I have correlated the glyphs with dates by assuming the heliacal risings of the stars are distributed over the cycle of the year in the same way as their right ascension values in rongorongo times would have been distributed over the sky vault. The ordinal numbers of the (visible) glyphs counted from the beginning of side a correspond, I suggest, to dates in the Gregorian calendar. The day numbers, counted from January 1, can be converted to glyph numbers and right ascension days as follows:
The day numbers of the Arabic manzil calendar are 136 lower than the Gregorian day numbers, because its dates are beginning with Sheratan 1 in May 17 (Gregorian day 137). 8 days later is the beginning of the K text:
Ka1-3 is probably to be read together with *Kb2-6 and Ka1-7 to be read together with Ka4-10:
There are only 181 glyphs incised on the tablet but it is possible to deduce which part of the year is described in the text. For instance coincided spring equinox on Easter Island with the time when the 7 main stars in the Corvus (Raven) constellation rose heliacally:.
249 days counted from Alchita (α Corvi) takes us to Gregorian day 183.1 + 249 - 365¼ = 66.85 which corresponds to Ka1-3 and May 17. Probably this is where winter was considered to begin. Aldebaran (α Tauri) was on Tahiti named Ana-muri, the star at the end. Here we can see why - it was at the end of the southern summer. The beginning of summer was connected with Antares (α Scorpii) - on Tahiti named Ana-mua, the star at the front. The distance from Antares to Aldebaran therefore corresponded approximately to the summer half of the year on Easter Island, and this summer had a length equal to 249.1 - 68.2 = 181 days. Probably this was the reason why the creator of the K tablet decided to have 181 glyphs in his text.. 249 was the number of days after March 21 (spring equinox north of the equator) when Antares rose heliacally at the time when the K text was designed. I.e., Ana-mua rose heliacally in November 25 (Gregorian day 249 + 80 = 329). 249 days counted from spring equinox south of the equator can therefore allude to Antares. Furthermore, when Antares was seen in the night close to a full moon it meant Sun was close to Aldebaran at the other end of the sky. Ka1-7 seems to indicate where a cycle of 300 days has been closed, presumably equal to 10 months with Sun 'present' on Easter Island. The elbow ornament describes a closed cycle. Several types of calendar cycles can be expected. Murzim 1 - the first day in the manzil ruled by Sirius (α Canis Majoris) - is equal to Gregorian day 216 (August 4), with day number 365 + 216 = 581 if counted from January 1 in the previous year. And 581 - 300 = 151 is the day number for May 31. Murzim 1 is day 80 in the Arabic manzil calendar, similar to how March 21 is day 80 in the Gregorian calendar. 216 - 136 = 80. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
