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236 days counted from the dark mago is where sun fails (and twice 236 = 472 the number of glyphs in the text of G):

 
Hb9-63 Hb9-64 Hb9-65 (1125) Ha10-30 Ha10-31 Ha10-32 (534)
1 236 = 58 + 178

There are 4 days prior to day 236 which should be taken into consideration:

Ha10-18 Ha10-19 Ha10-20 Ha10-21 Ha10-22 Ha10-23
232 233
Ha10-24 Ha10-25 Ha10-26 Ha10-27 Ha10-28 Ha10-29
234 235

If we count 1 glyph per day beginning with Gb8-30 the redmarked glyphs below will correspond to the 4 days above:

Gb1-1 (231) Gb1-2 Gb1-3 Gb1-4 Gb1-5 Gb1-6 (236) Gb1-7

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:

Gb6-17 Gb6-18 Gb6-19 Gb6-20 Gb6-21 Gb6-22 Gb6-23 Gb6-24
Gb6-25 Gb6-26 Gb6-27 Gb6-28 Gb7-1 Gb7-2 Gb7-3 (414) Gb7-4

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:

31
Ga7-5 Ga7-6 Ga7-7 (177) Ga7-8 Ga7-9 Ga7-10
233 234 235 236 237 238

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:

1
Ga2-27 Ga2-28 Ga2-29 (60) Ga3-1 Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5
116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123

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.

351 56 58
Ga3-1 (119) Gb7-2 (471) Gb7-3 Gb7-3 (1) Gb8-29 Gb8-30 Ga2-29 (118)
354 58 60
354 = 12 * 29.5 118 = 4 * 29.5
16 * 29 .5 = 472

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:

293
Ga3-1 (61) Gb5-1 (355) Gb5-2 Gb5-3 Gb5-4 Gb5-5 Gb5-6 (360)
10 * 30 = 300

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').