Motecuitlani (MH835r)

This black-line drawing of the compound glyph for the personal name Motecuitlani (perhaps “Your Lord Asks,” or perhaps “He Wants to Care for People””) is attested here as a man’s name. On the right is a triangular diadem that was worn by a tecuhtli (lord), a phonetic indicator for the -tecu- part of the name. The hand can be a phonetic syllable for the -cui- (to grasp or take) that appears in the name. The -itlani (to request) or the -tlani suffix (to want something done) is not shown visually.