Huecatlacatli (MH774v)

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Huecatlacatli is attested here as a man's name. The full interpretation of this glyph still requires some thought. It shows a man's head in profile, looking toward the viewer's right. Around his neck is a collar attached to a stick, the usual way for showing an enslaved person. But the gloss does not refer to tlacotli (enslaved person) or tlacotl (stick). Hueca- refers to "far away," perhaps meaning an outsider. The gloss says -tlacatli (by day) but perhaps it is intending tlacatl (person). If so, perhaps someone from far away could be captured, taken prisoner, and made a slave.