tlalolin (TR34v)

tlalolin (TR34v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This is a multicolored painting of the compound glyph for the noun, tlalolin ("earthquake"). It shows the red, green, blue, and yellow quincunx sign for movement (olin). Below that is a horizontal rectangle with two layers, one black and one terracotta-colored. Both layers have lots of dots, which may represent seeds that have been planted in the earth (tlalli).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1550–1563

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
compound fully logographic
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stock Raising
Landscape Features
Movement
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
blue (turquoise)
brown
gray
green (light)
orange/terracotta
red
yellow or golden
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
cross (x)
dotted, granular, textured
quincunx or quatrefoil
shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement
X-shapes
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tlalolin, earthquake, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlalolin
tlalolini, the earth moves, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlalolini
ol(in), movement, earthquake, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/olin

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

hubo temblor

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Telleriano-Remensis Codex, folio 34 recto, MS Mexicain 385, Gallica digital collection, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f94.item.zoom

Image Source, Rights: 

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Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Tlalolin (MH580r)

tlalolin (TR42r)

tlalolin (TR34v)