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65 |
115 |
Gb6-21 |
Gb6-22 |
Gb6-23 |
Gb6-24 |
4 |
180 |
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24 |
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45 |
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Ga5-5 (116) |
Ga6-1 (141) |
Ga7-17 (187) |
72 |
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214 |
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Ga7-18 (188) |
Gb6-20 (403) |
216 |
The front side can be said to measure 4 + 180 + 72 = 4 + 7 * 36 = 256 glyphs. The back side will then measure 6 * 36 = 216 glyphs, and 472 = 4 + 13 * 36. But a tzolkin has 260 days, 4 more than 256:
... the beginning of the 'sacred tonalamatl', at the Spring equinox with the Mayas as with the Mexicans, and in the center of the 364-day year (52 days of which preceded and 52 followed the tonalamatl or tzolkin), ruled by its 91-day quarters by the Four Bacabs, whose quarternary repetition (in the 1820-day period) we have thus verified ...
52 = 4 * 13 |
130 |
spring equinox |
130 |
52 = 4 * 13 |
260 = 4 * 65 |
364 = 4 * 91 |
364 is a measure for the Sun year, while the G text is longer and probably basically determined by Moon. It is created south of the equator. Instead of 364 we should therefore try with 354:
59 |
49 |
128 |
spring equinox (?) |
128 |
49 |
59 |
256 = 8 * 32 |
354 = 3 * 118 |
472 = 4 * 118 |
Moon has 2 faces which will complicate the structure as compared to the simpler Sun. 49 = 7 * 7 can possibly be interpreted as a sign which means 'twice the 7 of the earth turtle'. A turtle has two half-shells and only the upper one (the 'cap') will sometimes be up in the light ('ebb'), while the 'cup' shell constantly (excepting the time of egg-laying) will be down in the sea.
Next we should make room for 236, which can be done quite easily:
59 |
49 |
128 |
spring equinox (?) |
128 |
49 |
59 |
108 |
108 |
236 |
236 |
472 = 2 * 236 |
Instead of 4 quarters (Sun) there should be 2 halves for Moon. The ancient pattern probably stipulates ⅔ for Sun, twice as much for the male as for the female.
The central point is hardly identical with spring equinox. In the text it is easily found:
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Gb1-1 |
Gb1-2 |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
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Gb1-5 |
Gb1-6 (236) |
Gb1-7 |
Gb1-8 |
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Gb1-9 |
Gb1-10 |
Gb1-11 |
Gb1-12 |
Counted from what probably is midsummer (day 177) there are 59 days to the central point:
30 |
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Ga7-1 (171) |
Ga7-2 |
Ga7-3 |
Ga7-4 |
31 |
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Ga7-5 |
Ga7-6 |
Ga7-7 (177) |
Ga7-8 |
Ga7-9 |
Ga7-10 (180) |
59 |
49 |
69 |
59 |
central point |
59 |
69 |
49 |
59 |
108 |
128 |
128 |
108 |
236 = 8 * 29½ |
236 = 8 * 29½ |
472 = 2 * 236 |