Quetzallamel (MH524v)

This painting of the compound glyph for the name Quetzallamel (perhaps "Straight Quetzal Feathers") is attested here as a woman's name. It shows four green, vertical quetzalli feathers (from the quetzal bird). They have a slight curve to them, but they stand fairly straight, which points to the verb tlamelahua (to go straight) that has blended with the stem for quetzalli (which results in the dropping of the t and the doubling of the l). Below the feathers is a curve from which pour downward seven streams of water, each one with black lines of current and droplets (or beads) at the tips. The water (atl) provides the phonetic complement that points to the sound "a" after the Quetzal- start to the name.