coatl (CQ)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the element for a vertical serpent (coatl) includes a semi-coil in the middle of the serpent's body, a rattle on its tail, and a bifurcated tongue protruding from its mouth.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
covers ruling men and women of Tecamachalco through 1593
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Keywords:
snakes, serpientes, animals, animales, cohuatl
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:
la serpiente
Spanish Translation, Credit:
Ofelia Cruz Morales
Image Source:
The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/
Image Source, Rights:
The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.
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