If the C text was beginning - as I have suggested
- at the September equinox, then an accumulation of important
stars could be expected to be present also here, because I have
assumed that the star watchers on Easter Island would have
observed Sirrah close to the Full Moon as a sign of the southern
spring equinox.
Sirrah culminated at midnight in the day when the
Sun reached Gemma in Corona Borealis, which in Roman times was
in day 288 (= 24 * 12):
|
*MARCH 4 (90 - 68 + 41) |
5 (64) |
 |
 |
|
Gb4-32 (123) |
Gb4-33
(353) |
|
σ Persei
(51.6) |
no star
listed (52) |
|
"March
31 (90) |
"April 1
(*11) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*SEPTEMBER 3 (246 = 273 - 27) |
4 (*167 = *235 - *68) |
|
NUSAKAN
(Pauper) = β Cor.
Bor. (234.0), κı 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)
|
|
"September 30 (273) |
"October
1 |
 |
 |
|
Ga6-29 |
Ga7-1
(170) |
|
HELIACAL
DATES: |
|
*MARCH 5 |
6 (65 =
365 - 300) |
7 |
8 |
(68 =
136 - 68) |
10
(*354) |
| |
ACRUX |
|
Al
Thurayya-27 /
Krittikā-3 |
PORRIMA |
|
TAU-ONO
(Six Stones) |
TEMENNU
(Foundation Stone) |
|
May 12 |
13 |
14 (*54) |
15 (500) |
16 (136) |
17 |
|
'April
15 |
(472 -
366 = 366 - 260) |
17 (*27) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*SEPTEMBER 4 |
5 (248) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 (*172) |
|
GEMMA
SIRRAH
|
|
COR
SERPENTIS |
UNUK
ELHAIA |
|
|
|
November 11 |
12
(*236) |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
|
'October
15 (288) |
16 |
17
(*210) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
At the time of rongorongo Sirrah was at the
Full Moon in night number 80 (0h) + 183 = 263 (September 20)
which was 52 nights earlier than its midnight culmination in
November 11 (315). 183 + 52 = 235 = 315 - 80:
|
September 20 (*183) |
21 (264 = 364 - 100) |
Equinox |
|
'August 24 (236 = 8 * 29½) |
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
(Worm)
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, γ³ Oct. (0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/ Wall-14
(Porcupine) 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 = *183 + 4) |
|
'August 27 (239) |
28 (*160) |
|
CHANG SHA (Long Sand-bank)
= ζ Corvi (186.3) |
INTROMETIDA
= ε Crucis (187.4),
ACRUX
= α Crucis (187.5) |
 |
 |
|
Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
| ki te henua |
te rima te hau tea |
|
March 24 |
Julian
equinox (84) |
|
°March 20 |
21 (80, 0h) |
| '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) |
| 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 (*346) |
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 |
23 (235 = 262 - 27) |
24 (8 * 29½) |
25 (*157) |
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
(Worm) 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 |
23
(*368 = *2 + *366) |
|
'February 20 |
21 |
22 (53) |
Terminalia |
24 (*341 = *368 - *27) |
|
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, γ³
Oct. (0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/ Wall-14
(Porcupine) ο Oct. (1.3),
ALGENIB PEGASI
= γ Pegasi (1.8) |
χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae
(2.7) |
... The ordinary year in the previous Roman
calendar consisted of 12 months, for a total of 355 days. In
addition, a 27-day intercalary month, the Mensis Intercalaris,
was sometimes inserted between February and March. This
intercalary month was formed by inserting 22 days after the
first 23 or 24 days of February; the last five days of February,
which counted down toward the start of March, became the last
five days of Intercalaris. The net effect was to add 22 or 23
days to the year, forming an intercalary year of 377 or 378 days
...
... The leap day was introduced as part of the
Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (February 23)
was doubled, forming the 'bis sextum - literally 'double
sixth', since February 24 was 'the sixth day before the Kalends
of March' using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the 'first
day'). Although exceptions exist, the first day of the bis
sextum (February 24) was usually regarded as the
intercalated or 'bissextile' day since the third century.
February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman
system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in
the late Middle Ages ...
The information above can now be consolidated
into a pair of interconnected tables:
|
HELIACAL
DATES: |
|
*JULY 14 |
15 (196
= 264 - 68) |
16 |
17
(*118) |
|
ALCHITA |
|
GIENAH |
|
|
September 20 |
21
(*184) |
Equinox |
23 (266) |
|
'August
24 (236) |
25 (*157 = *314 / 2) |
26 |
27 |
|
"August
10 (222) |
11 |
12
(*144) |
13 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*JANUARY
12 |
13 (= 81
- 68) |
14 |
15 (*301
= *369 - *68) |
|
SIRRAH |
ALGENIB
PEGASI |
|
|
|
March 21
(0h) |
22 |
23
(*368) |
24 |
|
'February 22 (53) |
Terminalia |
24 |
25 |
|
"February 8 |
9 (40) |
10
(*327) |
11 |
|
HELIACAL
DATES: |
|
JULY 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 (199) |
|
*JULY 18 (199) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
|
ACRUX |
|
|
ALDERAMIN |
PORRIMA |
|
September 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (270) |
28 |
|
'August
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (243) |
'September 1 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
JANUARY
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
|
*JANUARY
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| |
|
ANKAA
ALPHARD
|
|
DELTA |
|
March 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
|
'February 26 |
27 |
28 (59) |
'March 1 |
2 |
|
"February 12 |
13 |
2-14
(45) |
15 |
16 |
|