Chimalpopoca (Azca22)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name of the ruler Chimalpopoca (perhaps “Smoking Shield”) shows a frontal view of a round war shield (chimalli), and from the center emerges a curl of smoke that suggests it is smoking (popoca). Four small feathers, perhaps down feathers, appear on the shield, too. Two are on one side of the curl of smoke, and two are on the other side. All of these things are on a mesh background that seems to be supported by three horizontal bars. The contextualizing image shows a portrait of this ruler, sitting in profile, on a throne, wearing a diadem, and having his hair tied up on the top of his head. He also wears a white cape, white bands around the calves of his legs, and white sandals. He holds a long scepter or staff of office inside his right arm. This staff has some feather decorations. It reaches up near his head and down to near his feet.