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Once again. The beginning of side a on the G tablet had 'a tail' (hoea) ahead and the beginning of the C text a tail with 'water' below - possibly indicating the horizon in the east respectively in the west.

haga rave Ga1-1 Ca1-2
Haga

1. Bay, fishing spot. (Figuratively) he haga o te ákuáku, it is the [evil] spirit's fishing spot, i.e. a place where they hide waiting for people to fall under their power. 2. To want, to love. Ku haga á i te vai, I want water, I am thirsty. Vanaga.

1. Bay, strait, anchorage, strand, beach. P Mq.: hana, haka, small bay, creek, cove. 2. Work, labor, employment, act, affair, creation, design, state, maker, fashion, manufacture, occupation, profession; to do, to make, to construct, to employ, to form, to manufacture, to fashion, to found, to be busy with; haga rakerake, crime; tagata haga ei mea, mercenary; haga no iti, to plot mischief; haga ke, to act contrary; haga takataka, to disjoin; haga nui, difficulty, fatigue, to weary; tuhi ki te haga, to give employment; haga hakahou, to make over, to renew, recovery; haga koroiti, to deal prudently; haga nuinui ke, to overburden. P Pau.: haga, to do, action, work, a deed. Mgv.: haga, aga, work, labor. Mq.: hana, haka, action, act, work, occupation. Ta.: haa, work, to labor, to make. 3. Agreement, conduct, liking, intention, desire, will; to resolve, to permit, to endeavor, to tolerate, to be willing, to wish, to approve; haga ihoiho, fixed desire; haga mai, haga no mai, to agree, to hearken favorably; tae haga, despite, involuntary, to refuse, to renounce; noho hakahaga, apathy. 4. = haka. Pau.: haga = haka. 5. Mgv.: haga, a fish. Mq.: haka, id. 6. Mgv.: haga, a fishtrap. Sa.: faga, a fish-trap, bird-cage. Ma.: hanganoa, a small basket for cooked fish. 7. Mgv.: haga, a measure of a fathom. Ta.: aa, to measure length. Mq.: aka, ana, to measure with the arms. Ma.: whanga, id. Churchill.

Hagaava (haga 1 - ava 2), entrance of a harbor. Hagahaga: 1. (haga 2), work. 2. hesitation, to hesitate. Churchill.

Rave

Ta.: Rave, to take. Sa.: lavea, to be removed, of a disease. To.: lavea, to bite, to take the hook, as a fish. Fu.: lave, to comprehend, to seize. Niuē: laveaki, to convey. Rar.: rave, to take, to receive. Mgv: rave, to take, to take hold; raveika, fisherman. Ma.: rawe, to take up, to snatch. Ha.: lawe, to take and carry in the hand. Mq.: ave, an expression used when the fishing line is caught in the stones. Churchill 2.

LAWA, v. Haw., to work out, even to the edge or boundary of a land, i.e., leave none uncultivated, to fill, suffice, be enough. Sam., lava, be enough, to complete; adj., indeed, very. Tah., rava-i, to suffice. N. Zeal., rava-kore, lit. 'not full', poor. Fiji., rawa, accomplish, obtain, possess.

Sanskr., labh, lambh, to obtain, get, acquire, enjoy, undergo, peform; lábha, acquisition, gain; rabh, to seize, to take. Lith., loba, the work of each day, gain, labour; lobis, goods, possessions; pra-lobti, become rich; api-lobe, after work, i.e., evening. A. Pictet refers the Lat. labor, work, to this same family, as well as the Irish lobhar and the Welsh llafur. He also, with Bopp and Benfey, refers the Goth. arbaiths, labour, work, to the Sanskr. rabh = arb, as well as the Anc. Slav., rabu, a servant. Russ., rabota, labour. Gael., airbhe, gain, profit, product.

This Polynesian lawa is doubtless akin to LAWE, v. Haw., to carry, bear, take from out of; lawe-lawe, to wait upon, to attend on, serve, to handle, to feel of; adj. pertaining to work. Tah., rave, to receive, to take, seize, lay hold of; s. work, operation; rave-rave, a servant, attendant. Rarot., Paum., rave, id. Sam., lave, to be of service; lave-a, to be removed, of a disease; lavea'i, to extricate, to deliver. Fiji., lave, to raise, lift up. Malg., ma-lafa, to take, seize; rava, pillage, destruction. Sunda., rampok, theft. Mal., rampas, me-rabut, take forcibly. Motu (N. Guinea), law-haia, to take away.

Sanskr., labh, rabh, see previous word, 'Lawa'. Greek, λαμβανω, έλαβον, take hold of, seize, receive, obtain; λημμα, income, gain; λαβη, λαβις, grip, handle. Lat., labor, work, activity; perhaps also Laverna, the goddess of gain or profit, the protectress of thieves; rapio, rapax. Goth., raupjan, to reap, pluck; raubon, to reave, rob. Sax., reafian, take violently. Pers., raftan, to sweep, clean up; robodan, to rob. Lith., ruba, pillage; rűbina, thief. (Fornander)

Egyptian hand Phoenician kaph Greek kappa Κ (κ)

Kaph is thought to have been derived from a pictogram of a hand (in both modern Arabic and modern Hebrew, kaph means palm/grip) ...

... The manik, with the tzab, or serpent's rattles as prefix, runs across Madrid tz. 22, the figures in the pictures all holding the rattle; it runs across the hunting scenes of Madrid tz. 61, 62, and finally appears in all four clauses of tz. 175, the so-called 'baptism' tzolkin. It seems impossible, with all this, to avoid assigning the value of grasping or receiving. But in the final confirmation, we have the direct evidence of the signs for East and West. For the East we have the glyph Ahau-Kin, the Lord Sun, the Lord of Day; for the West we have Manik-Kin, exactly corresponding to the term Chikin, the biting or eating of the Sun, seizing it in the mouth.

  

The pictures (from Gates) show east, north, west, and south; respectively (the lower two glyphs)  'Lord' (Ahau) and 'grasp' (Manik). Manik was the 7th day sign of the 20 and Ahau the last ...

The Full Moon reached Acrux in the west - where the day (summer) ended and night (winter) began - whereas the Sun was observed in early dawn when he was rising in the east. When the Sun (Horus, the 'Horse') was at the horson in the east together with the final stars in the Pegasus Square the Full Moon was at Crux and Raven:

September 20 (*183) 21 (264 = 364 - 100) Equinox
'August 24 (236 = 8 * 29˝) 25 (*157 = *314 / 2) 26
ALCHITA = α Corvi, MA WEI (Tail of the Horse) = δ Centauri (183.1), MINKAR (Nose) = ε Corvi (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) PÁLIDA (Pale) = δ Crucis (184.6), MEGREZ (Root of the Tail) = δ Ursae Majoris (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 

GIENAH (Wing) = γ Corvi (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), ZANIAH (Corner) = η Virginis (185.9)

no glyph
Ca1-1 Ca1-2
koia ki te hoea
Al Fargh al Thāni (Rear Spout) -25

0h (365.25)

CAPH = β Cassiopeiae, SIRRAH = α Andromedae (0.5), ε Phoenicis, γł Oct. (0.8)
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14

ο Oct. (1.3), ALGENIB PEGASI = γ Pegasi (1.8)

χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7)
March 21 (0h) 22 (81) 23
'February 22 (53) Terminalia 24
September 23 (266) 24 (*187)
°September 19 (*183) 20 (264)
'August 27 28 (240)
CHANG SHA (Long Sand-bank) = ζ Corvi (186.3) INTROMETIDA = ε Crucis (187.4), ACRUX = α Crucis (187.5)
Ca1-3 Ca1-4 (4 - 4 = 0)
ki te henua te rima te hau tea
March 24 (83) Julian equinox
'February 25 26 (57)
σ Andromedae (3.0), ι Ceti (3.3), ζ Tucanae (3.5), ρ Andromedae, π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed (4)

And there were 360 days from Acrux close to the Full Moon to the beginning of line Ca14:

September 25 (*188) 26 27 (270) 28 355
'August 29 (*161) 30 (242) 31 'September 1
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), ALGORAB = δ Corvi (188.5), GACRUX = γ Crucis (188.7) γ Muscae (189.0), AVIS SATYRA = η Corvi (189.3), ASTERION = β Canum Ven. (189.5), KRAZ = β Corvi, κ Draconis (189.7) α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7)

ALDERAMIN (α Cephei)

Al Áwwā'-11

Sombrero Galaxy = M104 Virginis (191.1), ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA = γ Virginis, γ Centauri (191.5)

Ca1-5 Ca1-6 Ca1-7 Ca1-8 (4 + 4)
haga i te mea ke ki te henua - tagata honui te ika te honu
March 26 27 28 29 (88)
'February 27 (58) 28 'March 1 (*345) 2
ANKAA = α Phoenicis, κ Phoenicis (5.0)

ALPHARD (α Hydrae)

λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) Andromeda Galaxy (M31), π Andromedae (7.7) ε Andromedae (8.2), DELTA = δ Andromedae (8.4), SCHEDIR (Breast) = α Cassiopeiae (8.6), ζ Andromedae, μ Phoenicis (8.9)
September 18 (9 * 29) 19 20 (263) 21 Equinox
'August 22 (234 = 261 - 27) 23 24 (8 * 29˝) 25 26
π Virginis (181.0), θ Crucis (181.5) 12h (182.6)

ο Virginis (182.1), η Crucis (182.5)

ALCHITA = α Corvi, MA WEI (Tail of the Horse) = δ Centauri (183.1), MINKAR (Nose) = ε Corvi (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) PÁLIDA (Pale) = δ Crucis (184.6), MEGREZ (Root of the Tail) = δ Ursae Majoris (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 

GIENAH (Wing) = γ Corvi (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), ZANIAH (Corner) = η Virginis (185.9)

*Ca14-1 (4 + 360) *Ca14-2 *Ca14-3 *Ca14-4 *Ca14-5 (368 = 2 + 366)
Kua tupu te ata i te henua
March 19 (78) 20 21 (0h) 22 (447 = 88 + 359) 23 (*368 = 448 - 80)
'February 20 (51) 21 22 (419 = 446 - 27) Terminalia 24 (*341)
η Tucanae (363.0), ψ Pegasi (363.1), 32 Piscium (363.2), π Phoenicis (363.4), ε Tucanae (363.6), τ Phoenicis (363.9) θ Oct. (364.4) Al Fargh al Thāni (Rear Spout) -25

0h (365.25)

CAPH = β Cassiopeiae, SIRRAH = α Andromedae (0.5), ε Phoenicis, γł Oct. (0.8)
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14

ο Oct. (1.3), ALGENIB PEGASI = γ Pegasi (1.8)

χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7)
Tupu

1. Shoot, sprout, bud; to sprout, to bud. 2. Pregnant: vî'e tupu (o te poki); to be conceived (of fetus in its mother's womb): he-tupu te poki i roto i te kopú o toona matu'a. Vanaga.

To grow, to sprout, to germinate, to come forth, to conceive, pregnant, germ; mea tupu, plant; tupu ke avai, of rapid growth; tupu horahorau, precocious; hakatupu, to produce, to stimulate growth, to excite. P Pau.: fakatupu, to raise up, to create. Mgv.: tupu, to grow, to conceive, to be pregnant. Mq.: tupu, to grow, to sprout, to conceive. Ta.: tupu, to grow, to sprout. Churchill.

Mgv.: Tupu, the best or worst, used of men or of bad qualities. Sa.: tupu, king. Ma.: tupu, social position, dignity. Churchill.

Ata

Ata 1. Dawn, first light before sunrise; ku-hamu-á te ata, dawn has broken; ku-tehe-á te ata, it's already dawn (lit.: the lights have flown). 2. Particle inserted between the imperative prefix ka and the verb to signify 'well, carefully, intelligently': ka-ata-hakarivariva, prepare it well. Between the prefix e and kahara it expresses 'to make sure that, to take good care that...' : e-ata-kahara koe o oona, be careful not to get dirty; e-ata-kahara koe o kori te moa o te tahi pa, be sure not to steal chickens of another property. 3. More: iti, small; ata iti, smaller; he-ata-ata iti-iti ró, the smallest of all. Vanaga.

Âta 1. Shadow: he-veveri te poki, ana tikea toona âta, the child is frightened at seeing his shadow; person's reflection (in mirror, in water): he âta oou-á, it's your own reflection. 2. To be frightened by a shadow: he-âta te îka, the fish are frightened (and they flee) by people's shadows. Vanaga.

1. Image, picture, portrait, design; to draw, to paint (shadow sense). P Mgv: ata, image, likeness, portrait, shadow of a human being, form, shape, appearance, imprint, impression. Mq.: ata, image, statue, portrait, shadow, surface; to design, to mark. Ta.: ata, shade, shadow appearance, form, representation of an object, cloud, cloudy. 2. Transparency, end of day, sunset (bright sense); e ata, red clouds; ku ata, transparent; ata mea, ata tea, ata tehe, dawn, daybreak, sunrise; ataata, end of day, sunset. P Mgv.: ata, morning or evening twilight, daybreak, dawn; ata haihai, evening twilight, a beautiful sunset; ataiai, twilight, clouds red with the sunset; atakurakura, a beautiful sunrise or sunset; atareureu, dawn, the first peep of day, morning twilight. Mq.: ata, to appear, to rise, to shine (of stars); ata uá, morning twilight; ataata, diaphanous, transparent. Ta.: ata, twilight. 3. A designation of space; ata hakahohonu, abyss; ata hakaneke mai, nearby, close at hand; ata tapa, lateral, marginal. 4 ? Ata kimikimi, to inquire; ata puo, to hill a plant; ata ui, to examine, to taste. Churchill.

Atahenua (ata 3 - henua 1), landscape, countryside. Atakai: 1. Generous, hospitable, beneficent, indulgent, liberal, obliging; prodigality, indulgence; rima atakai, benevolent, generous, open-handed; gift, liberality. 2. Calm, unperturbed, grateful. Churchill. Ata-ta T, evening (? ataata). Atatehe (ata 2 - tehe 1), dawn; popohaga atatehe, morning, early in the morning. Churchill.

In order to get the glyph numbers to correspond to the number of right ascension days counted from 0h at the time of rongorongo, the transition from one year to the next had to mean counting with 366 such days in a year. From Delta (*8) to Porrima (*191) there were 183 (= 366 / 2 days).

From Rogo (without 'feet') in Ca1-8 to the first glyph in line Ca14 there should be 360 - 4 = 356 right ascension days:

355
Ca1-8 *Ca14-1 *Ca14-2 *Ca14-3 *Ca14-4 *Ca14-5
PORRIMA 360

Sirrah (*0) should be at glyph 0 + 365Ľ = 366, together with Alchita at its nakshatra side. And then it was necessary to have March 21 (0h) as day 80 + 366 = 446.

At the time of Gregory XIII these 5 glyphs (without 'feet') would have begun in °March 15, which means the preceding day would have been the π date 3-14 (73):

September 17 (260 = 13 * 20)
°September 14 (256 = 16 * 16)
'August 21 (233)
no star listed (180)
Ca13-20 (4 + 359)
March 18 (77)
°March 14 (» π)
'February 19 (50)
DZANEB = ω Piscium (362.4), γ˛ Oct. (362.8)

... Nut, whom the Greeks sometimes identified with Rhea, was goddess of the sky, but it was debatable if in historical times she was the object of a genuine cult. She was Geb's twin sister and, it was said, married him secretly and against the will of Ra. Angered, Ra had the couple brutally separated by Shu and afterwards decreed that Nut could not bear a child in any given month of any year. Thoth, Plutarch tells us, happily had pity on her. Playing draughts with the Moon, he won in the course of several games a seventy-second part of the Moon's light [360 / 72 = 5] with which he composed five new days. As these five intercalated days did not belong to the official Egyptian calendar of three hundred and sixty days, Nut was thus able to give birth successively to five children: Osiris, Haroeris (Horus), Set, Isis and Nepthys ...

360 - 5 = 355 (December 21, winter solstice).