Techan (MH525v)

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Techan (“Stone Home,” or perhaps "Someone's Home") is attested here as a man’s name. It shows a frontal view of a typical house (calli) or home (chantli). In this case, the latter (-chan) is indicated by the gloss. The start to the name (Te-) possibly refers to the home being built of stone (tetl), but there are no obvious signs that say "stone." The building still has beams that seem to be of wood. The bottom part of each upright beam is painted black. If this is not a stone home, but "someone's home," then the Te- start to the name is the indefinite object.