TRANSLATIONS
I have counted from Aa1-1 as number 1 and divided the number of glyphs by 2 in order to find the day numbers. Considering that the glyph line is number 6, we can find that Aa6-38--40 may be pointing at days number 228, 234, and 240. All other multiplications (from 6 * 32 * 2 = 384 up to 6 * 67 * 2 = 804) have no 'target' inside the sequence:
Vaha kai in Aa6-63 should be a relative of vaha kai at day number 364 in the text of G. Aa6-64--66 by their numbers allude to the days 364-366. The head of the fish is hidden in Aa6-67. The hanging sun head in Aa6-66 is alluding to hipu. In Aa6-51 there are 4 'feathers' at right, indicating that the coming season is the one beyond midsummer. In Aa6-55 the two 'balls' at left probably indicate the previous season. Aa6-61 (niu) is pointing at 6 * 61 = 366. By counting with Aa1-1 as number 1 it cannot be a day, and the parallel texts have no corresponding such glyph:
If I had counted with Aa1-1 as number zero, Aa6-43 would still be at day 229, which seems necessary. Let us try that alternative:
I cannot see any obvious reason why this alternative would not be equally good as the previous. In Aa6-35 (450 = 9 * 50) the ua sign is horizontal, meaning summer solstice when the 'earth' (i.e. sea) lies flat. In Aa6-66 (481 = 4 and 9 * 9) the vertical rain is in sight:
225 = 9 * 25 and Aa6-35 is located at that day in both alternatives. But Aa6-66 is in day 241 in the first alternative and in day 242 in the second. 4 * 99 = 6 * 66. If Venus determines, then Aa6-66 should be at the end = beginning of one her cycles. But moa in Aa6-64 says by way of the curved middle tail 'finger' that solstice has already passed. 6 * 64 = 384 = 12 * 32. I guess moa in Aa6-64 should be located at day 240, i.e. that the first alternative is the correct one. Vaha in Aa6-63 and in Aa6-67 will then be located in p.m., which is reasonable. Metoro connected by way of his word moa Aa6-64 with Aa6-65. |