cuauhtli (CQ)

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This painting of the element cuauhtli (eagle) is part of the combination of the simplex glyph plus notation, Matlactli Cuauhtli ("Ten Eagle" or "10-Eagle"). See the original below.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
Keywords: 

birds, aves, pájaros, eagles, águilas, animals, animales

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el águila

Image Source: 

The Codex Quetzalecatzin, aka Mapa de Ecatepec-Huitziltepec, Codex Ehecatepec-Huitziltepec, or Charles Ratton Codex. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017590521/

Image Source, Rights: 

The Library of Congress, current custodian of this pictorial Mexican manuscript, hosts a digital version online. It is not copyright protected.