It was assumed that the 16 first period in the K calendar covered the summer half of the year (from spring equinox to autumn equinox). In the 17th period a vero glyph was thought to mark the arrival of autumn (or rather 'fall'):
Yet, the vero glyph was in the G calendar, not in K. Maybe the vero glyph is missing because the creator of the K calendar primarily thought about the cycle of the moon. It is the sun who is 'killed' by a 'spear' and 'falls on his face'. The 16th night of the moon is the first night of descending moon. The 'vero' of moon ought to arrive in the 16th period. The 19th period in G can be understood as the first after sun has left for his winter maid in the far north. 19 is one more than the full cycle of 18(0) days and 16 is one more than the full moon night (15). The reason why the K calendar has one period (16) when the G calendar has three (16-18) has now been explained. |
