The bent tail, which is one characteristic of GD62, always seems to be oriented to the right. Possibly the reason is to make an allusion to the sitting person in GD52, which also normally is oriented this way:
In e.g. Ab3-40 the similarity is further enhanced by the conversion of one of the fins to an arm:
The tail may be converted to a leg, see for instance Ab4-73:
After having become aquainted with the similarity between the fish in GD62 and the person in GD52 it is natural to find such middle forms as Aa6-28 and Aa8-38:
I have chosen to classify them as GD62 (and not as GD52) because of the double arms - not more than one arm is seen in the GD52 glyphs. Aa8-83 is even more of a borderline case:
I have already classified this glyph as a variant of GD13, and at that decision point I also included Aa6-28 (see above) as GD13. The similarity with GD62 makes it practical to also include Aa8-83 as GD62. But for some reason - possibly a combination of factors: the hint of a knee and a more obviously sitting shape (with a slightly bulging stomach) - I did not include Aa8-38 (see above) as GD13. |
