Temocihui (MH502v)

Temocihui (MH502v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Temocihui (perhaps “Importune Person” or “He is Annoying”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a human or animal face in profile, facing the viewer’s left. This creature has a pig-like snout or a ring in its nose.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Another Temocihui name glyphs (below) is far more complex, having three elements. Perhaps the tlacuilos faced a challenge in creating visuals that would capture behavior or personality.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

pedro temocihui

Gloss Normalization: 

Pedro Temocihui

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie 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)
phrase or sentence
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Personality, Behavior
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing left
profile view
Keywords: 

feo, importuno, nombres de personas, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

temocihui, someone or something that causes discomfort, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/temocihui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Persona Importuna

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 502v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=83&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Temocihui (MH555v)