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6. Counting forward beyond Eb5-11 we need 26 glyphs to reach the end: 24 Eb5-11 Eb5-12 Eb6-2 - 1 26 26 is an interesting number. If we take the ordinal number 124 for Eb5-11 (counted from the beginning of the 1st period) and deduct the glyphs of the 1st period (which may be regarded as referring to the old year) we have 104 left, i.e., Eb5-11 could be read as the 104th glyph. 104 = 4 * 26. This part of the calendar (the 'moon mauga' part) can be used as 10 periods with 13 glyphs in each period (or as 13 periods with 10 glyphs in each), given that we use only the glyphs from the beginning of period 2 and up to Eb6-2: 102 25 Eb2-15 Eb5-11 Eb6-2 1 104 130 With 10 periods Eb5-11 could mark the end of the 8th period, and a mauga at that point seems reasonable - 8 is the number of perfection. The Mamari moon calendar has 8 periods and the moon crescent in Eb5-11 may be an allusion to that fact.

104 = 4 * 26, a number which can refer both to earth (4) and to sun (26 - the last kuhane station for the ruling king). If we think 364 = 260 + twice 54, 104 will also allude to the dark part of the year (with the planets).

The glyphs seem to refer to summer rather than to winter (e.g. tagata at Eb4-18), and 5 should be a good guide. 25 (5 * 5) is obviously meant to be observed. There are 75 (3 * 25) glyphs before the summer mauga and 75 after.

On the other hand, moon is a sign in the 19th period. Using the glyph catalogue I find 5 examples inside the calendar (not though Eb5-10--12 because I regarded the signs as not powerful enough and there were so many marama glyphs in the rongorongo texts). Ordinal numbers counted from the very first glyph in the first period:

Eb3-8	Eb3-10	Eb3-27
41	43	60
Eb5-10	Eb5-11	Eb5-12
123	124	125
Eb5-14	Eb6-14
127	162

Counting long from Eb3-8 to Eb5-11 we reach 84 glyphs, which may be significant. Turning backwards and counting 84 in the other direction we arrive at Eb5-11 again, because 2 * 84 = 168 = one more than those 167 glyphs which are covered by the 24 periods.

The counting cannot be long this time, though, we must either count the normal way beyond Eb5-11 up to and including Eb3-8 or count without Eb3-8 but include Eb5-11. Maro at right in Eb3-8 tells how the 'moon' season has ended.

84 = 2 * 42 = 4 * 21 = 12 * 7. The ordinal numbers 3-8 instead suggest we should count 3 * 28 or 3 months. Either we have only one quarter of the year for the moon or we must count 3 double-months also for the moon.

Searching for a 'half-way station' to Eb5-11 it ought to be glyph number 62 (and 63):

9
	Eb3-29	Eb3-30	Eb3-31
	62	63	64

Sure enogh, a reversed tapa mea means a station of changing course. 9 (the period number) and 29 (the dark moon night) indicates a major change for the moon. As if Eb3-29 was a mauga glyph there follows a glyph with henua as the first glyph in the next season. An undulating limb at left in Eb3-30 also suggests a point of 'upheaval'.

The right part of Eb3-29 we recognize from the discussed glyphs earlier:

Eb2-5	Eb2-6	Eb2-7	Eb2-8
177	178	179	180
Eb2-9	Eb2-10
1	2
Eb2-11	Eb2-12	Eb2-13
3	4	5

3 * 62 (as in Eb3-29) = 186 (indicating a link to Eb2-13). Another period with similar signs is number 3 (6 periods before period number 9):

3
	Eb2-21	Eb2-22	Eb2-23	Eb2-24
	27	28	29	30

Undulations characterize Eb2-22--23. No other glyphs of the type seen at right in Eb2-21 exist in this calendar of Keiti.

The 'Swiss knife' probably has many surprises to offer us still.