The midnight culmination of Atlas would at all times occur 136 days before its heliacal rising (together with Alcyone and Pleione), and at all times this was in the night after the 8th Chinese station connected with the South Dipper and with a hint in form of a Unicorn - Unique Horn, Manu Tara, Corner uniting Lacie and Tillie.

1	Horn	α Virginis (Spica)	Crocodile	(202.7)	Oct 9 (282)	282 = 265 + 17
2	Neck	κ Virginis	Dragon	(214.8)	Oct 21 (294)	294 = 282 + 12
3	Root	α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi)	Badger	(224.2)	Oct 31 (304)	304 = 295 + 9
4	*Room*	π Scorpii (Vrischika)	Hare	(241.3)	Nov 17 (321)	321 = 304 + 17
5	*Heart*	σ Scorpii	Fox	(247.0)	Nov 23 (327)	327 = 321 + 6
6	Tail	μ Scorpii (Denebakrab)	Tiger	(254.7)	Nov 30 (334)	334 = 327 + 9
7	Winnowing Basket	γ Sagittarii (Nash)	Leopard	(273.7)	Dec 19 (353)	353 = 334 + 19
December solstice
8	South Dipper	φ Sagittarii (?)	Unicorn	(284.0)	Dec 30 (364)	364 = 353 + 11

... Several of the early missionaries comment with a fine sense of humor upon the mistake the islanders made in calling the cow when first seen a bird. This is the word which led the good missionaries into the error of their own ignorance. Manu is as wholesale in its signification as our word animal, it is generic. In the paucity of brute mammalia the first missionaries found this general term most frequently used of birds, and it was their and not a Polynesian mistake to translate manu into bird. In the material here collected it will be seen that the significations animal and bird are widely extended. In the Paumotu insects are included; the same is true of Mota, where manu signifies beetle as well as bird. Nor is its applicability restricted to earth and air; it reaches into the sea as well. Samoa uses i'amanu (fish-animal) for the whale ...

OCTOBER 26	27 (300)	28	29	30	*31 (224)**
*OCTOBER 22	*23 (216)**	24	25	26	27 (300)

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 (Unicorn) 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 (Eye of the Archer) = ν Sagittarii (286.2), υ Draconis (286.4), δ Lyrae (286.3), κ Pavonis (286.5), ALYA (Serpent) = 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)

Ca10-28	Ca10-29	Ca11-1 (285)	Ca11-2	Ca11-3	Ca11-4
te inoino	te tagata	E inoino	te inoino	kua haga	tupu te raau i te vai
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 (Virgins) = ε Canis Majoris (104.8)	ω Gemini (105.4), ALZIRR (Button) = ξ Gemini (105.7), MULIPHEIN = γ Canis Majoris (105.8), MEKBUDA (Contracted) = ζ Gemini (105.9)	7h (106.5) no star listed (106)

When the Sun was far down in the south at the end of December, then Sirius would have been close to the Full Moon with Monoceros above. It could then be observed that the position of the Sun at the Unicorn was coinciding with the birth (disjunction, tara) of a new year.

Tara

1. Thorn: tara miro. 2. Spur: tara moa. 3. Corner; te tara o te hare, corner of house; tara o te ahu, corner of ahu. Vanaga.

(1. Dollar; moni tara, id.) 2. Thorn, spike, horn; taratara, prickly, rough, full of rocks. P Pau.: taratara, a ray, a beam; tare, a spine, a thorn. Mgv.: tara, spine, thorn, horn, crest, fishbone. Mq.: taá, spine, needle, thorn, sharp point, dart, harpoon; taa, the corner of a house, angle. Ta.: tara, spine, horn, spur, the corner of a house, angle. Sa.: tala, the round end of a house. Ma.: tara, the side wall of a house. 3. To announce, to proclaim, to promulgate, to call, to slander; tatara, to make a genealogy. P Pau.: fakatara, to enjoin. Mq.: taá, to cry, to call. 4. Mgv.: tara, a species of banana. Mq.: taa, a plant, a bird. Ma.: tara, a bird. 5. Ta.: tara, enchantment. Ma.: tara, an incantation. 6. Ta.: tara, to untie. Sa.: tala, id. Ha.: kala, id. Churchill

Manu tara

Sooty tern. The names of the age levels of the sooty tern were earlier used as children's names (Routledge). These names were (Barthel): pi(u) riuriu, kava 'eo'eo, te verovero, and ka 'ara'ara. Fischer.

Skulls with incised carvings, imbued with power by Makemake, were placed in the fowl house to promote the egg-laying capacity of the occupants. It may seem a long call from the domestic fowl to the sooty tern, but both are birds and lay eggs. The sooty tern (manu tara) comes to breed in large numbers in July or August off the southwestern point formed by the crater of Rano-kao on three rocky islets, of which the only one accessible to swimmers is Motu-nui. (Buck)

And at all times the midnight culmination of Atlas would have coincided with Alhena (together with the Unicorn stars) close to the Full Moon. At the time of rongorongo γ Monocerotis (its first star) was at *93 with α (unnamed) arriving to the Full Moon 22 nights later at *115.

NOVEMBER 1	2 (306)	*3 (227)**	4	5
*OCTOBER 28 (301)	29	30	*31 (224)**	*NOVEMBER 1

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 (Tillie) (289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr. (289.8)	*Al Baldah-19* AL BALDAH = 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 = α Sagittarii (293.2), χ Sagittariii (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	7
*APRIL 29	30	MAY 1 (41)	2	3 (123)
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 = η Canis Majoris (111.1), PROPUS = ι Gemini (111.4), GOMEISA = β Canis Minoris (111.6)
*July 6 (107)**	7	8	9 (190)	*10 (111)**
°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

125	*MARCH 7	8	9 (68 = 136 - 68)	*10 (355)**

	Cb2-4 (420)	Cb2-5 (29)	Cb2-6	Cb2-7
	te ua	koia ra	kua tuku ki to mata - ki tona tukuga	e kiore - henua - pa rei
	δ Persei (54.7)	*Al Thurayya-27 /* Krittikā-3		MENKHIB = ζ Persei (57.6) ~~PORRIMA (γ Virginis)~~
	δ Persei (54.7)	TAU-ONO (Six Stones) ATIKS = ο Persei, RANA = δ Eridani (55.1), CELAENO (16 Tauri), ELECTRA (17), TAYGETA (19), ν Persei (55.3), MAIA (20), ASTEROPE (21), MEROPE (23) (55.6)	Temennu-3 (Foundation Stone) Hairy Head-18 (Cockerel) ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE (28 Tauri), ATLAS (27) (56.3)	MENKHIB = ζ Persei (57.6) ~~PORRIMA (γ Virginis)~~
	*May 14 (54)**	15 (500)	16 (136)	*17 (57)**
	*"April 3 (13)**	4 (459)	5 (95 = 136 - 41)	*6 (16)**
	NAKSHATRA DATES:
	6 (249 = 66 + 183)	*SEPTEMBER 7	8	*9 (172 = 240 - 68)**
	κ Librae (237.2), ι Serpentis (237.4), ψ² Lupi, ρ Oct. (237.5), γ Cor. Borealis, η Librae (237.7), COR SERPENTIS = α Serpentis (237.9)	π Cor. Borealis, UNUK ELHAIA (Necks of the Serpents) = λ Serpentis (238.1), CHOW = β Serpentis (238.6)	κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, TIĀNRŪ = μ Serpentis (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), BA = ε Serpentis, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9)	λ Librae (240.0), β Tr. Austr. (240.3), κ Tr. Austr. (240.4), ρ Scorpii (240.8)
	'October 17 (290)	*18 (211 = 238 - 27)*	(292 = 136 + 183 - 27)	20
	*"October 3 (196)**	4 (277)	5	6

The number of glyphs on side a of the G tablet was designed to be 229 and 229 + 136 = 365. From the Sun at Atlas in May 16 (136) there should have been 229 days ahead to Atlas (with Alcyone and Pleione) once again culminating at midnight.

Glyph 136 on side b of the G tablet was, though, 8 nights too late for heliacal Atlas, because on side a the midnight culmination of Atlas was at glyph 221. Instead, we should count from the midnight culmination in Ga8-18 (221) to glyph 221 + 136 = 357 (Gb5-4):

*MARCH 4	5 (64)

Gb4-32 (123)	Gb4-33 (353)
σ Persei (51.6)	no star listed (52)
May 11 (131)	*12 (52)**
°May 4 (127)	*5 (48)**
4-14 (104)	*'April 15 (25)**
"March 31 (90)	*"April 1 (11)**
NAKSHATRA DATES:
*SEPTEMBER 3 (246)	*4 (167 = 235 - 68)**
NUSAKAN (Pauper) = β Cor. Bor. (234.0), κ¹ Apodis (234.3), ν Bootis (234.7), ζ Librae (234.9)	θ Cor. Borealis (235.3), γ Lupi (235.6), GEMMA = α Cor. Bor., ZUBEN ELAKRAB = γ Librae, QIN = δ Serpentis, ε Tr. Austr. (235.7), μ Cor. Borealis (235.8), υ Librae (235.9) ~~SIRRAH (α Andromedae)~~
November 10 (314)	11
°November 6 (310)	7
'October 14	15 (288)
"September 30 (273)	"October 1

Ga6-29 (169)	Ga7-1

*MARCH 6	7	8	9 (68 = 136 - 68)

*Gb5-1 (354 = 12 29½)**	Gb5-2	Gb5-3	Gb5-4 (128)
ψ Persei (53.1) ~~ACRUX (α Crucis)~~	δ Persei (54.7)	*Al Thurayya-27 /* Krittikā-3
ψ Persei (53.1) ~~ACRUX (α Crucis)~~	δ Persei (54.7)	TAU-ONO (Six Stones) ATIKS = ο Persei, RANA = δ Eridani (55.1), CELAENO (16 Tauri), ELECTRA (17), TAYGETA (19), ν Persei (55.3), MAIA (20), ASTEROPE (21), MEROPE (23) (55.6)	Temennu-3 (Foundation Stone) Hairy Head-18 (Cockerel) ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE (28 Tauri), ATLAS (27) (56.3)
*May 13 (53)**	14	15 (500)	16 (136)
*"April 2 (377)**	3 (93)	4 (459)	*5 (15)**
NAKSHATRA DATES
*SEPTEMBER 5	6 (249 = 66 + 183)	*7 (170 = 238 - 68)**	8
φ Bootis (236.2), ω Lupi, τ Librae (236.3), ψ¹ Lupi (236.7), ζ Cor. Borealis (236.9)	κ Librae (237.2), ι Serpentis (237.4), ψ² Lupi, ρ Oct. (237.5), γ Cor. Borealis, η Librae (237.7), COR SERPENTIS = α Serpentis (237.9)	π Cor. Borealis, UNUK ELHAIA (Necks of the Serpents) = λ Serpentis (238.1), CHOW = β Serpentis (238.6)	κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, TIĀNRŪ = μ Serpentis (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), BA = ε Serpentis, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9)
'October 16	17 (290)	*18 (211 = 238 - 27)*	(292 = 136 + 183 - 27)
"October 2	*3 (196)**	4 (277)	5

Ga7-2	Ga7-3 (172)	Ga7-4	Ga7-5

There was an accumulation here of important stars ('stones') in various positions:

*MARCH 5	6	7	8	(68 = 136 - 68)	*10 (354)**
	~~ACRUX~~		*Al Thurayya-27 /* Krittikā-3		~~PORRIMA~~
	~~ACRUX~~		TAU-ONO (Six Stones)	TEMENNU (Foundation Stone)	~~PORRIMA~~
GEMMA ~~SIRRAH~~		COR SERPENTIS	UNUK ELHAIA
May 12	13	*14 (54)**	15 (500)	16 (136)	17

... When it was evident that the years lay ready to burst into life, everyone took hold of them, so that once more would start forth - once again - another (period of) fifty-two years. Then (the two cycles) might proceed to reach one hundred and four [104] years. It was called 'One Age' when twice they had made the round, when twice the times of binding the years had come together. Behold what was done when the years were bound - when was reached the time when they were to draw the new fire, when now its count was accomplished. First they put out fires everywhere in the country round. And the statues, hewn in either wood or stone, kept in each man's home and regarded as gods, were all cast into the water. Also (were) these (cast away) - the pestles and the (three) hearth stones (upon which the cooking pots rested); and everywhere there was much sweeping - there was sweeping very clear. Rubbish was thrown out; none lay in any of the houses ...

Probably the March Hare (Mars) personified the half-year before the solstice and the Mad Hatter (Mercury) the half-year after the Door-mouse (Jupiter) had been disposed of.

... Mercury was used in the process of curing pelts used in some hats, making it impossible for hatters to avoid inhaling the mercury fumes given off during the hat making process; hatters and mill workers thus often suffered mercury poisoning, causing neurological damage, including confused speech and distorted vision ...

... Skanda (literally 'the jumping one' or 'the hopping one') is the planet Mars, also called Kartikeya, inasmuch as he was borne by the Krittika, the Pleiades.

Mbh. 9.44-46 (Roy trans. vol. 7, pp. 130-43). It should be emphasized, aloud and strongly, that in Babylonian astronomy Mars is the only planetary representative of the Pleiades. See P. F. Gössmann. Planetarium Babylonicum (1950), p. 279: 'In der Planetenvertretung kommt für die Plejaden nur Mars in Frage.'

The Mahabharata insists on six as the number of the Pleiades as well as of the mothers of Skanda and gives a very broad and wild description of the birth and the installation of Kartikeya 'by the assembled gods ... as their generalissimo', which is shattering, somehow, driving home how little one understands as yet.

The least which can be said, assuredly: Mars was 'installed' during a more or less close conjunction of all planets; in Mbh. 9.45 (p. 133) it is stressed that the powerful gods assembled 'all poured water upon Skanda, even as the gods had poured water on the head of Varuna, the lord of waters, for investing him with dominion'. And this 'investiture' took place at the beginning of the Krita Yuga, the Golden Age ...