Codex Chapman

Atl - Water Glyph

Quetzalcoatl holds a bowl to his head as blue forms with circle tips flow out of it and onto Quetzalcoatl. Based on previous findings, these are atl or water glyphs. Including the fact that Quetzalcoatl is sitting in a body of water, the use of Atl here not only artistically shows the movement of water but also provides evidence that Quetzalcoatl is bathing through a recognizable sign. It is another example of how legible the Nahua language is, even though it is just images.

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