Ka4-11 is in the shorter perspective the 11th glyph in a sequence initiated by a moon bird clenching a full hand - ripe to let go of the months one after another. In the game of Poker a full hand (full house) means 3 + 2 = 5 cards forming a coordinated whole. In K the term can be applied to the 5 first of the coordinated growing sun months:
Ka4-11 is in this pattern obviously the last month of declining sun, and there is no need to complicate matters by adding a moon sign at top right. It can therefore be explained only by interpreting it in the larger calendar patterns:
Between Ka3-15 and Ka4-11 there are 4 * 4 glyphs and between Ka4-11 and kake manu (Kb1-7) there are 5 * 5 glyphs. These numbers suggest moon respectively sun. At Ka4-11 not only ends the year of the shorter calendar but also the reign of moon who still rules at the beginning of the longer calendar. The clenched fist of the moon bird in Ka4-1 can in this perspective be understood as a reference to the 5 multiples of 22 glyphs of the longer calendar. The waning moon sign in Ka4-11 is therefore motivated - it is not obvious how this glyph fits into the larger calendar without a basic knowledge of how rongorongo texts are constructed in general (and the texts of G and K in particular). |
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