Yecatl (MH660v)

Yecatl (MH660v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Yecatl (seemingly meaning ecatl for "Air" or "Breath," or ehecatl, for "Wind,") is attested here as a man’s name. It shows an anthropomorphic head in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its mouth is open. Its nose and lips are very pointed. Its face has vertical stripes that may represent face paint. Images of Ecatl (for Ehecatl) often show a vertical stripe on the cheek.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

diego.yecatl

Gloss Normalization: 

Diego Ecatl

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: 
deity name/theonym
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Mouth/Beak Open
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Religion (Indigenous)
Water
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
striped
Keywords: 

agua dulce

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

yeca(tl), fresh water, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yecatl

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 660v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=401&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).

Orthography: 
intrusive "y"
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Yecaxoch (MH632v)

yecacozcayo (Mdz64r)

Ecatl (MH485v)

Ecatl (MH500v)