pelota
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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
tlach(tli), ball court, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlachtli
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
la cancha de pelota
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 775v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=625&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).
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