tozan (TR41v)

tozan (TR41v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This painting of the simplex glyph for the noun tozan ("gopher") shows n animal in profile, facing the viewer's right, and painted dark gray or black. Its visible white eye is open, and its tongue is hanging out. Protruding teeth are visible. Its hooves are white. Its front two legs are elevated, as though it is in motion. The gopher's tail sticks out horizontally behind it.

Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1550–1563

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
visible movement
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Mouth/Beak Open
Movement
Teeth Protruding/Noticeable
Tongue Protruding/Noticeable
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black
red
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement
Keywords: 

mice, ratones, cultivos dañados, sembrados comidos

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

tozan, mouse, gopher, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tozan

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

ratón

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Telleriano-Remensis Codex, folio 41 recto, MS Mexicain 385, Gallica digital collection, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f108.item.zoom

Image Source, Rights: 

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Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

tozan (TR46r)

Tozan (MH504v)

Tozan (MH490v)

Tozan (MH624v)