Zacapolihuitl (MH783v)

Zacapolihuitl (MH783v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Zacapolihuitl (perhaps “Weed Destruction”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows four blades of grass, hay, straw, or weeds (zacatl). Weeding was important for clearing fields before planting. Below the weeds or straw is a shape that resembles a cloud of dust (teuhtli).

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Perhaps the cloud of dust suggests how the destruction or disappearance of weeds might appear. It is also reminiscent of the place name Cocollan, which refers to anger.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

di^o çancapollivitl

Gloss Normalization:

Diego Zacapolihuitl

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

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

compound fully logographic

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Agriculture, Gardens, Stock Raising

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Plants, Flora

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

frontal view

Keywords:

malezas, pasto, heno, paja, destrucción, quitar, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

zaca(tl), weeds, grasses, hay, straw, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zacatl
polihui, to disappear or be destroyed, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/polihui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Destrucción de Zacate

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 783v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=641&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:

"ç" for z or tz

"ll" for l

Historical Contextualizing Image: