Techalotl (MH688v)

Techalotl (MH688v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Techalotl (“Squirrel”) is attested here as a man’s name. It shows a squirrel in profile, facing the viewer’s left. It appears to be running, as its body is stretched out horizontally, with its legs forward. Its coat is mottled, and its back is darker than the rest of its body.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

See two other glyphs for techalotl below. This must be a fairly rare name, as the glyph does not appear to be standardized.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image:

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

diego techallotl

Gloss Normalization:

Diego Techalotl

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood & Jeff Haskett-Wood

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)

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

facing left

profile view

shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement

spotted or mottled

Keywords:

ardillas, animales, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

techalo(tl), squirrel, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/techalotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Ardilla

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 688v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=457&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:

"ll" for l

Historical Contextualizing Image: