yaotl (MH483r)

yaotl (MH483r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for the noun yaotl (enemy) has been carved from the personal name Yaopipi. It is a circle with a white cross dividing it into four parts. These parts are colored in with black paint or black ink. The result is a war shield.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

This war shield differs from the traditional Nahua war shield, which was usually round and had feathers hanging off the lower half. The shape and style here show European influences.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
War or Conflict
Weapons, Shields, Armor
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
quincunx or quatrefoil
cross (+)
circle, circular or rounded
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

yao(tl), enemy, combatant, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yaotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

enemigo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 483r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=45&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: 

Yaopipi (MH483r)

Yaotl (MH662r)