tonalli (MH565v)

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the element carved from the personal name Xochitonalli shows a sun or day (tonalli) with a central circle radiating rays outward. The central circle also has a face drawn on it. There probably would have been one or more rays coming off the top of the circle, but the original compound glyph had a flower sitting there.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

This tonalli shows considerable European influence if we compare it with the tonalli glyphs from the Codex Mendoza, for example. Images from a land litigation document from 1558 looks ore like this one, with rays and a face. See below.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Celestial Phenomena

Religion (Indigenous)

Weather, Climate

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement

Other Cultural Influences:

Spanish/European

Keywords:

suns, days, soles, días, faces, caras

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 565v, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=210&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).

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