First we have to separate the GD49 glyphs from glyphs which should be classified as other GD. Clearly GD29 (the 'leg') has a shape which resembles GD49:
However, we immediately can see the differences - no 'toes' but a pointed end at the bottom and a smooth rounded top. Furthermore, above the 'knee' the 'leg' is thicker, not the same thickness above and below the 'knee' as in GD29. GD57 has also a shape resembling that in GD49:
GD57 does not have a thicker 'leg' above the 'knee' and normally is oriented with 'knee' pointing at left (whereas GD29 normally has the 'knee' pointing at right). GD49 may have the 'knee' either way. The resemblance between GD49 and GD57 is so great, that a hyperlink is inserted from GD49 to GD57 (and the other way). Probably GD49 illustrates the 'leg' part of GD42:
GD42 sometimes arrive in 'twins' oriented in opposite ways, e.g. Ba6-8 + Ba5-10 and Aa6-5 + Aa6-6:
The 'twin' pattern appears also with GD49, as can be seen in Bb2-2 + Bb2-3:
The sign of GD49 in GD42 glyphs does not imply that GD42 glyphs also are registered as GD49, and there is no hyperlink from GD49 to GD42. After this short introduction to a somewhat difficult subject we procede to the glyphs in Tahua. Three glyphs exemplify variants, Ab4-50, Ab8-30 and Aa1-77:
Presumably the middle glyph has a mark in form of the 'hook' at bottom and the right glyph at least one mark in form of the oval upper part of the 'leg' (but possibly also another mark in form of the non-pointed bottom 'foot' end). That leaves the left glyph (Ab4-50) as possibly a 'clean' glyph (without marks, i.e. the 'pure' GD49 concept according to Tahua). Compared with how in other texts GD49 is written Tahua has a thin shape - the thin shape is in Tahua probably not a mark. Three other glyphs, Aa8-68, Aa8-72 (GD43) and Aa8-81, share the thin shape:
But they have a common mark in form of the upper part of the 'leg' not being thick. A little 'eye' at the 'knee' of Aa8-81 is another mark. Another variant is seen in Aa5-39 and Aa5-35 (GD28):
And yet another variant in Ab3-52 and Ab3-49:
Ab3-58 (following shortly after Ab3-49 and Ab3-52) looks like a combination between GD49 and GD24:
Leglike signs are seen in e.g. Ab6-84, Aa5-31 and Aa5-14:
I have decided not to classify these three glyphs and other glyphs with similar legs as GD49. Practical reasons make me rather use GD79 for them and a hyperlink therefore leads from GD49 to GD79. Finally, there are often 'elbow adornments' which look like GD49, e.g. in Ba1-20 and Ba1-25 ('twins'):
I think the 'elbow adornments' of different kinds may need a special classifying effort and therefore such adornments are not reason enough (at least for the moment) for classifying the glyphs as GD49. |
