TRANSLATIONS
There are both a moon-determined takaure and a sun-determined takaure season:
Why should the moon-determined takaure season have a duration equal to the sun-determined one? 13 and 19 are sun-oriented numbers, not moon-oriented. Instead of 19 we should have 29 or 59. 472 - 236 = 236 = 4 * 59 is the obvious solution:
If a sun-determined Te Pei is depicted in Ga8-22, its ordinal number will be 225 = 9 * 25. And 225 - 72 = 153. 247, a moon-determined measure of time, should rule also the sun:
119 (= 7 * 17) is the only reasonable variant, with Hanga Te Pau at 366. Beyond 119 comes 'zero' = 120, and 366 is 236 + 130. How does this effect the earlier suggestions about the kuhane stations in A? Must we not compare Aa6-14 with Gb3-8 rather than with Ga1-1?
Yes, we must. But it feels as if we are not quite ready for that as yet. It is enough for the moment to reread what was written in the glyph dictionary and conclude it is OK:
The sun-defined Hanga Takaure (Aa6-14) indicates the end of the 1st half year. Before leaving niu, we should here list the niu glyphs in Tahua:
I guess the 'double feet' (bluemarked glyphs) indicate the 2nd half of the year. The same sign may have been used in G:
4 * 26 (in Ga4-26) should be compared with 4 * 59 in Ga6-5. Gb2-28 should be compared with Ga2-29 (because of the numbers and because of the peculiar sign at the top, maybe a reincarnation of Te Kioe Uri). The 'coinage' is 28, because 283 - 59 = 224 = 8 * 28.
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