Cuauhxayacatzin (MH693v)

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuauhxayacatzin (“Eagle Face,” in the reverential form) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows the head of an eagle (cuauhtli) in profile looking toward the viewer’s right. Its beak is wide open, and a human face (xayacatl) peers out from inside. The reverential suffix (-tzin) is not shown visually, except that this person is a part of the local government, which explains the use of the reverential. He appears at the top of the page, inside what may be the entrance to a tecpan (palace). He wears a red-trimmed mesh diadem and a cape tied at the shoulder. The cape also has a red trim.