Once again, these are the glyphs at the beginning of line Ka2-1, and now coloured according to the ordinal number of the glyph in the line:
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*Ka1-20 (15) |
*Ka1-21 (16) |
*Ka1-22 (17) |
*Ka1-23 (18) |
*Ka1-24 (19) |
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λ Leporis (79.6) |
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) |
Nihal (81.7), Mintaka (82.4) |
ε Columbae (82.6), Arneb (83.0), Heka (83.2) |
'June 8 |
'9 |
'10 |
'11 |
'12 (163) |
Pleione 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (27) |
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Ka2-1 (20) |
Ka2-2 |
Ka2-3 |
Ka2-4 |
Ka2-5 (24) |
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Ga1-22 |
Ga1-23 |
Ga1-24 |
Ga1-25 |
Ga1-26 (27) |
γ Leporis (85.9) |
Saiph (86.5), ζ Leporis (86.6) |
Wezn (87.6), δ Leporis (87.7), Betelgeuze (88.3) |
η Leporis (89.0), Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, Mahashim, and γ Columbae (89.3) |
η Columbae (89.7), μ Orionis (90.3) |
'June 15 |
'16 |
'17 (168) |
'18 |
'19 |
Albatain 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
In G there is a pair of glyphs with no parallel in K, making the stars and dates advance with 2 steps compared to K:
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Ga1-20 (21) |
Ga1-21 |
Hatysa (83.5), Alnilam (83.7), Heavenly Gate (84.0) |
Alnitak, Phakt (Phaet), (84.7) |
'June 13 |
'14 |
Albatain 1 (28) |
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On the other hand there is the enigmatic figure in Ka2-6, with no parallel in G, which forces an addition with 1 day compared to the G text (making the net effect - ceteris paribus - to be 1 day later to the solstice in K compared to G):
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Ka2-6 |
Ka2-7 |
Ka2-8 |
Ka2-9 (28) |
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Ga1-27 |
Ga1-28 |
Ga1-29 |
χ² Orionis (90.5), ν Orionis (91.4) |
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ξ Orionis (92.5), Tejat Prior (93.4) |
'6h (91.3) |
'June 21 (172) |
'22 |
Albatain 8 |
9 (36) |
10 |
It is possible to find glyphs similar to that in Ka2-6 in other rongorongo texts, e.g. in Qa6-7:
Perhaps such a type of glyph should stand at a cardinal point (tara). The stars at 6h were χ² and ν, marking the Club of Orion (down in the Milky Way):
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