Tzanaquen (MH632r)

Tzanaquen (MH632r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tzanaquen is attested here as a man’s name. It shows the head and shoulders of a man in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. Covering the man's shoulders is a garment (quemitl) that is white with black feathers, apparently from the tzanatl bird.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

Juan
tzanaq~

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Tzanaquen

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

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Anatomy, human body parts

Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.

Feathers

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Religion (Indigenous)

Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

profile view

facing right

Keywords:

birds, pájaros, feathers, plumas, ropa, religión, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tzana(tl), a bird, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tzanatl
quem(itl), a garment, sometimes a ritual bib, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/quemitl
tzanaquem(itl), a garment made from tzanatl feathers, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tzanaquemitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Prenda con Plumas del Zanate

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 632r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=346&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:

dropped "n"

Historical Contextualizing Image: