 The Clara-knife with four leaves could, I imagine, imply that greenery is taking command. The figure at left has an abdomen which perhaps is full of life? The stomach might be pregnant like that in Eb2-8. That the figure has neither arms nor legs could indicate that it is neither an ordinary person, nor a king, nor a god. This type of glyph is not unusual in the rongorongo texts. Let us consider how it (and similar types of glyphs) are written in Keiti:
Eb2-11 is more close to the time of birth than the other, it seems. And pregnancy appears to carry only one eye. Does one eye indicate a female? Metoro sometimes said nuku at this type of glyph. I am not certain what that word means, but it might mean village, island, community or something like that. Looking at this glyph again (Eb2-11) I suddenly realize that the right part does not look like the ordinary Clara-knife (plus leaves). Instead it has a longer limb which, I believe, shows similarity with the type of glyph we saw in Eb2-7. Could it mean something similar to the Y-shape for hands uplifted? |
