TRANSLATIONS
We now have four texts to coordinate: K, G, A, and P:
P may represent a break in the old tradition, because 8 seems to be changed into 20. If we wish to compare these four texts, we are restricted by the fact that the text in K covers only the first part of the text in G, and that A and P are considerably longer. I guess K initially had only 191 glyphs, because *Kb5-2 is fully visible, and because it would lead to the same kind of pattern as in G - and extra 1 to reach the intended sum:
The point of departure for the comparisons ought to be ika hiku, where we have established contact between the texts of G, K, and A:
Counting has here been done from Ga1-1, Ka1-1, respectively from Aa1-1. In P there are two possible ika hiku to compare with:
The 8-legged ika hiku in Pa6-44 has a true tail at bottom, but a spooky one at the top, while the 6-legged ika hiku in Pa11-27 is inversed - the spooky end is at bottom. The double tail sign seems to need both glyphs. 593 (a play with 359) - 359 = 234, close to 236 (= 8 * 29.5). The missing 2 glyphs could be the same as those who are missing from 1160. In G and K there are lots of kiore + henua glyphs, and they are located between the end of the first 60 days and the time of ika hiku.
In other words, they could illustrate how sun reappears and 'walks on earth' until it is time for him to leave again:
Three 'footprints' with 4 + twice 5 toes = 14. One right foot and two left.
The last kiore + henua glyph in K has number 4-14, which of course is alluding to the first of its kind (Ka3-14). 4 * 14 = 56 and 3 * 14 = 42. 56 - 42 = 4 + 5 + 5. In A there are no kiore + henua glyphs. If they had been there, we can guess they should have started to appear closely after 60 * 2 = 120 glyphs counted from Aa1-1:
The hatchmarked henua signs cannot correspond to kiore + henua:
32 is a number indicating growth, but here the idea may be to signify the time when growth is initiated. 16 days is a short time. The land (henua) still lies in shadows (hatchmarks). The vai glyphs (Aa2-37 and Aa2-54) could together show how sun is returning. Aa2-40 (130) possibly corresponds to Ga2-27 (57) and Ka3-15 (60). Aa2-47 is a variant of tapa mea with feathers at right. |