TRANSLATIONS

TRANSLATIONS

Once again:

		596
Qb2-41	Qb2-42 (480)	596	Qa8-46	Qa8-47 (342)	Qa9-1	Qa9-2
day zero		298	299		300 = day zero

The distance twice 300 glyphs is not dependent on identifying Qb2-42 with the second part of day 231. It could equally well be day 480 / 2 + 64 = 304 or 480 / 2 + 2 * 64 = 368 (preferably the latter).

A head is missing in Qb2-41 and 599 glyphs later comes a hua reva. Because it is of the vai type it could mean the watery season is leaving.

Number 342 at Qa8-47 is a more objective number than 299 and 342 = 18 * 19.

18 * 18 = 324 and 18 * 19 'reverses' 324 into 342. Furthermore, 342 is 100 + 242 (cfr b2-42).

But the front side of the text should end with water arriving, not with water leaving. Maybe the old 'water' must leave before the new one can arrive:


Qa9-3	Qa9-4 (346)
day 1

We have more work in front of us. We should try to move 64 further days backwards in Q and we should look at vai hua reva in C. However, the dictionary is more important.

3. According to the Moriori the 8th son of Tu was named Ngangana:

"... the progeny of Tu increased: Rongo, Tane, Tangaroa, Rongomai, Kahukura, Tiki, Uru, Ngangana, Io, Iorangi, Waiorangi, Tahu, Moko, Maroro, Wakehau, Tiki, Toi, Rauru, Whatonga - these were the sons ..." (Moriori myth of creation accoding to Legends of the South Seas)

It may be a coincidence, but certainly it is interesting to find what presumably is their 8th month named Ngangana. In the text of G we have counted Te Pei as the 8th lunar month.

236 = 8 * 29.5, which means Te Pei could be ending with Gb1-6 (number 236 from Gb8-30). However, I guess it may be beginning with Ga8-16 (220):


Ga8-16 (0)	Ga8-17	Ga8-18	Ga8-19 (223)	Ga8-20	Ga8-21

Ga8-22	Ga8-23	Ga8-24	Ga8-25	Ga8-26	Gb1-1 (231)

Gb1-2	Gb1-3	Gb1-4	Gb1-5	Gb1-6 (16)	Gb1-7

472 = the number of glyphs (and days) of the G text does not necessarily imply that the lunar months will begin with Gb8-30. And counted from winter solstice (Rogo at Gb6-26) the day of Ga8-16 will be 220 + 64 = 284. The end of the 10th lunar month (295) will then coincide with Gb1-1. This is where the tablet will be turned around, i.e. with day number 11 ('one more') if Ga8-16 is regarded as day number zero.

The sign at right in Ga8-26 (where 8 * 26 = 208 = 13 * 16) could be a fruit (hua) lifted high (reva). If so, then the implication could be that the 8th month (each with 26 days) is ending here and that the beginning was 208 days earlier at Ga1-22 (which we have found to be spring equinox - cfr at rau hei):

	242		207
Gb1-22	242	Ga1-22	207	Ga8-26 (230)

10 * 26 = 260 would come 52 days later, at glyph number 22 + 260 = 282 (counted from Gb8-30):


Gb2-22	Gb2-23	Gb2-24	Gb2-25	Gb2-26 (282)

Gb2-27	Gb2-28	Gb2-29	Gb2-30	Gb2-31

2-26 will be 10-26 if we count glyph lines from Ga1, a sign that indeed Gb2-26 is at day 260.

4 days before tao in Ga1-22 there is a gagana glyph:


Ga1-17	Ga1-18	Ga1-19	Ga1-20	Ga1-21

Ga1-22	Ga1-23	Ga1-24	Ga1-25	Ga1-26

I have here suggested that 8 is to be counted not only to reach the lunar station Te Pei but also to go from spring equinox to the last glyph on side a. Instead of 29.5 we should then use 26 days for a month, which agrees with the number of the last kuhane station for the ruling sun king.

Accordingly the last day of the ruling sun king will be arriving with day number 8 * 26 = 208, and there he must rise to heaven:


Ga8-22	Ga8-23	Ga8-24	Ga8-25	Ga8-26	Gb1-1

4 days earlier the turnaround is illustrated and in Ga8-25 (where 8 * 25 = 200) henua at right is 'watery'.

If we adjust at left with 4 days, gagana will come at the beginning:

	207
Ga1-18 (19)		Ga8-22 (226)
	*208 = 8 26**

22 occurs both in 8-22 and in 226, and 8 * 22 = 176 (one less than 177 = 6 * 29.5).

I decide to add to the dictionary page:

... At cardinal points we have to add 4 days, evidence tells us (for instance 360 + 4 = 364). Presumably this gagana is connected with Ga8-22:

	207
Ga1-18 (19)		Ga8-22 (226)
	*208 = 8 26**