TRANSLATIONS
236 days counted from the dark mago is where sun fails (and twice 236 = 472 the number of glyphs in the text of G):
There are 4 days prior to day 236 which should be taken into consideration:
If we count 1 glyph per day beginning with Gb8-30 the redmarked glyphs below will correspond to the 4 days above:
We have then changed our view from comparing 100 days in H with 64 days in G, the distance from winter solstice to the beginning of side a, into comparing 58 days in H with zero days in G (counted from the beginning of the grand cycle). 472 - 58 = 414, which is Gb7-3, tamaiti:
Gb7-3 therefore seems to be equivalent to the dark mago. From Gb7-3 there will come 58 totally dark nights. 414 + 58 = 472. If we go on, we will find glyph number 236 to be at maitaki at Ga7-8:
58 + 178 = 236 and 6 * 29.5 = 177. Number 118 (= 4 * 29.5 = 236 / 2) counted from Gb7-3 will be at the beginning of the henua calendar:
We have now discovered the reason why the henua calendar is located where it is. 58 + 60 = 118 = 4 * 29.5, i.e. with manu kake in Ga3-1 order has been established. The 58 dark nights can be forgotten.
Gb8-30 can here be counted only once to reach the desired results. There are 31 + 30 = 61 glyphs in b7-b8. Two of them comes before tamaiti. Therefore we can still count from Gb8-30 as the first day of the moon and sun times. From Ga3-1 to the end of side a there are 229 - 59 = 170 glyphs. Gb7-2 is glyph number 181 + 2 = 183 on side b. A solstice is indicated both by 183 and by the double eyes. 170 + 183 = 353, therefore we must count tamaiti once more. When counting according to sun we must begin with Gb8-30 as day number 1. Manu kake will be the first glyph beyond the first 60 days:
When counting according to the moon we likewise should begin with Gb8-30, because 14 * 29.5 = 413 nights is the length of her cycle (like a 'greater fortnight'). |