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4. Heka together with φ¹ and φ² form the 'black cloth' sign, like a 2-dimensionsional version of the ominous Arabian Athāfiyy cooking tripods, and if we should add yet another leg it becomes a pyramid. The great pyramids of Giza are on the western side of the River (the Nile), the side suitable for burying people.

Maybe we should understand the gagana sign in Ga1-18 as another version of a sky person disappearing into the shadows:

Ga1-17 Ga1-18 Ga1-19 (492) Ga1-20 Ga1-21
Elnath (489.9)  Mintaka (491.4)   Heka (492.2) Alnilam (492.7) Alnitak (493.7)
Ga1-22 Ga1-23 (496) Ga1-24 Ga1-25
  Saiph (495.5) Betelgeuze (497.3)  

The 'house' into which Sun disappears at the end of his reign is probably connected to atariki in Ga1-24, where 12 * 4 = 96 could refer to the preceding glyph number 400 + 96. If we similarly should count 11 * 8, the result leads us to Ga1-15 (where a 'spur' in front is beginning to show):

Ga1-15 (488) Ga1-16 Ga1-17 Ga1-18 Ga1-19 (492)
  Bellatrix (489.7) Elnath (489.9)  Mintaka (491.4)   Heka (492.2)

Perhaps the crescents in Ga1-15 and Ga1-19 are arranged to allude to Rahu who holds similar cresents in his hands. If so, then his 'sooty' period measures 5 days.

And in the center is Elnath, the star which Professor Whitney thought was a better choice than Heka.

Elnath is rising close to Bellatrix and similarly ζ Tauri - at the tip of the other horn - is rising not far from Heka. The Arabs did not give ζ Tauri a name and we should treat this fact as a Sign. Allen:

"ζ, 3.5, was the determinant of the 7th ecliptic constellation of Babylonia, Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū, the Star in the Bull towards the South, or the Southern Star towards the Chariot.

Reeves gave it, with others near by, as Tien Kwan, the Heavenly Gate.

In astrology ζ has been considered of mischievous influence."

The last comment leads us back to Rahu, whose character can be described as mischievous:

... Rahu is a legendary master of deception who signifies cheaters, pleasure seekers, operators in foreign lands, drug dealers, poison dealers, insincere & immoral acts, etc. It is the significator of an irreligious person, an outcast, harsh speech, logical fallacy, falsehoods, uncleanliness, abdominal ulcers, bones, and transmigration ...

λ Orionis

05h 35m 08.28s

337.64- 335.14 = 2.5

ζ Tauri

05h 37m 38.68s

Cursa

β Eridani

2.78

05° 09′ S

05h 05m

77.4

485.4

484¼

Rigel

β Orionis

0.18

08° 15′ S

05h 12m

79.1

487.1

486

Bellatrix

γ Orionis

1.64

06° 18′ N

05h 22m

81.7

489.7

488½

Elnath

β Tauri

1.65

28º 34' N

05h 23m

81.9

489.9

488¾

Mintaka

δ Orionis

2.25

00° 20′ S

05h 29m

83.4

491.4

490¼

Heka

λ Orionis

3.39

09° 54′ N

05h 32m

84.2

492.2

491

Alnilam

ε Orionis

1.69

01° 14′ S

05h 34m

84.7

492.7

491½

Heavenly Gate

ζ Tauri

2.97 21° 09′ N 05h 35m 85.0 493.0 491¾

Alnitak

ζ Orionis

1.74

01° 58′ S

05h 38m

85.7

493.7

492½

Saiph

κ Orionis

2.07

09° 41′ S

05h 45m

87.5

495.5

494¼

Betelgeuze

α Orionis

0.58

07° 24′ N

05h 52m

89.3

497.3

496

I will use Heavly Gate as its name, and its position is the same as the pyramid of Khafre:

Ga1-20 Ga1-21
Alnilam (492.7), Heavenly Gate (493.0) Alnitak (493.7)
'Pyramid of Khafre' 'Pyramid of Khufu'

I think this gate is where the Path of Enlil ('Sky') connects to the Path of Anu, where 'Sky' goes down into 'Earth':

33 Northern stars on the path of Enlil

The Plough

Enlil, the lead star of the stars of Enlil 

Most of Draco

1

The Wolf

at the seed funnel of the Plough Head & middle of Draco

2

The Old Man

Enmesharra Perseus

3

The Crook

the Crouching god Auriga

4

The Great Twins

Lugalirra and Meslamtaea Gemini

5-6

The Little Twins

Alammush and Ninezengud Canis Minor

7-8

The Crab

the seat of Anu Cancer

9

The Lion

Latarak Leo

10

It is the 9th 'star', a number which spells 'death', and the gate could be located in day number 493 = 17 * 29.

If we obey the rules of number we should count 16 * 28 = 448 in order to go back in time to a more enlightened day. It leads us to Gb8-6, where 8 * 6 = 48 = 448 - 400.

Gb8-1 Gb8-2 Gb8-3 Gb8-4 Gb8-5 Gb8-6 (448)
Mira (442.7)          
Gb8-7 Gb8-8 Gb8-9 Gb8-10
Kaffaljidhma (448.8), Head of the Fly (448.6)  Right Wing (449.9), Bharani (450.4)   Acamar (452.6)
Gb8-11 Gb8-12 (454) Gb8-13 Gb8-14 Gb8-15 Gb8-16
Menkar (453.7)  Algol (454.9)  Misam (455.2)  Botein (455.9)  Ziba l (457.0)  

448 - 408 = 40, the last day before the dark time - which possibly measures 493 - 448 = 45 = 5 * 9.

However, manu rere in Gb8-5 (where 8 * 5 = 40) is looking back. Therefore Gb8-6 should be the first of the 'black' glyphs.

From Gb8-6 to the end of side b there are 24 (= 3 * 8) glyphs and after an additional 3 glyph weeks the Heavenly Gate is reached. 3 * (8 + 7 ) = 45. Yet, number 46 could be a more signicant value, and then we must begin counting from Gb8-6 up to and including Ga1-20 (because 493 - 447 = 46).

Though Ga1-20 belongs to Mars and moe probably means the beginning ('alpha') and not the end ('omega').We should obey the signs of the glyphs even if the numbers seem to contradict. Maybe Gb8-30 for once should be counted only once.