Xalyecti (MH674r)

Xalyecti (MH674r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Xalyecti (“He Purified Sand”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a hand holding what may be a sifter with a handle, which would be used to make the sand good (xalyectia). Going through and coming down from that object is a rain of sand (lots of dots).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Sand (xalli) is prevalent in place names, but also found in personal names. If there were an occupation that involved cleaning sand, perhaps this clean sand was meant for use in construction.

Added Analysis, 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

Keywords: 

arena, limpiar, purificar, hacer bueno, oficios, nombres de hombres

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

Limpió Arena, o Purificó Arena

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 674r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=428&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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