Enemy of Both Sides

[SANCHEZ JOANNA M]

I am glad that someone has brought up the subject of Tezcatlipoca's
epithets, as I've been considering his self-identification in the Historia
Tolteca Chichimeca: "Am I not two? Am I not three?"
 	"mach nome mach ney."

I'm not sure I am convinced by the Preuss and Mengin explanation that
it refers to physical strength. I do believe that Kirchoff, et al are
correct in positing that these are abbreviations for names (calendrical
 shorthand, perhaps?).  Has this problem been reconsidered or solved?
  Thanks- Joanna


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