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I have named the death skull type of glyph gagana, because once Metoro said so, and Ngangana was the 8th son of Tu:

Eb6-24
e gagana
Gaga

Exhausted, strengthless, to faint. Vanaga. To faint, to fall in a swoon, death struggle. Gagata, crowd, multitude, people, population. Churchill.

Mgv.: A bird. Mq.: kaka, id. Churchill. Pau.: Gagahere, herbs, grass. Ta.: aaihere, herbs, bush. Ma.: ngahere, forest. Pau.: Gagaoa, confused noise. Ta.: aaoaoa, noise of a rising assembly. Churchill.

... the progeny of Tu increased: Rongo, Tane, Tangaroa, Rongomai, Kahukura, Tiki, Uru, Ngangana, Io, Iorangi, Waiorangi, Tahu, Moko, Maroro, Wakehau, Tiki, Toi, Rauru, Whatonga - these were the sons ... (Moriori myth of creation accoding to Legends of the South Seas)

Let's move on. Beyond the 8th and final of the dark nights there was a bird of birth, positioned 438 (= 365 + 73) glyphs counted from the beginning of side a. Counted from Ga3-14 (73), which may have been alluding to March 14 (= December 31 - 292), the distance was 365:

Ga3-10 Ga3-11 Ga3-12 Ga3-13 Ga3-14 (73) Ga3-15 Ga3-16
MAY 29 30 31 (151) JUNE 1 2 (*73) 3 4
no star listed (133) ζ Hydrae (134.1), ρ Cancri (134.2), ο Cancri (134.6) Acubens, Talitha Borealis (135.0), σ Cancri (135.2), ρ Ursa Majoris (135.6) ν Cancri (136.0), Talitha Australis (136.1), ω Hydrae (136.8) 9h (137.0) no star listed (138) π Cancri (139.2), Miaplacidus (139.3), Tureis (139.8)
σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), τ Cancri (137.4), Alsuhail (137.5), σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ Ursa Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8)
August 1 2 3 4 (216) 5 6 7
'July 5 6 (*107) 7 8 9 (190) 10 11
SOLSTICE "June 22 23 ST JOHN'S EVE 25 (*96) 26 (177) 27
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 28 29 (333) 30 (*254) DECEMBER 1 2 3 4
μ Aquarii (316.0) ε Equulei (317.8) no star listed (318) 21h (319.6) χ Capricorni (320.0), ν Aquarii (320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο Pavonis (320.8) δ Equulei (321.7), φ Capricorni (321.8) Kitalpha (322.0), Alderamin (322.9)
Armus (319.0), Dorsum (319.3), Tsoo (319.7)
January 31 February 1 2 3 4 (400) 5 (36) 6
'January 4 5 (*290) 6 7 (372) 8 9 10
SOLSTICE "December 22 23 (*277) CHRISTMAS EVE 25 26 (360) 27
352
Gb7-18 Gb7-19 (200) Gb7-20 (430) Gb7-21
FEBRUARY 5 (36) 6 7 (403) 8 (*324)
Ksora (20.1), ω Andromedae (20.6), γ Phoenicis (20.8) δ Phoenicis (21.5) υ Andromedae (22.9) Achernar (23.3), χ Andromedae (23.6), τ Andromedae (23.9)
April 10 (100) 11 (466) 12 4-13
3-14 (73) 'March 15 16 (*360) 17
NAKSHATRA DATES:
AUGUST 7 8 (*140) 9 10 (222)
71 Virginis (203.6) no star listed (204) Heze (205.0), Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (205.7) ε Centauri (206.3), κ Oct. (206.4)
October 10 11 12 (285) 13
'September 13 (256) 14 (*177) 15 16
Gb7-22 Gb7-23 (204) Gb7-24 Gb7-25 Gb7-26 (436)
FEBRUARY 9 10 11 (42) 12 (408) 13 (*329)
τ Ceti (24.7) no star listed (25) ANA-NIA Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 / Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku-2 ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ Ceti (28.8)
χ Ceti (26.1), POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9)  Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4)
April 14 15 16 (471) 17 (107) 18 (*393)
'March 18 19 20 0h 22
NAKSHATRA DATES:
AUGUST 11 12 13 (*145) 14 15 (227)
no star listed (207) τ Bootis (208.2), Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) no star listed (209) Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) φ Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri (211.1), υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis (211.9)
October 14 15 16 17 (290) 18
'September 17 (260) 18 19 20 21 (*184)
Gb7-27 Gb7-28 (6 * 73) Gb7-29 (210)
2-14 (45) FEBRUARY 15 (3 * 137) 16 (412)
ALRISHA, χ Phoenicis (29.2), Alamak (29.7) Arku-sha-rishu-ku-3 η Arietis (31.9)
2h (30.4)
κ Arietis (30.3), HAMAL (30.5)

Alkes

April 19 20 21 (111)
'March 23 24 (*368) 25 (84)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
AUGUST 16 (*148) 17 (229) 18
Agena (212.1), θ Apodis (212.5), Thuban (212.8) 14h (213.1) Neck-2
π Hydrae, χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent (213.1) Asellus Tertius, κ VIRGINIS, 14 Bootis (214.8)
October 19 (292) 20 21
Equinox (265) 'September 23 24 (*187)

JUNE 2 was 73 days after MARCH 21 (0h). 73 + 73 = 146 (JUNE 2). In rongorongo times it was 137 days after 0h. 217 (August 5) - 64 = 153 (JUNE 2).

365 glyphs later it was FEBRUARY 15 (46), or in rongorongo times April 20 (46 + 64 = 110).

However, the distance from JUNE 2 (respectively August 5) to FEBRUARY 15 (respectively to April 20) = 46 + 365 - 146 = 265 (respectively 110 + 365 - 217 = 258 = 365 - 107). The number of glyphs are 100 (respectively 107) more than the number of days because I have changed the precessional time frame from 0h at Hyades II to 0h at Sirrah.

But for the moment I fail to see why our well known number 107 becomes 100 when the dates from Hyades II are used instead of the dates from the time of rongorongo. Anyhow, it may be an indication that we basically should read the glyphs with the perspective corresponding to the time of the Hyades II.

It was a birth at the Back of the Head of Ku, at Hamal (α Arietis), although Hevelius has the star squarely in the front of the head of the Sheep (resting upon the head of Cetus):

This triplet of glyphs was probably meant to refer back to the triplet 8 nights earlier:

4
Gb7-18 Gb7-19 (200) Gb7-20 (430) Gb7-21
FEBRUARY 5 (36) 6 7 (403) 8 (*324)
Ksora (20.1), ω Andromedae (20.6), γ Phoenicis (20.8) δ Phoenicis (21.5) υ Andromedae (22.9) Achernar (23.3), χ Andromedae (23.6), τ Andromedae (23.9)
April 10 (100) 11 (466) 12 4-13
3-14 (73) 'March 15 16 (*360) 17
Gb7-26 (436) Gb7-27 Gb7-28 (6 * 73) Gb7-29 (210)
FEBRUARY 13 (*329) 2-14 (45)  15 (3 * 137) 16 (412)
ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ Ceti (28.8) ALRISHA, χ Phoenicis (29.2), Alamak (29.7) Arku-sha-rishu-ku-3 η Arietis (31.9)
2h (30.4)
κ Arietis (30.3), HAMAL (30.5)

Alkes

April18 (*393) 19 20 21 (111)
'March 22 23 24 (*368) Equinox

From a state of generation in the dark underground there arrived a triplet of days announcing the new beginning - with eating, births, and light in the sky.

We can compare with the earlier presentation, which has a mauga 354 (= 12 * 29½) days after 0h at the time of Bharani:

Gb4-1 Gb4-2 (93) Gb4-3 Gb4-4 (324)
FEBRUARY 5 (36) 6 (*322) 7 (403) 8
Ksora (20.1), ω Andromedae (20.6), γ Phoenicis (20.8) δ Phoenicis (21.5) υ Andromedae (22.9) Achernar (23.3), χ Andromedae (23.6), τ Andromedae (23.9)
April 10 (100) 11 (466) 12 13
3-14 'March 15 16 (*360) 17 (441)
"February 28 "March 1 (60) 2 3 (427)
Gb4-5 Gb4-6 Gb4-7 Gb4-8 (99)
FEBRUARY 9 (40) 10 11 12 (408)
τ Ceti (24.7) no star listed (25) ANA-NIA Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 / Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku-2
χ Ceti (26.1), POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9)  Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4)
4-14 April 15 16 17 (107)
'March 18 19 (78) 20 (*364) 0h
"March 4 5 (64) 6 (*350) 7
Gb4-9 (329) Gb4-10 Gb4-11 Gb4-12
FEBRUARY 13 (409) 2-14 (45) 15 16
ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) Alrisha, χ Phoenicis (29.2), Alamak (29.7) Arku-sha-rishu-ku-3 η Arietis (31.9)
2h (30.4)
κ Arietis (30.3), HAMAL (30.5)

Alkes

April 18 (108) 19 20 21
'March 22 23 (82) 24 (*368) Equinox
"March 8 9 (68) 10 (*354) 11

Clearly the precessional time frame of Bharani could have been used here. The cut off wing in Gb4-5 was probably a sign of this - a sign of how the old one must be truncated in order to release his spirit, to enable his spirit to migrate into the new one, cfr Aa8-26:

59 519 752
Ab1-1 Ab1-2 Ab7-26 Aa8-26
580 = 20 * 29 754 = 26 * 29
1334 = 46 * 29

364 106
Gb7-22 (432) Gb4-5 (472 + 325)
FEBRUARY 9 (40) FEBRUARY 9 (40)
April 14 (4-14) April 14 (4-14)
472

The regenerative force of flies may have motivated the ure signs. Such were not used in the text until the end of side a, beginning at OCTOBER 27 (300):

Ga8-16 Ga8-17 (220) Ga8-18 Ga8-19 Ga8-20 Ga8-21
OCTOBER 26 27 (300) 28 29 30 31
ζ Pavonis (283.4), λ Cor. Austr. (283.6), Double Double (283.7), ζ Lyrae (283.8) South Dipper-8 Sheliak, ν Lyrae (285.1), λ Pavonis (285.7) Ain al Rami (286.2), δ Lyrae (286.3), κ Pavonis (286.5), Alya (286.6) ξ Sagittarii (287.1), ω Pavonis (287.3), ε Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr., Sulaphat (287.4), λ Lyrae (287.7), Ascella, Bered (Ant.) (287.9) Al Na'ām-18 / Uttara Ashadha-21
Φ SAGITTARII (284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8) NUNKI (288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), Manubrium (288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9)
December 29 30 (364) 31 January 1 2 3
NAKSHATRA DATES:
APRIL 27 (482) 28 29 30 (120) MAY 1 2
SIRIUS (101.2), ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini (101.6), ψ6 Aurigae (101.7) τ Puppis (102.2), ψ7 Aurigae (102.4) θ Gemini (103.0), ψ8 Aurigae (103.2), Alhena (103.8), ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) Adara (104.8) ω Gemini (105.4), Alzirr (105.7), Muliphein, Mekbuda (105.8) 7h (106.5)
no star listed (106)
June 30 July 1 (182) 2 (548) 3 4 5

... From a religious point of view, the high regard for flies, whose increase or reduction causes a similar increase or reduction in the size of the human population, is interesting, even more so because swarms of flies are often a real nuisance on Easter Island, something most visitors have commented on in vivid language. The explanation seems to be that there is a parallel relationship between flies and human souls, in this case, the souls of the unborn. There is a widespread belief throughout Polynesia that insects are the embodiment of numinous beings, such as gods or the spirits of the dead, and this concept extends into Southeast Asia, where insects are seen as the embodiment of the soul ...