TRANSLATIONS
Not only is the moon restricted to the south coast of the island, the sun rules all the way to Hatinga Te Kohe. Only the last 4 glyph lines of the total 16 on the G tablet are ruled by the moon. But all the time she determines the time:
On the other hand, it is possible we should regard their rules to weigh even:
The missing half (472 - 236 = 236) consists of two equal parts, the distance from Hanga Takaure (Ga1-1) to Te Poko Uri and the distance from Te Pei to Hatinga Te Kohe:
Moon time runs against the flow of glyphs, sun time with the glyphs. Te Poko Uri, the kuhane station, comes earlier then Te Kioe Uri, and Te Piringa Aniva is the last station on side a, where the head comes off (Ga1-29). Reading instead with the sun, the lost head (Ga1-29) possibly is the necessary means by which Rei is created, and P(u)oko Uri a later stage in the development of the 'head'. Te Kioe Uri (male) and Manavai (female), are on the way from Te Piringa Aniva to what may be their offspring Te Poko Uri:
The other segment is initiated with the 'deluge' (Gb1-8):
Yet, the water which 'quenches' the 'fire' on earth (of the king), Hua Reva, comes later. Te does not disappear until then. At Hatinga Te Kohe the definite article must be used again in order to clarify that the 'staff' is solar in character. Let us now try to make a grand map:
Between Nga Kope Ririrva and Te Pou there may be a dark season:
Before Te Pei the kuhane visited Te Piringa Aniva, but the order of the G text has put Te Piringa Aniva as the last station at the beginning of side a (between Hanga Takaure and Te Kioe Uri). At the beginning of side a Te Piringa Aniva may illustrate how a new solar year will begin, with all the people meeting to make it happen. I have tentatively identified Ga8-3--4 with Maunga Hau Epa, the 24th station. |