tlatlapoloni (MH508r)

tlatlapoloni (MH508r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the noun "key" (tlatlapoloni) shows a human hand with a long, vertical key, about the length of three or more fists, to give an idea of its proportions. The key has four or five teeth that are on a separate bar attached to the handle. This key also doubles as the glyph for the person who guards things, the tlatlati (and therefore has keys to a special chest, or the like).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

This key would be a European introduction.

Added 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)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
vertical, upright
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

keys, llaves

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

tlatlani, one who guards things, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlatlani
tlatlapoloni, a key, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlatlapoloni

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la llave

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 508r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=95&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: 

Tlatlati (MH508r)