Tecuici (MH670r)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Tecuici (“Crab”) is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows an animal (perhaps a crab, tecuicitli) in profile, looking to the viewer’s left. This crab looks somewhat more like a bird in profile, facing left. It has a small beak, two legs, a round tail, and curving lines across its body. Perhaps the tlacuilo was not very familiar with crabs Below the crab is a horizontal stone (tetl), which provides the phonetic indication that the name starts with Te-. The stone has the usual curling ends and diagonal dark and light stripes across its middle.