The
structure of side a
of the G tablet
evidently has the
Sun in focus, but
maybe not the Sun in
rongorongo times but
the Sun anciently,
when Aldebaran (a
name quite similar
to Al Dabaran,
the Follower) was
close to the March
equinox and when
Antares was close to
the September
equinox.
From
Rogo in Ga5-10 to
glyph 183 (where the
sign in front is
reversed) there are 63
days, equal to the
number from Rogo
in Gb6-26 to the end of
side b of the tablet:
no glyph |
|
|
117 |
|
|
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga5-10 |
Ga5-11 (121) |
Hyadum II (γ
Tauri)
(64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star
listed (66) |
Pálida
(184.6),
Megrez
(184.9) |
Hasta-13 /
Chariot-28 |
AIN,
θ¹ Tauri, θ²
Tauri
(65.7) |
GIENAH
(185.1), ε
Muscae
(185.2), ζ
Crucis
(185.4),
Zaniah
(185.9) |
Vaitu Potu
24 |
25 (145) |
26 |
Hora Nui 21 |
Equinox
(265) |
ºMay 20
(*60) |
21 (141) |
22 |
ºSept
17 (*180) |
18 (261) |
'April 27
(*37) |
28 (118) |
29 |
'Aug 25
(237) |
26 (*158) |
'Vaitu Nui
27 |
28 (118) |
29 (*39) |
'Hora Iti 25
(*157) |
26 (238) |
"April 13
(*23) |
14 (104) |
15 |
"Aug 11
(*143) |
12 (224) |
Heart-5 |
ρ Ophiuchi
(248.1),
Kajam
(248.3), χ
Ophiuchi
(248.5), She
Low, ι Tr.
Austr.
(248.7), ζ
Tr. Austr.
(248.8) |
Al Kalb-16
/
Jyeshtha-18
/
ANA-MUA |
Uttara
Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14 |
χ Pegasi
(2.1), θ
Andromedae
(2.7) |
σ SCORPII
(247.0),
Hejian
(247.2), ψ
Ophiuchi
(247.7) |
ANTARES
(249.1),
Marfik, φ
Ophiuchi
(249.5),
ω Ophiuchi
(249.8) |
ALGENIB
PEGASI
(1.8) |
Ko Ruti
23 |
24 |
25 (329) |
Tarahao 22
(81) |
23 |
ºNov 19 |
20 (*244) |
21 (325) |
ºMarch 19 |
20 (*364) |
'Oct 27
(300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
'Febr 24
(54) |
25 (*341) |
'Tagaroa Uri
27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
'Tehetu'upú
24 (*340) |
25 (55) |
"Oct 13
(286) |
14 |
15 (*208) |
"Febr 10
(*326) |
11 (42) |
Although
a Blood Moon occurred
every month due to the
Sun rays working their
way through much air to
the Full Moon close to
the horizon, the Blood
Moon in October (Tagaroa
Uri) was singled out as
especially noteworthy.
A Full Moon occurs
in the middle of the
month, and therefore it should
have been
natural to expect the
arrival of
Hotu Matua to
occur in Tagaroa Uri
15. Hotu means a
ripe
Full Moon:
Hotu
Ta.:
hotu,
to
produce
fruit,
Sa.:
fotu,
id.
Mgv.:
akahotu,
the
September
season.
Churchill.
H.:
Hoku,
Night of
the full
moon.
When
this
moon set
before
daylight
it was
called
Hoku
Palemo,
Hoku
that
slips
away.
When it
set
after
daylight
it was
called
Hoku
Ili,
grounded
Hoku.
Ka
mahina o
Hoku,
the full
moon of
the
night
Hoku.
Cf.
hōkū,
star. Hō
kū, star.
(PPN
fetu'u).
Wehewehe. |
Thus the
Full Moon King should
arrive when in ancient
times Gemma (α
Corona Borealis) rose
with the Sun, which in
rongorongo times
'happened to be' in day
314 + 1 (Ko Ruti 11):
|
|
|
|
|
Ga7-2 |
Ga7-3 (172) |
Ga7-4 |
Ga7-5 |
Ga7-6 |
θ Cor. Borealis
(235.3), γ Lupi
(235.6),
GEMMA,
Zuben Elakrab,
Qin, ε Tr.
Austr. (235.7),
μ Cor. Borealis
(235.8)
Sirrah
|
φ Bootis
(236.2), ω Lupi
(236.3), ψ¹ Lupi
(236.7), ζ Cor.
Borealis (236.9) |
ι Serpentis
(237.4), ψ² Lupi
(237.5), γ Cor.
Borealis
(237.7), Unuk
Elhaia (237.9) |
π Cor. Borealis,
Cor Serpentis
(238.1), Chow
(238.6) |
κ Serpentis
(239.3), δ Cor.
Borealis, Tiānrǔ
(239.5), χ Lupi,
(239.6), ω
Serpentis
(239.7), Ba, χ
Herculis
(239.8). κ Cor.
Borealis, ρ
Serpentis
(239.9) |
Ko Ruti 11 (315) |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
ºNov 7 (*231) |
8 |
9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
'October 15
(288) |
16 |
17 (*210) |
18 |
19 |
'Tagaroa Uri 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 (292) |
"October 1 (274) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 (*198) |
no star listed
(52) |
no star listed
(53)
Acrux
|
no star listed
(54) |
Al Thurayya-27 /
Krittikā-3 /
Hairy Head-18 |
Atiks, Rana
(55.1),
CELAENO,
ELECTRA,
TAYGETA
(55.3),
MAIA,
ASTEROPE,
MEROPE
(55.6) |
ALCYONE
(56.1),
PLEIONE,
ATLAS
(56.3) |
TAU-ONO |
Vaitu Potu 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (136) |
ºMay 9 (128) |
10 (*49) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
'April 15 (*25) |
16 |
17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
'Vaitu Nui 15 |
16 (*26) |
17 (*392) |
18 (108) |
19 |
"April 1 (91) |
2 |
3 (*13) |
4 |
5 |
After the
calendar reform of
Julius Caesar the month
November (Ko Ruti) was
number 11 ('one more')
and Ko Ruti 11 therefore
became 11 * 11 = 121,
the square of 'one more'
being a useful sign for
pointing at the
September equinox (viri
at Ga5-11):
March 20 |
Equinox |
22 (81) |
23 |
61 |
1 |
119 |
Sept 21 |
Equinox
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb6-25 |
Gb6-26 (0h) |
Gb6-27 (*1) |
Gb6-28 |
181 |
Ga5-10
|
Ga5-11 (121) |
no star listed
(364) |
Al
Fargh al
Thāni-25 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14 |
χ Pegasi (2.1),
θ Andromedae
(2.7) |
|
Pálida (184.6),
Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 /
Chariot-28 |
Caph,
SIRRAH
(0.5), ε
Phoenicis (0.8) |
ALGENIB PEGASI
(1.8)
|
GIENAH
(185.1), ε
Muscae (185.2),
ζ Crucis
(185.4), Zaniah
(185.9) |
ºMarch 16 |
17 (*360) |
18 (77) |
19 |
181 |
ºSept 17 |
18 (261) |
'Febr 21 (52) |
22 |
Terminalia |
Bissextum |
'Aug 25 (237) |
26 (*158) |
"Febr 7 |
8 (*324) |
9 (40) |
10 |
"Aug 11 (*143) |
12 (224) |
Tehetu'upú 20 |
21 (80) |
185 |
CORVUS: |
13 |
Hasta |
α, β, γ, δ,
ε Corvi |
Hand or fist |
185 = 178
+ 7 |
the hand |
Gienah (?) |
Sept 22
(265) |
Viri
1. To wind,
to coil, to
roll up;
he viri i te
hau, to
wind, coil a
string (to
fasten
something).
2. To fall
from a
height,
rolling
over, to
hurl down,
to fling
down.
Viriviri,
round,
spherical
(said of
small
objects).
Viviri
te henua,
to feel
dizzy (also:
mimiro te
henua).
Vanaga.
To turn in a
circle, to
clew up, to
groom, to
twist, to
dive from a
height, to
roll (kaviri).
Hakaviri,
crank, to
groom, to
turn a
wheel, to
revolve, to
screw, to
beat down;
kahu
hakaviri,
shroud.
Viriga,
rolling,
danger.
Viriviri,
ball, round,
oval,
bridge,
roll,
summit,
shroud, to
twist, to
wheel round,
to wallow.
Hakaviriviri,
to roll, to
round;
rima
hakaviriviri,
stroke of
the flat,
fisticuff. P
Pau.:
viriviri,
to brail, to
clew up;
koviriviri,
twisting.
Mgv.:
viri, to
roll, to
turn, to
twist;
viviri,
to fall to
the ground
again and
again in a
fight. Mq.:
vii,
to slide, to
roll, to
fall and
roll. Ta.:
viri,
to roll up,
to clew up.
Viritopa,
danger.
Mgv.:
Viripogi,
eyes heavy
with sleep.
Mq.:
viipoki,
swooning,
vertigo.
Churchill.
Viti:
vili, to
pick up
fallen fruit
or leaves
... In Viti
virimbai
has the
meaning of
putting up a
fence (mbai
fence);
viri
does not
appear
independently
in this use,
but it is
undoubtedly
homogenetic
with Samoan
vili,
which has a
basic
meaning of
going
around;
virikoro
then
signifies
the
ring-fence-that-goes-about,
sc. the
moon. In the
Maori,
aokoro
is the
cloud-fence
...
Churchill 2. |
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