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TRANSLATIONS
The strange
number 57 glyphs before the 1st period is equal to 50 +
7 in order to give a sign of 'fire' + 'earth':
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G |
period no. |
number of glyphs |
|
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
1, 2, 3 |
8 + 4 + 7 = 19 |
35 |
19 |
|
4, 5, 6 |
3 + 2 + 3 = 8 |
27 |
|
7, 8, 9 |
4 + 2 + 2 = 8 |
35 |
|
10, 11, 12 |
2 + 3 + 2 = 7 |
35 |
42 |
|
13, 14, 15 |
4 + 3 + 5 = 12 |
54 |
|
16, 17, 18 |
3 + 6 + 7 = 16 |
70 |
|
19, 20, 21 |
5 +
8 + 5 = 18 |
30 |
88 |
|
22, 23, 24 |
4 +
3 + 5 = 12 |
100 |
|
25, 26, 27 |
2 +
2 + 3 = 7 |
30 |
107 |
|
28, 29, 30 |
3 +
3 + 4 = 10 |
117 |
|
31, 32, 33 |
6 +
4 + 3 = 13 |
130 |
|
34 |
3 |
3 |
And the
conjuncion of 5 with 7 seems to be mentioned also at
Ga5-7:
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17 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga5-4 |
Ga5-5 |
Ga5-6 |
Ga5-7 (118) |
Ga5-8 |
Ga5-9 |
Rei stands at position 117,
which we ought to change. It can be done by taking
away 57. Then we will have a nice 60:
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ga5-4 |
Ga5-5 |
Ga5-6
(60) |
Ga5-7 |
Ga5-8 |
Ga5-9 |
|
18 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga5-10 (64) |
Ga5-11 |
Ga5-12 |
Ga5-13 |
Ga5-14 |
Ga5-15 |
Ga5-16 (70) |
Honu at Ga5-10 (the measure of
'fire' is completed) has ordinal number 64 counted
from the beginning of the kiore - henua calendar. It
seems as if the honu season is over with
period 18. Maybe Hanga Hoonu is in the 18th
period.
Hanga Takaure we have earlier
determined to be at the beginning of the 'eating
season':
|
7 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga4-1 |
Ga4-2 (29) |
Ga4-3 |
Ga4-4 |
Ordinal number 29 is counted from Gb8-30
and then reduced by 57. From Ga4-2 to Ga5-10 there are
35 glyphs. Viri at Ga5-11 stands at a zero
position.
According to the proposed calendar of
Barthel there is a quarter from Hanga Takaure to
Hanga Hoonu:
|
1st quarter |
2nd quarter |
3rd quarter |
4th quarter |
|
He Anakena
(July) |
Tagaroa uri
(October) |
Tua haro
(January) |
Vaitu nui
(April) |
|
Te Pei |
Te Pou |
Tama |
One Tea |
Mahatua |
Taharoa |
Nga Kope Ririva |
Te Pu Mahore |
|
Hora iti
(August) |
Ko Ruti
(November) |
Tehetu'upú
(February) |
Vaitu potu
(May) |
|
Hua Reva |
Akahanga |
Hanga Takaure |
Poike |
Hanga Hoonu |
Rangi Meamea |
Te Poko Uri |
Te Manavai |
|
Hora nui
(September) |
Ko Koró
(December) |
Tarahao
(March) |
He Maro
(June) |
|
Hatinga Te Kohe |
Roto Iri Are |
Pua Katiki |
Maunga Teatea |
Peke Tau O Hiti |
Mauga Hau Epa |
Te Kioe Uri |
Te Piringa Aniva |
|
84 (?) |
96 (?) |
96 (?) |
84 (?) |
A quarter of
130 is 32½, not 35 but quite close. The comparison is
based on the assumption of the 24 half-months being
spread out evenly over the 130 glyphs of the kiore -
henua calendar in G.
But I rather
prefer to regard the redmarked central sun-is-present 12
half-months to be mapped by the kiore - henua
calendar.
By
reorganizing the table a little, it seems possible to
deduce that the 2nd part must have 3 additional glyphs
in order to reach 1 less than 64:
|
G |
period no. |
number of glyphs |
|
- |
50 |
50 |
|
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
1, 2, 3 |
8 + 4 + 7 = 19 |
35 |
19 |
|
4, 5, 6 |
3 + 2 + 3 = 8 |
27 |
|
7, 8, 9 |
4 + 2 + 2 = 8 |
35 |
|
10, 11, 12 |
2 + 3 + 2 = 7 |
35 |
42 |
|
13, 14, 15 |
4 + 3 + 5 = 12 |
54 |
|
16, 17, 18 |
3 + 6 + 7 = 16 |
70 |
|
19, 20, 21 |
5 +
8 + 5 = 18 |
30 |
18 |
|
22, 23, 24 |
4 +
3 + 5 = 12 |
30 |
|
25, 26, 27 |
2 +
2 + 3 = 7 |
30 |
37 |
|
28, 29, 30 |
3 +
3 + 4 = 10 |
47 |
|
31 |
6 |
53 |
|
32, 33 |
4 +
3 = 7 |
60 |
|
34 |
3 |
3 |
53 at the
end of the 31th period is a suitable number for the
last season of the year (beyond 52 weeks).
50 + 7 +
130 + 3 = 190. The corresponding number in K is 175
(= 5 * 35).
It would
be strange if 190 glyphs covered two days each, I
think. And if we delete the black glyphs 7 and 3, we
will have a satisfactory 180.
As to K we
had better recall what I wrote in the dictionary:
Once again
we are back to moe and to 228. Moe
glyphs always have their backs at left - with a
single notable exception:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca7-25 |
Ca7-26 |
Ca7-27 |
Ca7-28 (196) |
Ca7-29 |
It must be a strong mark. 7 * 28 =
196, equal to the ordinal number counted from Ca1-1.
196 = 14 * 14. Squares are important.
Excepting,
it seems, moe in Ca7-28, should not all moe
glyphs be oriented forward (as indicated by both
their bodies and their numbers), and should they not like
manu kake stand inside the threshold?
Let us
look at this example:
 |
191 |
 |
|
Ga2-3 (34) |
Ga8-24 (226) |
|
192 = 8 * 24 |
If
we change a little, there still is 192:
|
|
191 |
|
|
Ga2-3 (34) |
Ga8-24 (226) |
|
192 = 8 * 24 |
But then we should change also to:
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155 = 5 * 31 |
 |
169 = 13 * 13 |
34 |
|
|
Ga6-6 (147) |
Gb3-12 (303) |
Ga2-3 (35) |
|
sun pushing |
moon pushing |
? |
|
360 |
Which is
not possible. Counting from Gb8-30 we will have
ordinal number 34 at Ga2-3 (not 35). And 169 beyond
Gb3-12 is counted up to and including Gb8-30.
Only one
solution remains:
|
|
155 = 5 * 31 |
|
169 = 13 * 13 |
33 |
|
|
Ga6-6 (147) |
Gb3-12 (303) |
Ga2-3 (34) |
|
sun pushing |
moon pushing |
? |
|
359 |
It is
quite possible, we remember tagata with
rima aueue at 359:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-5 (359) |
Gb5-6 |
Gb5-7 |
Gb5-8 |
Gb5-9 |
Gb5-10 |
Furthermore, we had a 4th moe glyph in the
group:
|
1 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-27 |
Ga2-28 |
Ga2-29 |
Ga3-1 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga3-2 (62) |
Ga3-3 |
Ga3-4 |
Ga3-5 |
We can now perceive that 62 is not
its 'real' number, it should be 5 (counted from
Ga2-27). Also 3 + 2 = 5. 'Fire' is ready for
conjunction with the earth (henua).
Reworking the earlier table we get:
|
|
155 |
|
169 |
33 |
|
27 |
|
84 |
|
Ga6-6 (147) |
Gb3-12 (303) |
Ga2-3 (34) |
Ga3-2 (62) |
|
359 |
28 |
85 |
The result is not very clear. 85 = 5
* 17, and we should remember:
|
33 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga7-15 |
Ga7-16 |
Ga7-17 (130) |
... Counting from Gb8-30 the ordinal number
is 187 (= 11 * 17). Counting from Ga1-1 it is 186 = 6 *
31. Half the solar year is completed at Ga7-17. When counting with the sun we presumably should
begin with Ga1-1.
7 * 17 (as in Ga7-17) + 11 * 17 (as in
187) = 17 * 18 = 306 (as in 30 times 6 = 180) ...
18 * 17 (= 306) - 5 * 17 (= 85) = 13 * 17
= 221. Not very meaningful. But we can read that the key
number 17 is associated with 5 ('fire'). If 17 is equal
to 7 ('earth') + 10 (the 'sun measure') it becomes
meaningful, but rather farfetched.
228 = 8 * 28½ appered at Bb6-25 (where 6 * 25 = 150):
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 |
 |
|
Bb6-14 |
Bb6-15 |
Bb6-16 |
Bb6-17 |
Bb6-18 |
Bb6-19 |
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 |
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|
Bb6-20 |
Bb6-21 |
Bb6-22
(225) |
Bb6-23 |
Bb6-24 |
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 |
|
Bb6-25 (228) |
Bb6-26 |
Bb6-27 |
Bb6-28 |
I have suggested this is Te Varu Kainga:
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Odin gave away one of his eyes in order to gain
wisdom. It was cunning which saved Mr. Noman.
6 months into the year one eye will be gone. The
2nd eye, filled with wisdom (or rather cunning), remains.
In the light from this 2nd remaining eye the
alternative older view is worth nothing. But without two eyes
you no longer can see in depth. Life becomes superficial. Quick
opportunity is the king.
Still the mystery of the origin of life (order
increasing instead of entropy) remains hidden (in the dark). The
earliest measure of Te Pei is 8 * 28½ = 228, the perfect
number (8) is unseen because it is deep down in the water:
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|
Ga8-24
(228) |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26 |
Gb1-1 |
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|
Gb1-2
(232) |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
Gb1-5 |
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Gb1-6
(236) |
Gb1-7 |
Gb1-8 |
Gb1-9 |
The form of our figure for number eight says
it in picture language: Order is increasing, there will be a
new perfect figure soon. But the 8th 'island' cannot be
seen, there are only 7 days in the week. Te Pei is
like Easter Island - far down in the south, in the region of
'water' (south of the equator):
"1. Easter Island
(te pito o te kainga) is the last of all known
islands. Seven lands lie before it, but these do not
recommend themselves for settlement.
Easter Island is
the 'eighth land' (te varu kainga). Actually, we are
dealing here with a figure of speech because 'seven' and
'eight' used as qualifying quantities play a traditional
role in Oceania (Barthel 1962a). While the number seven is
known as a topos in MQS., HAW., and MAO., the topos of the
number eight goes far beyond eastern Polynesia (MQS., HAW.,
TAH.).
In TON., the
number eight is 'a conventional term signifying many or a
well-balanced number' (McKern 1929:17), and on Malaita in
the southern Solomon Islands, the physical world in its
entirety is referred to as 'eight islands (wālu malau)
(Ivens 1927:400).
The number eight
not only means 'many' but also denotes perfection. Thus,
when Easter Island was called 'an eighth land', the
expression contained first of all the idea of a 'last'
island - an island farthest away from the rest of the
islands that make up the oceanic world. At the same time,
the expression indicated a special position among the other
islands. The idea of groups of seven, which are surpassed by
an eight element, seems to belong to the cosmology of Asian
high cultures. For example, there are seven planets circling
the world axis, which represents the eighth, and therefore
central, position." (Barthel 2)
Notice that te varu kainga is not
te kainga varu. You must distinguish between tagata
kai (a man eating) and kai tagata (eating a man)
- the main word comes first, the secondary distinction comes
second. Te varu kainga is literally the land of
number 8 (not the 8th land).
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We have moved beyond the
kiore - henua part of the text and we have encountered a honui
glyph at position 15 * 15 = 225:
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|
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Bb6-21 |
Bb6-22
(225) |
In the text of
G a honu glyph with hole comes at day number 233,
and it has no head (while honui in Bb6-22 has
two):
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Ga8-24 |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26
(230) |
Gb1-1 |
Gb1-2 |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
The
two heads in Bb6-22 could be some kind of contraction of
those two in Ga8-25 (where 8 * 25 = 200, and 8 * 24 = 192).
But two heads are lost in Gb1-2--3 (where 2 + 3 = 5).
Hatchmarked
henua in Ga8-25 is at right, not at left as in Bb6-22 (and its signs
are quite different).
Possibly the
rising fish in Bb6-21 has a counterpart in the downward moving fish in
the middle of Gb1-4.
There are no honui
glyphs in G (and neither in K). Could honu glyphs serve the same
purpose? In B, on the other hand, there are 10 + 1:
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Ba1-40 |
Ba2-9 |
Ba2-35 |
Ba8-18 |
Ba9-6 |
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Bb1-14 |
Bb5-11 |
Bb5-33 |
Bb6-22 |
Bb8-24 |
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Bb11-20 |
Bb11-20 is
special, and we can suspect it to refer to the birth of a new year (11).
The two birds have found each other and between them there is a hole.
We can also
note the curious Bb8-24 (where 192 is alluded to).
But let us return to the fish,
which I suspect is a pe'i. We should recapitulate:
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Te Pei
In Barthel 2 the
pe'i fish has been compared with the Maori word pei,
'to drive out, banish'. It is a 'tasty fish' caught in 'deep
waters'. Possibly it has been driven there from a higher position,
because the time is high summer - from a top position a quick dive
to the lowest. What has happened can be imagined as a pei-âmo
ride.
Pei = 'Grooves, still visible on the steep slopes of some hills,
anciently used as toboggans. People used to slide down them seated
on banana-tree barks. This pastime, very popular, was called
pei-âmo.'
Sun has matured
into a grown man and been initiated into the mysteries of life. He
has been reborn in the process and now moves on by following the
moon. The connection with
Rano Kau is
evident and Te Pei is the natural development following after
Te Poko Uri ('the dark abyss') - while Nga Kope Ririva
is a 'zero', an interlude.
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Ga8-17
(221) |
Ga8-18 |
Ga8-19 |
Ga8-20 |
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Haú
in Ga8-23 has 5 'feathers' at left, i.e. 5 ('fire')
stations of spring sun are in the past. |
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Ga8-21 |
Ga8-22 |
Ga8-23 |
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Ga8-24
(228) |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26 |
Gb1-1 |
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Gb1-2
(232) |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
Gb1-5 |
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Gb1-6
(236) |
Gb1-7 |
Gb1-8 |
Gb1-9 |
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Gb1-10
(240) |
Gb1-11 |
Gb1-12 |
Gb1-13 |
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|
Gb1-14
(244) |
Gb1-15 |
Gb1-16 |
Gb1-17 |
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Gb1-18
(248) |
Gb1-19 |
Gb1-20 |
Gb1-21 |
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Gb1-22
(252) |
Gb1-23 |
Gb1-24 |
Gb1-25 |
The 5 'fire'
(spring sun) stations (months) in the past (cfr Ca8-23)
presumably are Te Piringa Aniva, Te Kioe
Uri, Te Manavai, Te Poko Uri, and Te Pu
Mahore. The glyph type haú usually indicates
where a season ends. Therefore the 4 glyphs following each
measure (8 * 29.5 = 236 etc) apparently belong to
respectively redmarked 'measure' glyph above in the table.
248 * 2 = 496 (=
16 * 31) probably is the highest such 'measure'. Gb1-22
(with 22 probably alluding to π) does not belong to the
group of 6 * 4 = 24 glyphs connected with Te Pei. The
extraordinary Gb1-21 is the last glyph.
The group of 4
glyphs beginning with Gb8-24 straddles the border between
side a and side b. 8 * 24 = 192, a number equal to the
number of glyphs in the K text (which covers only the
'dark', uri, side). 228 = 8 * 28½, is possibly
indicating the border line between those 28 nights when moon
is being illuminated by sun and the following dark 29th
night.
With 8 * 29 =
232 a 'new moon time' has arrived and the 'head' has gone.
The empty 'eye socket' (where the sun disc should have been)
is illustrated like a navel in the following Gb1-3, as if in
expectation of the new sun child to arrive.
The bird with
undulating wings in Gb1-4 stands at position 13 * 18 = 234.
Together with the following tagata it marks the end
of the old season. At bottom right (in Gb1-5) there is a
sign like an apex, the sun maximum is arriving.
The turnover is
illustrated in Gb1-6--7 (from 6, sun, to 7, moon). 236 = 472
/ 2, i.e. Gb1-6 is the last of the sun glyphs. The head of
the sun comes off (hore) and it becomes dark.
| Hore
(Hore, horehore): to
cut with a knife or with an obsidian blade (also:
horea). Horeko, solitary,
lonely; kona horeko, solitary place,
loneliness. Vanaga.
To hew, to cut off, to amputate,
to castrate, to cut with a knife, to decapitate, to
abridge, to incise, to set landmarks; a notch,
incision, tenon; hore poto, to cut short off;
hore te gao, to chop the head off. Churchill. |
In sun 'measure'
the same message is told in Gb1-10 (with ordinal number 8 *
30 = 240 instead of 8 * 29.5 = 236). The head is still there
at left but at right it has gone.
In Gb1-13 spring
sun (the 'eater') is inverted, with vae at left - he
has gone down. The following glyph (244 = 8 * 30½) initiates
the new sun season. Hua poporo lies ahead, the
'fruits' of the conjunction between spring sun and earth.
Not until 8 * 31
(day 248) is 'noon' assuredly reached (according to the
longest measure, based on 31). It ends with the exceptional
Gb1-21 (at 252 = 7 * 36).
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