Ayaquica (MH664r)

Ayaquica (MH664r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Ayaquica (or Ayac Ica, literally "With No One" or "Alone") is attested here as a man's name. It shows a somewhat vulnerable man, naked, full-bodied, standing, and gesturing by raising his left arm.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Other example of glyphs for the name or vulnerable status of Ayaquica show similarly vulnerable men or children. Some have tears streaming down their faces. One unusual example of Ayaquica shows the head of a woman.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
Keywords: 

solo, solito, solitario, triste, vulnerable, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Con Nadie, o Solito

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 664r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=408&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).

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