Atenco (MH731v)

This is a black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the place name,
Atenco (“Water’s Edge”). It shows a man’s head in profile, looking toward the viewer’s left. His lower lip (tentli) is merged with a flow of water (atl) going toward the viewer’s right. This rendition of the water is especially well presented. THere are two eddies, one swirling around in a circular way and the other with a rectangular swirl (reminiscent of what is called the xicalcoliuhqui design). The turbinate shells and droplets (or, here, clam shells) are also carefully detailed. The man’s lips provide the phonetic indicator for -ten-, the edge or the shore. The -co (locative suffix) is not shown visually.