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The structure of H is still too little known for us and its hua poporo glyphs are raising questions, not giving any answers. But the structure of Q is better understood, and maybe we could use its hua poporo glyphs in order to correlate with those in G and H:

Qa8-38 (333) Qb2-29 (467) Qb4-18 (553)
Qb4-34 (569) *Qb5-16 (590) *Qb7-18 (671)

The glyph numbers (g) can apparently be translated into day numbers (d) using the formula d = 64 + g / 2. If the day number is higher than 368 we can reduce with 368. Example:

*Qb5-35 *Qb5-36 (610)
d = 64 + 610 / 2 - 368 = 1

According to the formula the hua poporo glyphs in Q are located at the following day numbers:

Qa8-38 (333) Qb2-29 (467) Qb4-18 (553)
230½ 297½ 340½
Qb4-34 (569) *Qb5-16 (590) *Qb7-18 (671)
348½ 359 399½

These day numbers are revealing. Day 230½ is just after having left the front side (at least according to G). It definitely is in the hua poporo season (if defined from G as between days 185 and 272). But we must notice that in G day number 231 is the first day of the back side of the tablet without having added 64.

Also day 359 and 399½ are located at the end, but of the 2nd part of the year (which may explain why they are drawn alike - viz. to indicate they are 'twins'). The hua poporo 'twins' also have another character than at Qa8-38, they are not so 'well fed'.

Qa8-38 is parallel with the first of the hua poporo glyphs in H:

Qa8-38 (333) Qa8-40 Qa8-40 Qa8-41
334 / 2 + 64 = 231 232
here is a burnt area with room for approximately 14 glyphs
Ha9-8

Also the peculiar Ha9-8 presumably is located at the beginning of the back side of the text. Its day number should then be 231.

Counting only the visible glyphs and beginning with Ha1-1 its glyph number is 441. Counting also the imagined glyphs in the burnt area its glyph number is 457, and 457 / 2 = 228½. We can therefore guess we should count d = g / 2, without any addition of 64 (as in G). H is the largest of H/P/Q and Q is the smallest of them, which could be a reason for adding 64 in Q.

The peculiar design of Ha9-8 (where 9 * 8 = 72 = 2 * 36 = 3 * 24) could mean it is still on the front side of the year (3). Day number 229 can be read as 22 * 9 = 198 = ca 400 / 2. Or as 2 * 29 = 58, with 5 as 'fire' and 8 as 'complete'.

If we count at moe (Qa8-40) its glyph number 334 is 64 less than 398 = 198 + 200, which means we can avoid adding 64 (because 398 / 2 = 199). If - which G seems to say - there is a hua poporo season in high summer (arriving with day 185), then this 'darkness at noon' will make any definite measurements impossible. At a solstice the shadow from the gnomon hardly moves from day to day.