Tzoncopin (MH756r)

Tzoncopin (MH756r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tzoncopin (perhaps, “Lost Hair,” “Plucked Hair,” or “Scalped”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows the head of a man in profile, facing the right. The eye seems to be closed, and the head is tilted backward. He may be deceased, perhaps something associated with being scalped. The assumption here is that there are two inadvertently dropped “n’s” in the gloss. But, he does seem to have hair, so the translation may require additional work.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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Keywords: 

pelo, cabello, suelto, perdido, arrancado, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

posiblemente, Pelo Perdido, o Pelo Arrancado

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 756r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=590&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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