Tlatonac (MH630r)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Tlatonac (perhaps "Generator of Abundance") is attested here as a man's name. The glyph elements show a mouth full of teeth (tlantli), which provides a phonetic indicator for the Tla- start to the name. The mouth is shown in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. The lip above the teeth curls up and backward, suggesting an animal more than a human. Two rows of short radiating lines coming off the mouth are a semantic indicator for shine, as in the light and/or heat provided by the sun (the verb tona). They can also be a phonetic indicator for the Tlato- start to the name, part of the verb to speak, tlatoa.