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.
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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.