Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ^ be read quetzalli. According to this we Fig. Symbols of personal and place names inMexican codices. 152 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 28 should have mazaqiietzal, 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. T
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ^ be read quetzalli. According to this we Fig. Symbols of personal and place names inMexican codices. 152 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 28 should have mazaqiietzal, 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 formed of streams of water moving in acircle. A mountain of w^ater might be read Ate
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