TRANSLATIONS
Before taking on koti at Ab4-36 (where 4 * 36 = 144 = 12 * 12), we must - however - update another dictionary page. I wrote a separate page in order to discuss the meaning of henua koti (Aa6-23) based on its distance from Ab8-45. We have now changed the point of origin to Ab8-41 and the page needs to be rewritten. This is the result:
368 + 300 = 668 is much too long for a solar year. 300, we have found in G, is the time in days from winter solstice to Te Pei at position 236 counted from Gb8-30. The position of Gb8-30, in turn, comes 63 (reversed 36) days from winter solstice, i.e. Ga1-1 is day 64 from winter solstice. 64 + 236 = 300. These 300 days seems to be real days, for instance because we have found what appears to be summer solstice 180 days from Rogo at Gb6-26. Next half of the year is then divided by Te Pei in 60 + 120 days. 180 + 60 = 240 and 240 + 120 = 360. The 'front side' begins with Gb8-30 and after 4 months midsummer will be reached, the first 2 months from winter solstice are at the end of the 'back side'. Another 4 months and Te Pei will come. To these 8 months must be added 2 at the end of side b in order to find the location from winter solstice. At Te Pei the 300 days of sun is over. With Te Pei the 'back side' of the year is beginning. The kuhane stations of the moon come into focus, and 2 (moon) will be the sign rather than 1 (sun). 368 / 2 = 184, which possibly could mean that we should count 4 glyphs per day from Ab8-41:
But the kuhane stations (from Te Pei at Aa6-11 to Hanga Te Pau at Ab1-17) need to be counted with 2 glyphs per day. If 4 (as the number of weeks in a month) glyphs were to be 1 day, then such a rule could only pertain to a sun day count. 184 days for the sun would equal 368 nights for the moon and the number of glyphs are 2 * 368 = 736. If winter solstice is on side b also in Tahua, and 64 days before the 'front side', we ought to reduce 184 with 64 days because they are needed to reach 300 days from winter solstice to Te Pei. 184 - 64 = 120 = the 4 months from Te Pei to the end of the year. 300 + 120 = 420, the cycle for a conjunction between 60 (sun) and 70 (moon). 7 * 60 = 6 * 70. It is not possible to compress 1336 to 360 (nor to 400), because moon must be respected. Nevertheless, we can look for winter solstice either somewhere 64 * 2 = 128 (or possibly 64 * 4 = 256) glyphs before the end of side b. |