Tocihuitl (MH775v)

Tocihuitl (MH775v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Tocihuitl ("Ritual Feather") is attested here as a man's name. It shows two horizontal feathers, with the tops of the feathers on the viewer's right. The tips of the calamus merge together on the left. Downy barbs are visible.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

anlosun . tocihuitl

Gloss Normalization:

Alonso Tocihuitl

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:

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

Feathers

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Religion (Indigenous)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

horizontal

Keywords:

plumas amarillas, rituales, nombres de hombres, feathers, plumas

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tocihui(tl), a ritual feather from the toztli bird, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tocihuitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Pluma Ritual (del pájaro _toztli_)

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 775v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=625&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

intrusive "n"

Historical Contextualizing Image: