tzauhqui (MH559r)

tzauhqui (MH559r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the occupation of tzauhqui (“spinner,” attested here as a man’s occupation) shows a vertical drop spindle consisting of a wooden staff and a whorl in the middle.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

çauhg~

Gloss Normalization: 

tzauhqui

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Occupations
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
vertical, upright
Keywords: 

spindle, spinner, textiles, huso, hilandero, hilatura, malacate

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

tzauhqui, a spinner or textile worker (occupation), https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tzauhqui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

El Hilandero

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 559r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=197&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: 
See Also: 

malacatl (Mdz37r)

malacatl (Mdz59r)

Tzauhtica (MH492r)