Tzacualcatl (MH763r)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the ethnicity and personal name Tzacualcatl is attested here as a man's name.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
edificios, pirámides, gradas, ladrillos de adobe o piedra, nombres de hombres
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/TzacualcatlMH763rSmplxPersName%26Ethnicity.png?itok=AdZYEoEz)
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
tzacual(li), pyramid, enclosure, or wall, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tzacualli
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
(una persona de Tzacualco)
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 763r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=604&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).
Historical Contextualizing Image:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/TzacualcatlMH763rContext.png)
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