But should not Rigel
and Capella have been at Cb1-6?
|
APRIL 4 (*14 = *318 +
61) |
|
"FEBRUARY 2 (398) |
 |
|
Cb1-6 (398) |
|
ĸ Leporis (78.0),
RIGEL (Foot)
= β Orionis
(78.1),
Flaming Star = IC405
(78.2),
CAPELLA
= α Aurigae
(78.4), ο Columbae, τ
Orionis (78.8)
THUBAN (α Draconis)
|
|
June 7 (*78) |
|
°June 3 (*74) |
|
'May 11 (*23) |
|
"April 27 (*37 = *14 +
23) |
|
March 21 |
22 (81) |
23 |
74 |
|
September 20 |
21 |
equinox (265) |
|
no glyph |
 |
 |
|
Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
|
koia |
ki
te hoea |
|
Al
Fargh al Thāni-25
0h (365.25)
Caph,
SIRRAH
(0.5), ε Phoenicis
(0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14
ALGENIB PEGASI
(1.8)
|
χ Pegasi (2.1), θ
Andromedae (2.7) |
|
Alchita, Ma
Wei (183.1),
Minkar
(183.7), ρ Centauri
(183.9) |
Pálida (184.6),
Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 /
Chariot-28
GIENAH
(185.1), ε Muscae
(185.2), ζ Crucis
(185.4), Zaniah
(185.9) |
|
June 6 (157) |
7 |
8 |
362 |
|
December 6 (340) |
7 |
8 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca4-1 (77) |
Ca4-2 |
Ca4-3 |
|
kua tupu te rakau |
kua tupu - te
kihikihi |
te
hau tea |
|
μ Leporis (77.6) |
ĸ Leporis (78.0),
Rigel
(78.1),
Capella
(78.4), ο Columbae
(78.8)
Thuban |
λ Leporis (79.6)
Arcturus
|
|
Nodus I (260.0), π
Herculis (260.7),
Ras Algethi (260.8) |
Sarin (261.0), ο
Ophiuchi (261.4)
Alrisha
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2),
θ Ophiuchi, ν
Serpentis, ζ, ι
Apodis (262.4), ι
Arae (262.8), ρ
Herculis (262.9) |
|
June 5 |
6 (157) |
|
December 5 |
6 (340) |
 |
 |
|
Cb3-1 (50) |
Cb3-2 (443) |
|
E
vae ra - ka oho - ki
te henua - kua huki |
ku
kikiu - te henua |
|
5h (76.1)
ε Leporis (76.0),
Cursa (76.4), λ
Eridani (76.7) |
μ Leporis (77.6) |
|
Mula-19
Sabik (259.7), η
SCORPII (259.9) |
Nodus I (260.0), π
Herculis (260.7),
Ras Algethi (260.8) |
|
June 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (161) |
|
December 7 |
8 (342) |
9 |
10 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb3-3 |
Cb3-4 (445) |
Cb3-5 (54) |
Cb3-6 |
|
ko te henua -
te rima |
e kava |
i haga rave
ika |
ki kikiu - te
henua |
|
ĸ Leporis
(78.0),
Rigel
(78.1),
Capella
(78.4), ο
Columbae (78.8)
Thuban
|
λ Leporis (79.6)
Arcturus
|
Bellatrix, Saif
al Jabbar
(80.7), Elnath
(80.9)
|
Nihal (81.7) |
|
Sarin (261.0), ο
Ophiuchi (261.4)
Alrisha
|
ξ Ophiuchi
(262.2), θ
Ophiuchi, ν
Serpentis, ζ, ι
Apodis (262.4),
ι Arae (262.8),
ρ Herculis
(262.9) |
β, γ Arae
(263.3), κ Arae
(263.5), σ
Ophiuchi (263.6) |
Lesath, δ Arae
(264.7), Choo
(264.9) |
No, the correct
position for heliacal Rigel and Capella
should evidently be at Cb3-3.
However, according to my
alternative reading their
position should
be 3 glyphs earlier, viz. at the
last glyph in line Cb2:
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb2-14 |
Cb2-15 |
Cb2-16 (432) |
|
kua
pua to hau |
te
kahi huga |
kiore
- henua |
|
Hyadum II
(64.2) |
Net-19
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri
(65.7) |
no star listed (66) |
|
Heart-5
σ SCORPII
(247.0), Hejian (247.2),
ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1),
Kajam (248.3), χ
Ophiuchi (248.5), She
Low, ι Tr. Austr.
(248.7), ζ Tr. Austr.
(248.8) |
Al Kalb-16
/
Jyeshtha-18
ANA-MUA
ANTARES
(249.1), Marfik, φ
Ophiuchi (249.5), ω
Ophiuchi (249.8) |
This,
according to my primary reading,
was at the Haedus door, which ought to have a pair of similar
glyphs, which indeed is the
case.
Once upon a time,
a very long time ago, the Sun
would here have been at the
equinox and hurried quickly
ahead. The glyphs seem
to
support my primary and heliacal
reading of the text.
But could there not also be an alternative
nakshatra reading?
|
FEBRUARY 16 |
17 (413 = 112 - 64 +
365) |
18 (49) |
rutua
- te pahu - rutua te
maeva - atua rerorero -
atua hiko ura - hiko o
tea - ka higa te ao ko
te henua ra ma te hoi
atua |
|
"DECEMBER 17 |
18 (352 = 413 - 61) |
19 |
|
AUGUST 18 |
19 (48 + 183 = 231) |
20 |
|
"JUNE 18 |
19 (170 = 231 - 61) |
20 |
|
April 21 (111)
|
22 (*35 - 3 + 80 = 112) |
23 |
|
"March 11 |
12 (71 = 112 - 41 =
26000 / 366) |
13 |
|
October 21 (294) |
22 (*218 - 3 + 80 = 295) |
23 |
|
"September 11 |
12 (254 = *218 - 3 + 80
- 41) |
13 |
 |
|
 |
|
Cb1-5 |
Cb1-6 (398) |
Cb1-7 |
|
no star listed (34) |
ξ Arietis
(35.0),
ρ Ceti
(35.4),
ξ² CETI
(35.9) |
σ Ceti (36.9) |
|
ASELLUS PRIMUS
= θ Bootis
(217.8) |
τ Lupi, δ Oct. (218.1),
φ Virginis (218.7)
FOMALHAUT (α Piscis
Austrini)
|
σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis
(219.5),
HARIS = γ Bootis
(219.7) |
|
April 24 (114) |
25 (*38 - 3 + 80 = 115) |
26 |
27 |
|
"March 14 (73) |
15 |
16 |
17 |
|
October 24 |
25 (*221 - 3 + 80 = 298) |
26 |
27 (300) |
|
"September 14 |
15 (*177) |
16 |
17 (259) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-8 |
Cb1-9 |
Cb1-10 |
Cb1-11 (403) |
|
ν CETI
(37.9) |
ν ARIETIS
(38.5), δ, ε Ceti (38.8) |
μ
Arietis (39.4),
HEAD OF THE FLY = 35
Arietis
(39.6),
KAFFALJIDHMA = γ Ceti
(39.8) |
π
Ceti, ο Arietis (40.0),
ANGETENAR = τ¹
Eridani,
μ Ceti (40.2),
RIGHT WING = 39
Arietis
(40.9) |
|
σ Bootis (220.2), η
Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi (221.0),
TOLIMAN
= α Centauri
(221.2), π Bootis
(221.8), ζ Bootis
(221.9) |
31 Bootis
(222.0),
YANG MUN = α Lupi
(222.1),
RIJL AL AWWA = μ
Virginis
(222.5), ο Bootis
(222.9) |
IZAR = ε Bootis
(223.0),
109 Virginis,
α Apodis (223.3) |
|
FEBRUARY 19 |
20 (51 = 115 - 64) |
21 |
22 (418 = 403 + 15) |
|
"DECEMBER 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (418 - 61 = 357)
|
|
AUGUST 21 |
22 (234 = 298 - 64) |
23 |
24 (236 = 4 * 59) |
|
"JUNE 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (175 = 236 - 61) |
|
26 |
MARCH 21 (445 = 430 +
15) |
22 (81) |
23 |
|
"JANUARY 19 (384 = 445 -
61) |
20 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cb2-14 (430) |
Cb2-15 |
Cb2-16 |
|
kua
pua to hau |
te
kahi huga |
kiore
- henua |
|
SEPTEMBER 20 (236 + 27 =
263) |
21 (264 = 81 + 183) |
EQUINOX |
|
"JULY 21 (263 - 61 =
202) |
22 (203 = 20 + 183) |
23 |
|
MARCH 24 |
EQUINOX |
26 (450) |
27 |
28 |
|
"JANUARY 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 (390) |
26 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb2-17 |
Cb2-18 |
Cb2-19 |
Cb2-20 (436) |
Cb2-21 (45) |
|
manu
rere - toga |
manu |
toga |
ka tuu
te toga o te manu |
kua
tapu - no te manu |
|
SEPTEMBER 23 |
24 |
25 (268 = 85 + 183) |
26 |
27 (270 = 45 + 225) |
|
"JULY 24 |
25 |
26 (207 = 268 - 61) |
27 (208 = 390 - 182) |
28 |
|
MARCH 29 |
30 (454) |
31 (90) |
APRIL 1 |
|
"JANUARY 27 |
28 (393 = 454 - 61) |
29 |
30 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb2-22 |
Cb2-23 |
Cb2-24 (440) |
Cb2-25 |
| ku kikiu - i te henua |
koia ra |
tagata tua ivi - te henua |
tagata tua ivi - ki te henua |
| SEPTEMBER 28 |
29 (272 = 454 - 182) |
30 (273) |
OCTOBER 1 |
| "JULY 29 (210) |
30 |
31 |
"AUGUST 1 (213) |
|
APRIL 2 (92) |
3 |
|
"JANUARY
31 (396) |
"FEBRUARY 1 |
|
|
|
|
Cb3-1 (50) |
Cb3-2 (443) |
|
E
vae ra - ka oho - ki
te henua - kua huki |
ku
kikiu - te henua |
|
OCTOBER 2 (275) |
3 |
|
"AUGUST 2 (214) |
3 |
|
APRIL 4 |
5 (460 = 445 +
15 |
6 (96 = 54 + 42) |
7 |
|
"FEBRUARY 2 |
3 (34 = 53 - 19) |
4 (400 = 446 -
46) |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cb3-3 |
Cb3-4 (445) |
Cb3-5 (54) |
Cb3-6 |
|
ko te henua -
te rima |
e kava |
i haga rave
ika |
ki kikiu - te
henua |
|
OCTOBER 4 |
5 (217 + 61 =
278) |
6 (279 = 54 +
224) |
7 (280 = 97 +
183) |
|
"AUGUST 4 (216) |
5 |
6 (218 = 446 -
228) |
7 |
The date
for the Roman final of
their regular year, Terminalia,
was February 23, which
according to the Julian
calendar was day 54 counted from
January 1 (or day 55
counted from December
31). Given my initial
idea of 392 glyphs on
side a representing a
year + the precessional
depth down to Roman
times, it seems possible
that the end of line Cb2 and
the beginning of line
Cb3 could have reflected the final
period of the year in Roman
times.
Before
the Julian calendar
there were only 29 days
in January, and then we
should instead count 54
- 2 = 52 respectively 55
- 2 = 53. The latter
number could be
interpreted as 52 weeks
(364) + a final week.
|
Ianuarius |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
|
Februarius |
28 |
28 |
- |
In 2
decks there are 26 red
and 26 black cards
supplemented by a pair
of Yokers.
392 (side
a) + 348 (side b) = 740
and if a pre-Julian
calendar was presented on
side b, then it could
have begun with
'September 23, after
helical Alrisha and
nakshatra Thuban:
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 (366 +
29) |
|
E tupu -
ki roto |
o te hau
tea |
|
Al
Sharatain-1
/
Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16
Segin,
Mesarthim, ψ
Phoenicis
(27.2),
SHERATAN,
φ Phoenicis
(27.4) |
ι Arietis
(28.0), λ
Arietis
(28.2) |
ALRISHA,
χ Phoenicis
(29.2),
Alamak
(29.7) |
|
April 17
(107 = 80 +
27) |
18 |
19 |
|
'March 21
(80) |
22 |
23 |
|
Muphrid
(210.1), ζ
Centauri
(210.3) |
φ Centauri
(211.0), υ¹
Centauri
(211.1), υ²
Centauri
(211.8), τ
Virginis
(211.9) |
Agena
(212.1), θ
Apodis
(212.5),
THUBAN
(212.8) |
|
October 17
(290) |
18 |
19 |
|
'September
20 (*183) |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
|
October |
31 |
31 |
- |
|
November |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
|
December |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
|
Sum |
89 |
92 |
+3 |
|
Ianuarius |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
|
Februarius |
28 |
28 |
- |
|
Martius |
31 |
31 |
- |
|
Aprilis |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
|
Maius |
31 |
31 |
- |
|
Iunius |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
|
Quintilis |
31 |
31 |
- |
|
Sextilis |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
|
September |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
|
Sum |
266 |
273 |
+7 |
|
Total |
355 |
365 |
+10 |
348 -
3 = 345 and Cb1-4
could be the first
glyph after 0h.
Alternatively, and
perhaps more reasonably, the
right ascension line
for 14h (in the
night sky) at the time
of Gregory XIII
could have been used
for marking calendar day zero.
Because this
line came 4 days
after April 17 (107):
| FEBRUARY 16 |
17 (413 = 112 - 64 + 365) |
18 (49) |
rutua - te pahu - rutua te maeva - atua rerorero - atua hiko ura - hiko o tea - ka higa te ao ko te henua ra ma te hoi atua |
| "DECEMBER 17 |
18 (352 = 413 - 61) |
19 |
| AUGUST 18 |
19 (48 + 183 = 231) |
20 |
| "JUNE 18 |
19 (170 = 231 - 61) |
20 |
| April 21 (111) |
22 (*35 - 3 + 80 = 112) |
23 |
| °April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
| 'March 25 (84) |
26 |
27 |
| "March 11 (70) |
12 (71 = 112 - 41 = 26000 / 366) |
13 |
| October 21 (294) |
22 (*218 - 3 + 80 = 295) |
23 |
| "September 11 |
12 (254 = *218 - 3 + 80 - 41) |
13 |
|
|
|
| Cb1-5 °14h (213.1) |
Cb1-6 (398) (214, All Hearts' Day) |
Cb1-7 |
| no star listed (34) |
ξ Arietis (35.0), ρ Ceti (35.4), ξ² CETI (35.9) |
σ Ceti (36.9) |
| ASELLUS PRIMUS = θ Bootis (217.8) |
τ Lupi, δ Oct. (218.1), φ Virginis (218.7)
FOMALHAUT (α Piscis Austrini)
|
σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5), HARIS = γ Bootis (219.7) |
| April 24 (114) |
25 (*38 - 3 + 80 = 115) |
26 |
27 |
| °April 20 |
21 (111) |
22 |
23 |
| 'March 28 |
29 (88 = 111 - 23) |
30 |
31 (90) |
| "March 14 (73) |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| October 24 |
25 (*221 - 3 + 80 = 298) |
26 |
27 (300) |
| "September 14 |
15 (*177) |
16 |
17 (259) |
|
|
|
|
| Cb1-8 (400) |
Cb1-9 |
Cb1-10 |
Cb1-11 |
| ν CETI (37.9) |
ν ARIETIS (38.5), δ, ε Ceti (38.8) |
μ Arietis (39.4), HEAD OF THE FLY = 35 Arietis (39.6), KAFFALJIDHMA = γ Ceti (39.8) |
π Ceti, ο Arietis (40.0), ANGETENAR = τ¹ Eridani, μ Ceti (40.2), RIGHT WING = 39 Arietis (40.9) |
| σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi (221.0), TOLIMAN = α Centauri (221.2), π Bootis (221.8), ζ Bootis (221.9) |
31 Bootis (222.0), YANG MUN = α Lupi (222.1), RIJL AL AWWA = μ Virginis (222.5), ο Bootis (222.9) |
IZAR = ε Bootis (223.0), 109 Virginis, α Apodis (223.3) |
| FEBRUARY 19 |
20 (51 = 115 - 64) |
21 |
22 (418) |
| "DECEMBER 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (418 - 61 = 357) |
| AUGUST 21 |
22 (234 = 298 - 64) |
23 |
24 (236 = 4 * 59) |
| "JUNE 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (175 = 236 - 61) |
And at
the time of Bharani
the star
θ Bootis (Asellus
Primus) would have
been at the Full
Moon in "March 14
(73), a π date
(Cb1-5).
And in Roman times this
position was when
the Sun reached the
Julian spring
equinox ('March 25)
- as in the year for
the Council of
Nicaea (325 AD).
At the time of
Gregory XIII this
position was day 107
(= 471 - 365), viz.
at °April 17.
|
Egyptian
nfr |
 |
Phoenician
teth |
 |
Greek
theta |
Θ (θ) |
|
...
The
form
of
the
letter
θ
suggests
a
midline
('waist'),
although
the
origin
of θ
is
the
Phoenician
tēth
which
means
'wheel'.
This
in
turn
could
have
originated
from
a
glyph
named
'good'
which
in
Egypt
was
nfr
...
...
θ is
the
last
star
in
the
Ara
constellation,
and
the
ancient
meaning
of
this
letter
was
described
as a
wheel
by
the
Phoenicians
but
for
the
Egyptian
it
meant
'good'.
When
the
wheel
of
time
has
come
full
cycle
around
and
the
upside
down
fire-altar
is
in
the
past
the
times
ahead
should
be
good
(or
lucky
Sa'ad)
...
According
to
Wilkinson
nefer
originally
depicted
the
throat
and
heart
of a
sheep:
 |
Instead of
counting
with 80 as
the measure
for finding
March 21
(0h) there
could have
been an
earlier
night side method with
77 for
reaching day
400.
From "March
14 (3-14) to
the end of
"September,
i.e. to day 266
according to
the
Pre-Roman
system,
there could
have been
266 - 29 -
28 - 13 =
254 (= 6 *
59 - 100) days.
And from there
to the last
calendar day
in "December
there could
have been 89
days. 254 +
89 = 343 (=
7³).
348 (glyphs
on side b) =
5 + 343. I
have here
presented
in parallel my
heliacal
(initial)
reading and
my later
nakshatra
reading:
|
4 |
|
|
339 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb1-5 |
Cb1-6
(398) |
Cb14-17 (346) |
Cb14-18 |
Cb14-19 (740) |
|
η Arietis (31.9) |
no star listed (32) |
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β
Tucanae (6.4) |
M31 (7.7) |
DELTA
(8.4), Schedir (8.6), ζ
Andromedae, μ Phoenicis
(8.9) |
|
Neck-2
ASELLUS TERTIUS = κ
Bootis,
κ VIRGINIS,
14 Bootis (214.8) |
Al Ghafr-13 /
Svāti-15
TAHUA-TAATA-METUA-TE-TUPU-MAVAE
15 Bootis (215.2),
ARCTURUS
(215.4), Asellus
Secundus (215.5), SYRMA,
λ Bootis (215.6), η
Apodis (215.8) |
γ Muscae (189.0), Avis
Satyra (189.3), Asterion
(189.5), Kraz (189.7)
Alderamin
|
α Muscae (190.2), τ
Centauri (190.5), χ
Virginis (190.7) |
Al Áwwā'-11
ρ Virginis (191.4),
PORRIMA,
γ Centauri (191.5) |
|
no star listed (34) |
ξ Arietis (35.0), ρ Ceti (35.4), ξ² CETI (35.9) |
ξ Phoenicis (9.0), ρ
Tucanae (9.1), Deneb
Kaitos, η Phoenicis
(9.4) |
Achird (10.7) |
Legs-15
ρ Phoenicis (11.2),
η ANDROMEDAE
(11.4) |
|
ASELLUS PRIMUS
= θ Bootis (217.8) |
τ Lupi, δ Oct. (218.1), φ Virginis (218.7)
FOMALHAUT (α Piscis Austrini)
|
ι Crucis (192.2), β
Muscae (192.5), Mimosa
(192.9) |
no star listed (193) |
κ Crucis (194.4), ψ
Virginis (194.5), μ
Crucis, λ Crucis
(194.6), Alioth (194.8) |
|
5 |
343 (= 7 * 7 * 7) |
|
348 (= 12 * 29) |
At the last glyph
on the back side of the tablet
we can count 14 * 19 = 266,
which is similar in structure to
348 = 12 * 29.
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