Yaotl (MH622r)

Yaotl (MH622r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This compound personal name glyph for "Combatant" is a pairing of a shield (a symbol for war, yaoyotl) and a turtle (ayotl). These are near homonyms, and therefore the turtle provides a phonetic dimension, reinforcing the reading of yaotl. The turtle's head and legs emerge from under the shield. The shield is black with a white cross.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The design and shape of the shield are suggestive of European influence.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

agustin
yaotl

Gloss Normalization: 

Agustín Yaotl

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
phonetic dimensions
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
War or Conflict
Weapons, Shields, Armor
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
cross (+)
bird's eye view
quincunx or quatrefoil
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
inherent/internal/merged
Keywords: 

warrior, guerrero, combatant, combatiente, guerra, conflicto, turtles, tortugas, shields, escudos, rodelas

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

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

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

El Combatiente

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 622r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=326&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: 

Yaotl (MH484v)

Yaotl (MH514r)

Yaotl (MH502r)