Coatzinco (Mdz42r)

This compound glyph for the place name Coatzinco has two principal features. One is a snake/serpent (coatl), and the other is the lower part of a human body, rear end, and buttocks [tzintli, which provides the phonetic value for the locative suffix (-tzinco). The snake is curving and shown in profile, looking to the viewer's right. It is painted a light brown turning to yellow toward the belly. The belly itself is white and segmented. The snake has a rattler on the end, painted the same brown as most of its body. The snake's tongue is painted red, is protruding, and is bifurcated. It looks much like a flame. The tzintli is from the body of a man, obvious from the white belt of the loincloth. It is painted a terracotta flesh tone. The body is upright, and the knees are bent upward, typical of the posture of a seated male.