Tlacochcalcatl (MH691r)

Tlacochcalcatl (MH691r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name or title Tlacochcalcatl, a title held by nobles with governing or judicial responsibilities, but also an official at the pueblo level. It is attested here as the name or title of a local elite man. It is beautifully drawn, featuring four intersecting projectiles (tlacochtli or tlacochin). They look much like the mitl (arrow), but definitions and visuals vary. Wing and down feathers provide fletching for each projectile.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

See below for some of the varieties of glyphs for the title Tlacochcalcatl.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

antonio tlacochcalcatl

Gloss Normalization:

Antonio Tlacochcalcatl

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

title/office

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Occupations

Weapons, Shields, Armor

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

rectangular

right angle(s)

Keywords:

proyectil, flecha, lanza, jabalina, casas, persona de Tlacochcalco, títulos, oficios, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

Tlacochcalcatl, a name, an official, or someone from Tlacochcalco (Tlaxcala), https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacochcalcatl
tlacoch(tli), a projectile, such as an arrow, spear, or javelin, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacochtli
tlacochcal(li), a living room, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacochcall

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

(un título u oficio al nivel del pueblo en este caso)

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 691r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=462&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: