Redmarked glyphs
indicate important points from which to start counting:
Tamaiti in Gb7-3 is a special case, because it is located where 14 lunar months are ending. 14 * 29.5 = 414. The 'measure' of a 'greater fortnight' has run out. If we count from Gb6-17 we will find hanau in Ga8-18 after 10 lunar months:
If we then change the point of beginning to tamaiti the day number for this hanau glyph will be less. However, we must begin the counting from Gb7-4, because tamaiti belongs to the previous 'greater fortnight':
Gb7-4 comes 15 glyphs later than Gb6-17 and 295 will be changed to 280. Still, it is of course possible to reach 295 days by continuing beyond Ga8-18:
With Te Pei at 8 * 29.5 = 236, the measure of 8 lunar months is full. At Tama (Gb7-3) likewise a measure is full. The other tamaiti (Ga7-11) is not at any such lunar measure, it is instead related to the sun:
Ika hiku in Ga7-12 indicates the full measure for the sun of spring. Counted from Gb8-30 tamaiti in Ga7-11 serves as a mark for the beginning of the 2nd half of 360 days:
Ika hiku at Ga7-12 is number 182 (half 364) counted from Gb8-30. alternatively number 58 + 182 = 240 counted from Gb7-4. Finally, counting from Rogo does not result in any obviously remarkable results:
Both the tamaiti glyphs and ika hiku in Ga7-12 are - it appears - without any connection with the real solstices. Summer solstice is not 180 days counted from Gb8-30, it comes earlier. |