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GLYPH 200

ariki ‱ 'king' (ariki henua) supreme authority

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Glyph Identity

200
ariki / ariki henua / chief / hakakina / person (ariki) / tangata / tangata (man of rank)
Confidence Score
95%
📊 19 corpus occurrences

High-status person with multiple authority levels: 'chief' (ariki) leader, 'ruler' (hakakina) governor, 'king' (ariki henua) supreme authority, 'man' (tangata) adult male. Regularly appears in genealogical chains as title/status marker.

đŸ”€ Meanings & Interpretations

This glyph has 26 documented meanings and interpretations, reflecting its multi-faceted usage in rongorongo texts.

'king' (ariki henua) supreme authority
'ruler' (hakakina) governor
Chief
Updated interpretation
ariki
ariki (chief)
ariki henua
chief
chief / ariki
chief / ruler; title marker
chief, ruler, king
chief/person (ariki)
hakakina
high confidence
high-ranking person
king
king' (ariki henua) supreme authority
man
person (ariki)
ruler
ruler (ariki)
ruler' (hakakina) governor
status: proposed
status: proposed/high confidence
tangata
title marker

🔍 Usage Context

This glyph appears in 4 distinct contextual categories across the rongorongo corpus.

Authority
Identified in authority contexts
Genealogical
Identified in genealogical contexts
Political
Identified in political contexts
Social Hierarchy
Identified in social hierarchy contexts

📜 Tablet Occurrences

This glyph has been identified on 3 authenticated rongorongo tablets.

📋 Aruku Kurenga
📋 Santiago Staff
📋 Small Santiago

📚 Sources & Attribution

Research contributions and scholarly sources supporting this decipherment:

Additional Research Notes:

‱ Updated interpretation, status: proposed/high confidence; High-status person with multiple authority levels: 'chief' (ariki) leader, 'ruler' (hakakina) governor, 'king' (ariki henua) supreme authority, 'man' (tangata) adult male. Regularly appears in genealogical chains as title/status marker.

‱ 'king' (ariki henua) supreme authority

‱ 'man' (tangata) adult male. Regularly appears in genealogical chains as title/status marker.

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