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TRANSLATIONS
We have now seen strong arguments for indeed begin counting from Ab8-45. Yet, they are not strong enough to change the ordinal numbers I once documented:
And then we have found a break 146 glyphs (presumbly 63 days) before the end of side b, between Ab7-42 and Ab7-43:
If we should count from Ab8-43 instead of from Ab8-45, then the same number constellation as in Ab7-42--43 would appear once again (Ab8-42--43), which is an argument for counting from pito:
A kind of equality hovers above lines Ab7 and Ab8, by cause of there being 84 glyphs in both. Likewise lines Aa7 and Aa8 have 84 glyphs each, a fact which enhances the symmetry. Maybe b7-b8 document the same time of the year as a7-a8, 168 glyphs long. The glyph numbers would then increase by 2, but we must first document more reliable numbers:
The only forceful arguments we have for discussing where exactly these kuhane stations should be located seems to be the numbers of the glyph labels: Aa6-11 is not bad, a combination we can interpret as 'one more' related to the sun (6). The old one is at left (3 feathers at left in the hua sign), and night is falling. Hua has a horizontal sign through the bottom 'knob' which could indicate summer solstice, but this can only can be true if summer solstice stretches for a long time. In G there are, it seems, evidence for a long high summer season:
Day 240 could be located at Aa6-19, because then comes a Rei glyph. But this requires adding 45 glyphs at the end of side b, i.e. that we should count from Ab8-41. Aa6-69 has 6 * 69 = 414, which can be read as a sign that 14 * 29.5 = 413 is in the past. But Te Pou should be at 9 * 29.5 * 2 = 531, not at 485. The difference is 46 glyphs. It suggests we keep Ab8-41 but change at the other end to mago at Aa6-70 (where 6 * 70 = 420). Aa8-78 (with 8 * 78 = 624) is also a good glyph. 2 * 354 = 708 is where it should be. We need to add 45 + 663 = 708. And 663 is a proper number for sun's (6) end (63). These changes will result in the following upgraded table:
Mago at Aa6-70 is located correctly, because we can add 64 to 186 and reach 250 (a number we recognize):
Then we can add 14 days to 236 (Te Pei) in order to reach day number 250 in A. Glyph number 472 (= 2 * 236) counted from Ab8-41 is Aa6-11. Counted from Aa1-1 it is the 'reverse', 427. Mago at Aa6-70 is number 472 + 14 = 486. But that is before we add 45. With 45 added it becomes 531 = 9 * 29.5 * 2. The shark is bending and darkness is coming, the number is 531:
A kind of joke, it seems. But it half secures counting from Ab8-41. Aa8-78 has numbers similar to 708 (and zero can be disregarded), a further 'proof' that a correct counting should start with Ab8-41 (one more than 8 * 4 = 24). Somewhat disturbing is the offset with 1 glyph in Te Pei between e.g. 6-12 and 473 (instead of 472). But I suppose you cannot get everything. Or maybe Aa6-12 should be counted from Ab8-43 for some reason. But let us move on with the rest of the stations:
Ab1-21 will be day 736 / 2 = 368 if counted from Ab8-41, which is rather nice. But it is from Hanga Te Pau which fire can be fetched (according to manuscript E). A.m. is in the dark - mauga (Ab1-16) - but p.m. has 2 + 5 = 7 feathers. The following stations are listed shorter to save time and space, and I have increased the earlier numbers which must have been counted from 4 glyphs later than Ab8-41, i.e. from Ab8-45: |
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