TRANSLATIONS

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The map for rising and sinking sun consists of 4 'Weeks' à 70 nights: 28 * 10 = 280 glyphs. The remaining 471 - 280 = 191 glyphs are distributed around the solstices:

68
Ga6-14 Ga8-20
70
56 9
Gb7-5 Gb8-30 Ga1-1 Ga1-11 Ga1-12
70
57
Gb5-11 Gb5-12 Gb5-13 Gb7-4
1 2 1 49

If we count with 472 glyphs (Gb8-30 twice in order to assign number 360 to Gb5-6), 472 - 280 = 192 = 6 * 32, which we can interpret as sun (6) combined with growth (32, half the number of squares on a chess-board - the white ones).

6 * 70 = 420 is a number we recognize, the '7th flame of the sun'. But the coinage is 70, not 60 (with 7 * 60 = 420). Time is governed by the moon, not by the sun. We should remember the early given numerical message:

period no.

number of glyphs

1, 2, 3

19

19

4, 5, 6

8

27

7, 8, 9

8

35

10, 11, 12

7

42

13, 14, 15

12

54

16, 17, 18

16

70

Although the 'periods' presumably are not there, the numbers are still relevant, because the counting has been done from one kiore - henua to the next. We can add more information to the old table:

kiore - henua number

number of glyphs

1, 2, 3

19

19

-

4, 5, 6

8

27

-

7, 8, 9

8

35

8

10, 11, 12

7

42

15

13, 14, 15

12

54

27

16, 17, 18

16

70

43

19, 20, 21

15

85

58

22, 23, 24

12

97

70

Red shows the rising sun during the first season of honu.

There remain two henua glyphs in G to discuss. They arrive beyond this central sequence:

Gb1-4 Gb1-5 Gb1-6 Gb1-7 Gb1-8
Gb1-9 Gb1-10 Gb1-11 Gb1-12

There are 32 glyphs following, and Gb1-5 could be the starting point of 40 glyphs, ending with Gb2-18 (with a similar 'foot sign'):

Gb1-13 Gb1-14 Gb1-15 Gb1-16
Gb1-17 Gb1-18 Gb1-19 Gb1-20
Gb1-21 Gb1-22 Gb1-23 Gb1-24
Gb1-25 Gb1-26 Gb2-1 Gb2-2
Gb2-3 Gb2-4 Gb2-5 Gb2-6
Gb2-7 Gb2-8 Gb2-9 Gb2-10
Gb2-11 Gb2-12 Gb2-13 Gb2-14
Gb2-15 Gb2-16 Gb2-17 Gb2-18

Possibly we can reduce these 40 (a rather meaningless number) to 40 - 12 = 28 by presenting a calendar for the week:

Sun
Gb1-26 Gb2-1
Moon
Gb2-2
Mars
Gb2-3 Gb2-4
Mercury
Gb2-5 Gb2-6 Gb2-7
Jupiter
Gb2-8
Venus
Gb2-9
Saturn
Gb2-10 Gb2-11

In this case, not only Mars but also Mercury has a role to play in lifting the sky roof up. The straight bottom end of Gb2-5 then could indicate how Jupiter brings sun (like Marduk). This is the reason why Gb2-5 carries a sign (differing from the indented short ends of G henua glyphs - they measure by the moon).

The Sunday glyphs resemble those in Tahua:

 

Sunday
Gb1-26 Gb2-1
Ab6-42 Ab6-43

Interesting is the evident connection between Moon and Jupiter, both with double (though reversed in order) 'growth maro':

Moon
Gb2-2
Jupiter
Gb2-8

A circle sign can mean Jupiter, not necessarily the sun. 2 * 2 = 4 and 2 * 8 = 16. (4 + 5) + (5 + 4) = 18 = 8 + 10.