Let us begin at Ab2-41:
99 at hahe in Ab2-36 followed by manu kake in Ab2-37 means a new season is beginning with Ab2-37. 199 between Ab2-42 and Ab7-27 is about twice 99, which suggests there could be two 'seasons' in the interval from Ab2-41 to Ab7-27. Indeed this idea is supported by the glyphs:
Metoro said vero at Ab4-76 and 320 presumably is to be understood as a sign of the end of the lifegiving sun season. The tagata glyphs are 200 glyphs apart. The great rising fish in Ab4-75 seems to be 'killed by the spear' - he is at left in the pair of glyphs which could represent day 99 beyond high summer. 4 * 75 = 300. Ab4-80 - where 4 * 80 possibly alludes to glyph number 320 - is the last glyph in line b4. Then comes a new season. With the beginning of glyph line Ab5 the subject naturally should be 'fire' (rima = 5). There are 5 + 5 feathers on hua and 5 feathers on ragi:
This period exhibits the same type of structure:
A new symmetry emerges: The glyphs at 99 are keys for understanding what season is ending, while the 4 following glyphs in a way inaugurate the next season. |