Tlilhua (MH525v)

Tlilhua (MH525v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph for the personal name Tlilhua ("Possessor of Black" or a "Possessor of Ink," here attested as a man's name) shows a blob of black ink. It is rounded at the bottom but comes to a point at the top, shaped something like a drop. Tlilli can translate as black ink, soot, or just the color black. The "hua" possessor suffix is not shown visually.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Might the possessor of black ink by a tlacuilo?

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

faphia tlilhua

Gloss Normalization: 

Fabián Tlilhua

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
possessive pronoun
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Color names
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Writing, Literacy
Colors: 
black
Shapes and Perspectives: 
frontal view
Keywords: 

inks, tintas, paint, pinturas, negro, colores, nombres de hombres

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

tlil(li), black ink, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlilli
-hua, possession, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/hua

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Él Que Posee Tinta Negra

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 525v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=130&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: 
"ph" for f, p, or b
dropped "n"
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

tlilli (Mdz46r)

Tlilhua (MH630v)

Tlilhua (MH506r)

Tlilhua (MH499v)