When the 'old ones' composed Manuscript E they may have thought of their bird list in also another way. They could have seen (or remembered or heard of) a list which in Tahua appears as the glyphs Aa1-1--15:
If such is the case, then there will be 14 birds up in the light, and we have to include among them also manu tara erua and tavi:
Tavi could be the first bird of these 14. And it should be located in a 'Monday' if we only were to judge from marama in Aa1-2. However, Mondays should come in days 6, 13, and 20. In the summary at gagana the following chart was presented:
Later, at toga, it was noted that Mars should have only 2 days because Moon will define the last day of those 20 to be counted. Day number 21 will therefore correspond to day 1 and belong to Mercury etc. Mars has 2 'faces'. If Mars corresponds to manu tara erua (and to Aa1-3--4), then the rule of only 2 Tuesdays among the 20 days is upheld. Mars brings 'fire' and the preceding tavi 'strikes down' (ta) the retreating (vi) old season. Marama in Aa1-2 is a 'waning Monday' crescent. If we add Aa1-1 and Aa1-2 to the at first glance rather meaningless number of glyphs on the Tahua tablet (1334) it becomes 1336, which can be understood as a clear statement referring to the sun cycle (13 * 28 = 364 and 36 as in 20 * 18 = 360). On the other hand we know that 1334 = 29 * 46 (cfr the summary at viri). Picture language must be redundant to avoid misunderstandings. The front side ought to begin with Sun, and then must come Moon. But, we know, Moon is the one who ends the periods. Therefore Aa1-2 should mark the 'full stop' of the old year and the new year light must arrive with manu tara erua (which maybe represent the 'garment' of Sun in form of the two 'faces' of Mars):
The 'dolmen' structure must be changed. I will also include the 'planetary colours' used earlier, but only in the ascending phase. Colours are brought by the rainbow which comes together with returning Sun. With returning rain clouds, on the other hand, the beautiful colours disappear and all changes into shades of gray:
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