Selected Aztec Glyphs from the Codex Mendoza Featuring Animal Elements Stephanie Wood University of Oregon Note to Teachers Teacher could remove the names and have the students look for the elements Then reveal the names later on Glyph Elements: Animals (names are in Nahuatl & English) Ayotl / Turtle Cacalotl / Crow Tamazolin / Toad Chichi / Dog Coatl / Snake Epatli / Skunk Huitzillin / Hummingbird Mich / Fish Ocuillin / Worm Quauhtli / Eagle Glyph Elements: Miscellaneous (Names are in Nahuatl & English) Maitl / Hand or Arm Tlantli / Teeth or Place Tzintli / Bottom or Place Quahuitl / Tree Calli / House; also, Chantli / Home Atl / Water Coatlan (Place Glyph) Coatl = Snake; Tlantli = Teeth (but -tlan actually serves here as a locative) Chichiquauhtlan (Place Glyph) Chichi = Dog; Quahuitl = Tree (-tlan = a locative, implied, not represented in this case) Ayotlan (Place Glyph) Ayotl = Turtle (-tlan = a locative, implied, not represented in this case) Ocuillan (Place Glyph) Ocuillin = Worm (-tlan = a locative, implied, not represented in this case; and when ll meets tl, the tl is lost) Cacalomacan (Place Glyph) Cacalotl = Crow; Maitl = Hand or Arm (-can = a locative, implied, not represented) Coacalco (Place Glyph) Coatl = Snake; Calli = House (-co = a locative, implied, not represented) Coatzinco (Place Glyph) Coatl = Snake; Tzin = Bottom or Place (a locative) Epatlan (Place Glyph) Epatl = Skunk; Tlantli = Place (a locative) Quautinchan (Place Glyph) Quauhtli = Eagle; Chantli = Home (-tin- = a ligature, a connector; not represented) Tamazolapan (Place Glyph) Tamazolin = Toad; Atl = Water (-pan = a locative; not represented) Huitziltzilapan (Place Glyph) Huitzillin = Hummingbird; Atl = Water (-pan = a locative; not represented; the duplicaiton of tzi- = pluralization) Michapan (Place Glyph) Mich = Fish; Atl = Water (-pan = a locative; not represented)