6. The orbit of earth around sun is assymmetric and therefore by defining day number 266 as autumn equinox the day numbers for the rest of the cardinal points must be adjusted accordingly:
Numer 177 (= 6 lunar synodical months) will therefore be at summer solstice, which is significant, a fact which talks for adopting a calendar based on the faces of Moon:
The last of the henua periods (the 31st) includes the glyph at day number 177 (alluded to by 7-7), but it also ends with a day number which points at a cycle with 360 days. By using glyph number 266 and assuming it to refer to autumn equinox we can count backwards in search for spring equinox:
There are 16 feathers around haś, possibly a sign of how a change here is due from winter to summer. 3 * 22 = 66 could be a sign of '200 nights earlier than number 266'. If we count with 400 nights for a full cycle, then 200 nights will correspond to 182 days for a cycle with 364 days - the distance from the end of Kuukuu to the end of Makoi:
The day number 260 at the end of Nonoma (Jupiter) is equal to 10 * 26, according to my reconstruction, i.e. 6 days before autumn equinox. 6 days is also to be added to the number of glyphs on the front side of the text in order to reach the halfway station to 472:
There is only a month from day 236 to the probable autumn equinox at day 266. Vaha mea in Gb2-10 has toes at left and a fin pointing upwards at right, which could mean 'land' (waxing) is at left and 'sea' (waning) is in front, which agrees with how Sun at midsummer changes from waxing to waning. But a better alternative is to imagine the koti cap of Sun being cut off at autumn equinox. Henua period 7 has tagata at its beginning followed by an exceptional (out of place) takaure:
This labyrinth is not easy to find our way through. Once again, there are 472 glyphs to consider. If we reduce by 182 the rest will be 290 (10 times 29):
Perhaps there are 7 months at 'sea' (7 * 30 = 210) beyond vaha mea in Gb2-10. Then Sun will be reborn by Saturn at vaha mea in Ga1-4. Another 80 days could then be needed for Sun to grow enough to return in full power. The half-way through cut-mark in Ga2-14 possibly is to be understood as indicating half-way through a cycle with 500 days beginning beyond with Gb2-11:
Day 295 (= 10 * 29½) at the end is a suitable number. |
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