Moquihuix (Mdz10r)

This seemingly compound glyph for the ruler of Tlatelolco, Moquihuix, could be a simplex glyph, but if so, its iconography is complex. His face (or mask?) has two colors (half red, half terracotta orange), which could be a face paint or tattooing that gives an indication of some ethnic identity. He wears a yellow nose ornament (yacametztli, in Nahuatl, or nariguera, in Spanish) that was probably gold. His "hair" is a series of dots reminiscent of the sand (xalli) glyph. His "hair" is a series of dots reminiscent of the bubbles of the beverage called (octli), which is a phonetic indicator for the middle part of his name. His head is shown in profile, facing to the viewer's right. He also wears a white ear ornament.