coatequitl (Verg8v)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name coatequitl (“Tribute Labor,” attested here as a man’s name) shows a frontal or bird's eye view of a piece of tribute cloth (called a "manta" in Spanish). The vertical squiggly lines divide the fabric in three sections. This piece of cloth is also glossed as a "tequitl" (a tribute item or piece work) in other hieroglyphs from this same manuscript. The author, to provide the Coa- start to the name (or occupation?), a ceramic jug (comitl) with water (atl) flowing left out of the top.