TRANSLATIONS
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:
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:
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:
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:
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'):
Possibly we can reduce these 40 (a rather meaningless number) to 40 - 12 = 28 by presenting a calendar for the week:
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:
Interesting is the evident connection between Moon and Jupiter, both with double (though reversed in order) 'growth maro':
A circle sign can mean Jupiter, not necessarily the sun. 2 * 2 = 4 and 2 * 8 = 16. (4 + 5) + (5 + 4) = 18 = 8 + 10. |