*Ha9-42 is related to Hb9-42. They are both ariga erua glyphs and they have the same numbers (9-42) - they are located in the same positions on opposite sides of the tablet:
Ariga erua at Hb9-42 stands at the beginning of the day, while ariga erua at *Ha9-42 stands in the middle of its day. Their positions in the day reflect their positions in the year - Hb9-42 represents the new year (with the following kava denoting the new fire), while 'Ha9-42 represents the midstation (with the following ua denoting the rain which seems to arrive at that time). The distance in days measures 229 (equal to the number of glyphs on side a of G). In Hb9-42 we can see two faces (ariga) looking at each other, and ariga erua is an adequate name. *Ha9-42, on the other hand, is a strange glyph, without heads - or 'eyes' (mata) as in the other main variant of ariga erua. The word mata means both 'eye' and 'face'. In *Ha9-42 there are no 'eyes' (mata) nor 'faces' (mata). Therefore the label ariga erua is here rather misleading - there are no 'faces' to be seen (maybe because rain darkens the sky). At *Ha9-42 we could 'read' mata erua kore (without two 'eyes'). But in the center of *Ha9-42 there is a henua sign, which complicates matters, and this will be discussed in a separate page. |
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