1. According to my astronomy book these are the stars which rise heliacally in the 9th hour. And we ought to begin by looking at Naos:
Naos is marking a cardinal point, this we can conclude not only from its position at the beginning of the 9th hour but also from its numbers - I think it is rather obvious that we should read 2-27 as an allusion to 22 / 7 = π, i.e. a hint that here a new cycle will begin. Glyph number 192 is significantly also a Rei and we can once again read an allusion to π, though 'mirrored':
Ga2-27 is probably the first glyph in what I wish to refer to as the henua calendar, where there are glyphs (e.g. Ga3-5, Ga3-9, and Ga3-16) which evidently mark the ends of the 'periods' in the calendar. These end glyphs have henua in the center, a rising maro string in front, and a curious figure which Metoro said was kiore at left.
If we look at the end of the henua calendar we can see its last glyph is number 180:
180 + 64 = 244 and 244 = 122 * 2. This is a further Sign that Rei in Ga2-27 - at Naos and *122 - is the beginning of the calendar. Or we could argue in the opposite direction and say this is 'proof' that we have to add 64 to the glyph numbers in order to find the proper reading of the text. Another conclusion we can draw - at least tentatively - is that Rei glyphs stand at cardinal points. But also viri glyphs are important in that respect, and it is hardly a coincidence that Ga5-11 is glyph number 122:
This viri - we have seen in Camp 9 - is probably the position of spring equinox on Easter Island, 64 days before the heliacal rising of Antares: ... Glyph number 122 is a viri, a type of glyph which probably means 'cardinal point'. The preceding Rogo carries a sign in front which is similar to that in Ga1-21 at Phakt (Phaet), though reversed. These glyphs support my interpretation of viri in Ga5-11 as a sign of spring equinox (186 days after autumn equinox). North of the equator the distance from autumn equinox to spring equinox is only 180 days ... |