Chicomaca (MH832r)

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph and notation for the personal name Chicomaca ("Seven Reed" or "7-Reed," which could also be spelled Chicome Acatl) is attested here as a man's name. The notation consists of a string of seven small circles. Interestingly, the tlacuilo drew a line that breaks the seven into five and two (a math equation that reflects how numbers had an association with the counting of fingers and toes). The simplex glyph is the reed (acatl), which is horizontal here, with symmetrical leaves. The reed is segmented like bamboo or like what is called carrizo in Spanish. At the left end of the reed is a vertical row of seven tiny circles, representing the number seven (chicome). While it could also be a year name from the xiuhpohualli, this is more likely a calendrical name that has been drawn from the religious divinatory calendar of 260 days, the tonalpohualli.