tlacpatlapia (MH628v)

tlacpatlapia (MH628v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for tlacpatlapia, apparently an occupation. It looks something like a frontal view of a butterfly, with two wings and a quincunx in the middle. But the gloss suggests something like a person who is above (tlacpac) others and in charge of others (tlapia). It could also refer to some kind of respected relative. Further research is required.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

See below for examples of glyphs that include a tonalli element. They can resemble the shape in the middle of what appears to be a butterfly here.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

tlacpatlapia

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

phonetic dimensions

Syntax:

adverb

verb

Writing Features:

simplex or element as phonogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Occupations

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle(s) (small, often concentric)

frontal view

quincunx or quatrefoil

tied, bound, or bundled

Keywords:

quincunce, oficios, guardias, parientes

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tlacpa, step-relative, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacpa
tlapia, to be in charge of, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlapia
tlacpac, above, on top of, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacpac

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

un tipo de guardia

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 628v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=339st=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: