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In the series of pages from the link 'revise the model' we have now arrived at:

 

In concentrate:
A Ka2-1--6 6 10 36
B Ka2-7--10 4
C Ka2-11--16 6 12 26
D Ka2-17--22 6
E Ka3-1--4 4 12 14
F Ka3-5--8 4
G Ka3-9--12 4
H = 0 Ka3-13--14 2

The sums at right are consequences of how the glyphs seem to be related. There are 8 periods (including H = 0 which glyphs now evidently can be regarded as the last 2 among the 36). 4 of the periods lie in line Ka2 and 4 in line Ka3.

The 10 glyphs at the beginning of line Ka2 is a separate group, while the 26 following presumably are to be regarded as 13 pairs, each pair ending with toga, ihe tau or similar.

C and D belong together because of the 4 standing persons, and they 'inhabit' the first position in pairs of glyphs:

C
Ka2-11 Ka2-13 Ka2-15
D
Ka2-17 Ka2-19 Ka2-21

E, F, and G similarly belong to another group of glyphs because of an absence of standing persons, together with a presence of fishes and birds:

E
Ka3-1 Ka3-2 Ka3-3 Ka3-4
F
Ka3-5 Ka3-6 Ka3-7 Ka3-8
G
Ka3-9 Ka3-10 Ka3-11 Ka3-12

Fishes and birds represent the sea respectively the sky. We humans live in between. E-G are therefore in contrast to C-D. Both have 12 glyhs, yet arranged differently.

Line a2 has 4 'periods' (A-D) and line a3 also 4 'periods' (E-H). The 'human domain' starts earlier than with C-D, at least already with Ka2-9:

Ka2-5 Ka2-6 Ka2-7 Ka2-8 Ka2-9 Ka2-10

If we count 14 glyphs to the 'human domain', there will be 22 left over (of the 36) for 'sea and sky' (equal to the ordinal number of the last glyph in D).

Number 22 has not so far got any attention from us. It probably, therefore, is a construct of mine. In reality it is the sum of 8 and 14; the 8 glyphs at the beginning of line a2 and the 14 at the end of line a3.

The table can be simplified into:

 

A' Ka2-1--8 8 36
B' Ka2-9--22 14
C' Ka3-1--14 14

A' maybe describes phenomena which are neither belonging to the human domain nor to the domains of fishes and birds. In Polynesian mythology the beginning is not the concrete creations but 'first principles':

 

Ka2-1 Ka2-2 Ka2-3 Ka2-4 Ka2-5 Ka2-6 Ka2-7 Ka2-8

Presumably the 'human domain' refers to gods who arrived before fishes and birds. The distinction between gods and kings is negligible.

Ka2-8 may indicate a beginning, because that is the structure in the calendar of the week, e.g. in Sunday according to P:

 

Pb10-29 Pb10-30 Pb10-31

That could hardly mean a division of A' into 7 + 1 glyph, but rather imply a connection between Ka2-8 and the following glyphs in B':

 

A' Ka2-1--7 7 36
B' Ka2-8--22 15 29 - cfr 29 in Pb10-29
C' Ka3-1--14 14

There is, though, no reason to change what has been written in the page of the glyph dictionary - better explanations probably will arrive later. This one was just what emerged from a specific point of view (sea and sky contra earth).

Furthermore, the 26 glyphs (C-H) - we have learnt - are commensurate with the two halves of 'summer' (also each with 26 glyphs). Disregarding numbers, the given explanation seems anyhow valid, toga (etc) marks the group C-G:

... The 10 glyphs at the beginning of line Ka2 is a separate group, while the 26 following presumably are to be regarded as 13 pairs, each pair ending with toga, ihe tau or similar ...

 

C
Ka2-12 Ka2-14 Ka2-16
D
Ka2-18 Ka2-20 Ka2-22
E
Ka3-2 Ka3-4
F
Ka3-6 Ka3-8
G
Ka3-10 Ka3-12

I have redmarked the glyphs with fingers or 'feathers', the 'fire' indicators. There are 5 such (a reasonable number for fingers). Ka2-22 ('rangi meamea') is in the center (and also number 6 of these glyphs; 2+2+2 = 6). Yet, if we count the number of 'feathers' we find 3 + 4 = 7. In Hiva everything is reversed, which could explain why the number of 'feathers' agree with the number of glyphs which are not red, 3 in the 1st group (C-D) and 4 in the 2nd group (E-G). This indicates that the two groups belong together and the number of glyphs is 24 (12 + 12).

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H = 0, i.e. the glyphs can be regarded as either being in a 'postposition' of the 1st calendar or in an 'preposition' of the 2nd calendar:
G H 0 1
Ka3-12 Ka3-13 Ka3-14 Ka3-15
34 35 36 -
2nd calendar: 1 2 3

There are 26 glyphs between the first two Rei in the text, then follows a 3rd Rei after having counted 48 glyphs further on. The 3rd Rei is number 74 beyond the 1st one (Ka2-10), or number 48 counted from the second one (Ka3-15):

B C-H 1 5 6 7 13
26 19 25
Ka2-10 Ka3-15 Ka4-14 Kb1-10 Kb1-11
1 28 (1) 48 (21) 74 (47) 75 (48)

The henua with 3 marks obliquely across probably is connected with Ka4-7:

1 2 3 3 6 7 13
12 6 25
Ka3-15 Ka4-7 Ka4-14 Kb1-10 Kb1-11
28 (1) 41 (14) 48 (21) 74 (47) 75 (48)

The obvious interpretation is that the Ka4-7 henua is being inverted in Kb1-10, and inversions occur at solstices (not at equinoxes). We can therefore conclude that Kb1-10 is the last glyph of waxing year and Kb1--1 the 1st glyph of the waning year.

The inversion (from Ka4-7 to Kb1-10) is illustrated also by the numbers: 41 - 14 respectively 74 - 47. One wonders how many hidden clues there really are in the text!

Beyond 41 comes 42, an interesting number. Beyond 47 comes 48, another interesting number. We should look at Ka4-8:

 

4
Ka4-8 Ka4-9 Ka4-10
42 (15) 43 (16) 44 (17)

My earlier ideas about the '7th flame of the sun' appears to be justified. The conjunction between sun and moon (after 420 nights) is a maitaki glyph.

 

Maitaki

Clean, neat, pure, pretty, nice, beautiful, handsome; tagata rima maitaki, clean-handed man, correct man. Vanaga.

1. Good. Henua maitaki = the good earth. 2. Shine. Marama maitaki = the shining moon. Barthel.

Ce qui est bon. Jaussen according to Barthel.

Meitaki, good, agreeable, efficacious, excellent, elegant, pious, valid, brilliant, security, to please, to approve (maitaki); ariga meitaki, handsome, of pleasant mien; mea meitaki ka rava, to deserve; meitaki ke, marvelous, better. Hakameitaki, to make good, to amend, to do good, to bless, to establish. Meitakihaga, goodness. PS Pau.: maitaki, good. Mgv.: meitetaki, beautiful, good. Mq.: meitai, good, agreeable, fit, wise, virtuous. Ta.: maitaiki, good, well. Niuē: mitaki, good. Churchill.

Maybe the three islets off Orongo are alluded to, the 1st kuhane station. Ka4-9 may illustrate the union between the sun and moon 'birds'. The ordinal numbers (9 and 16) agree with the two cut-marks across the henua 'leg' in Ka4-10. The old season is 'dead'. Next period is also in agreement to judge from the open feet in Ka4-12. And then follows a further confirmation in the oval of Ka4-13, the cycle is complete:

 

5
Ka4-11 Ka4-12
45 (18) 46 (19)
6
Ka4-13 Ka4-14 Ka4-15
47 (20) 48 (21) 49 (22)

An inversion means upside down. At a solstice the old sun (having reigned for half a year) is falling on his face. He may have been hit by a spear (vero).

The war between summer and winter at the equinoxes also involves (presumably) spears. At those times there are inversions too: the summer 'boat' being flopped around and we inside suddenly being in the dark; and in spring the 'boat' flips again back into the 'living position'.

The two main seasons are summer and winter. To change from one of them to the other is a major work, and now is the time to learn more about Ru.