Ocelotl (MH644r)

Ocelotl (MH644r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph for the personal name Ocelotl ("Jaguar," attested here as a man's name) shows the head of a jaguar in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Its eye and mouth are open, and its coat is spotted.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Some tlacuilos give this animal a long, protruding tongue and visible, sharp teeth. See below for comparisons.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

juo ocelutl

Gloss Normalization: 

Juan Ocelotl

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: 
calendrics
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Mouth/Beak Open
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Religion (Indigenous)
Time, Calendar, Frequency
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
spotted or mottled
Keywords: 

calendarios, días, fechas, animales, jaguares, nombres de hombres

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

ocelo(tl), jaguar, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ocelotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Jaguar

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 644r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=370&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: 
"u" for o
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Ocelotl (MH500r)

Ocelotl (MH486v)

Ocelotl (MH505v)