Chichipe (MH732r)

Chichipe (MH732r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name, Chichipe (perhaps, " Dog"), is attested here as a man's name. It shows the head of a dog in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. Its ears are up, its visible eye is open, a fang protrudes, as does a long, curling tongue.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

This name appears in the census right above a person named Itzcuin, and itzcuintli is another term for dog. Interestingly, the glyphs are the same. The -pe is not shown visually. Perhaps chichipe has something to do with the root of chichipeliuhqui, someone with sores. Suggestions are welcomed.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
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.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Teeth Protruding/Noticeable
Tongue Protruding/Noticeable
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
Keywords: 

perros, nombres de hombres

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

chichi, a dog, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chichi ;
chichipeliuhqui, one who has sores, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chichipeliuhqui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

posiblemente, Perro

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 732r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=542&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

chichi (Mdz32r)

chichi (MH522v)