tlapallacuiloque (MH816v)

tlapallacuiloque (MH816v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the occupation of tlapallacuilo (given here in the plural, tlapallacuiloque, or tlapallacuiloqueh, with the glottal stop). The glyph shows a (right) hand holding what seems to be a paintbrush. If this were in color, perhaps the tip would be red.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Another glyph referring to this same occupation appears in the Matrícula de Huexotzinco on folio 811 recto. It is a small pot containing a dark color. What may be a writing implement or a paint brush is immersed in the liquid (paint or ink). The name Tlapal, much like the glyph here, shows a (left) hand holding a writing or painting implement. Other names starting with Tlapal- are painted red.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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Keywords: 

tlapallacuiloqueh

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

los pintores

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 816v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=707&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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