Nezahualxochitl (MH632v)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Nezahualxochitl (the name of a medicinal flower, perhaps literally meaning "Fasting-Flower") is attested here as a woman’s name. This glyph is much like the glyph for the name Yohualxoch (see below), which features a white flower (xochitl) on the square black night (yohualli) sky. The flower has three visible petals, which is typical for the glyphs in this manuscript. The flower works for this name, too, but the night sky seems to play a phonetic role, perhaps representing the "hual" part of this name. The Nezahual- start to the name may have something to do with ritual fasting--not shown visually.