We must, though, have more evidence. I therefore introduce another calendar of the year, this time to be read in Small Santiago Tablet (G):
Above is the very last period of its kind in the calendar. In Ga7-7 we recognize henua ora with 'feather marks' (8 at left and 8 at right). The creator has not located the glyph in the 1st period (as in Keiti) but in the last. He has not twisted the ends together. The number of periods in the G-calendar is not 24 but 31 + 1 = 32. Therefore 8 + 8 'feather marks' in Ga7-7 could indicate 2 periods per 'feather'. If there are 2 periods per 'feather', then we recognize the pattern with half-month periods as seen in the 24 periods of the Keiti calendar. |
