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As to the 'nut' sign for the Sun I guess it might alternatively show an egg. My guess derives e.g. from looking at these parallel texts. Cfr Pb4-2 with Qb4-24--25:
Qb4-25 looks as if the Sun was mirrored in a water surface. A clear expression for the Sun mirrored in the sea can be seen in this glyph (Ba7-12):
Here the picture seems to be that the Sun is still standing still in the water. My expression 'still standing still in the water' (as if petrified) derives from Manuscript E, where this was an idea about the 3 prominent rocky islets outside the southwestern corner of Easter Island
... The dream soul of Hau Maka continued her journey and, thanks to her mana, reached another land. She descended on one of the small islets (off the coast). The dream soul of Hau Maka looked around and said: 'These are his three young men.' She named the three islets 'the handsome youths of Te Taanga, who are standing in the water.' [E:6] |
