The kuhane
stations are too many for 472 glyphs, given that each glyph
stands for one night, 28 * 29.5 = 826. There is room for only 16
of them. Waxing moon was probably of greater interest than
waning moon, and we will therefore try to fit these names to the
8 listed glyphs:
Te Pei is number 7 (as Saturn is the 7th in the week), and if we are lucky we will find a fitting glyph among the 8 listed. I have painted Te Pei black because Sirius (Te Pou) comes next and is the brightest star in heaven (equivalent to the sun during the day). Also - the preceding two stations in the same column, Te Poko Uri and Te Kioe Uri, are 'black' (uri). A glyph like poporo, or like henua ora, or like a reversed ika, among the 8 could have been signs of Te Pei, but none of the 8 listed glyphs have any of these signs. But one of the 8 glyphs which gives the right associations is Gb1-7 located halfway around the cycle of the text:
An upside down 'person' possibly has a meaning similar to that of an upside down fish. Furthermore, two hanging 'strings of feathers' (maro) also indicate 'end'. |
