# Butinov 1957: Preliminary Report on the Study of the Written Language of Easter Island

> Nikolai A. Butinov, Yuri V. Knorozov, 1957. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Origin of the genealogy reading, still regarded as plausible.

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# Preliminary Report on the Study of the Written Language of Easter Island

Nikolai A. Butinov, Yuri V. Knorozov, 1957. _Journal of the Polynesian Society 66(1)_.

Proposes that a repeated run of about fifteen glyphs on the Small Santiago tablet (Gv5 to 6) is a genealogy, with a repeated glyph marking a title, and reports early statistical work on the texts. Pages 5 to 17.

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## What it's used for here

Origin of the genealogy reading, still regarded as plausible.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[A repetitive run on text G with a recurring marker glyph is structured like a genealogy.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCF287Q1K/a-repetitive-run-on-text-g-with-a-recurring-marker-glyph-is)

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## Cite it

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Butinov, N. A., & Knorozov, Y. V. (1957). Preliminary Report on the Study of the Written Language of Easter Island. Journal of the Polynesian Society 66(1). https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/
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