Yohualpapalotl (MH762v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Yohualpapalotl is attested here as a man's name.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
mariposas, noche, nombres de hombres
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/YohualpapalotlMH762vCmpndPerNamMale.png?itok=2s12D5J3)
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
yohual(li), night, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/yohualli
papalo(tl), butterfly, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/papalotl
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
Mariposa de la Noche, o Polilla
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 762v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=603&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:
![](https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/sites/default/files/YohualpapalotlMH762vContext.png)
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