In Q there is
only one example of the poporo sign:
The location at
the beginning of side b does not contradict a meaning connected
with 'birth' (beginning). Comparing with the parallel H and Q
texts we learn that Qb1-1 probably once depicted honu + Rei:
Beyond a Rei
sign a new season should begin, that is its function, to 'kick'
(rei) the new into action.
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