Rongorongo (/ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ/; Rapa Nui: [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that appears to be writing or proto-writing. Text E of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Keiti, is one of two dozen known rongorongo texts, though it survives only in photographs and rubbings.
writing or proto-writing. TextE of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Keiti, is one of two dozen known rongorongotexts, though it survives only in...
be writing or proto-writing. Text A of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Tahua, is one of two dozen surviving texts. A is the standard designation...
rongorongo inscriptions. Oral history suggests that only a small elite was ever literate and that the tablets were sacred. Authentic rongorongotexts...
Text C of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Mamari, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongo (/ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ/; Rapa Nui: [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) texts. It contains...
that rongorongo is not a unified system, or that it is proto-writing that requires the reader to already know the text. Assuming that rongorongo is writing...
Text N of the rongorongo corpus, the smaller of two tablets in Vienna and therefore also known as the Small Vienna tablet, is one of two dozen surviving...
Text L of the rongorongo corpus, also known as (London) reimiro 2, is the smaller of two inscribed reimiro in London and one of two dozen surviving rongorongo...
Text P of the rongorongo corpus, the larger of two tablets in St. Petersburg and therefore also known as the Great or Large St Petersburg tablet, is one...
or proto-writing. Text F of the rongorongo corpus, also known as the (Stephen) Chauvet tablet, is one of two dozen surviving texts. F is the standard...
Text O of the rongorongo corpus, the Berlin tablet, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. O is the standard designation, from Barthel (1958)...
fragment (Ragitoki, Rangitoki) is a possibly authentic member of the rongorongo corpus. This fragment is kept in an undisclosed institution. Red ink on...
Rongorongo is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that appears to be writing or proto-writing. Text B of the rongorongo...
Text J of the rongorongo corpus, also known as (London) reimiro 1, is the larger of two inscribed reimiro in London and one of two dozen surviving rongorongo...
Text Z of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Poike, is a palimpsest inscription that may be one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. The authenticity...
Text H of the rongorongo corpus, the larger of two tablets located in Santiago and therefore also known as the Great or Large Santiago tablet, is one of...
Text Y of the rongorongo corpus, known as the Paris Snuff Box, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. Y is the standard designation, continuing...
fragmentary text W of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Honolulu tablet 4 or Honolulu 445, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. W is the standard...
Text T of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Honolulu tablet 1 or Honolulu 3629, is the only fluted tablet in the Honolulu collection and one of two...
Text Q of the rongorongo corpus, the smaller of two tablets in St. Petersburg and therefore also known as the Small St Petersburg tablet, is one of two...
Text K of the rongorongo corpus, also known as the (Small) London tablet, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. It nearly duplicates the recto...
Text R of the rongorongo corpus, the smaller of two tablets in Washington and therefore also known as the Small Washington tablet, is one of two dozen...
Text I of the rongorongo corpus, also known as the Santiago Staff, is the longest of the two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. Statistical analysis suggests...
Text S of the rongorongo corpus, the larger of two tablets in Washington and therefore also known as the Great or Large Washington tablet, is one of two...
Text M of the rongorongo corpus, the larger of two tablets in Vienna and therefore also known as the Large or Great Vienna tablet, is one of two dozen...
Text X of the rongorongo corpus, known as the (New York) Birdman, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. X is the standard designation, from Barthel...
Text V of the rongorongo corpus, the Honolulu oar, also known as Honolulu tablet 3 or Honolulu 3622, may be one of two dozen surviving rongorongo texts...
writing or proto-writing. Text D of the rongorongo corpus, also known as Échancrée ("notched"), is one of two dozen surviving texts. This is the tablet that...
Text G of the rongorongo corpus, the smaller of two tablets located in Santiago and therefore also known as the Small Santiago tablet, is one of two dozen...
Text U of the rongorongo corpus, carved on a beam, also known as Honolulu tablet 2 or Honolulu 3628, is one of two dozen surviving rongorongotexts. U...
Zapotec script Epi-olmec script Izapan script Rongorongo – Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island), before 1860. Rongorongo One very similar concept is that of false...