IO 6-7 - ETA

No. 7  

                              

ETA

 

 

This symbol can also be depicted, thus –

ie

In English, this symbol -

is pronounced -             HAITCH

 

 

I don’t know if this was a shape that was easily visible from the sky,

but, I think it may describe the inside form of a house    HATCH  –

 

eg.

This was a common feature, and may have been a unique characteristic,

of dwellings in the settlement of ancient    Catalhoyuk,    in Southern Turkey –

See -  “Dwellings at Catalhoyuk”

The house hatch was usually positioned over the area where the cooking stove was,

to act as a flue: an opening where the smoke from the cooking fire could escape easily,

without filling up the room –

See -  “Dwellings at Catalhoyuk”

Because of this, the    HATCH    could also have been associated with

 

           ETA            ie.,      EAT    A    (THING)

 

And, maybe,

 

                                         HEAT    A    (THING)              ie.    COOKING

 

Also,    

 

            CATALHOYUK            ie.,      CATTLE    HOYUK

 

is known to have been involved in grazing livestock.

 

Cattle horns (mounted)  -

 

had been found, adorning the interior walls of some of the houses.

If anyone has worked on a cattle property,

then they would know that these are valued trophies,

retained from the animal after butchering it,

and polishing them up to be displayed with pride in their house,

(or on the bull-bar of their 4WD or truck, etc.)

 

So, I would say that,

this was the main thing that was being cooked on the stove.

 

And that,

                        CATALHOYUK   

 

is most probably the centre that is symbolised by   

                        ETA

 

and was probably the main centre for producing –

 

                        BEEF

Also, maybe,

 

                        M

 

is the foundation word that means,

 

                        CATTLE

 

from the sound that they make.    (Think,   MOO)

 

So,

                        M    EAT

 

could mean,

 

                        (PARTS OF THE)    M    (THAT YOU CAN)    EAT

 

ie.,

 

                        MEAT               (BEEF)

 

 

 

 

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