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The first 10 pairs of this kind belong to a separate group:

1 6
Ea1-14 Ea1-15 Ea2-32 Ea2-33
2 7
Ea1-22 Ea1-23 Ea3-10 Ea3-11
3 8
Ea1-31 Ea1-32 Ea3-17 Ea3-18
4 9
Ea2-11 Ea2-12 Ea3-28 Ea3-29
5 10
Ea2-22 Ea2-23 Ea4-5 Ea4-6

10 'periods' at the beginning of the text on side a is a good foundation for guessing the the subject is the 'sun year'. The final glyph would then be tao in Ea4-6, maybe indicating a new year is sent sailing in the sky. We recognize the triumphant cry of the moa in Ea4-5 - the sun baby has been released.

This idea will be followed up on next page.