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We should now look at the end of side b, at the end of 290 days from te taketake, at the end of 366 days counted from March 31, and at the end of 320 days from May 15, viz. at March 31:

25 2-14 (45) FEBRUARY 15 346 JANUARY 28 (393)
Ca1-26 Ca2-1 (27 = 87 - 60) *Ca14-11 (285 + 89)
kua moe ki te tai. Te heke te heke
April 16 (471) 17 (*27 + 80) March 30 (89)
ALRISHA (*29)

THUBAN (*212)

 HAMAL (*30)

MENKENT (*213)

 *377 (= *12 + 365)

COR CAROLI (*195)
October 16 17 (290) September 29 (272)
26 348 (= 12 * 29)
61 MARCH 31 APRIL 1 (91) 13 APRIL 15 (105) 289
Cb2-20 (285 + 151) Cb2-21 Cb3-10 (451)
ka tuu te toga o te manu kua tapu - no te manu te taketake
May 31 (151) June 1 (152 = 91 + 61) June 15 (166)
HAEDUS I (*74)

*257

 HAEDUS II (*75)

*258

 PRAJA-PĀTI, MENKALINAN, MAHASHIM (*89)

*272
November 30 December 1 (260 + 75) December 15 (349)
76 (= 4 * 19) 290 (= 10 * 29)
366

 

47 198 115
Cb2-5 (29 = 136 - 107) Cb4-6 (77) Cb12-2 (276) Cb12-3 Cb2-4 (28)
koia ra te ua te ua te ika te ua
May 16 (136) July 3 (184) January 18 19 (384) May 15 (500)
*59 (= *346 + 78)

*242

 WEZEN (*107)

AL BALDAH (*290)

 *306

AL TARF (THE END)

RAS ALGETHI

 GREDI (*307)

BRIGHT FIRE (*125)

 *58

VRISCHIKA (*241)
ATLAS + ALCYONE (*56)

REHUA

 ADARA (*104) τ Aquilae (*303)

NAOS

 η Sagittae (*229 + 75)

*122

 *420 (= 6 * 70)

TAU-ONO
November 15 (319) January 2 (367) July 20 (201) 21 November 14 (318)
364 = 48 + 200 + 117

 

MARCH 16 (136 - 61 = 139 - 64) 300 JANUARY 11 (= 75 + 301 - 365) 12 (= *361 - *3 + 80 - 365 - 61)
Cb2-5 (29) Cb14-1 (330) Cb14-2 (331)
koia ra Kua pu ia tagata ariga erua
May 16 (136) March 13 (72) 3-14 (80 + *358)
May 19 (*59)

November 18 (*242)

 *360

DENEBOLA (*178)

 *361

DENEB CYGNI (*179)
ATLAS + ALCYONE (*56)

REHUA

 *357

*175

 MANUS CATENATA (*358)

*176
November 15 (319) September 12 (255) 13 (80 + *176)
JANUARY 13 (378) 14 15 (*300) 16 (*362 - 61)
Cb14-3 (724 = 392 + 332) Cb14-4 (725) Cb14-5 Cb14-6 (335)
te marama te ika kua puo te pouo - vai o maś hia manu noi
March 15 16 17 (441) 18 (77)
*362

*180

 *363

*181

 *364

*182

 *365

*183
*359

*177

 *360

DENEBOLA (*178)

 *361

DENEB CYGNI (*179)

 DZANEB (*362)

*180
September 14 15 16 17 (260)
JANUARY 17 18 (383) 19 (*304) 20
Cb14-7 Cb14-8 Cb14-9 (730) Cb14-10 (339)
ku hakarava kotia hia kua haro te rima te marama
March 19 20 (444) 21 (80) 22
*366

*184

 *367

*185

 *368

*186

 *369

*187
*363

*181

 θ OCTANS (*364)

*182

 SIRRAH

ALCHITA (*183)

 ALGENIB PEGASI (*366)

*184
September 18 19 20 21 (264)
JANUARY 21 (*306) 22 23 (388)
Cb14-11 (732) Cb14-12 Cb14-13 (342)
ku kikiu tagata kua to i te heke
March 23 24 (448) 25 (84)
*370

*188

 *371

*189

 *372

*190
*2

GIENAH (*185)

 *3

*186

 *4

ACRUX (*187)
September 22 23 (266) 24
JANUARY 24 (*309) 25 (390) 26
Cb14-14 Cb14-15 (736) Cb14-16 (345)
tagata tui i tona ika manu puoko erua  te manu - e noi koe te manu
March 26 (85) 27 28 (452)
*373

*191

 *374

*192

 *375

*193
ANKAA ALPHARD (*5)

*188

 *6

*189

 *7

ALDERAMIN (*190)
September 25 26 27 (270)
JANUARY 27 (392) 28 29 (*314)
Cb14-17 (346) Cb14-18 Cb14-19 (740)
kokoti hia te henua tagata hakaitiiti  i te henua
March 29 (88) 30 31 (455 = 740 - 285)
η ANDROMEDAE (*11)

*194

 *377

COR CAROLI (*195)

 *378 (SATURN)

VINDEMIATRIX (*196)
DELTA (*8)

PORRIMA (*191)

 DENEB KAITOS (*9)

MIMOSA (*192)

 ACHIRD (*10)

*193
September 28 29 (272) 30

At the time of rongorongo the last glyph in the C text coincided with day *378 (as in the cycle of Saturn) = *13 + 365 = April 3.

 Synodic cycles

Mercury

115.88

Venus

583.92

 

Mars

779.96

Jupiter

398.88

Saturn

378.09

Uranus

369.66

However, the creator of the C text evidently used the positions of the stars 3 precessional days earlier, when the Sun was at the last day of March, with the Full Moon at the last night of September.

The Sun was here rising together with Achird, with the Full Moon in the night after Mimosa. *10 + 365 = *375 = *378 - 3, and *10 + 183 = *193 = *192 + 1.

13 * 29½ = 383½ and 384 = 383½ + ½ = 192 * 2.

Anciently the heliacal date had been JANUARY 29, which was 314 (as in π) days after 0h, with the nakshatra night JULY 31 (212 = 29 + 183). From JULY 31 (212) to September 30 (273) there were 61 days.

Probably the creator of the C text intended to put his glyphs in parallel with the nakshatra stars. For instance was the last of his heke figures where the Full Moon reached Acrux.