tlatzacuilotl (MH520r)

tlatzacuilotl (MH520r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This element capturing a wooden door (tlatzacuilotl) comes from the compound personal name Cuauhtlatzacuilotl, which adds an emphasis on wood. What we see is a frontal view of an upright rectangle with lines crossing it at angles, creating something of a mesh pattern.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The example of the use of tlatzacuilotl in our Online Nahuatl Dictionary may suggest Christian influence, so perhaps this is a repurposing of an older term.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax:

cuil (tracking)

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Architecture, Construction, Buildings

Religion (Indigenous Christianity)

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Wood, wooden things

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

diamond shape(s)

frontal view

rectangular

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

doors, puertas

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tlatzacuillo(tl), a gate or a bridge, a wooden structure, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlatzacuillotl

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 520r, World Digital Library.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=119&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).