Tlacochcalcatl (MH761r)
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.
Stephanie Wood
1560
Jeff Haskett-Wood
proyectil, flecha, lanza, jabalina, casa, persona de Tlacochcalco, título, oficio, nombre de hombres
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
(un título u oficio al nivel del pueblo en este caso)
Stephanie Wood
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 761r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=600&st=image
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