By means of two manu kake glyphs it is possible to discern a structure in calendar I:
The low neck of the bird type manu kake (in Yb3-1) probably signifies midwinter. On the other side of the reversed vaha kai is a glyph which I have classified as pito (navel, center, umbilical cord). This evidence supports my idea of a reversed vaha kai referring to birth (the opposite of death). Considering the fact that 42 is 24 reversed, we can guess calendar I is describing how Sun is travelling in the Underworld night from west to east. And possibly we should think of the end of the calendar I text as the beginning of its cycle. 6 glyphs at the end could mean (or allude to) how 63 (with 63 as a picture of 36 reversed) days should be added from Rogo at winter solstice to the front side (as we have seen in e.g. the G text). If reversed vaha kai means 'birth', then Yb3-1--6 should be the beginning of the cycle:
If we count each glyph as 10 days, then Ya2-6 will be at day 180 or 'midsummer' (whatever that means down in the Underworld). Next follows a group of 12 glyphs:
If we continue with 10 days per glyph, Ya2-8 (an upside down haga rave) will be at 200 and signify how Sun now is turning around from 'rising' into 'declining'. Twice 5 glyphs follow, and at Yb1-3 the number will be 300. 'High summer' is finished. Day 240 will be at Ya3-4. Beyond comes 12 glyphs which presumably describe 'the Flood' (5 glyphs which have been 'submerged' so that we cannot see more than the top of them) and how a new cycle is being generated. A new little 'fish' is in front in Yb2-2, which will be day 360 if we count with 10 days per glyph:
Devaluating the number of days per glyph from 10 to 5 from Yb1-4 will result in 360 at Yb2-8 and we should be aware of the possibility that different readings could be intended. If we add 180 to 420 we get 600, which very well could be meant as a complete 10 times 60 cycle. |
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