tocatinemi (Osu13r)

tocatinemi (Osu13r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This painting from the Codex Osuna, folio 13 recto (or Image 28), shows two men, one Nahua and one Spaniard. We are including this example of iconography to provide for comparisons with hieroglyphs. This exemplifies the verb tocatinemi, to accompany someone older, according to the translation by Alonso de Molina. The Nahua man is a topile (constable), who is apparently following the Spanish nahuatlato (interpreter), perhaps to help him with the work of interpreting.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

q~tocatinemi

Gloss Normalization:

quitocatinemi

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Osuna, Codex (Osu)

Date of Manuscript:

1551–1565

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Mexico City

Syntax:

verb

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Aging (People, Animals, Things)

Gender (male)

Politics, Power, Governance

Scrolls (Speech, Song, etc.)

Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition

Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia

Transportation, Travel, Roads

Wood, wooden things

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

gray

red

white/neutral

Shapes and Perspectives:

volute(s)

profile view

facing right

Keywords:

acompañar, mayores, topiles, intérpretes, lenguaje, traducción, traducir, interpretar, oficios

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tocatinemi, to accompany someone older, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tocatinemi
nemi, to go along, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nemi

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

acompañar al mayor

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Library of Congress Online Catalog and the World Digital Library, Osuna Codex, or Painting of the Governor, Mayors, and Rulers of Mexico (Pintura del Gobernador, Alcaldes y Regidores de México), https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_07324/. The original is located in the Biblioteca Nacional de España.

Image Source, Rights:

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