The first of the glyphs apparently says the 'nuku season' is 'turning around'. In the G calendar a similar sign is used at day 237:
The 'fire' arms in Gb1-6--7 indicate the sun, while in Qa3-1 we can see a growing moon sign at bottom left. It is the moon which is turning around. The beginning of side a in Q is still in the shadows, spring sun has not yet made his entrance. Already at the end of glyph line Qa2, though, his arrival is announced:
In *Qa2-43 the face (mata) of the 'nuku season' is no longer visible. In Qa3-2 a toa with hanging maro string illustrates the events in a way whích is quite opposite to that at the beginning of the night:
The double Rei in *Qa2-41 is likewise to be contrasted with the other such in *Qb5-7:
In *Qa2-41 spring sun is referred to. There is only one 'tail' (at top right), in contrast to the 3 (fat ones) in *Qb5-7. Spring sun will not survive midsummer, only 'stumps' remain of the 2 bottom tails. |
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