The E and D Glyphs of the Lunar Supplementary Series

There are three major forms of Glyph D, “birth frog,” “hand” and “ni-hi-ya,” a form used for lunar ages between 10 and 19. Glyph E is simply an alternate glyph for 20, which explains why a frequent variant of lunar age glyphs is “number-E-D.” However, some scribes didn’t bother with the D verb at all when recording ages of 20 or greater days, leaving the reader to understand that an inscription such as “5 E” meant that the moon was 25 days old.

Age of the Moon as Shown by Glyphs D and E

The D Glyphs

New Moon 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days

New moon - birth frog 1 day - hand 2 days - hand 3 days - hand 4 days - hand

5 Days 6 Days 7 Days 8 Days 9 Days

5 days - hand 6 days - hand 7 days - hand 8 days - hand 9 days - anomaly
† This is obviously the glyph for 29 days;
research in progress.

10 Days 11 Days 12 Days 13 Days 14 Days

10 days - birth frog
Good example of Birth Frog 11 days - ni-hi-ya 12 days - ni-hi-ya 13 days - hand
Good example of Hand 14 days - ni-hi-ya

15 Days 16 Days 17 Days 18 Days 19 Days

15 days - ni-hi-ya 16 days - hand 17 days - hand 18 days - hand 19 days - hand

The E Glyphs

20 Days 21 Days 22 Days 23 Days 24 Days

20 days - E 21 days - E 22 days - E 23 days - E 24 days - alternate E

25 Days 26 Days 27 Days 28 Days 29 Days

25 days - E and birth frog 26 days - alternate E 27 days - alternate E 28 days - alternate E 29 days - alternate E

Age of the Moon as Shown by Glyphs D and E
The D Glyphs
New Moon	1 Day	2 Days	3 Days	4 Days

5 Days	6 Days	7 Days	8 Days	9 Days
				† This is obviously the glyph for 29 days; research in progress.
10 Days	11 Days	12 Days	13 Days	14 Days
Good example of Birth Frog			Good example of Hand
15 Days	16 Days	17 Days	18 Days	19 Days

The E Glyphs
20 Days	21 Days	22 Days	23 Days	24 Days

25 Days	26 Days	27 Days	28 Days	29 Days

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