4. The text of G is obviously based on a structure with lunar doublemonths, and there are 59 glyphs from tamaiti in Gb7-3 to the end of side b:
The turning point of Sun (Tropus) is located at day number 59 + 30 = 89 counted from 'the little child' (tamaiti), where the cycle seems to begin. 6 out of the 12 men of Odysseus were eaten before Polyphemus was blinded and there is no head in tagata rima aueue at Tropus. Homeros presumably counted the solar year from winter solstice. In the G text there is a quarter from tamaiti to Rei in Ga1-30. It could mean a 'lunar year' on Easter Island was beginning at an equinox instead of a solstice. We have counted with autumn equinox as its beginning:
But possibly we should reduce the day numbers by 5. Aldebaran would then be at day number 64 (the number of squares on a chess board). Sirrah (at Gb6-26) could be in a sequence of intercalendar nights (when the gods of the new year are being born):
Antares would be at day number 250 - 5 = 245 = 5 * 49, which we can imagine as 'fire' times the square of 7, 'land'. Let us finish by updating our star list (where time grows upwards instead of running down):
There is no reason to change the day numbers in this table, they represent the present day numbers counted from spring equinox north of the equator. If day numbers in the G text are to be counted from Rogo in Gb6-26 they will also immediately point at the corresponding stars (at least if we avoid too high numbers). Corrections are needed if we wish to count from other glyphs, e.g. from Gb6-20:
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