1. The end of the river Eridanus is at Achernar (from Al Āhir al Nahr) 'but the title was first given to the star now lettered θ, the farthest in the Stream known by Arabian astronomers':
I have here redmarked not only Achernar and Acamar but also Sheratan because these stars are at present in positions with no fractions, given a year with 360 days. It means we more easily can put them in parallel with the glyphs in G:
If we instead should count with a cycle with 365.25 days, then only Mirach (so far) will get a number without fractions. I think Mirach ought to be an exception to the rule 360 days for a cycle - it should be located by using the measure 365.25 days rather than 360 days. Hau tea in Gb7-14 has 'Janus eyes', a sign which I believe indicates the end of a year. Thus its position ought to be based on the complete cycle. As evidence I can use the following page from my glyph dictionary, which lists all basic hau tea glyphs in the Tahua text:
I should add that the multiplications at Aa7-79 and Ab4-49 ought to be done in the following manner (which I had not discovered when I wrote the above): 77 * 9 = 693 respectively 44 * 9 = 396 (= 693 reversed). 693 - 396 = 33 * 9 = 297. 297 = 300 - 3, 396 = 400 - 4, and 693 = 700 - 7. In other words: 297 = 3 * 99, 396 = 4 * 99, and 693 = 7 * 99. Perhaps these numbers refer to Venus (cfr in chapter 8): ... The Mayas feared Venus. I guess she dominated time too much for comfort. It is extraordinary how her behaviour evidently is ruling events. 'After five complete cycles totaling 2,920 days, the movement of Venus fill eight idealized years of 365 days each and come within hours of spanning 99 lunations' (Popol Vuh) 8 * 365 = 5 * 584 = 2920 days, and 99 * 29.5 = 2920½. Thus 5 Venus cycles are joined to 8 Earth years in a way similar to how 7 'Sun flames' are joined to 6 'Moon flames'. And 99 Moon cycles are also joined to 5 Venus cycles (and to 8 Earth years):
Maybe the number 2920 nights are played on by the fact that 579 (at Aa7-79) is one less than 20 * 29 (2920 reversed). |
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