TRANSLATIONS

TRANSLATIONS

Hatinga Te Kohe

The 'breaking of the bamboo staff' at 12 * 29.5 = 354 could be a development following upon the introduction of a system with 12 months. On the other hand, a double final of the year may be an ancient structure. The Maya indians also had a double final, judging from their two drum months (Pax and Vayeb):


5 Tzek	6 *Xul*	7 Yaxkin	8 Mol

9 Ch'en	10 Yax	11 Sac	12 Ceh
		*10 20 = 200**
13 Mac	14 Kankin	*10 20 = 200**

15 Moan	16 Pax	17 Kayab	18 Cumhu
	*8 20 + 5 = 165**
19 Vayeb	*8 20 + 5 = 165**

1 Pop	2 Uo	3 Zip	4 Zotz

Below are listed 6 * 6 = 36 glyphs:


Gb4-21 (28.5)	Gb4-22	Gb4-23	Gb4-24	Gb4-25	Gb4-26

Gb4-27 (29)	Gb4-28	Gb4-29	Gb4-30	Gb4-31	Gb4-32

Gb4-33 (29.5)	Gb5-1	Gb5-2	Gb5-3	Gb5-4	Gb5-5

Gb5-6 (30)	Gb5-7	Gb5-8	Gb5-9	Gb5-10	Gb5-11

Gb5-12 (30½)	Gb5-13	Gb5-14	Gb5-15	Gb5-16	Gb5-17

Gb5-18 (31)	Gb5-19	Gb5-20	Gb5-21	Gb5-22	Gb5-23

The extraordinary narrow and deep haga rave in Gb5-12 (day 366) must be a sign. The very last day of the solar year is not a whole day, only ca 0.25 of a day. Old myths all over the world tell about a kind of whirlpool or mill in the sky and in the middle of this whirlpool or 'millstone' there is a hole, through which people are drawn under. It would explain why there is only a quarter of a day at the end - the rest has gone down.

The swollen foot (in Gb5-12) is probably to be read as pau and the whole constellation as Hanga Te Pau, as has been suggested earlier (at haga rave). It must be emphasized that the same sign (hipu) is used at Hua Reva:


*hipu*	Gb2-27 (283)	Gb4-17 (338)	Gb5-12 (366)
*hipu*	*84 = 3 28 = 12 * 7**

There are 12 weeks in the period from Gb2-27 up to and including Gb5-12 (though the last day is cut off short). 52 * 7 = 364 at vaha kai in Gb5-10 says there is not room for another week. The measure is full.

By using the longest measure, 31 days per month, the end comes with Gb5-18. The following glyph is an empty-eyed moa announcing the beginning of a new season.

The open top in 5 Tzek, the first of 10 sun months, surely must mean that sun is arriving, because also 16 Pax has this type of open top (to let the sun escape):

5 Tzek 16 Pax

The sign at top left in Tzek is reversed compared with the similar sign in Pax. We must remember that the Mayan glyphs have the future at left and the past at right. It means that in Tzek the future sign points upwards, while in Pax it points downwards.

There are 4 months of spring and then comes the rain. 4 * 20 = 80 days for spring can be compared with 4 months counted by a measure between 28.5 and 31 (i.e. equal to 114 - 124 days) according to the G calendar:


5 Tzek	6 *Xul*	7 Yaxkin	8 Mol

9 Ch'en	10 Yax	11 Sac	12 Ceh

Regarded so, Mac and Kankin become special:

80
80	5 Tzek	6 *Xul*	7 Yaxkin	8 Mol
80
80	9 Ch'en	10 Yax	11 Sac	12 Ceh
40			*2 80 + 40 = 200**
40	13 Mac	14 Kankin	*2 80 + 40 = 200**
80
80	15 Moan	16 Pax	17 Kayab	18 Cumhu
5		*2 80 + 5 = 165**
5	19 Vayeb	*2 80 + 5 = 165**
80
80	1 Pop	2 Uo	3 Zip	4 Zotz

Kankin looks like the month when sun is reaching the horizon in the west. The following Moan shows darkness has fallen - the bat has closed his mouth. Half a year is 180 (because Vayeb has 5) and 180 = 9 * 20. From Tzek up to and including Mac covers 180 days.

Counting from Pop we have 4 * 20 + 180 = 260 days including Mac. In Kankin sun dies. His spirit will then, I guess, rise 40 days later, when there are 60 days left of the year. 360 - 60 = 300. Pax is Hua Reva:

60
60	Gb3-7	Gb3-8	Gb3-9 (300)	Gb3-10	Gb3-11