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There are both a moon-determined takaure and a sun-determined takaure season:

 

sun moon
Gb3-8 (298) Ga3-13 (72) Ga8-23 (226) Ga1-1 (400+72)
247 = 13 * 19 247 = 13 * 19 (?)

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:

 

sun moon
Gb3-8 (298) Ga3-13 (72) Gb1-7 (236) Ga1-1 (400+72)
247 = 13 * 19 236 = 4 * 59

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:

 

cycle sun moon
'year' 365 360 364 366 472 8 * 59
takaure 247 247 247 247 236 4 * 59
honu 118 113 117 119 118 2 * 59

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?

 
Aa5-59 (434) Aa6-7 (465) Aa6-14 (472)
14 * 31 = 434 15 * 31 = 465 16 * 29.5 = 472
5 * 59 = 295 = 10 * 29.5 6 * 7 = 42 6 * 14 = 84
13. Tama 14. One Tea 15. Hanga Takaure
Gb7-3 (413) Gb8-1 (442) Gb8-2 (443) Ga1-1 (472)
14 * 29.5 = 413 15 * 29.5 = 442.5 16 * 29.5 = 472

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 measure for 336 and 364 is 28, but other measures were also used. From Hanga Te Pau (Gb5-12) to the end of the text there are twice 53 glyphs (472 - 366 = 106), indicating a dark time (in contrast to the líght time measured by 28). Counting from glyph number 364 instead, there are twice 54 (= 108) glyphs to the end of the text. By adding 108 (a numinous number) to vae kore at Aa4-71 we can identify what in A corresponds to the end of the text in G (viz. Hanga Takaure). We can do it in two steps, first by adding 100:
   
Ab8-43 (1) Aa4-71 (364) Aa6-4 Aa6-5 Aa6-6 (464) Aa6-7

Both of the twin vae kore glyphs are reversed: Aa6-6 has its body reversed, while Aa6-5 has its head reversed. One looks back and one looks forward.

Aa6-8 Aa6-9 Aa6-10 Aa6-11 Aa6-12 Aa6-13 Aa6-14 (472)
Aa6-15 Aa6-16 Aa6-17 Aa6-18 Aa6-19 Aa6-20 Aa6-21

These strange and complex glyphs together suggest Aa6-14 marks the end of a season. We can e.g. note henua ora in Aa6-15 and moa in Aa6-16 (announcing the arrival of a new season). Probably the time is new year.

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:

 

Aa1-13 Aa1-75 Aa5-40
Aa6-61 Ab4-16 Ab4-17
Ab8-45

I guess the 'double feet' (bluemarked glyphs) indicate the 2nd half of the year. The same sign may have been used in G:

 
Ga2-29 Ga3-13 Ga4-26 Ga6-5 Gb2-28 Gb3-8 Gb7-25
59 72 109 = 59 + 50 118 = 4 * 59 283 298 435

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.

15
Ga4-23 Ga4-24 Ga4-25 Ga4-26 Ga4-27
22

(= 15 + 7)

Ga6-5 Ga6-6 Ga6-7 Ga6-8
Gb2-27 Gb2-28 Gb2-29 Gb2-30 Gb2-31