Cuicuitl (MH852v)

Cuicuitl (MH852v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuicui (“He Gathers Dispersed Things,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a human hand in 3/4 view. Three small circles below the hand suggest items the hand is grabbing, which is also supported by the squiggly lines that are mixed with the circles along with the short. The latter suggest movement or action, adding to the visual reduplication.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

See below for another, similar simplex hieroglyph for a similar name (without the absolutive ending).

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

fabiā cuicuitl

Gloss Normalization: 

Fabián Cuicuitl

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)
reduplication (in gloss/text)
reduplication (visual)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Gender (male)
Money, Coins, Prices
Movement
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
3/4 view
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
shimmer, vibrance, shine with warmth & movement
Keywords: 

monedas, manos, recolectar, nombres de hombres

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

cui, to take, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cui
cuicui, to gather dispersed things, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuicui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Recolecta Objetos Dispersos

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 852v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=777&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: 

Cuicui (MH536r)