Cuauhiconoc (MH704r)

This black-line drawing of the simplex Nahuatl hieroglyph for the personal name Cuauhiconoc (or possibly Cuahuiconoc, which might mean “Wooden Stocks”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a profile view of a man walking toward the viewer’s right. He wears a belted tunic. A horizontal board (cuahuitl) appears at his neck. It has two circles on it. These are possibly holes that might have been used for detaining a person in the way of stocks, capturing the hands or feet. The person is leaning backwards as though the board(s) or plank(s) are heavy. To lie down is onoc, which the posture may hint at, because the person may be falling over. One foot is raised as though he is in motion. The person’s arms are somewhat forward, as though he is trying to regain his balance.