Dividing by 2 in order to reach the number of days will reveal that day 224 = 2 * 112 comes at glyph number 448, which is Aa6-32 (where 6 * 32 = 192 = 224 - 32). Then follow glyphs where Metoro said tokotokona - whatever it means it should be contrasted with his kotokotona at Aa2-15.
A relationship between the glyphs around Aa6-43 and Aa2-7 has thereby been established - by tagata pau, by numbers, and by Metoro's words. 459 / 2 = 229.5 and day 230 will be Aa6-44--45. In the text of G day number 230 is at the beginning of side b:
Aa6-43 is the last glyph 'on side a'. The correct procedure is, it seems, to count from Aa1-1 (as number 1) up to and including Aa6-43, but not to go any further. We can, however, also lean on the parallel text in R:
In Ra2-21 a tagata pau stands en face, while the following Ra2-22 moves on. Destroyed glyphs earlier in the text makes it impossible to count the ordinal numbers. |