rongorongo
E9128
Rongorongo is an undeciphered system of glyphs from Easter Island, believed to be a unique and possibly independent invention of writing in Polynesia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rongorongo | 0 |
| rongorongo (disputed script) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian writing system
ⓘ
logographic script ⓘ undeciphered script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | birdman cult ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | fragile artifacts in museums ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
ritual use
ⓘ
sacred text tradition ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting | reverse boustrophedon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Eugène Eyraud ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1864 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Rapa Nui people ⓘ |
| firstReportedBy | Eugène Eyraud ⓘ |
| firstReportedIn | letter to the Father Superior of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary ⓘ |
| firstReportedYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| glyphCountApproximate | around 120 basic glyphs ⓘ |
| glyphFeatures |
anthropomorphic figures
ⓘ
geometric shapes ⓘ plant motifs ⓘ zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not encoded in Unicode ⓘ |
| heldIn |
British Museum
ⓘ
Louvre Museum ⓘ Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert ⓘ Vatican Museums ⓘ |
| ISO15924 | Roro ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Rapa Nui language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Easter Island
ⓘ
Easter Island ⓘ
surface form:
Rapa Nui
|
| materialUsed |
reimiro ornaments
ⓘ
stone objects ⓘ wooden staffs ⓘ wooden tablets ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownInscriptions | about two dozen artifacts ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
calendrical information
ⓘ
genealogical records ⓘ land or resource records ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| region | Polynesia ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
degree of pre-contact antiquity
ⓘ
whether it encodes full language or mnemonic prompts ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
bottom-to-top line orientation
ⓘ
left-to-right within each line ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | unclassified ⓘ |
| status | undeciphered ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century documentation
ⓘ
pre-European contact period on Easter Island ⓘ |
| writingIndependenceStatus | possibly independent invention of writing ⓘ |
| writingSystemType |
glyphic script
ⓘ
pictographic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
rongorongo (disputed script)