Tlapic (MH624v)

Tlapic (MH624v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tlapic ("In Vain," "Without Purpose," or "Something Wrapped in Corn Husks") is attested here as a man's name. It is a round ball that appears to be wrapped with several strips, looking much like some of the glyphs for tamalli. It also resembles a ball of string or yarn. A (right) hand curves around the ball. The visual is probably a phonetic indicator for one of the more negative names mentioned above.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

AN alternative interpretation, "liar" is found in the extended definition of tlapictli, but there is nothing in the visual elements that suggest this, necessarily. Still, "In Vain" and "Without Purpose" are translations of tlapic, so perhaps the two words tlapic and tlapictli overlap. slightly.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

Juan
tlapic

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Tlapic

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
phonetic dimensions
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as phonogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Corn, Maize
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
tied, bound, or bundled
circle, circular or rounded
profile view
frontal view
facing left
Keywords: 

envoltura, something wrapped, tamales, tamal, tamalli, thread, yarn, textiles, lies, mentiras, falsedades, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tlapic, in vain or without purpose, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlapic
tlapic(tli), something wrapped in corn husks, etc., or a falsehood, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlapictli
picc(atl), a wrapping, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/piccatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Algo Envuelto

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 624v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=331&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

icpatl (Mdz15v)

icpatl (Mdz10v)

icpatl (MH503r)

icpatl (TR42v)

Tamalpin (MH510r)

Tamalhuilan (MH551v)