Xolohua (MH541v)

Xolohua (MH541v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex personal name Xolohua (“Possessor of Xolotl” or perhaps “Possessor of Xoloitzcuintli Dogs”) shows what appears to be a dog in profile, facing right. Its teeth are visible. Its ears are squared off at the top and striped.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

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Keywords: 

nombres de hombres

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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Image Source: 
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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