Earlier (at koti) it has been suggested that number 6-17
is a sign for the 1st glyph of some season. We can maybe
extend the rule and say that ordinal number 17 in any glyph line means
the beginning of some season.
The distance between *Qa7-17 and *Qb5-17 is 320 glyphs:
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320 |
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*Qa7-17 (271) |
*Qb5-17 (591) |
199.5 |
160 |
359.5 |
200 = 10 * 20 and 360 = 18 * 20. Two views may be blended
here. First, spring sun cannot have more than 10 periods.
Secondly, winter solstice comes after 18 periods. Alternatively,
though, winter solstice should be regarded as coming after 10 *
36 days (where 36 = 20 + 16). The latter explanation is more in
line with 160 days in the table above.
Quite possibly
*Qa7-17 means Hanga Takaure. The explorers stayed 5 days
at Hanga Takaure too (according to Manuscript E). Maybe
also the 5 glyphs at the beginning of side b in G represent 5 days' rest:
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Gb1-1 (231) |
Gb1-2 |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
Gb1-5 |
Gb1-6 (236) |
There are 5 days from 231 to Te Pei (at 8 *
29.5 = 236). An allusion from *Qb5-17 to 231 is evident because 231 + 360 = 591. But if *Qa7-17
should represent Hanga Takaure, then this bay must be
earlier than Te Pei. The beginning of glyph line Qa7 is at day number 192.