Next we come to Jupiter and Venus:
'Father Light' (Jupiter) is to be understood 'literally'. The sense which can be read here is that Jupiter 'impregnates' (ure) Venus. The empty hand says he ends his own 'life' in order to give its 'light' to next generation. Remember how Mokuora could grow because his father Ulu 'draw a black cloth over his head'. The resemblance between Eb7-11 and Eb7-14 is striking, as it should be between father and son. 560 = 20 * 28, i.e. the new one is not born as yet, he is inside his pregnant mother. No light can be seen from him, not until 'Sunday':
The swollen 'nut' in Eb7-14 has a double perimeter, like in vai. Possibly also the quartet of 'great balls' above are drawn in harmony with the state of Venus being pregnant. Eb7-13 has a pair of hura 'balls' instead of the normal tagata head. Probably they indicate Venus as morning and evening star. Tagata in Eb7-13 says the cycle ends (is fully grown) here but which cycle? Number 13 indicates it is the yearly cycle of Sun. The following Eb7-14 has a number (714) which can be understood as 300 + 414 (i.e. 'one more' is indeed secured and in place). The cycle which is 'fully grown' evidently consists of two parts, the 'half' for Sun (10 * 30 days) plus the 'half' for Moon (14 * 29.5 nights). Metoro identified Eb7-14 with te rakau, which 'proves' my description above probably is correct.
At Eb7-11 he saw the 'fruit' (hua) which was to be 'planted'. At Eb7-13 he saw the beginning of the new generation (marked by him via a Capital Letter). Maybe he had counted 7 * 13 = 91. Atua mata viri is noteworthy. I read these words as the 'god' (atua) whose 'eyes' (mata) are 'turning around' (viri). The basic glyph type is tagata rere, which maybe combines the meanings of tagata with the meanings connected with manu rere. It ends and therefore it is a new beginning. |
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