The text of H is (as I have first reconstructed it and then verified to be true) 1296 glyphs long. Furthermore, it is clear (from a multitude of evidence) that 3 glyphs are needed for a day. It means that the text covers 1296 / 3 = 432 days. For pedagogical reasons an overview of the text should begin with Hb7-32 (not at the beginning of side a nor at the beginning of side b):
There are 102 days to the end of side b counted beyond a type of honu (Ha7-32) where the head has been lost. A new 'person' is arriving in the background, though. Or maybe it is the old one who is sinking down - it is winter solstice. Anyhow, a following hanau glyph seems to indicate it is a dark time and a time of birth. A sequence of 78 (= 3 * 26) days then follows from the beginning of side a:
102 + 78 = 180; we have moved half a year. |
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