Apanecatl (MH597r)

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Apanecatl, which was short for Atempanecatl or Atecpanecatl, according to Susan Gillespie, The Aztec Kings, 1989, 258. According to the Crónica Mexicayotl, Apanecatl was a legendary teomama (deity bearer) in the migration that eventually reached and founded Mexico City. The name includes "Apan" (from apantli, canal or waterway), suggesting a reading of "Canal Person." The glyph shows nothing of the usual signs of water (as in the examples below). Rather, it is a simple, European-style crown. Perhaps this person came from or lived in a jurisdiction that fell outside of an encomienda and was under the authority of the crown. Further research is required.