If Gb2-25 marks the end of the dark period before the evening star will rise, then we ought to look 263 glyphs beyond in order to find the next dark period, the 8 nights between the evening and morning star appearances of Venus:
262 is close to 263, and odd numbers are unlucky and should be avoided. Let us now inspect the surroundings of Ga3-11:
From the glyphs it seems to be rather clear that there are 260 days to be counted between haś at Gb2-25 and the dark glyph Ga3-10 (where 261 = 9 * 29). We ought to redraw the picture:
260 (instead of 263) + 10 (instead of 8) = 270. Ignoring the 40 days from Gb5-14 to Gb6-25, we can count 86 + 134 = 220. A possible summary of the Venus phases on Easter Island:
Between haś in Gb2-25 and Ga3-10 there are 260 glyphs (days), and from the curious Gb1-21 to haś in Gb2-25 there are 30 days. |