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4. The text of G is obviously based on a structure with lunar doublemonths, and there are 59 glyphs from tamaiti in Gb7-3 to the end of side b:

57
Gb7-2 (413) Gb7-3 (1*) Gb7-4 Gb8-30 (472)
7 * 59 = 413 59
2 Ana-muri - Aldebaran 18 Ana-varu - Betelgeuze 4 Tropus - Tejat Prior
Ga1-3 (4) Ga1-4 (*64) Ga1-23 (24) Ga1-24 (*84) Ga1-29 (*89) Ga1-30

The turning point of Sun (Tropus) is located at day number 59 + 30 = 89 counted from 'the little child' (tamaiti), where the cycle seems to begin. 6 out of the 12 men of Odysseus were eaten before Polyphemus was blinded and there is no head in tagata rima aueue at Tropus.

Homeros presumably counted the solar year from winter solstice. In the G text there is a quarter from tamaiti to Rei in Ga1-30. It could mean a 'lunar year' on Easter Island was beginning at an equinox instead of a solstice. We have counted with autumn equinox as its beginning:

autumn equinox 0 winter solstice 92 spring equinox 186
Sirrah 1 1 Sirius 102 13 Spica (3) 204 24
Polaris (10) 28 27 Procyon (7) 116 14 Arcturus (6) 216 12
Alcyone 57 29 Alphard (5) 143 27 Toliman 222 6
Aldebaran (2) 69 12 Dubhe (4) 168 25 Antares (1) 250 28
Rigel 79 10 Phaed (9) 180 12 summer solstice 276
Alnilam 85 6
Betelgeuze (8) 89 4

But possibly we should reduce the day numbers by 5. Aldebaran would then be at day number 64 (the number of squares on a chess board). Sirrah (at Gb6-26) could be in a sequence of intercalendar nights (when the gods of the new year are being born):

Gb6-25 Gb6-26 Gb6-27 Gb6-28 Gb7-1 Gb7-2 (413)

Antares would be at day number 250 - 5 = 245 = 5 * 49, which we can imagine as 'fire' times the square of 7, 'land'.

Let us finish by updating our star list (where time grows upwards instead of running down):

Phaed (9) γ Ursae Majoris 11h 51m 180.3
Sirius α Canis Majoris 06h 43m 102.2
Mebsuta ε Gemini 06h 41m 101.7
Canopus α Carina 06h 21m 96.6
Mirzam β Canis Majoris 06h 20m 96.4
Tejat Posterior μ Gemini 06h 20m 96.4
Furud ζ Canis Majoris 06h 18m 95.9
Tropus η Gemini 06h 12m 94.4
Menkalinan β Aurigae 05h 56m 90.3
Betelgeuze (8) α Orionis 05h 52m 89.3
Aldebaran (2) α Tauri 04h 33m 69.2
Sirrah α Andromedae 00h 06m 1.5
'time zero'
Alrai γ Cephei 23h 37m 359.4
Fomalhaut α Piscis Austrini 22h 55m 348.8
Fumalhūt β Piscis Austrini 22h 29m 342.2
Alnair α Gruis 22h 05m 336.1
Sadalmelek α Aquarii 22h 03m 335.6

There is no reason to change the day numbers in this table, they represent the present day numbers counted from spring equinox north of the equator. If day numbers in the G text are to be counted from Rogo in Gb6-26 they will also immediately point at the corresponding stars (at least if we avoid too high numbers).

Corrections are needed if we wish to count from other glyphs, e.g. from Gb6-20:

   
Gb6-20 (403) Gb6-26 (409) Gb7-3 (414)
+ 6 0 -5