cuetzpalin (CQ)

cuetzpalin (CQ)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This element for lizard [cuetzpal(in)] has been carved from the compound glyph for the place name Cuetzpaltepetonco. It shows the lizard in a profile view facing to the viewer's left. It is painted turquoise blue, somewhat greenish. It is very simple, without indicators for the eye or the mouth, but it does have toes indicated. Its tail is lifted from somewhat and held in a horizontal position.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Quetzalecatzin, Codex (CQ)
Date of Manuscript: 

covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

southern Puebla state

Semantic Categories: 
place name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Names (places)
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Randall Rodríguez

Colors: 
blue (turquoise)
green (light)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing left
horizontal
profile view
Other Cultural Influences: 
Mixtec
Keywords: 

lizards, lagartos, iguanas, animals, animales

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

cuetzpal(in), a lizard, or an iguana, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuetzpalin

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el lagarto

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Ofelia Cruz Morales

Image Source: 

The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/

Image Source, Rights: 

The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Cuetzpaltepetonco (CQ)

cuetzpalin (CQ)

tetelli (CQ)