TRANSLATIONS

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Our primary object of investigation has become the text of Small Santiago Tablet (G), because the excursion at haga rave has established its main structure. We know that each one of the 365 first glyphs represents one day. We know that several different measurements of the length of the year were used and we know how the calendar was constructed to meet these multiple purposes.

We also know where summer begins (according to the calendar), and we know that Ga1-1 should be counted twice in order to reach the intended text length of 16 * 29.5 = 472 glyphs. But we do not know what is documented beyond the point in the text where the days of the year are finished, what lies beyond haga te pau.

In order to push forward with the investigation of the structure of G and at the same time use the establised main structure of its text, we will here look at how henua glyphs are distributed and how they have been used, in other words what function they have.

Perhaps I should have written 8 * 59 instead of 16 * 29.5, because Easter Island was the 8th Island.

There are 8 + 8 = 16 glyph lines on the tablet. Maybe that motivated (8 + 8) * 29.5 glyphs. If so, we should think of the Tahua text in the same manner. Its 1,334 glyphs should be interpreted as (8 + 8) * 84 = 1,344 glyphs.

Which 10 glyphs would then be counted twice? I imagine there can be only 4 possible alternatives, at the beginning of one of the two sides or at the end, but I cannot determine by quickly looking at these glyphs which of the alternatives it could be:


Ab1-1	Ab1-2	Ab1-3	Ab1-4	Ab1-5

Ab1-6	Ab1-7	Ab1-8	Ab1-9	Ab1-10	Ab1-11


Aa1-1	Aa1-2	Aa1-3	Aa1-4	Aa1-5

Aa1-6	Aa1-7	Aa1-8	Aa1-9	Aa1-10	Aa1-11


Ab8-74	Ab8-75	Ab8-76	Ab8-77	Ab8-78	Ab8-79

Ab8-80	Ab8-81	Ab8-82	Ab8-83	Ab8-84


Aa8-75	Aa8-76	Aa8-77	Aa8-78	Aa8-79	Aa8-80

Aa8-81	Aa8-82	Aa8-83	Aa8-84	Aa8-85

Maybe, instead, we should strive after an equal number of glyphs on the 'sides'? 8 * 84 = 672, which means 2 extra glyphs are needed on side a (with 670 glyphs) and 8 extra glyphs on side b (with 664 glyphs).

Assuming these extra glyphs are located at the beginning of the following page, it would mean:


Aa1-1	Aa1-2	Aa1-3	Aa1-4	Aa1-5	Aa1-6	Aa1-7	Aa1-8
		*664 + 8 = 672 = 8 84 = 24 * 28 670 + 2 = 672 = 8 * 84 = 24 * 28**
Ab1-1	Ab1-2

This looks rather nice. It puts focus on the first two glyphs on each side. On side a the text begins with sun child and Mother Moon, the two main persons together creating sequences of 24 and 28. 24 = 4 * 6 and 28 = 4 * 7. On side b the first glyph is a viri telling about next course of events.

I have documented 81 glyphs with henua signs in my glyph catalogue, i.e. ca 17 % of those 471 in the G text. Of these 81 there are 32 of the type kiore - henua, as exemplified by Ga4--4:

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7	Ga4-1	Ga4-2	Ga4-3	Ga4-4

The simple henua glyphs without extra signs, as e.g. Ga4-3, are 11 in number. By including Gb2-5 (with a sign at bottom) and Gb7-6 (with a sign in form of greater size), the group increases to 13 glyphs.


Gb2-5	Gb7-6

The remaining glyphs are 36 in number, but they share no obvious sign connecting them all together.

I wonder how much of all these numerical 'coincidences' are created by me and how many by the creator of G. Here 81 at first does not appear special (unless we think there is some message in 3 * 3 * 3 * 3).

Then comes number 32 which, we have earlier seen, presumably carries a sign of growth (like the grains on the chess board). It is a suitable number for the intense growth period before midsummer and I judge it to be no coincidence - it was decided by the creator of the G text. It is an easy quick decision, like when painting the sky you will pick the blue colour. 16 and 64 could have been chosen, but space limitations on the tablet and other considerations made it become 32.

13 simple glyphs was certainly no accident, I believe. I expect to find a parallel with the Mayan 'Rain God' residences. Gb7-6 is the last of the 13 and therefore probably is greater because it marks a final also of the group of 13.

Why should there then be 36 glyphs without any obvious common traits? Is it to indicate the presence of the sun in the text? 29.5 indicates the moon.

The henua signs in G are of the kind which in Tahua indicates midnight, they have curved short ends. Does it mean the 13 expected sun residences are measured out by the moon?

With the exception of Gb8-2, which carries several signs, for instance no maro string,

all henua - kiore glyphs are distributed on side a of the tablet. A further investigation of these 31 glyphs follows here.

The group of 13 simple henua glyphs are also mainly found on side a. Their distribution and function are discussed separately following this link.

The remaining 36 glyphs will not be discussed.

Does the maro signs in the other 31 kiore - henua glyphs carry a meaning of continuity - of new 'fire' following? The henua sign is open at bottom in Gb8-2 - it is 'dead'. The fact that the maro strings are flowing upwards (instead of the normal downwards) maybe means 'not finished', 'growing'.