7. If basically the glyphs in G are coordinated with heliacal risings, then they could anyhow have been used for nakshatra observations:
The nakshatra method establishes a connection between stars on one side of the sky with stars diametrically opposed at the other end of the sky.
263 emerges as the difference between the Gregorian day numbers and the nakshatra right ascension days. For example is Aldebaran the nakshatra star of τ Scorpii and the day number for τ Scorpii was 331 ('November 27), resulting in 331 - *68 = 263 days' difference. Similarly, *251 - 148 ("May 28) = 103, and 263 + 103 = 366. In the rongorongo texts the numbers 104, 264, and 368 were used as 'signatures'. Perhaps it means the nakshatra method was used. The curved tail of mago at Antares comes 5 nights ahead of the curved top end of the running figure in Ga7-21. The central glyph is at ζ Herculis (the heliacal star). Cujam at Ga7-24 is ε Herculis and its position at the navel cannot be a coincidence, ε marks the beginning (origin) of the Sun god Hercules:
The new little one (ε carries the meaning of tiny) was probably regarded as generated at ζ ('zayin'), rising 5 days earlier:
"Epsilon Herculis (ε Her, ε Herculis) is a fourth-magnitude spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Cujam." (Wikipedia) Kajam (ω Herculis), which is pictured at the right forearm, is rising 10 days earlier:
"ω ... by some early transcriber's error, is now given as Cujam, from Caiam, the accusative of Caia, the word used by Horace for the Club of Hercules, which is marked by this star. Gaiam, Guiam, and Guyam, frequently seen, are erroneous. In Burritt's Atlas the star is wrongly placed within the uplifted right arm. The Club of Hercules is supposed to have been a separate constellation with Pliny." (Allen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
