Nauhecatl (MH736r)

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Nauhecatl (“Four Wind” or “4-Wind”) is attested here as a man’s name. It is a calendrical name, which combines the day name ehecatl (here spelled ecatl) meaning the divine force of the wind. Here, this deity is represented by a buccal mask attached to the tribute payer’s mouth. It is shown in profile, facing toward the viewer’s right. Nahuas believed that the deity blew wind through the mask. Above the mask are four (nahui) dots, which provide the numerical companion to the day name. These names were drawn from the religious divinatory calendar (tonalpohualli) of 260 days.