Topitl (MH491v)

Topitl (MH491v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph for the personal name Topitl (here, attested as a man’s name) shows a small lizard (topitl) in a bird's eye view. Its head is at the top of the glyph. It has visible toes on its feet, and it has a long tail. It is entirely black.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The larger lizard, cuetzpalin, is a day sign in the calendar. But this smaller version does not seem to relate to the calendar.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

thomas topitl

Gloss Normalization: 

Tomás Topitl

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing upward
bird's eye view
Keywords: 

lizards, lagartijas

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

topi(tl), a small lizard, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/topitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

La Lagartija

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 491v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=62&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).

Orthography: 
"th" for t, d, or gd
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

cuetzpalin (CQ)

cuetzpalin (CQ)

cuetzpalin (TR15r)