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However fascinating it is to pursue the trail leading from tao in Ga1-22 we must stop and return to the main road. Next added page:

There is room for 16 times 29.5 = 472 glyphs, but only 14 kuhane stations have been listed. Two 'vacant' periods can be added:

1. Te Piringa Aniva 2. Te Kioe Uri
3. Te Manavai 4. Te Poko Uri
5. Te Pu Mahore 6. Nga Kope Ririva
7. Vacant
8. Te Pei 9. Te Pou
10. Hua Reva 11. Akahanga
12. Hatinga Te Kohe 13. Roto Iri Are
14. Tama 15. One Tea
16. Vacant
17. Te Piringa Aniva 18. Te Kioe Uri
19. Te Manavai 20. Te Poko Uri
21. Te Pu Mahore 22. Nga Kope Ririva
23. Vacant
24. Te Pei 25. Te Pou
26. Hua Reva 27. Akahanga
28. Hatinga Te Kohe 29. Roto Iri Are
30. Tama 31. One Tea

Counting the 14 kuhane stations twice is a reasonable structure because two fortnights can be accomodated in a month. By giving 3 stations to the sun and keeping 4 to herself, a harmonious pattern is established, enabling a sun month equal to 30 or 31 days' duration.

The structure is also in agreement with the structure of the week (3 days 'in the sun' followed by 4 'down on earth', and with a suggestion of an 8th day intercalated. 4 * 8 = 32 is the measure for the cycle, at 32 there is a new beginning.

Te Pou has 9 at first, a dark number. 14 'days' later it has 25 ('fire-fire') the opposite characteristic.

Hatinga Te Kohe has 12 at first, indicating how the sun cycle (12 months) has reached its end. In the next round it has 28, indicating how the moon cycle (28 nights) has reached its end.

Nga Kope Ririva has 6 in the first round and 22 in the second. 22, we have learned, is probably a measure indicating half a cycle (7 * π). In the same vein we can interpret 6 to be half 12.

The first round can be interpreted as the round of the sun, the second as the round of the moon.

Comparing with the description in Manuscript E we can see the double fortnights (2 * 14 = 28) twisted into another structure, evidently built on thrice 8:

 

1

Nga Kope Ririva Tutuu Vai A Te Taanga

9

Hua Reva

17

Pua Katiki

2

Te Pu Mahore

10

Akahanga

18

Maunga Teatea

3

Te Poko Uri

11

Hatinga Te Kohe

19

Mahatua

4

Te Manavai

12

Roto Iri Are

20

Taharoa

5

Te Kioe Uri

13

Tama

21

Hanga Hoonu

6

Te Piringa Aniva

14

One Tea

22

Rangi Meamea

7

Te Pei

15

Hanga Takaure

23

Peke Tau O Hiti

8

Te Pou

16

Poike

24

Mauga Hau Epa

(24/2) * 30 = 360

25

Oromanga

26

Hanga Moria One

residences of the current king at Anakena

27

Papa O Pea

28

Ahu Akapu

residences for the future and the abdicated kings

(28/2) * 30 = 420

But there are only 5 + 2 = 7 stations beginning with Te. Counting beyond the last of these (Te Pou) we need 7 stations to reach Hanga Takaure. Then it takes only 6 stations to reach Hanga Hoonu.

Maybe twíce 7 is necessary to reach 14 as in 3.14 (and similar numbers ending with .14). If so, then there should come 6 in order to reach 20.

The first set of 8 stations (with Te Pou as the last one) is followed by 13 stations up to and including Hanga Hoonu. Presumably we should take away Nga Kope Ririva Tutuu Vai A Te Taanga - it does not belong to Hau Maka.

If so, then there will be 7 stations (with Te Pou as the last one), followed by 13 stations up to and including the 20th and final, viz. Hanga Hoonu.

Including also the last of the 28 stations:

Nga Kope Ririva Tutuu Vai A Te Taanga

1

Te Pu Mahore

Te Pou

7

Hua Reva

Hanga Takaure

7

 

20

 

Poike

Hanga Hoonu

6

Rangi Meamea

Ahu Akapu

7

Sum

28

The structure is quite different from what I so far has seen in the text of G.