An argument for 229 glyphs on side a of the G
tablet was, I think, to tell the reader the end of side a
coincided with the end of the year:
|
OCTOBER 26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (*224) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga8-16 |
Ga8-17 (220) |
Ga8-18 |
Ga8-19 |
Ga8-20 |
Ga8-21 |
|
ζ Pavonis
(283.4), λ Cor. Austr. (283.6),
DOUBLE DOUBLE = ε Lyrae
(283.7),
ζ Lyrae
(283.8) |
South Dipper-8
Φ Sagittarii
(284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor.
Austr.,
θ Pavonis
(284.8) |
SHELIAK = β Lyrae,
ν Lyrae (285.1), ο Draconis (285.5).
λ Pavonis
(285.7)
ATLAS (27 Tauri)
|
χ Oct. (286.0),
AIN AL RAMI = ν Sagittarii
(286.2),
υ Draconis (286.4), δ Lyrae (286.3),
κ Pavonis
(286.5),
ALYA = θ Serpentis
(286.6) |
ξ Sagittarii (287.1),
ω Pavonis
(287.3), ε Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr.,
SULAPHAT = γ Lyrae
(287.4), λ Lyrae (287.7),
ASCELLA
= ζ Sagittarii, BERED = i Aquilae
(Ant.)
(287.9) |
Al Na'ām-18 /
Uttara Ashadha-21
NUNKI
= σ Sagittarii
(288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5),
MANUBRIUM = ο Sagittarii
(288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
|
December 29 |
30 (*284) |
31 |
January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
|
°December 25 |
26 (*280) |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
|
'December 2 (*256) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (341) |
|
"November 18
(*242) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (327) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
APRIL 27 |
28 (*403) |
29 |
30 (120) |
MAY 1 |
2 (*42) |
|
SIRIUS
= α Canis Majoris
(101.2), ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini
(101.6), ψ6 Aurigae (101.7) |
τ PUPPIS
(102.2), ψ7 Aurigae (102.4) |
Mash-mashu-sha-Risū-9 (Twins of the
Shepherd ?)
θ Gemini
(103.0), ψ8 Aurigae (103.2),
ALHENA
= γ Gemini
(103.8),
ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) |
ADARA
(Virgin)
= ε Canis Majoris
(104.8) |
ω Gemini
(105.4),
ALZIRR
= ξ Gemini
(105.7),
MULIPHEIN = γ Canis Majoris
(105.8),
MEKBUDA = ζ Gemini
(105.9) |
7h (106.5)
no star listed
(106) |
|
SIRIUS |
July 1 |
2 (*468) |
3 (*104) |
4 |
5 (186) |
|
°June 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (*100) |
SIRIUS |
°July 1 (182) |
|
'June 3 |
4 |
5 (156) |
6 (*77) |
7 |
8 (*444) |
|
"May 20 |
21 |
22 (142) |
23 (*63) |
24 |
25 (*430) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-7 |
Ga2-8 |
Ga2-9 |
Ga2-10 |
Ga2-11 |
Ga2-12 (42) |
|
NOVEMBER 1 |
2 (306) |
3 (*227) |
4 |
5 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga8-22 |
Ga8-23 |
Ga8-24 (227) |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26 |
|
19h (289.2)
λ Aquilae (Ant.)
(289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3),
τ Sagittarii
(289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr.
(289.8) |
Al Baldah-19
AL BALDAH (City)
= π Sagittarii,
ALPHEKKA MERIDIANA = α Cor. Austr.
(290.1), β Cor. Austr. (290.2) |
ALADFAR = η Lyrae
(291.1),
NODUS II = δ Draconis
(291.5), ψ Sagittarii (291.6), τ Draconis
(291.7), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
ω Aquilae (292.1),
ρ Sagittarii
(292.6), υ Sagittarii (292.7) |
π Draconis,
ARKAB PRIOR = β¹ Sagittarii
(293.0),
ARKAB POSTERIOR = β² Sagittarii,
ALRAMI (Archer)
= α Sagittarii
(293.2),
χ Sagittarii
(293.6) |
|
January 4 |
5 (*290) |
6 |
7 (372) |
8 |
|
°December 31 |
°January 1 |
2 (*287) |
3 (368) |
4 |
|
'December 8 |
9 |
10 (*264) |
11 (345) |
12 |
|
"November 24 |
25 (329) |
26 (*250) |
27 |
28 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
MAY 3 (123) |
4 |
5 (*45) |
6 (*411) |
7 (492) |
|
WEZEN (Weight)
= δ Canis Majoris
(107.1), τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis
(107.9) |
no star listed
(108) |
λ Gemini
(109.4),
WASAT (Middle)
= δ Gemini
(109.8) |
no star listed
(110) |
ALUDRA (Virgin)
= η Canis Majoris
(111.1),
PROPUS = ι Gemini
(111.4),
GOMEISA = β Canis Minoris
(111.6) |
|
July 6 (*107) |
7 |
8 |
9 (190) |
10 |
|
°July 2 |
3 (184) |
4 |
5 |
6 (*107) |
|
'June 9 |
10 (161) |
11 |
12 |
13 (*84) |
|
"May 26 |
27 |
28 (148) |
29 |
30 (*70) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-13 |
Ga2-14 |
Ga2-15 (45) |
Ga2-16 |
Ga2-17 |
|
NOVEMBER 6 |
7
(*231) |
8 |
9 |
10
(314) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb1-1 (230) |
Gb1-2 |
Gb1-3 |
Gb1-4 |
Gb1-5 |
|
DENEB OKAB (Eagle's Tail)
= δ
Aquilae (Ant.)
(294.0),
α
Vulpeculae
(294.9) |
ν
Aquilae (Ant.) (295.0),
ALBIREO = β Cygni
(295.5) |
ALSAFI = σ Draconis
(296.0), μ Aquilae (296.3), ι Aquilae (Ant.)
(296.8), κ Aquilae (Ant.) (296.9) |
ε Sagittae (297.1), σ
Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4),
SHAM
(Arrow)
= α
Sagittae
(297.8) |
β
Sagittae (298.0), χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae
(298.8) |
|
January 9 |
10
(*295) |
11 |
12 |
13
(378) |
|
°January 5 |
6
(*291) |
7 |
8 |
9
(374) |
|
'December 13 |
14
(*268) |
15 |
16
(350) |
17 |
|
"November 29 |
30
(*254) |
"December 1 |
2
(336) |
3 |
|
Side
a
according to the heliacal Gregorian calendar
SIRIUS was at °June 30 when NUNKI was close to
the Full Moon (cfr Ga2-11). |
NAKSHATRA DATES |
|
MAY
8 (493) |
9
(*49) |
10
(130) |
11 |
|
Ghost-23 (?) |
Al
Dhirā'-5 /
Punarvasu-7 /
Mash-mashu-Mahrū-10 (Western One of the
Twins) |
ANA-TAHUA-VAHINE-O-TOA-TE-MANAVA-7
(Pillar for elocution)
υ Gemini (114.0),
MARKAB PUPPIS = κ Puppis
(114.7), ο Gemini (114.8),
PROCYON
= α Canis Minoris
(114.9) |
α
MONOCEROTIS
(115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) |
|
Side
b
at
the time of Julius Caesar SIRIUS was at 'June 30
when ROTTEN MELON was close to the Full Moon
(cfr Gb1-18). |
ρ Gemini (?)
(112.1),
Eskimo Nebula = NGC2392 Gemini
(112.2)
ANTARES (α Scorpii)
|
CASTOR (Beaver)
= α Gemini
(113.4) |
|
July 11 |
12
(193) |
13 |
14
(*480) |
|
°July 7 (188) |
8 |
9 |
10
(*111) |
|
'June 14 |
15
(166) |
16 |
17
(*88) |
|
"May
31 |
"June 1 (152) |
2 |
3
(*64) |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-17 |
Ga2-18 |
Ga2-19 |
Ga2-20 (50) |
Ga2-21 |
|
NOVEMBER 11
(315) |
12 (*236) |
13 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb1-6 (235) |
Gb1-7 |
Gb1-8 |
|
υ Aquilae (299.1),
TARAZED = γ Aquilae
(299.3), δ Sagittae
(299.6), π Aquilae (299.9) |
Sravana-23
TYL = ε Draconis
(300.0), ζ Sagittae
(300.1),
ALTAIR
= α Aquilae
(300.3), ο Aquilae
(300.5),
BEZEK = η Aquilae (Ant.)
(300.8) |
ι Sagittarii (301.2),
TEREBELLUM = ω Sagittarii,
ξ Aquilae (301.3),
ALSHAIN = β Aquilae
(301.6),
φ Aquilae
(301.8) |
|
January 14 |
15 (*300) |
16 (381) |
|
°January 10 (*295) |
11 |
12 (377) |
|
'December 18
(*272) |
19 |
20 (354) |
|
"December 4 |
5 (339) |
6 (*260) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
MAY 12 (*52) |
13 (133) |
14 |
|
Mash-mashu-arkū-11 (Eastern One of the
Twins)
κ Gemini
(116.1),
POLLUX
= β Gemini
(116.2), π Gemini (116.9) |
AZMIDISKE = ξ Puppis
(117.4) |
φ Gemini
(118.4) |
|
July 15 (196) |
16 (*482) |
17 (*118) |
|
°July 11 (192) |
12 (*478) |
13 (*114) |
|
'June 18 (*454) |
19 (170) |
20 (*91) |
|
"June 4 (*440) |
5 (156) |
6 (*77) |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-22 (52) |
Ga2-23 |
Ga2-24 |
|
NOVEMBER 14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
18 (*242) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb1-9 |
Gb1-10 |
Gb1-11 (240) |
Gb1-12 |
Gb1-13 |
|
ε Pavonis, θ Sagittarii (302.3), γ Sagittae
(302.5), μ Pavonis (302.7 |
τ Aquilae
(303.8) |
20h (304.4)
η Sagittae (304.2), δ Pavonis (304.4) |
SHANG WEI (Higher Guard) = κ Cephei
(305.2), θ Sagittae
(305.4),
TSEEN FOO (Heavenly
Raft) = θ Aquilae (Ant.)
(305.6), ξ
Capricorni (305.8) |
TSO KE (Left Flag) = ρ Aquilae
(306.3) |
|
January 17 |
18 (383) |
19 (*304) |
20 |
21 |
|
°January 13 |
14 |
15 (*300) |
16 |
17 (382) |
|
SOLSTICE |
'December 22 |
23 (*277) |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
25 (359) |
|
"December 7 |
8 |
9 (*263) |
10 |
11 (345) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
MAY 15 |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
|
DRUS = χ Carinae
(119.9) |
ω CANCRI
(120.2) |
8h (121.7)
χ Gemini
(121.0),
NAOS
= ζ Puppis
(121.3) |
ρ Puppis
(122.0),
HEAP OF FUEL
= μ Cancri
(122.1), ζ
Monocerotis (122.3), ψ Cancri (122.6),
REGOR = γ Velorum
(122.7) |
TEGMINE
= ζ Cancri
(123.3) |
|
July 18 |
19 (200) |
20 |
21 (*122) |
22 / 7 |
|
°July 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (*118) |
18 (199) |
|
SOLSTICE |
'June 22 |
23 (174) |
ST JOHN'S DAY |
25 (*96) |
|
"June 7 |
8 |
9 (*80) |
10 (161) |
11 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga2-25 |
Ga2-26 |
Ga2-27 (57) |
Ga2-28 |
Ga2-29 |
Or better, to make the number of glyphs to
be in harmony with the season - the reader could hardly
miss all the other signs telling about the end of the
year.
Alcyone (together with Pleione and Atlas)
rose with the Sun in May 16 and this was day 136 counted
from January 1. 365 - 136 = 229. And the midnight culmination of these 3
stars coincided with December 31. 365 - 136 = 229. This
was at Ga8-18, when Alhena was at the Full Moon.
... The water dots invite us to count,
and one of several possible structures is:
|
22 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
36 |
28 |
16 |
8 |
|
64 |
24 |
|
88 |
|
91 |
46 + 91 = 137, which could point at May
17 (137). But the last of the water dots is special and
we should probably instead count 46 + 90 = 136 (May 16),
when at the time of rongorongo and according to the
Gregorian calendar Alcyone rose with the Sun ...
Due to the precession the last day of the
year would move among the stars - it was just a
'coincidence' there 'happened to be' 136 days from the end of the
year to the day when at the time of rongorongo Atlas
rose with the Sun.
But the distance from the midnight
culmination of Atlas, Alcyone, and Pleione, to the day
of their heliacal rising did not
change by the precession. These 136 nights was therefore a part
of the ancient structure of the cosmos. 229
glyphs for side a of the G tablet was a sign of a
further 136 nights directly ahead.
365 days from the beginning of the text
was at heliacal Hyadum II, corresponding to 0h at the time
of the Bull, and at the Full Moon was Yed Posterior in
the Serpent Carrier.
This was 8 nights after Alcyone, Pleione, and Atlas -
8 nights which resembled those well known 8 dark nights before Venus
was reborn again as Morning Star:
|
MARCH 17 |
18 |
19 (78) |
20 (444) |
0h (*365) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-8 |
Gb5-9 |
Gb5-10 (134) |
Gb5-11 |
Gb5-12 (365) |
|
4h (60.9)
JĪSHUĬ = λ Persei
(60.7)
COR CAROLI (α
Canum Ven.)
|
υ Persei (61.2) |
BEID
(Egg)
= ο¹ Eridani
(62.2), μ Persei (62.8)
VINDEMIATRIX ( ε Virginis) |
Al Dabarān-2
HYADUM I
= γ Tauri
(63.4) |
HYADUM II
= δ¹ Tauri
(64.2) |
|
May 20 |
21 |
22 (142) |
23 (*428) |
24 (*64) |
|
°May 16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
19 (*424) |
20 (*60) |
|
'April 23 |
24 (114) |
25 (*400) |
26 (*36) |
27 |
|
"April 9 (*384) |
10 (100) |
11 |
12 (*22) |
13 (468) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
SEPTEMBER 15 |
16 |
17 (260) |
18 |
19 (*182) |
|
υ Herculis
(242.3), ρ Cor. Borealis (242.4), ι Cor.
Borealis (242.5), θ Draconis (242.6), ξ
Scorpii (242.7)
SCHEDIR (α Cassiopeiae)
|
16h (243.5)
ACRAB = β Scorpii, JABHAT AL ACRAB = ω
Scorpii
(243.3), θ Lupi,
RUTILICUS = β Herculis
(243.5),
MARFIK = κ Herculis
(243.7),
φ Herculis (243.8) |
ψ Scorpii
(244.6),
LESATH
(Sting)
= ν Scorpii
(244.8) |
χ Scorpii
(245.1),
YED PRIOR
= δ Ophiuchi,
δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) |
YED POSTERIOR
= ε Ophiuchi, RUKBALGETHI SHEMALI = τ
Herculis
(246.6).
δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) |
|
November 18
(*242) |
19 |
20 (324) |
21 |
22 |
|
°November 14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
18 (*242) |
|
'October 22 (295) |
23 (*216) |
24 |
25 |
26 |
|
"October 8 (*201) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 (285) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga7-9 |
Ga7-10 |
Ga7-11 (180) |
Ga7-12 |
Ga7-13 |
|