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Tahua has 46 hanau glyphs, as far as I have been able to ascertain. It is quite impossible to get a grip on so many in as little room as this dictionary offers. We will therefore concentrate on only a few of them. 4 of the 46 glyphs indicate what appears to be a time of birth:

Aa4-55 Ab1-37 Ab3-62 Ab4-29

We have already looked at Ab1-37, and let us therefore examine e.g. Ab4-29, which has a reversed tapa mea (with 7 feather marks). A reversed tapa mea indicates a dark time (likewise the ordinal number 29), quite in agreement with my idea of birth taking place in the time of darkness. The location is only a week beyond day 130 (counting 2 glyphs per day):

258 258
Ab1-1 Ab1-2 Ab4-17 Ab4-18 Ab7-25 Ab7-26
1 2 261 1 260 261

To save pages in the main part of the glyph dictionary our examination of Ab4-29 will be done in a series of pages following this hyperlink.

 
Aa2-26 Aa2-73 Aa3-48 Aa4-8 Aa4-9 Aa4-28
Aa4-36 Aa4-47 Aa4-55 Aa4-61 Aa5-61 Aa5-62
Aa5-69 Aa5-76 Aa6-7 Aa6-50
Aa7-15 Aa7-21 Aa7-30 Aa7-44 Aa7-54 Aa7-64
Aa8-18 Aa8-21 Aa8-40 Aa8-44 Aa8-48 Aa8-50
Aa8-75 Ab1-37 Ab2-45 Ab2-46 Ab3-9
Ab3-11 Ab3-62 Ab4-29 Ab4-33 Ab4-58 Ab4-59
Ab8-5 Ab8-7 Ab8-15 Ab8-26
Ab8-50 Ab8-58 Ab8-63

 

The first 3 henua periods in G (and K) are parallel with 3 henua periods in A. Then the texts of G and K continue up to period number 31 (respectively 29), while in A there follow 5 more (not in parallel with any of the periods in G and K).

Here is a short overview of the 8 henua periods in A:

1 6 5 10
Ab4-15 Ab4-20 Ab4-33 Ab4-42
2 3 6 5
Ab4-21 Ab4-23 Ab4-43 Ab4-47
3 5 7 10
Ab4-24 Ab4-28 Ab4-48 Ab4-57
4 4 8 5
Ab4-29 Ab4-32 Ab4-58 Ab4-62
sum number of glyphs 18 sum number of glyphs 30

Ab4-29 is the first of the glyphs beyond the 3 initial periods (which are in parallel with G and K). Ab4-33 is another, similar, hanau glyph at the beginning of the 5th period. Together these two periods have 14 glyphs.

 

 

Judging from the final glyphs in each of the periods it is evident that the first 5 periods constitute a group (with 2 subgroups):

1 4
Ab4-15 Ab4-20 Ab4-29 Ab4-32
2 5
Ab4-21 Ab4-23 Ab4-33 Ab4-42
3 The number of glyphs in the first 3 periods is 14, likewise the number of glyphs in periods 4-5.
Ab4-24 Ab4-28

The 3 last periods constitute another group. The first group has 28 glyphs and the second 20:

6 5 7 10
Ab4-43 Ab4-47 Ab4-48 Ab4-57
The number of glyphs in period 7 is equal to the sum of the glyphs in periods 6 and 8, altogether 20. 8 5
Ab4-58 Ab4-62

Manu kake in Ab4-43 is drawn slightly assymmetric. The left wing tip is not closed, the right wing is narrow and somewhat uplifted. The neck of the double bird is at right drawn with a broken line. These signs should indicate that midsummer lies in front, I guess.

My guess finds support in hau tea at Ab4-49, because I believe its double 'eyes' function like a sign of Janus:

7
Ab4-48 Ab4-49 Ab4-50 Ab4-51 Ab4-52
Ab4-53 Ab4-54 Ab4-55 Ab4-56 Ab4-57

Furthermore, the 10 'feathers' in haś reasonably indicates that sun has reached an end. Haati at Ab4-50 probably means a season is leaving. Mauga (Ab4-55) means 'last', maybe 'of the first part of the year or possibly 'of the sun' - notice how the two forward flames in the hetuu glyphs are drawn 'broken'.

Counting we find that 4 * 48 (at Ab4-48) equals 192. The unusual glyph is like a vertical Janus, maybe alluding to sun 'toppling', as for instance at Te Pei in G:

Gb1-6 Gb1-7

The rightmost line in Ab4-57 (and in Ab4-62) is shorter than in the earlier group, a sign which could mean that sun no longer will reach so high:

Ab4-20 Ab4-28 Ab4-42 Ab4-57

We can see that also the henua signs are shorter. 4 * 57 (in Ab4-57) = 228 = 8 * 28½.

 

 

We can conclude that Ab4-29 probably is located not far before (or at) midsummer. And the parallel between A and G (and K) as regards the first 3 periods - but no longer - indicates we should consider the two periods 4 and 5 as a group:

Ab4-29 Ab4-30 Ab4-31 Ab4-32
Ab4-33 Ab4-34 Ab4-35 Ab4-36 (280)
Ab4-37 Ab4-38
Ab4-39 Ab4-40 Ab4-41 Ab4-42

Ab4-33 seems to be the same 'person' as in Ab4-29, although carrying 3 'feathers' at the top of his head. Both have very high necks, presumably indicating a high sky roof. If it is time for a new major season to be born, then it could be the season of midsummer, or possibly a part of the year beyond midsummer.

4 * 36 (at Ab4-36) = 144 = 12 * 12, and ordinal number 280 could be alluding to 10 months with 28 days in each or to a season with 140 days. Presumably the 8 periods (of which the 14 glyphs above constitute periods 4-5) is inserted as a 'global map' of the path of the sun, and then 280 does not necessarily indicate that Ab4-35--36 is day number 140.

The glyph type is koti, which means 'to cut', and irrespective of whether the 8 periods show a 'global map' or not, the koti glyph could be playing a role in the text as a whole by denoting the 2nd half of day number 140. The rongorongo texts seem often to assign more than one role to a glyph.

Ua at Ab4-40 could refer to a rainy season lying ahead. The right side of maitaki (Ab4-39) is, presumably, indicating a lower sky than the left (the sky in the past). If rain is coming, then it should be associated with the sun, because tapa mea in Ab4-33 is drawn as a single entity together with the hanau person. And the connection between the tapa mea part and the hanau part is located in the right center of tapa mea, presumably indicating 'center' (midsummer).

In Ab4-29 the hanau person is not yet fused with tapa mea. Considering the idea of sun being born as a little child at the beginning of the year and then growing older as time goes on, midsummer should be the time of his initiation - ending with him meeting the female species. The hanau person has in Ab4-29 an arm outstretched towards left, but it is held higher than the little opening in tapa mea. The bottom of the person is, however, somewhat lower in Ab4-29 than in Ab4-33.

The fusion between tapa mea and hanau has taken place at Ab4-33. 3 feathers have been added to the 7 of tapa mea. 10 means it is fulfilled. Beyond Ab4-36 the high neck has suddenly disappeared, at least judging from Ab4-37--38.

 

I hesitated if I should write: 'The hanau person has in Ab4-29 his arm outstretched towards left ...' or if I should writen 'her (?)' insteadof 'his'. But sex is indeterminate at 'noon'. Sun and moon change roles at that time.

The raw male spring sun is converted into a female 'cooked' being adjusted to the demands of culture. He has become Mercury. Contrariwise, moon is now in command.

In Wednesday koti appears:

Hb9-33 Hb9-34 Hb9-35 Hb9-36 Hb9-37 Hb9-38
Pb10-42 Pb10-43 Pb10-44 Pb10-45

Earlier I associated this fact with the peculiar orbit of Mercury, sometimes before, sometimes behind sun, and sometimes hidden by him, but always close. Like Venus he sometimes disappears entirely.

Both Hb9-36 and Ab4-36 end with 36. From Pb10-44 we get a hint to look at Ab4-44:

 

Ab4-43 Ab4-44 Ab4-45 Ab4-46 Ab4-47
eaha te manu kake ki te henua e taha te manu kake ki te henua

Here Metoro said henua at a toa glyph. We also should notice that the little opening at right in tapa mea (Ab4-29, Ab4-33) has been transferred to toa (Ab4-45--46). And the wing of manu rere, held at left, has a little opening at left. All small signs count.