The words of Metoro
Tau'a Ure while reading A, B, C and E The order between the four text is following the order in which they were read for Bishop Jaussen by Metoro. (Reference: Thomas Barthel "Grundlagen zur Entzifferung der Osterinselschrift") |
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B | Aruku Kurenga side a | After the first five lines of side a Bishop Jaussen just noted down the words corresponding to the glyphs. |
Aruku Kurenga side b | ||
A | Tahua side b | Metoro read side b before side a |
Tahua side a | ||
C | Mamari side a | |
Mamari side b | ||
E | Keiti side a | Metoro read the glyphs on side b in opposite direction from the correct one. Also, the first two lines on side b became jumbled. |
Keiti side b * | ||
* Note: For some reason Metoro read the lines on side b backwards, starting with Eb1-36, -35, 34 ... and ending this line with Eb1-3, -2, -1. Though Eb1-37 -- -42 was left until after having read the mentioned glyphs and Eb2-27, -26, -25 ... -3, -2, -1 (in that order). Then he finished line Eb1 in the (presumably) right order: Eb1-37 -- -42. The close correlations between what Metoro was saying and the glyphs makes it absolutely clear that this is what happened. I have presumed that Metoro was wrong in reading backwards like that and therefore I present glyphs and Metoro's readings adjusted after the order of the glyphs, not according to the order of his reading. From Eb4-1 Metoro furthermore shifted to read the parts of a certain type of glyph from right to left (instead of the correct from left to right). Though Eb4-31, Eb5-24 and Eb6-19 he read correctly (from left to right). |