Tecuanicpal (MH503r)

Tecuanicpal (MH503r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Tecuanicpal (perhaps "Jaguar Seat") is attested here as a man's name. It shows the head of a jaguar (tecuani, in this case) in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Behind and seemingly attached to the animal's head may be a ball of yarn (icpatl). This seems to be a homophonic indicator for icpalli (seat). A jaguar seat was like a regal throne.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
homophony, rebus
personal name
phonetic dimensions
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Furniture
Gender (male)
Hair (human or animal)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Teeth Protruding/Noticeable
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Tongue Protruding/Noticeable
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
profile view
facing right
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
right to left
Keywords: 

animales feroces, hilo, nombres de hombres

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

tecuani, ferocious wild animal, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tecuani
icpal(li), seat of authority, or throne, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/icpalli
icpa(tl), thread or yarn, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/icpatl

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 503r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=83&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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