Once again, Gb4-30 is close to the end of the 354 days defined by 12 * 29.5, while Gb5-3 is close from the beginning of next season:
Jupiter is the last of the 4 pillars upholding the sky roof and Venus is the female which will enable him (or rather the Sun) to return 'embodied' in a new cycle. As when Moon in the 29th night renews herself in the rays from the Sun (vaiora a Tane) so will Sun come back after winter solstice renewed by Venus. If we remember how the old 'tree' was turned upside down at the beginning of line Gb8, we can see a similar situation at the beginning of line Gb5:
Instead of the 'dead' old tree in line Gb8 there is another kind in line Gb5 - a type which looks the same after having been turned upside down (a 'midnight henua'). But the surrounding signs help us, the 'thread' at bottom left in Gb5-2 has been relocated to top right in Gb5-3, probably to illustrate how the 'hour-glass' has been turned around. The 'feathered rib' at right in Gb5-2 has been turned upside down too, but it has also changed side (in order to keep in front). The little oval hanging even further in front seems to be a transformation of the two moon-like crescents at left in Gb5-2. In addition to these preliminary remarks we need a few more pages of investigation. |