nauhtomin (Chav1)

nauhtomin (Chav1)
Simplex Glyph
Notation

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph or notation is a circle with what appears to be the numeral four tipped on its side. It represents four tomines {nauhtomin), i.e., four reales or half a peso, given that a peso was worth eight tomines or reales. These coins represent a European colonial introduction.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The word tomin, in Nahuatl, came to mean "money," too. But here, it is specifically referring to a quantity of tomines or reales.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

nhtomin

Gloss Normalization: 

nauhtomin

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Semantic Categories: 
numbers
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Markets, Commerce, Economy
Money, Coins, Prices
Numbers, Math
Colors: 
red
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle, circular or rounded
frontal view
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

tomines, monedas, dinero, números, coins

Museum & Rare Book Comparisons: 
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

nauh, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/nauh
tomin, a coin, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tomin

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

cuatro tomines, o cuatro reales

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.”

See Also: 

Tomin (MH569v)

medio tomin (Chav1)