Olin (MH856v)

Olin (MH856v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Olin ("Movement") is attested here as a man's name. It shows a vertical frame with two pieces, each one curved in the middle. Surrounding this frame are six sharp, pointy rays that look like sun (tonatiuh) rays. Inside the curving parts of the frame are two black dots.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The stylistics of the name Olin vary considerably. See below to make some comparisons.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

andres oli

Gloss Normalization: 

Andrés Olin

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

movement, movimiento, earthquakes, terremotos, temblores, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Movimiento

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 856v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=785&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).

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