2. The ua 'corner' evidently implies a break in time, where an 'egg' (respectively a 'staff' in P) is broken:
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Hb6-39 (942) |
Hb6-40 |
Hb6-41 |
Hb6-42 |
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(948) |
Pb8-22 |
Pb8-23 |
Broken egg shells
imply the life inside has come out, a sign of spring. The shell of the egg
is like a boundary which must be crossed. I suspect Metoro thought so when
he read the texts for Bishop Jaussen and my name for the glyph type is koti.
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koti |
vae |
| Koti
Kotikoti. To cut with scissors (since this is an old word and
scissors do not seem to have existed, it must mean something of the
kind). Vanaga.
Kotikoti. To tear; kokoti, to cut,
to chop, to hew, to cleave, to assassinate, to amputate, to scar, to
notch, to carve, to use a knife, to cut off, to lop, to gash, to
mow, to saw; kokotiga kore, indivisible; kokotihaga,
cutting, gash furrow. P Pau.: koti, to chop. Mgv.:
kotikoti, to cut, to cut into bands or slices; kokoti, to
cut, to saw; akakotikoti, a ray, a streak, a stripe, to make
bars. Mq.: koti, oti, to cut, to divide. Ta.: oóti,
to cut, to carve; otióti, to cut fine. Churchill.
Pau.: Koti, to gush, to spout. Ta.: oti,
to rebound, to fall back. Kotika, cape, headland.
Ta.: otiá, boundary, limit.
Churchill. |
In Pb8-21 the
broken henua could refer to the old season bathing in the rays from
Sun, the season which here evidently is broken. The kuhane of Hau Maka
broke the kohe 'bamboo staff' (hatiga te kohe) with her feet.
The meaning is probably the opposite of emerging from the egg:
| Hati
Hati 1. To break (v.t.,
v.i.); figuratively: he hati te pou oka, to die, of a hopu
manu in the exercise of his office (en route from Motu Nui
to Orongo). 2. Closing word of certain songs. Vanaga.
Hahati. 1. To break (see hati). 2.
Roughly treated, broken (from physical exertion: ku hahati á te
hakari) 3. To take to the sea: he
hahati te vaka. Vanaga.
Ha(ha)ti. To strike, to break, to peel off
bark; slip, cutting, breaking, flow, wave (aati, ati,
hahati); tai hati, breakers, surf; tumu hatihati,
weak in the legs; hakahati, to persuade; hatipu,
slate. P Pau.: fati, to break. Mgv.: ati, hati,
to break, to smash. Mq.: fati, hati, id. Ta.: fati,
to rupture, to break, to conquer. Churchill. |
Feet (legs) are
va'e and in Pb8-22 there is a vae sign in front, though here
probably used only figuratively because the outline of the vae sign is not closed
(living entities must have a surrounding defense against the outside world). It could mean
'divided', referring to the pieces of the henua.
| Vae
Va'e: Foot, leg; te va'e mata'u, te va'e
maúi, right foot, left foot. Va'e ruga, va'e raro, quick
and light, without detour (lit.: foot up, foot down). Ka-oho koe
ki a nua era va'e ruga va'e raro, ina ekó hipa-hipa, hurry
straight to your mother, do not make any detours. Va'e pau,
misshapen foot, clubfoot. Vae, to choose. Vaega,
middle, centre; i vaega o, in the middle of. Vanaga.
1. Foot, paw, leg, limb; vae no roto,
drawers; karikari vae, ankle. P Pau.: vaevae, foot,
leg. Mgv.: vaevae, id. Mq.: vae, id. Ta.: vaevae,
avae, id. 2. Pupil. 3. To choose, elect, prefer, promote,
vote; vavae, to destine, to choose; vaea (vae
2), pupil. Vaeahatu (vae 1 - ahatu): moe
vaeahatu, to sleep sprawling with legs extended. Vaega,
center, middle, within, half; o vaega, younger; ki vaega,
among, between, intermediate. P Pau.: vaega, the middle.
Mgv.: vaega, center, middle. Mq.: vaena, vavena,
vaveha, id. Ta.: vaehaa, half. Vaehakaroa (vae
1 - roa): moe vaehakaroa, to sleep with legs stretched
out. Vaehau (vae 1 - hau 3), pantaloons,
trousers. Vaeherehere (vae 1 - here 1), to
attach by the paw. Vaerere (vae 1 - rere 1), to
run. Churchill.
Ta.: 1. Timbers of a boat. Ha.: wae, knees,
side timbers of a boat. 2. To share out. Sa.:
vae, to divide, to share. Ma.: wawae, to
divide. Churchill. |
A true leg is
strongly drawn in Hb6-41, perhaps to indicate how life implies movement. In
contrast the 'bird-man' at left in Pb8-22 is standing still, face towards
us. In Hb6-41 we can count 64 * 1 = 64, which perhaps indicates the number of days
beyond March 21. 80 + 64 = 144 (May 24). Hb6-42 could correspond to Ga1-1:
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Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
Ga1-4 |
Ga1-5 |
Ga1-6 |
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Ain, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
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Aldebaran (68.2) |
Theemin (68.5) |
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26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 (150) |
| Sheratan 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Beyond these 4 (respectively 3) glyphs also the following 12
glyphs in various ways visualize differences between the H and the P texts.
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Hb6-43 |
Hb6-44 |
Hb6-45 (948) |
Hb6-46 |
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| Pb8-24 |
Pb8-25 |
Pb8-26 |
Pb8-27 (954) |
The inverted maro 'head gear' in Hb6-44 has 4 + 4 = 8 'feathers' (probably referring to the night side, where Moon is ruling). In Pb8-25 there are 5 + 5 = 10 'feathers', a sign of Sun.
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| Hb6-47 |
Hb6-48 |
Hb6-49 |
Hb6-50 (953) |
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| Pb8-28 |
Pb8-29 |
Pb8-30 |
Pb8-31 (958) |
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