Koti at Ca9-9 has ordinal number 237 counted from Ca1-1, which can be compared with the number for Gb1-7 (though counted from Gb8-30 and not from Ga1-1):
In G we then have to add 64 in order to reach the number of days from winter solstice:
If the same pattern is used in C, it is possible to identify Ca9-9 with the 1st day beyond 300 days from winter solstice. In order for this to be perfect, however, the counting should be done not from mago at Cb12-10 but from the following tagata glyph:
Possibly we should draw the conclusion that when we in G count from Gb8-30 that is only because it is necessary in order to reach 472 = 16 * 29.5 - viz. a 'trick' for locating the real lunar stations properly in the text. Gb6-25 (with 6 * 25 = 150) maybe is the 'zero' day for counting according to the sun, and why should we then count beyond day 64 + 236? Gb1-6 will be number 300 if we count from Gb8-30 and add 64, likewise if we count from Gb6-25 and count Gb8-30 only once:
Koti in Ca9-9 probably is like the extraordinary Gb1-6 the last glyph of 300, not the first glyph of something new. Koti in Ca3-12 is likewise the last part of sun (though counted as 12 * 30 = 360):
63 as ordinal number counted from Ca1-1 can be interpreted as 36 reversed, another sign for the end of old sun. The conjunction between kiore and henua at Ca3-13, with ordinal number 64. is the first indication of something new to come. Mago at Cb12-10 has a variant of koti at its front (top right), which explains why mea ke is distorted. The 'tail' of mago is a mixture involving mea ke, koti and the 'fist held high'. From this we can conclude that the 'cap' of koti is similar to the 'fist held high' - it is the future part of koti. The 'cup' is the point of origin. |
