Tlacochcalcatl (MH761r)

Tlacochcalcatl (MH761r)
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 vary. Inside the square that is formed by these interlocking tlacochtli is a grid of two smaller, vertical sticks and one horizontal, resulting in an interesting structure.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

proyectil, flecha, lanza, jabalina, casa, persona de Tlacochcalco, título, oficio, nombre 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

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 761r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=600&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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