Cazmal (MH813r)

Cazmal (MH813r)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Cazmal is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows an animal or an insect in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. It is head upward, with two antennae, stripes on its back, and legs that are somewhat forward. Below this creature is some twisted grass (malinalli). Until the entire glyph is deciphered and understood, it is difficult to say whether any parts are phonetic.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

See below for another glyph that is glossed Cazmal. These two are nothing alike, visually.

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)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Plants, Flora
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
striped
profile view
facing right
Parts (compounds or simplex + notation): 
2
Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation): 
downward
Keywords: 

plantas, animales, insectos, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 813r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=700&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: 
"g" for c, q, or x
"r" for l
Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Cazmal (MH564r)

Cazmal (MH666v)