Dissemination: “Pictorial Books from Mexico Defy our Definition of Writing” – Tlacuilolli
An animated video from the channel Nativlang has taken inspiration from the research presented in this blog| Tlacuilolli
An animated video from the channel Nativlang has taken inspiration from the research presented in this blog| Tlacuilolli
A reading is proposed for the Nahuatl glyphic name of fiscal Maldonado, a Spanish functionary depicted in Codex Osuna… Continue reading What’s in a name? The mystery of a glyph in Codex Osuna→| Tlacuilolli
A new article proposing a reading of the mysterious glyphs related to feather working which appear in the 21st chapter of the ninth book of the Florentine Codex… Continue reading New Article: “Amantecayotl Glyphs Revisited”→| Tlacuilolli
Introducing a new article regarding the problems surrounding the definition of writing in non-Maya Mesoamerican systems, and a proposed unification of the two most important "schools" on the issue.… Continue reading New Article: “Towards a Complex Theory of Writing”→| Tlacuilolli
Epigraphic readings for the name of Tizoc, the seventh ruler of Tenochtitlan, are presented in this entry… Continue reading Variations on a royal theme: The name glyphs of Tizoc→| Tlacuilolli
This entry proposes a detailed re-analysis of the Nahuatl hieroglyphic version of the Catholic Articles of Faith in Codex Mexicanus 52-54… Continue reading A Christian prayer in Aztec hieroglyphs: An epigraphic analysis→| Tlacuilolli
This entry discusses the presence of the yahui, the fire serpent of the Mixtec, in Codex Borgia 38. It is argued here that the glyph itself might be a tonal play for the word 'plaza' (yahui) in Mixtec, suggesting that the scribes of Codex Borgia were Mixtec themselves.… Continue reading Mixtec glyphs in Codex Borgia?→| Tlacuilolli
A small correction is proposed for Seler's original identification of two of the buildings in the plan of an Aztec sacred precinct in Primeros Memoriales 269r… Continue reading The sacred precinct in Primeros Memoriales: What does writing tells us?→| Tlacuilolli
A proposal for the glyph NAHUAL, nahual·li, 'hidden, covered, sorcerer' glyph in Aztec writing is presented here, as well as an overview of the (unsolved) debate on the root nahual.… Continue reading Hidden in darkness: The nahual glyph→| Tlacuilolli
The recent announcement of the discovery of three new Aztec codices is covered here for the English-speaking public.| Tlacuilolli
