chimalli (Mdz13r)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This element has been carved from the compound sign for the place name, Xicochimalco. This shield has a bee (xicotl) in the middle. The background is a bright yellow.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
c. 1541, but by 1553 at the latest
Syntax:
Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Colors:
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Keywords:
shields, rodelas, escudos, redondo, round, bees, abejas
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
chimal(li), war shield, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chimalli
Additional Scholars' Interpretations:
war sheild
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Image Source:
Codex Mendoza, folio 13 recto, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 36 of 188.
Image Source, Rights:
The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, hold the original manuscript, the MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1. This image is published here under the UK Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).
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