zoquichiuhqui (MH775r)

zoquichiuhqui (MH775r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the noun zoquichiuhqui ("potter"), which is an occupation, attested here as pertaining to a man. The glyph is a frontal view of a tall ceramic pot with three small handles, one in the front-middle, and one on each side.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

çoquichi
uhqui

Gloss Normalization:

zoquichiuhqui

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Ceramics, Pottery

Gender (male)

Occupations

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

circle, circular or rounded

frontal view

vertical, upright

Keywords:

ceramics, pottery, potter, ceramist, clay, lodo, arcilla, oficios, hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

zoqui(tl), clay or mud, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/zoquitl
chihua, to make, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ch%C4%ABhua-0
-chiuhqui, maker of the preceding item, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiuhqui-0

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

el ceramista

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 775r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=624&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:

"ç" for z or tz

Historical Contextualizing Image: