tlapitzqui (MH852r)

tlapitzqui (MH852r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the occupation of tlapitzqui (“Horn Player”) shows what may be a chirimía. It is a frontal view of a vertical instrument, with the flared horn at the bottom and the mouth piece at the top. There are four holes visible for fingering.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

A short text near the instrument refers to cantores, probably singers who were accompanied by this horn player. The new Christian church would be the site for this singing and music playing. See a sampling of musical instruments in this collection.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

tlapitzg~

Gloss Normalization:

tlapitzqui

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Music, Song, Dance

Occupations

Religion (Indigenous Christianity)

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

músico, flautistas, trompetistas, cantores, oficios

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tlapitzqui, a musician, one who plays a flute or trumpet, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlapitzqui
pitza, to play a wind instrument, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/pitza
chirimía, a single-reed wind instrument, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chirim%C3%ADa

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Flautista

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 852r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=776&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).

Orthography:

"g" for c, q, or x

Historical Contextualizing Image: