Let us now compare the beginning of calendar I with that of calendar II:
Henua at
right in Yc1-2 is broad and vertical, but not so at 300 and 360 in calendar I. It could be a spring
henua in Yc1-2 respectively autumn ones in calendar I. This
would agree with my inferences of the day numbers as suggested
earlier.
Furthermore,
glyphs which are leaning forward might serve to indicate a
forward direction and glyphs leaning backwards might point
backwards, in this case possibly signifying the direction to
midsummer. A 'bar of light' should lean toward midsummer,
either pointing forward (increasing light) or in the opposite way
(waning light).
Experience from
calendar II could lead us to consider reducing the value of
Yb3-6 from 10 days to 6, because that would give it day number
236 (= 8 * 29.5). But there is uncertainty at Yb3-1 - has time
erased the leftmost part of the glyph or was it intentionally
drawn so? We will therefore leave this train of possible
'improvements' aside. Let us, however,
note that hanau at right in Ya2-5 definitely is ending in
nothing. It could suggest 354 (= 12 * 29.5) at Ya2-6.
Above I have not
considered Yc2-1, earlier counted to end with day number 220, as
included in the first part
of calendar II. Instead it could be located in
the next section:
Mercury is located at high summer and a break in time is illustrated by these two glyphs. I have continued counting with 20 days per glyph, because that will lead to 240 (= 8 * 30). If we then change to 10 days per glyph, the result will be:
The solar year needs another 120 days to end with 360. Tagata in Yc3-2 will be at day 300 (with feet no longer visible, as if sun was wading in water). His 'staff' is broken already at Yc3-1, we can see by the break in front. 10 * 29 = 290, light has vanished. Ua at Yc2-4 - a day of Saturn - is another end point for the sun. Sun is gradually vanishing, beginning with Mercury at Yc2-1. With Sun as the main person in calendar II it is, though, possible to read each glyph as 20 also beyond day 240, in which case we will have:
480 is twice 240 and equal to 8 * 60, an ideal full cycle for the sun. 472 days according to G can be explained as 480 - 8, where 8 could indicate 1 / 60 of the full cycle. Yc3-8 could therefore be referring to 472, which would explain the missing tip of the beak and wing. At the end of the full cun cycle there will be darkness, just as a month is ending in darkness. Tagata at Yc3-2 will be at 360, an alternative to 300. The rising fish in 'Sunday' (Yc2-5) could signify that a new cycle is beginning here. Possibly we should read the glyphs from Yc2-3 with 'double focus', both with 20 and 10 days per glyph. If numbers reflect reality, then we must accept more than one 'reading' at a time. For instance is 480 not only 8 * 60 but also 20 * 24. |
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