3. I believe the first 3 star pillars constitute a group. But when we now have established what I regard as a possible connection between these 3 and the G text it does not automatically follow that also the remaining 7 pillars are to be found in the G text.
But if they are, then Arcturus, 'the pillar to stand by', ought to be our next star (disregarding for the moment Ana-tipu and Ana-heu-heu-po). Because this star lies between Ana-roto and Ana-mua:
|
1 |
Ana-mua, entrance pillar |
Antares, α Scorpii |
-26° 19' 16h 26 |
|
2 |
Ana-muri, rear pillar (at the foot of which was the place for tattooing) |
Aldebaran, α Tauri |
16° 25' 04h 33 |
|
3 |
Ana-roto, middle pillar |
Spica, α Virginis |
-10° 54' 13h 23 |
|
4 |
Ana-tipu, upper-side-pillar (where the guards stood) |
Dubhe, α Ursae Majoris |
62° 01' 11h 01 |
|
5 |
Ana-heu-heu-po, the pillar where debates were held |
Alphard, α Hydrae |
-08° 26' 09h 25 |
|
6 |
Ana-tahua-taata-metua-te-tupu-mavae, a pillar to stand by |
Arcturus, α Bootis |
19° 27' 14h 13 |
|
7 |
Ana-tahua-vahine-o-toa-te-manava, pillar for elocution |
Procyon, α Canis Minoris |
05° 21' 07h 37 |
|
8 |
Ana-varu, pillar to sit by |
Betelgeuse, α Orionis |
07° 24' 05h 52 |
|
9 |
Ana-iva, pillar of exit |
Phaed, γ Ursae Majoris |
53° 58' 11h 51 |
|
10 |
Ana-nia, pillar-to-fish-by |
North Star, α Ursae Minoris |
89° 02' 01h 49 |
14 * 60 + 13 = 853, i.e. the distance to Ana-mua is 986 - 853 =133 minutes, which we can divide by 4 to reach the number of days. Instead of using the very long Tahitian name I will simply write Arcturus:
| 30 |
104 |
Ana-roto |
12 |
Arcturus |
32 |
| 146 - 183 / 4 = day 100 |
146 - 133 / 4 = day 113 |
| 46 |
| 180 days |
| Ana-mua |
183 |
Ana-muri |
| 151 - 5 = day 146 |
335 - 5 = day 330 |
| 185 days |
Next we should look at glyph number113, which brings us to the beginning of line a5:
| period 13 |
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| Ga4-16 (100) |
Ga4-17 |
Ga4-18 |
Ga4-19 |
| period 16 |
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| Ga5-1 |
Ga5-2 (113) |
Ga5-3 |
Presumably period 16 is the last in a sequence with something new beginning with number 17.
Why is there an open henua in Ga5-3 instead of one of the normal kind? Furthermore, Rei in Ga5-1 is exceptional, without the normal 'crescent' signs:
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| Ga5-1 |
Rei |
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