Zacaquen (MH790r)

Zacaquen (MH790r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Zacaquen ("Straw Ritual Bib") is attested here as a man's name. It shows a ritual garment (quemitl) that some describe as a bib. It ties around the back of the man's neck. This one is apparently made of hay or straw (zacatl).

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

For another view of a zacaquen where the hay is more visible, see below. The quemitl will also be made of feathers from the eagle (cuauhtli) or the egret (aztatl).

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

ju^o çacague

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Zacaquen

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:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Plants, Flora

Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

frontal view

tied, bound, or bundled

Keywords:

nombres de hombres, ropa, prenda ritual, zacate, regalia, textiles

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

zacaquem(itl), straw or hay ritual bib, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zacaquemitl
zaca(tl), grasses, hay, straw, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zacatl
quem(itl), bib-like ritual garment worn on the chest, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/quemitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Prenda Ritual de Zacate

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 790r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=654&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

"q" for c

dropped "n"

Historical Contextualizing Image: