Thr prototype of my hupee glyph type is Qa6-32:
The 2 'horns' at the top presumably are corresponding to the 2 at the bottom end. Left-right assymmetry is documented in the glyph, with a thicker 'horn' at top left than at top right. It could mean 'waning' is at left and 'growing' at right. Or an opposite rule could govern Sun compared to Moon. 6 * 32 = 192 appears to be a definite indication of a location at the end of the 'front side' (cfr K). With a rare glyph type we can be confident that the numbers will help us. The glyph number (counted from Qa1-1) seems to be 237. From this we can imagine the picture to be a representation of the cosmic tree standing high with its crown indicating the apex (center) and its 2 main 'branches'. Clearly the uninterrupted outline defines a complete single entity and at the bottom we can imagine the 'root' of the 'tree'. Possibly the same tree (perhaps the galaxy) observed from the other end of the year is depicted in the 20th glyph of K:
Here there is a single canopy with branches hanging down (the left one 'fatter') and the 'root' is not divided. When I classified all the glyphs in the rongorongo texts I could not find any proper place for *Ka1-20, but now it is evident that it could belong in the hupee group, and I will consequently add it there. |
