Yaoxochitl (MH607r)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Yaoxochitl (perhaps "War Flower") is attested here as a man's name.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
shields, escudos, rodelas, flores, guerra, enemigo, combatiente
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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
yao(tl), combatant or enemy, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yaotl
xochi(tl), flower, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/xochitl
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
Combatiente-Mujer
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 607r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=296st=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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