Zolin (MH631v)

Zolin (MH631v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This painting of the simplex glyph for the personal name Zolin ("Quail") is attested here as a man's name. The glyph consists of one upright feather that is black with five white dots, one at the top and two on each side. Six downy barbs also appear at the bottom of the feather, three on each side.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The quail had a role in the religious life of the Nahuas, largely serving as offerings. Their remains are very prevalent in the finds at the Templo Mayor, and they are prominent in the Mixtecs' Codex Nuttall. For further information see Elena Mazzetto, "Quail in the Religious Life of the Ancient Nahuas", en Milbrath, Susan y Elizabeth Baquedano (coords.), 2023, Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica. Animal Symbolism in the Postclassic Period, Denver, University Press of Colorado, pp. 200-219.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

dio
çolli

Gloss Normalization: 

Diego Zolin

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
phonetic dimensions
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Aging (People, Animals, Things)
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Feathers
Gender (male)
Gifts, Offerings, Sacrifice
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Religion (Indigenous)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
spotted or mottled
vertical, upright
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
frontal view
Keywords: 

birds, feathers, pájaros, plumas, codornices, viejo, usado, nombres de hombres

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

zol(in), quail, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zolin
-zolli, something old, used, worn, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zolli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Codorniz o Viejo

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 631r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=345&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: 

Zolin (MH526r)

Zolin (MH616v)

zolin (MH514r)