Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . m is usuallygiven. But we might choosebetween Zacatlan and place named Zacatlan is quiteregularly mentioned, togetherwith Uexotzinco, Tlaxcallan,Tliliuhquitepec, and Cholollan,in the chronicle of Anales of Chimalpahinalso mention together Chichi-meca, Tenanca, Cuixcoca, Temi-milolca, Zacanca, and Yliuipa-neca. Acxotlan was one of themost important barrios ofChalco. The fact that the grass(zacatl) in the place name isusually painted yellow, whilegreen seems to be the color mostnaturally applied t
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . m is usuallygiven. But we might choosebetween Zacatlan and place named Zacatlan is quiteregularly mentioned, togetherwith Uexotzinco, Tlaxcallan,Tliliuhquitepec, and Cholollan,in the chronicle of Anales of Chimalpahinalso mention together Chichi-meca, Tenanca, Cuixcoca, Temi-milolca, Zacanca, and Yliuipa-neca. Acxotlan was one of themost important barrios ofChalco. The fact that the grass(zacatl) in the place name isusually painted yellow, whilegreen seems to be the color mostnaturally applied to the bush(acxoyatl), militates perhapsin favor of the latter meaning. The hieroglyph of the chieftain of this city is likewise quite unin-telligible in the Kingsborough drawing. In the original we canmake out, with some difficulty, to be sure, but still plainly, the headof a deer (mazatl), with the eyelids painted yellow and with blueantlers resting on a yellow base, quite in the manner in w^hich the daysign Mazatl, is drawn and colored in column a. Above it are twelve. Fig. 36. Symbols of place and personal names, Mexican codices. 154 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY fBIILL. 28 little circles of various colors, arranged in divisions of 5, 5, and is undoubtedly meant for the number 12 (matlactii omome).The person drawn here is therefore called by the name of a day, ma-tlactii omome mazatl, 12 deer which was possibly the day of hisbirth or had some other connection with him. Finally, the wall crowned with battlements under the figure of thechieftain, in sections 44 and 45, undoubtedly stands for the place nameTenanco, . t the place of inclosures . The name hieroglyph ofthe chieftain is again quite unintelligible in Kingsborough, and it isincorrectly painted green. In the original there is not a trace ofcolor to be seen. With some difficulty the hairy head of an animalcan be recognized, which is probably intended for a rabbit (tochtli),and the name should probably be read acc
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