4. There is no other fish with
double gills in the G
text. But this kind of sign, when inverted, can be
found ca 216 (= 432 / 2) glyphs later, at the end of the henua
calendar:
|
40 |
Gb7-21
(432) |
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ga7-5 |
Ga7-6 |
Ga7-7
(177) |
Ga7-8 |
Ga7-9 |
Ga7-10 |
8 feathers
are at left and 8 at right in the henua ora glyph, and 8 *
29½ = 236. It probably refers to 8 lunar months counted from
tamaiti in Gb7-3:
|
|
|
|
57 |
176 |
|
Gb7-1 |
Gb7-2 |
Gb7-3 (414) |
Gb7-4 |
Ga7-7 (177) |
236 |
If we should count puo in Gb8-30 only once in
order to get the star positions right, then the distance from Gb7-21
to Ga7-7 will be 40 + 176 = 216 days. Here is an opportunity to find
out if this is a possible way to count. We should search for a
prominent star at the position of Ga7-7, 216 days beyond Achernar:
Achernar |
α
Eridani |
0.45 |
57º 29'
S |
01h 36m |
24.3 |
432.3 |
Let
us add 216 * 4 = 864 right ascension minutes to Achernar's
01h 36m. 864 + 96 = 960 and this is equal to exactly 16
hours, a remarkable coincidence because 16 * 29½ = 472.
With
equinox (in spring north of the equator and in autumn south of the
equator) 96 minutes before Achenar it should be at glyph number 432
- 96 / 4 = 432 - 24 = 408 in the G text:
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
40 |
Gb6-25 (408) |
Gb6-26 |
Gb6-27 |
Gb6-28 |
Gb7-21
(432) |
24 |
If
we should count from Ga1-1 instead, then equinox will still be at
glyph number 408, but Gb7-21 will be at number 431, i.e. 1
day earlier than Achernar: