Toloc (MH526v)

Toloc (MH526v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Toloc (“He Lowered His Head,” attested here as a man’s name) shows the head of a man in profile, facing downward. The man's visible eye appears to be closed (suggesting that he is deceased). Apparently coming from his mouth are curving or curling lines, suggestive of speech. But, if he is dead, then the speech scrolls are puzzling.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

anthonio.toloc.

Gloss Normalization: 

Antonio Toloc

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
verb
preterit tense
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Scrolls (Speech, Song, etc.)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
volute(s)
facing downward
profile view
Keywords: 

inclinar, inclinando, cabeza, bowing, facing down, looking downward, speech scrolls, volutas, nombres de hombres

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

toloa, to bow or lower the head, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/toloa

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Él Que Inclinó la Cabeza

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 526v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=132&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: 
"th" for t, d, or gd
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Tolocan (Mdz10v)

Tolocan (Mdz12r)