Xoctepi (MH895v)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Xoctepi (or Xoctepih, perhaps “Little Jug”) is attested here as a woman’s name. The glyph shows a small (-tepiton or -tepito) ceramic jug or pitcher (xoctli). The diminutive may be a phonetic indicator for -tepi, which can be a name for an older sister or a servant. It is also interesting how the -tepiton suffix can be shortened to -em>-tepito or even -tepi. See the Tlaltepi glyph, below. Perhaps the -xoc part of the name here refers metaphorically to a rounded belly. If so, then this compound, if we can call it that, could be fully phonetic.