teopan (Chav1)

teopan (Chav1)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the noun teopan or teopantli (“church”) is mentioned in the Nahuatl text. The glyph shows a Christian church that was built in honor of the Virgin Mary in Huexotzinco (Huejotzingo, today). The building has a domed roof with a cross on top. It appears to be round, with an arched doorway, two tiny windows, and a triple-layered foundation. Shading on the right side creates three-dimensionality, showing European stylistic influence.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Like the tecpan (governing palace), which typically lacks an absolutive, the teopantli was often just called teopan.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

teopan

Source Manuscript: 
Chavero, Codex (Chav)
Date of Manuscript: 

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Architecture, Construction, Buildings
Religion (Christian)
Religion (Indigenous Christianity)
Religion (Indigenous)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
symmetry
shading and parallel line hatching
vertical, upright
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
frontal view
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

iglesias, capillas, arquitectura religiosa

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

teopantli, church, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/teopantli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la iglesia

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco), https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_03246_001/?sp=1

Image Source, Rights: 

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco) is held by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. It is published online by the World Digital Library and the Library of Congress, which is “unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection.”

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

teopantli (Mdz52r)

teopantli (Mdz42r)

teopantli (Mdz8r)

teopantli (Mdz37r)