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There are 4 + 3 = 7 rather ordinary ariki glyphs in H, yet they carry signs,e.g.:

Ha7-45 Ha8-19 Ha10-23 Ha10-29 Hb3-27 Hb10-57 Hb12-34
peculiar head gear   lean head gear   long limbs at left

No feathers are on any of the heads of ariki in H. Ha7-45 appears at summer solstice (we have seen a moment ago), in day 188. The other 6 consist of 3 pairs, one of which is:

359
Ha8-19 (414) Hb3-27 (774)
360

We immediately notice that the distance from the first to the second is 360 glyphs (= 120 days). Then we remember that 414 is the position of tamaiti in G (= 14 * 29.5 + 1). Possibly, therefore, ariki in Hb3-27 stands at the end of a year which is beginning at Ha8-19. We will look closer on the surrounding glyphs.

Ariki in Hb10-57 marks the end of day 20 counted from the dark mago, and ariki in Hb12-34 stands at the beginning of day 53:

58 96
Hb9-63 (1123) Hb10-57 (1182) Hb12-34 (1279) Hb12-35 Hb12-36
374⅓ + 58 = 432⅓ 19⅓ 394 + 58 = 452 32 484⅓ 484⅔ 485
1 20 53

 

Maybe we should have counted from winter solstice, instead, reaching day 490 instead of day 485. The link 'the surrounding glyphs' leads to:

 

Ha8-19 (at the position of a tamaiti) comes not far after summer solstice, which in a first approximation can be said to end with manu kake at position 400 (in day 192). However, the following days continue to tell about the great event, and the goal may be to reach (and pass) day 200:

Ha8-8 Ha8-9 Ha8-10 Ha8-11 Ha8-12 Ha8-13
193 194
Ha8-14 Ha8-15 (410) Ha8-16 Ha8-17 Ha8-18 Ha8-19 (414)
195 196
Ha8-20 Ha8-21 Ha8-22 Ha8-23 (418) Ha8-24 Ha8-25
197 198
Ha8-26 Ha8-27 Ha8-28 Ha8-29 Ha8-30 Ha8-31 (426)
199 200 = 142 + 58
Here, in true H fashion, an estimated 6 glyphs are missing, the last one of which should have been *Ha8-40, indicating by way of 8 * 40 = 320 the final of the season of sun growth.
Ha8-32 Ha8-33 Ha8-34
201

Ariki in Hb3-27 comes 120 days later than ariki in Ha8-19:

119
Ha8-17 Ha8-18 Ha8-19 (414) Hb3-27 (774)
196  316 = 258 + 58

32 * 7 (in Hb3-27) = 224 = 8 * 28. Counting first 774 - 414 = 360 = 12 * 30, it would not then be strange to count 8 * 28 = 224. (360 + 224 = 584 = 8 * 73.)

The glyphs which surround Hb3-27 are too many and complex to show here. Only, we must notice the very clear sign of a break in time between Hb3-5 and Hb3-6 (seen also in the parallel P and Q glyphs):

Hb3-4 Hb3-5 Hb3-6 (753)
251 + 58 = 309
Pb5-10 Pb5-11 Pb5-12
Qb5-134 Qb5-135 Qb5-201

Glyph line Hb3 evidently describes some great event (at which of course the king must be present). Ariki in Hb3-27 is ca 45 days beyond autumn equinox, halfway to winter solstice.

 

If we change 58 to 63 (following the pattern in G), the day number at Hb3-6 (where 3-6 indicates a split of 36 in two parts) will be 314. This fact necessitates a further investigation:

Hb3-25 Hb3-26 Hb3-27 (774)
258 + 63 = 321

A mago is connected with a nuku at left in Hb3-25, then comes a split followed by hanau.

Hb3-26 exhibits the dual person, and 3 * 26 = 78 = 6 * 13.

Going backwards in time we find day 320, which surely must be an important day:

Hb3-19 Hb3-20 Hb3-21 Hb3-22 Hb3-23 Hb3-24
319 320
Hb3-13 Hb3-14 Hb3-15 Hb3-16 Hb3-17 Hb3-18
317 318
Hb3-7 Hb3-8 Hb3-9 Hb3-10 Hb3-11 Hb3-12
315 316
Hb3-1 Hb3-2 Hb3-3 Hb3-4 Hb3-5 Hb3-6 (753)
313 314 = 251 + 63

How much nicer it would be if we could say that 314 = 250 + 64. In G it would necessitate counting glyphs not from Gb8-30 but from Ga1-1. This would not cause any trouble, as long as we use such a method only when counting by the sun and let the moon come into action 1 glyph earlier.

Hanga Te Pau would either be 366 as before of 365 (counted by the sun). I think it would be irresistible to regard 314 as 25 * 10 + 8 * 8.

But in H this change of counting necessitates the counting by the sun to start with Ha1-4--6:

Ha1-1 Ha1-2 Ha1-3 Ha1-4 Ha1-5 Ha1-6
0 1
Ha1-7 Ha1-8 Ha1-9 Ha1-10 Ha1-11 Ha1-12
2 3
Ha1-13 Ha1-14 Ha1-15 Ha1-16 Ha1-17 Ha1-18
4 5

It would put Ha1-6, the 'midnight henua' in its right position, as day number 1.

314 could also be 100 * π. Day number 314 ought to exhibit a split in its glyph or close by. Half a full cycle has been reached.

The beginning must be found:

a1 50 50 b1 *51 (?) 51
a2 58 108 b2 48 99
a3 52 160 b3 47 146
a4 56 216 b4 51 197
a5 59 275 b5 57 254
a6 *69? 344 b6 54 308
a7 *51? 395 b7 50 358
a8 *54? 449 b8 *54 (?) 412
a9 *53? 502 b9 65 477
a10 *67? 569 b10 67 544
a11 *58? 627 b11 53 597
a12 *21? 648 b12 *51? 648
sum *648? sum *648?

With Hb3-6 as 750 / 3 + 64 = 314, we should count 3 * 314 = 942, and on side b Hb3-6 is glyph number 156. 942 - 156 = 786 > 648. 786 - 648 = 138. Counting backwards from line Hb12 we have 51 + 53 + 67 = 171 > 138. 171 - 138 = 33, i.e. Hb10-33 is our glyph:

Glyph numbers and days below are counted from Ha1-4.
Hb10-22 (1044) Hb10-23 Hb10-24 Hb10-25 Hb10-26 Hb10-27
382 383
Hb10-28 (1150) Hb10-29 Hb10-30 Hb10-31 Hb10-32 Hb10-33 (1155)
384 = 2 * 192 = 6 * 64 385 = 11 * 35
Hb10-34 Hb10-35 Hb10-36 Hb10-37 Hb10-38 (1160) Hb10-39
386 387
Hb10-40 Hb10-41 (1163) Hb10-42 Hb10-43 Hb10-44 Hb10-45
388 389
Hb10-45 Hb10-46 Hb10-47 (1170) Hb10-48 Hb10-49 Hb10-50 (1173)
390 391

Tapa mea kai at Hb10-32 obviously signifies the end. Therefore tao in Hb10-33 is the beginning. We have achieved a confirmation of where the cycle of 314 days is beginning.

If we count in G and begin with Ga1-1, where is glyph (and day) number 314?

a1 30 30 b1 26 26
a2 29 59 b2 35 61
a3 24 83 b3 30 91
a4 27 110 b4 33 124
a5 30 140 b5 29 153
a6 29 169 b6 28 181
a7 34 203 b7 31 212
a8 26 229 b8 30 242
sum 229 sum 242

314 - 229 = 85, and counting from glyph line Gb1 forward we have 26 + 35 + 30 = 91 > 85.

85 - 61 = 24. Therefore our searched for day 250 + 64 is Gb3-24:

Gb3-19 Gb3-20 Gb3-21 Gb3-22 Gb3-23 Gb3-24 (314)
Gb3-25 Gb3-26 Gb3-27 Gb3-28 Gb3-29 Gb3-30 Gb4-1
Gb4-2 Gb4-3 Gb4-4 Gb4-5

But even if Gb3-24 in a way is representing 314 (better than to count from Gb8-30 and identify 314 with Gb3-23, an ugly number) we should not count to 314 from Ga1-1, instead it is glyph number 250 we should look for (because 64 days are at the end of side b):

250 - 229 = 21, and we hit the jackpot!

Gb1-13 Gb1-14 Gb1-15 Gb1-16 Gb1-17 Gb1-18
Gb1-19 Gb1-20 Gb1-21 Gb1-22 Gb1-23 Gb1-24
Gb1-25 Gb1-26 Gb2-1 Gb2-2 Gb2-3 Gb2-4
Gb2-5 Gb2-6 Gb2-7 Gb2-8 Gb2-9 Gb2-10
Gb2-11 Gb2-12 Gb2-13 Gb2-14 Gb2-15 Gb2-16

This mysterious glyph indicates that half the full sun cycle has been reached.