Nga Kope Ririva Tutuu Vai A Te
Taanga The father of Hotu Matua was Taana Harai (Manuscript E). Tradition says he first sent three other sons to Easter Island, but they were changed into rocks by an evil sorcerer.
Henua in Ga7-13 could indicate that waning lies ahead - the marks across are sloping downwards. 183 = 6 * 30.5 is halfway to Hanga Te Pau:
The 'tail fish' (ika hiku) at Ga7-12 (182) is halfway to vaha kai in Gb5-10 (where 5 * 10 = 50), but 182 / 6 = 30⅓ is not in harmony with double-months. Ga7-14 likewise does not fit with double-months (6 * 30⅔ = 184), but together with Gb5-10 can describe 6-fold growth:
Ga7-10 (180) is the last of its kind, a kind of glyph which is characteristic for the first half of the year. Or to be more exact: The time of growing sun (inducing growth everywhere). It coincides with the time from the beginning of Te Kioe Uri up to the beginning of Nga Kope Ririva. |