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Rei in Kb1-11 is the last one of the 5 in the text:

Kb1-7 Kb1-8 (100) Kb1-9 Kb1-10 (*168)
  Alkes (165.6), Merak (166.2) Dubhe (166.7)  
'September 2 '3 (246) '11h (167.4) '5
Alterf 4 5 (110) 6 7
Kb1-11 Kb1-12 Kb1-13 Kb1-14 (106)
 Al Sharas (168.6), Zosma (169.2), Coxa (169.4)   Alula (170.5), Labrum (170.6) λ Crateris (171.6), ε Crateris (171.9), γ Crateris, π Centauri (172.0)
'September 6 '7 (250) '8 '9
Alterf 8 9 10 11

We should make a Rei list:

glyph positions + 66 + 80
1 Ka2-10 (29) *95 'June 24 (St John's Day)

(175)

2 Ka3-15 (56) *122 'July 21 - '8h (121.7)

(202)

3 Ka5-14 (92) *158 'August 26

(238)

 
4 Kb1-2 (94) *160 'August 28

(240)

5 Kb1-11 (103) *169 'September 6

(249)

And then we have the only manu kake in the text to consider. In G there are 2:

43
Ga3-1 (61) Ga4-21 (*168)
Al Tarf (124.3)    
'July 23 (204) 43 'September 5 (248)
Alhena 2 (68) Alterf 7 (112)
Kb1-7 (99)
 
'September 2 (245)
Alterf 4 (109)

The central rising fish in Kb1-7 presumably incorporates a 'star pillar', the ancient Egyptian sign for 'not dark'. The beak in front is slightly more powerful than the one at left and the front 'foot' of the fish is somewhat higher than the one at the back side, another sign of light increasing ahead.

This perspective is more suitable for a year beginning south of the equator than in the northern hemisphere. In Ga4-21 all signs are opposite - the beak at the back side is greater and the fish 'foot' in front is keeping light out.

Between the inverse 'star pillar' in kahi and the upright one in manu kake there are 53 days, which possibly alludes to half 106:

45

52

6

Ka3-5 (46) Kb1-7 (99) Kb1-14 (106)
'July 11 (192) 52 'September 2 (245) 6 'September 9 (252)

Glyph 99 could be a Sign of Venus, because this number ought to allude to the 99 lunations:

 ... 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 ...

From manu kake in position 99 up to and including viri in position 106 there are 8 days, resembling how Venus disappears for 8 nights before reappearing as Morning Star:

 phase

observed periods

periods in the Mayan 'map'

difference

evening star

263

250

- 13

black

8

8

0

morning star

263

236

- 27

black

50

90

+ 40

sum

584

584

0

Gregorian day September 9 (9-9) is number 252 and the Gregorian view could therefore possibly be:

 phase

observed periods

periods in the Gregorian 'map'

difference

evening star

263

244

- 19

black

8

8

0

morning star

263

252

- 11

black

50

80

+ 30

sum

584

584

0

Gregorian day 244 is September 1, 80 + 164 days counted from January 1. From September 9 there are 16 weeks to the end of the year. 364 - 252 = 112 = 8 * 14.