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The 14th Arab station stretched from the Southern Claw to the Northern Claw, beginning when Bharani was at the Full Moon:

13 Al Ghafr Covering ι (Syrma), κ, φ Virginis 215.6 Oct 23 (296)
14 Al Zubānā Claws α (Zuben Elgenubi), β Librae (Zuben Elschemali) 224.2

230.8

Oct 31 (304)

Nov 7 (311)

*AUGUST 24 (236 = 390 / 2 + 41) 25 (*157 = *314 / 2) 26
"September 20 (*183) 21 (264) EQUINOX
'October 4 (277 = 236 + 41) 5 6 (*199)
October 31 (304 = 263 + 41) November 1 (*225) 2
Al Zubānā-14a / Visakha-16 / Root-3 (Badger)

ZUBEN ELGENUBI (Southern Claw) = α Librae (224.2), ξ Bootis, ο Lupi (224.5)

KOCHAB (Kakkab = Star) = β Ursae Min. (225.0), ξ Librae (225.7) KE KWAN (Cavalry Officer) = β Lupi (226.3), KE KWAN = κ Centauri (226.4), ZUBEN ELAKRIBI (Scorpion's Claw?) = δ Librae (226.8), π¹ Oct. (226.9)
Cb1-15 Cb1-16 (408 = 400 + 4 + 4) Cb1-17
e niu tu ki te ariki - e ka hua ra tona rima koia kua iri i ruga o te rima - e o to vaha mea
Bharani-2 / Stomach-17 (Pheasant)

π Arietis (41.2), MIRAM (Announcer?) = η Persei (41.3), BHARANI (Bearer) = 41 Arietis (41.4), τ² Eridani, σ Arietis (41.7)

TA LING (Great Mound) = τ Persei (42.4) ρ Arietis (43.0), GORGONEA SECUNDA = π Persei (43.5), ACAMAR = θ Eridani (43.6), ε Arietis (43.7), λ Ceti (43.9)
*FEBRUARY 22 (53 = 236 - 183) 23 24
"March 21 (80 = 263 - 183) 22 23
'April 4 (94 = 277 - 183) 5 6
°April 27 (117 = 80 + 37) 28 29
May 1 (121 = 11 * 11 = 80 + 41) 2 3
*AUGUST 27 28 (240)
"September 23 (266) 24 (240 + 27)
'October 7 (*200) 8 (240 + 41)
November 3 (*227) 4 (308 = 240 + 68)
ω Bootis (227.2), NEKKAR (Herdsman) = β Bootis (227.3), σ Librae (227.5), π² Oct. (227.7), NADLAT (Low little ones) = ψ Bootis (227.8), π Lupi (227.9)
15h (228.3)

ZUBEN HAKRABIM (Scorpion's Claw) = ν Librae (228.3), λ Lupi (228.9)

Cb1-18 Cb1-19 (411 - 4 - 4 = 403)
manu moe ra ki to mata
MENKAR (Nose) = α Ceti (44.7) 3h (45.7)

GORGONEA TERTIA = ρ Persei (45.1), ALGOL (Blinking Head of the Demon) = β Persei (45.9)

*FEBRUARY 25 26 (57)
"March 24 (83 = 97 - 14) 25 (57 + 27 = 3 * 28) EQUINOX
'April 7 (97 = 124 - 27) 8 (98 = 57 + 41)
°April 30 °May 1
May 4 5 (5 * 5 * 5)
ω Oct. (229.3), ι Librae (229.6), κ Lupi (229.7), ζ Lupi (229.8) Al Zubānā-14b

χ Bootis (230.3), PRINCEPS = δ Bootis (230.6), ZUBEN ELSCHEMALI  (Northern Claw) = β Librae (230.8)

Cb1-20 Cb1-21 (413 = 354 + 59)
e nuku mata hoea
ι Persei (46.1), MISAM = κ Persei (46.2), GORGONEA QUARTA = ω Persei (46.7), BOTEIN = δ Arietis (46.9) ζ Arietis (47.7)
*FEBRUARY 27 28 (59 = 2 * 29½)
'April 9 10 (100)
°May 2 3 (123)
May 6 7 (127 = 59 + 68)

In Cb1-21 (alluding to May 1 - i.e. to day 121 from January 1 - when the Sun reached Bharani) we can imagine a pointed 'fish-hook' in front - perhaps meaning this was the time when new Land was about to be drawn up from the Sea.

... In later research it was postulated that the [Phoenician] alphabet is actually two complete lists, the first dealing with land agriculture and activity, and the second dealing with water, sea and fishing. The first half beginning with Alef - an ox, and ending with Lamed - a whip. The second list begins with Mem - water, and continues with Nun - fish, Samek - fish bones, Ayin - a water spring, Peh - the mouth of a well, Tsadi - to fish, Kof, Resh and Shin are the hook hole, hook head and hook teeth, known to exist from prehistoric times, and the Tav is the mark used to count the fish caught ...

Crook (2 * 12) + Flail (1 * 13) = 37 = 74 / 2 = 148 / 4

2 lunar synodic months after the last day of the previous Sun year (the day before the solstice) was the last night of the 14th month, number 354 (= 12 * 29½) + 59 (= 2 * 29½) = 413 (= 14 * 29½). At the time of Gregory XIII, 4 precessional days earlier than at the time of rongorongo, the Sun would have reaced Bharani 41 - 4 = 37 days after °March 21. The number of glyphs on the C tablet is 20 * 37.

In the G text there was a pair of great fish-hooks, both evidently connected with Sirius, we remember:

... The 2nd half of the Gregorian year was 'fished up' where the Sun reached Sirius. The idea of 2nd seems to be implied by the design of the fish-hook which here had a pronounced break at its neck:

205
Ga2-11 (41) Gb1-18 (247 = 41 + 183 + 23)
ºJune 30 (181) - heliacal Sirius 182 'December 30 (364) - nakshatra Sirius
ºDecember 30 (364 = 181 + 183) 'June 30 (181 = 364 - 183)
23 = the precessional depth from the time of Gregory XIII down to Roman times

Then, by counting 4 precessional days ahead from the time of Gregory XIII to the time of rongorongo we found heliacal Sirius (Te Pou, the Pole) also at Gb6-20:

... The day when Sirius and the Sun rose together was possible to deduce from looking in the night at the face of the Full Moon against the well ordered background of the stars (the nakshatra method):

182 + 23 182 - 27
Ga2-11 (41) Gb1-18 (247) Gb6-20 (402 = 247 + 182 - 27)
ºJune 30 (181) - heliacal Sirius

ω Gemini (105.4), ALZIRR = ξ Gemini (105.7), MULIPHEIN = γ Canis Majoris (105.8), MEKBUDA = ζ Gemini (105.9)

'June 30 (181) - Sirius at Full Moon

υ Cancri (128.1), θ CANCRI (128.2)

June 30 (181 = 364 + 182 - 365) - heliacal Sirius

ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini (101.6), ψ6 Aurigae (101.7)

Gregory XIII Roman times Time of rongorongo
NUNKI = σ Sagittarii (288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), MANUBRIUM = ο Sagittarii (288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) 'December 30 (364)

ROTTEN MELON = ε Delphini, φ Pavonis (311.2), η Delphini (311.4), ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7)

HEAVENLY GATE (ζ Tauri)

ALNILAK (ζ Orionis)

PHAKT (α Columbae)

Φ SAGITTARII (284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8)

... When in Roman times Sirius was visible at the Full Moon (in 'June 30) it was known that the Sun would have reached the Dolphin constellation, where the last of the Three Stars (Tau-toru) culminated at midnight, together with ζ Tauri. and α Columbae.

... 4 precessional days after Gregory XIII - at the time of rongorongo - day 364 had advanced to φ Sagittarii.