Acolnauhacatl (MH820v)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Acolnahuacatl or Acolnauhacatl is attested here as a man's name. This name starts with the root of shoulder (acolli), shown here as a right arm that is cut off at the shoulder, bent at the elbow, and has the hand raised. Below and slightly to the left of the arm is a spray of water, with three short streams and a droplet at the end of each one. Minimal lines of current and waviness in the water suggests movement. This is a phonetic indicator that the name starts with A-. Not shown visually is the part of the name that refers to 4-Reed (Nauhacatl, also spelled Nahuacatl). This part of the name derives from the religious divinatory calendar called the tonalpohualli. See below for two examples of glyphs for Nauhacatl or Nahuacatl.