Matlacmani (MH680v)

Matlacmani (MH680v)
Compound Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Matlacmani (“To Be Like Ten”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a sign for the number ten (matlactli), which is a diamond shape. To the left of this notation is a hand (maitl), which provides a phonetic indication for the -mani end to the name). This hand is pulling the hair on the head of a man in profile, looking toward the viewer’s right.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

At least two other glyphs in this collection show a hand specifically pulling hair as a visual representation of the element -mani. See below. So, this serves as more than just the syllable -ma. Terminology related to the act of pulling hair includes words such as, Cocoliloc (MH591r), Cocol (MH608v), and Tecocohua (MH627v). What these have in common is “coco.” But there are additional terms to consider, too, such as Malcahuitl (MH785r), Tecualani (MH791r), and Tetolini (MH712v).

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:

numbers

personal name

Syntax:

noun(s)

Writing Features:

compound of phonogram(s) & logogram(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Anatomy, human body parts

Gender (male)

Hair (human or animal)

Hair pulling

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Numbers, Math

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

diamond shape(s)

profile view

facing right

Parts (compounds or simplex + notation):

Reading Order (Compounds or Simplex + Notation):

right to left

Keywords:

números, diez, diamantes, tirar del pelo, manos, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

matlac(tli), ten, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/matlactli
mani, to be a certain way, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mani-1
ma(itl), hand, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/maitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Ser Como Diez

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 680v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=441&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:

"y" for i

Historical Contextualizing Image: