TRANSLATIONS
The problem with Rei glyphs is that they are too frequent - because of that they cannot function as reliable markers.
The table is encouraging but not convincing. In G, the text which is best known for us so far, there are 7 well ordered mago glyphs, and Ga7-16 sits where we can find only an imaginary parallel glyph in K:
Obviously Ga7-16 is located at an important point. It is located at the beginning of Nga Kope Ririva (which is beginning in the last one of the kiore + henua periods):
Now I have counted from the last glyph on side b, and 6 * 29.5 = 177 becomes the feathery henua ora in Ga7-7. It says, though, that there are 8 periods at left and 8 at right. Maybe it refers to the situation at Te Pei? The tail at right in Ga7-16 is the standard direction not only for mago but also for other glyph types. In Ga7-13 a cycle is closing at left and the bottom part is drawn as if to focus the attention of the reader - perhaps to allude to the switch of direction taking place. The ordinal numbers (7-7 etc) tell we have done right by counting from Gb8-30. 177 is half 354 and 180 half 360, quite in order because the first cycle of the sun ends here. 183 * 2 = 366 at Ga7-13 and the tagata rere sign confirm each other. In Ga7-14 the 'sails' are in the past (at left). In A there is only one glyph which closely resembles Ga7-16:
The location of Aa8-12 is though neither at day 186 nor at day 366 (or 372) - neither in Nga Kope Ririva (6 * 29.5 = 177) nor in Hatinga Te Kohe (12 * 29.5 = 354), but in Hua Reva (10 * 29.5 = 295):
We cannot trust less frequent glyphs either. But we can recognize that Aa8-12 may mean something like 'sun has been swallowed'. The surrounding ua glyphs confirm we are in Hua Reva. The kuhane stations seem to be reliable as guidance in A. Aa6-70 in Te Pei (8 * 29.5 = 236) is located in a surrounding with vai glyphs. Its mouth is closed and the ua glyphs are adorned with 'eye crests' or have been reversed (Aa6-66):
In G there are two similar mago glyphs (with mouths closed):
The closed mouth should mean the opposite of the open mouth - there is a turn into sun light. Ka4-15 initiates a season with a broad henua. Aa6-70 is positioned at the beginning of the 2nd cycle of the sun, when he is 'abroad', but there are feathers which lighten up. In Ga2-14 at 45 the half wedge sign inside the head of mago could say 'half' - implying 45 is ½ * 90. Ga4-6 is number 90:
The first three glyph lines in G measure up 84 days (if Gb8-30 is counted). In K the first four glyph lines measure up 83 days, possibly an indication we should add an extra glyph at the beginning of the K text. |