Quauhnahuac Acolnahuac Cuicatlan 



Nahua or "clear speech" repre- " Clear speech " again, coming from "The place of singing." Song 



sented by a simple scroll coming the upper arm, acol represente by a decorated scroll 

 from a tree, quauh 



MEXICAN IDEAGRAPHS SHOWING REPRESENTATIONS OF SPEECH AND SONG 



Acocozpan Itzmiquilpan 



First and last syllable apan (stream). Cocoz On top, itz (obsidian); at bottom, mi (cultivated 



means very yellow, shown by color of water ground); quil (plant); pan (over), represented by 



in the stream position of obsidian over plant 



HIEROGLYPHS IN WHICH ELEMENTS OF COLOR AND POSITION ARE BROUGHT 

 IN WITH PHONETIC VALUE 



IfegggsN^ 



Huitzilihuitl 

 Huitzil (humming bird), 

 ihuitl (feather) 



Chimalpopoca 

 Chimal (shield), popoca (smoking) 



Axayacatl 

 A (water) xayacatl (face; 



HIEROGLYPHS OF MEXICAN RULERS 



M 



P # 



6 #> 



IFrom left to right] 1. 20 cocoa beans; 2. 400 bowls of corn mush; 3. A sack of gold; 4. A roll of paper; 

 5. Chalchihuitl or sacred green stone 



NUMBERS AND ARTICLES OF COMMERCE 

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