Papalotl (MH533r)

Papalotl (MH533r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Papalotl ("Butterfly," attested here as a man's name) shows a butterfly in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. Its head is upright and rear end straight down. It shows two raised legs, two straight antennae, and one curling proboscis. Its wings are divided.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

alonso papalutl

Gloss Normalization: 

Alonso Papalotl

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: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
profile view
facing right
Keywords: 

butterflies, mariposas, nombres de hombres

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

papalo(tl), butterfly, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/papalotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

La Mariposa

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 533r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=145&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

papalotl (Mdz20v)

Papalotl (MH608r)

Yohualpapalotl (MH858r)