Campaign Forerunner symbols

You know those Forerunner glyphs you see whenever you complete a mission during campaign? Does anyone know where to find a translation for them? There kind of like a countdown. Thanks.

Ever since I first played the campaign I’ve wondered about them but I’ve never put much thought into them myself. I too am curious as to what they are and why they are there.

Might be there just to look pretty, just like the entire ODST loading screen, as far as I know.

I don’t know.
I’ve seen them somewhere else though I think…

I’ve never found an explanation either. They seem to be a timer, with the last two glyphs that change so fast being tenths and hundredths of a second, but a timer for what?

Yeah I always thought of them as a countdown/timer as well