3. Is it possible to in some way relate Gb2-16 to the other 5 rima aueue glyphs? We have already earlier on different occasions discussed the tagata rima aueue glyphs and lately especially whether they could be correlated with star positions:
The Southern Fish today has Fomalhaut (The Mouth of the Fish) as al na'ir (its 'flame', lucida), located at right ascension 22h 55m. This Fish has it 'eye' (α) looking towards the end of the right ascenstion cycle (i.e. spring equinox north of the equator) as if he was Sun himself moving towards midsummer among the constellations of early spring. (22 * 60 + 55) / (24 * 60) * 365¼ = 348.8 agrees with the ordinal number of Gb4-28 and we can guess this hetuu sign illustrates the 'crumbling into embers' (hetu) which necessitates a new 'fire' not far ahead. Or perhaps it could be a 'personification' of the little embryo of fire which arrives from the sky (ragi) high above, brought by the current from Aquarius. The tao sign could depict a canoe arriving after a solstice (cfr at Ana-mua). Earlier the Southern Fish was a constellation further south and its 'eye' (α) - or 'mouth' (eyes are needed to see what you put into your mouth, the prime concern of a young one) - was looking in the other direction, in the direction with lower right ascension values, towards stars which will rise later. The figures in a zodiac are normally oriented in this direction, as if they were looking towards the young ones who will succeed them. There is no rima aueue sign in the glyphs surrounding the position I guess corresponds to the 'mouth' of our modern Southern Fish, Fomalhaut. Maybe it has to do with our modern inability to appreciate that rain is the complementary aspect of Sun, with e.g. higher global temperatures resulting in more rain (and snow). The difference in right ascension between the modern and the old 'mouth of the fish' is 55 - 29 = 26 minutes (a number relating to Sun). And from Fomalhaut to Alrai there are 37 + 5 = 42 minutes, another significant rongorongo number, possibly because of the equation 7 * 60 = 420 = 6 * 70 (cfr at 8). However, at this point in my argumentation I realize I have wrongly (following Al Tizini) based my number for Alnair on the star β Piscis Austrini instead of α Gruis:
With updated correct numbers and names we have:
For practical reasons I have eliminated the question marks within parentheses, but I also feel on somewhat more secure ground. I have ordered the pairs of glyphs for each star so the fraction of a day will come between the positions of the glyphs. E.g. has the day number for Fomalhaut (348.8) made me show Gb4-27 (348) instead of my earlier Gb4-29 (350). |