tlatlama (MH834r)

tlatlama (MH834r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the verb and occupation tlatlama ("one who fishes"). A vertical fish, with its open mouth upwards, represents this occupation. The fish has a bifurcated tail and two visible fins. Rows of scales cover its body.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

tlatla
ma

Gloss Normalization: 

tlatlama

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
reduplication (in gloss/text)
verb
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Hunting and Fishing
Mouth/Beak Open
Occupations
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
bifurcated
facing upward
profile view
vertical, upright
Keywords: 

fishing, pescando, pez, pescado, oficios, occupations

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

tlatlama, to fish with nets, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlatlama

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 834r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=742&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: 

tlatlama atlacatl (MH576r)