TRANSLATIONS
If Pa3-3 marks the arrival of spring sun, although growth started already at Pa1-1, then a reversal is indicated after 9 'doublings' (or rather 10 if we begin with 1 according to the series 1, 2, 4 ...):
At Pa10-1 the process of 'negative growth' (shown by descending moon in Pa9-24) is not yet complete - it continues until we reach te pito (Pb9-33). There are two centrally located glyphs because 1024 is an even number. Pa10-1 (representing the season of decline of the sun) arrives 18 glyphs further on. If the calendar is beginning 36 glyphs beyond winter solstice, then we can understand why the season of decline according to the calendar arrives 18 glyphs beyond summer solstice. The 36th glyph before Pa3-3 ought to be at winter solstice according to this argumentation:
Pa2-2 looks like a kind of pito glyph. Pa2-11--12 illustrate a 'Janus situation'. Pa2-17, a double henua ora glyph, possibly is double because it refers to the demise of the 2nd half year. The 36th glyph before Pa3-3 is Pa2-26 (with ordinal numbers suggesting 'the 2nd 26th station') It is surrounded by glyphs with a 'spooky character' (outlines not drawn complete). A fish tail is at left (past). In Pa2-43 there is a kava sign. The glyph is number 96 counted from the beginning of the text (at Pa1-1). 96 = 6 * 16. Pa2-59, the last glyph in the line, is drawn as if to illustrate how a great season now has ended. The general impressions from the glyphs and their numbers indicate a description of how the old year is leaving. |