Cihuaxoch (MH755v)

Cihuaxoch (MH755v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex name for Cihuaxoch (perhaps “Woman-Flower”) or Tzihuacxoch (perhaps “Agave Flower”) is shown here as a woman’s name. The glyph appears to be a long, vertical flower (xochitl) of some sort, perhaps on a cactus (tzihuactli). Ink has been smeared over this glyph in an apparent attempt to exclude it from the list. A footprint nearby may suggest that the woman had left the settlement.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Note how this glyph compares to Tzihuacxoch glyphs, below. It would also be worthwhile comparing this glyph with other similar names held by men.

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:

Flowers

Gender (female)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Plants, Flora

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Keywords:

flores, nombres de mujeres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

cihua(tl), woman, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cihuatl
xoch(itl), flower, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/xochitl
tzihuac(tli), small agave with spiny flower stalk, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tzihuactli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Mujer-Flor, o Agave Flor

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 755v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=589&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

"sh" for ch

"v" for u, uh, or hu

Historical Contextualizing Image: