Itzcuincamachallo (MH520v)

Itzcuincamachallo (MH520v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Itzcuincamachallo (here, attested as a man's name) shows the head of a dog (itzcuintli) in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. The dog's ears are upright, its visible eye is open as is its mouth, and teeth are showing. Its nose has a notable upward curl. The second part of the name, jaw (-camachalli), is present but not singled out for attention visually.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

The itzcuintli is a day sign in the calendar, but this name has an added feature, the dog's jaw. Perhaps the baby that was born and named after the day sign had a large jaw, although the portrait (of sorts, not really individualized) of the man who bears this glyph name) does not show a large jaw.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

Jua^o ytzcuīcamachallo

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Itzcuincamachallo

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzinco, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

calendrics

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Anatomy, human body parts

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Gender (male)

Mouth/Beak Open

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Teeth Protruding/Noticeable

Time, Calendar, Frequency

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

profile view

facing right

Keywords:

dogs, perros, jaws, mandíbulas, calendarios, nombres de días, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

itzcuin(tli), dog, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/itzcuintli
camachal(li), jaw, jaw bone, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/camachalli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

La Mandíbula de Perro

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 520v, World Digital Library. https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=120&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).

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