At some point in time the lights from the stars would be overpowered by the
strong rays from the Sun as he climbs higher and higher in the
sky. The end of side b on the D tablet coincideded with heliacal
Ain (the Eye of the Taurus bull):
|
May 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 (141) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Db6-6 |
Db6-7 |
Db6-8 |
Db6-9 (208) |
|
VRISCHIKA |
SCHEDIR |
ACRAB |
LESATH |
|
ZAURAK |
*59 |
COR CAROLI |
*61 |
On the G tablet the corresponding place had been designed to be at the first glyph on side a of
the tablet.
The first glyph on side a of the D tablet could therefore in principle
also have begun with Ain. But in order to find out what its
creator had in mind we should count days
from Da1-1 to Da8-1 - which we earlier have been
able to put in parallel with the day after Terminalia (February 23, 419):-
when the Sun would be climbing like a gecko high up in
the ceiling
at the Lacerta constellation:
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Da8-1 (66 + 55 = 121
→
11 * 11) |
Da8-2 (122 = 2 * 61) |
Da8-3 (123) |
|
Febr 24
(365 + 31 + 24 = 420) |
25 |
26 |
|
ζ Aquarii, δ Gruis (*340.4)
PROCYON |
υ Oct. (*341.0) |
σ Gruis (*342.4) |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Da8-4 |
Da8-5 (5 * 5 * 5 = 125) |
Da8-6 (18 weeks) |
|
*343 (→ 7 * 7 * 7) |
ρ Gruis (*344.0) |
λ
Pegasi (*345.0) |
|
Febr 27 |
28 (424) |
29
(→ 229) |
420 (February 24) - 120 = 300 (*220) = October 27.
From Db6-13 (*65, May 25, 145) to
October 27 (300, *220) there were 155 days. In overview:
|
Side a: |
|
Da1 |
Da2 |
Da3 |
Da4 |
|
Da5 |
Da6 |
Da7 |
Da8 |
|
300 |
320 |
336 |
350 |
1 |
22 |
39 |
55 |
|
Oct 27 |
11-16 |
12-2 |
12-16 |
Jan 1 |
1-22 |
2-8 |
2-24 |
|
20 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
21 |
17 |
16 |
6 |
|
20 |
36 |
51 |
66 |
21 |
38 |
54 |
60 |
|
51 |
66 |
54 |
60 |
|
120 + 6 = 126 |
|
... The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform.
The day following the Terminalia (February 23) was doubled,
forming the 'bis sextum - literally 'double sixth', since
February 24 was 'the sixth day before the Kalends of March'
using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the 'first day').
Although exceptions exist, the first day of the bis sextum
(February 24) was usually regarded as the intercalated or
'bissextile' day since the third century. February 29 came to be
regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days
was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages ... |
|
Side b: |
|
March 1 (61) |
Liberalia
(77) |
March 31
(90) |
|
April 15
(105) |
April 30
(120) |
May 14 (134) |
|
Db1-1 (127) |
Db2-1 (143) |
Db3 (156) |
Db4
(171) |
Db5 (186) |
Db6 (200) |
|
61 = 127 -
126 |
77 = 143 -
66 |
90 |
105 = 171 -
66 |
120 |
134 = 200 -
66 |
|
16 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
|
29 |
44 |
29 |
42 |
|
44 + 42 = 86 = 212 - 126 |
|
134 + 12 =
146 = 2 * 73 → Sept 30 (273 = 3 * 91 = 39 weeks)
350 + 14 =
364 = 512 - 146
512 = 8 * 64 |
|
 |
*120 |
|
|
Da1-1 |
Da8-1 (121) |
|
Oct 27 (300) |
Febr 24
(365 + 31 + 24 = 420) |
|
η
Centauri (*220.4) |
ζ Aquarii, δ Gruis (*340.4)
PROCYON |
At some point in time the rays from the Sun would have abated
enough for people to begin to look at the stars again - i.e.
after the rain clouds following high summer had blown away.
Day 300 could be a reasonable day to once again begin to look at
the stars in the night, given that the Sun year had 10 months
and 30 days in each month.
However, a better argument is to count according to the era of the Golden
Bull when the Sun had been in TERMINALIA (419, *339) with the
Full Moon in AUGUST 24 (*156). And then, due to the precession this
place had moved ahead in the calendar to *156 + *64 = *220 = October 27.
|
AUG 24 (236, *156) |
*119 |
TERMINALIA (*339) |
|
Oct 27 (300, *220 = *156 + *64) |
|
121 (or ½ +
119 + ½ = 120) |
