The beginning of side a can initially be structured as follows:
This regular structure is based on the signs in the glyphs. Obviously Aa1-5--8 constitutes a group of itself (although, of course, this group must also have a function in its surrounding). Also obvious is the quartet Aa1-9--12. There is a common sign in form of ihe tau:
In Aa1-9--10 the ihe tau signs are integrated to be the uplifted 'arms' in front. Aa1-1--12 can therefore be read as 3 quartets of glyphs. Mind will then easily construct also the following glyphs into quartets. With a hammer in hand everything becomes nails. The first quartet, once we have begun to see these 4 glyphs as a quartet, will have a moon crescent as its common denominator:
The body of the 'little bird' in Aa1-1 is formed like a waning moon crescent and in Aa1-3--4 the ragi signs also have moon crescents in the background. At the summary of ihe tau I have stated: 'The glyph type ihe tau appears at the close of calendars, or at the end of main sections of calendars.' Consequently we can guess that ihe tau in Aa1-12 marks the end of a year with 12 months. I have therefore added 12 more glyphs in the table above to extend the perspective, and Aa1-24 possibly indicates where the first part of the 20 glyph long 'daytime calendar' is ending. In the excursion at toa the structure of the daytime calendar has been unveiled, and the 'rising morning sun' in Aa1-16 does not belong at the beginning of the calendar. It must instead be the last glyph of the preceding 'sentence'. I.e., it will probably be the 4th member of a quartet which is beginning with niu in Aa1-13. |
