number symbols (100)/measurement

Cuernavaca, Plano Pictográfico de

number symbols (100)/measurement

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Here we see five flags (pantli in Nahuatl, worth 20 each) and the symbol for a hand (<em>matl</em> or <em>maitl</em>) or arm-length, which was a measurement. This refers to the length of the parcel shown, 100 <em>matl</em>. (SW)