. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. d with a strap, afterthe manner of priests. A cac-tus branch is behind it, by wayof name hieroglyph. Cactusbranches, with the blossoms,often occur in the register ofnames of persons of Uexotzincoand Xaltepetlapan (ManuscritMexieain number 3, Bibliothe-que Xationale, Paris), shown infigure 35 («, 1 to 5). There theydenote the name Nochuetl, whichis also frequently mentioned inthe Anales of Chimalpahin. Acactus branch in conjunctionwith an arrow is likewise usedthere to represent the nameTziuac mitl, h. It seems, there-f
. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. d with a strap, afterthe manner of priests. A cac-tus branch is behind it, by wayof name hieroglyph. Cactusbranches, with the blossoms,often occur in the register ofnames of persons of Uexotzincoand Xaltepetlapan (ManuscritMexieain number 3, Bibliothe-que Xationale, Paris), shown infigure 35 («, 1 to 5). There theydenote the name Nochuetl, whichis also frequently mentioned inthe Anales of Chimalpahin. Acactus branch in conjunctionwith an arrow is likewise usedthere to represent the nameTziuac mitl, h. It seems, there-fore, that a variety of cactus was meant by Tziuactli, or name, too, which likewise occurs in the Anales of Chimalpa-hin, might be expressed by the hieroglyph in square 61, column d(plate vi). In the hieroglyph which accompanies the mummy bundle, in square64, column d (plate vi), I think I recognize the head of a deer and anupright tuft of feathers. The deer is mazatl, and the upright tuft offeathers should probably be read quetzalli. According to this we. Fig. 35. Symbols of personal and place names inMexican codices. 152 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 28 should have mazaquetzal, and this is a royal name well known fromthe Anales of Chimalpahin, that is, in the territories of Chalco,Tlalmanalco, and Amaquemecan. The next figure in column d, square 65, is described by a hieroglyphwhich is obviously the picture of a snake. The head is above on theleft, and is white. The forked tongue protruding from the mouthis plainly visible. The body is painted yellow. A rattle seems to bedrawn at the end of the tail, which is left white like the head. Thename might therefore be read Coatl, snake . Finally, in column e, as already stated, in sections 29, 33, and 44(plates iv and v), three chieftains are drawn, with their name hiero-glyphs and the hieroglyphs of the cities ruled by them. The hieroglyph of the city in square 29 shows us a mountain(tepetl) which seems to be
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