I discovered
I had
forgotten to
include the 17th
and 18th Arab
lunar stations, Al
Shaula and
Al Na'ām,
in tables and at
relevant glyphs.
This has now
been remedied,
but only in my
last versions of
the C and G
texts.
In C the glyphs at
Al Shaula
should be
at 4 places and it
seems reasonable to
read rau hei
in Ca4-6 as a
reference to the
nakshatra postion of
Shaula, after which
a new Sun king had
to be made (haka-ariki)
- presumably because the sting
of the Scorpion
would have finished
the old one:
|
'May 13 |
14 (500) |
15 |
16 (136) |
|
June 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
December 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca4-4 |
Ca4-5 |
Ca4-6 |
Ca4-7 (83) |
| tagata - te rau hei |
te hokohuki i te moko |
te rau hei |
e gagata hakaariki |
| Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) |
Nihal (81.7) |
Mintaka (82.4), ε Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 / Mrigashīrsha-5 / Turtle-20 |
| Arneb (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA (83.2), Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) |
| β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis (266.7) |
| Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), SHAULA (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9) Hamal
|
Although it
could be
argued that
heliacal
Al Hak'ah
could be a
more
reasonable
explanation
for the
absent Sun
face, as
reflected in
the
seemingly covered
head of
Orion.
The other 3
places at
first seem
less
obviously
referring to
Shaula:
|
'November 12 |
13 |
14 (684) |
15 |
|
December 9 |
10 (710) |
11 (345) |
12 |
|
June 9 (160) |
10 |
11 |
12 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca10-8 |
Ca10-9 (264) |
Ca10-10 |
Ca10-11 |
| te moko |
te marama |
te kava |
manu rere |
|
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ
Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7),
Choo (264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1),
Sargas
(266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis
(266.7) |
|
Alwaid, Maasym (265.1),
Shaula
(265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)
Hamal
|
|
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath
(80.9) |
Nihal (81.7) |
Mintaka (82.4), ε Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 /
Mrigashīrsha-5 /
Turtle-20 |
| Arneb
(83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1),
HEKA (83.2), Hatysa (83.5),
φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) |
But perhaps
the kava
glyphs in
Ca10-10 and
Cb3-4 -
implying
'temporary
death' - are
motivated by
the heliacal
respectively
by the nakshatra
positions of
Shaula.
 |
|
179 |
 |
| kava |
Ca10-10 (265) |
Cb3-4 (445) |
... They go inland at the land. The child nursed and tended grows up, is able to go and play. Each day he now goes off a bit further away, moving some distance away from the house, and then returns to their house. So it goes on and the child is fully grown and goes to play far away from the place where they live. He goes over to where some work is being done by a father and son. Likāvaka is the name of the father - a canoe-builder, while his son is Kiukava.
Taetagaloa goes right over there and steps forward to the stern of the canoe saying - his words are these: 'The canoe is crooked.' (kalo ki ama). Instantly Likāvaka is enraged at the words of the child. Likāvaka says: 'Who the hell are you to come and tell me that the canoe is crooked?' Taetagaloa replies: 'Come and stand over here and see that the canoe is crooked.' Likāvaka goes over and stands right at the place Taetagaloa told him to at the stern of the canoe.
Looking forward, Taetagaloa is right, the canoe is crooked. He slices through all the lashings of the canoe to straighten the timbers. He realigns the timbers. First he must again position the supports, then place the timbers correctly in them, but Kuikava the son of Likāvaka goes over and stands upon one support. His father Likāvaka rushes right over and strikes his son Kuikava with his adze. Thus Kuikava dies.
Taetagaloa goes over at once and brings the son of Likāvaka, Kuikava, back to life. Then he again aligns the supports correctly and helps Likāvaka in building the canoe. Working working it is finished.
| 'May 11 |
12 (132) |
13 |
14 (500) |
| 'Nov 10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| June 7 |
8 (525) |
9 (160) |
10 |
| December 7 |
8 (342) |
9 |
10 |
 |
|
 |
 |
| Cb3-3 |
Cb3-4 (445) |
Cb3-5 (54) |
Cb3-6 |
| ko te henua - te rima |
e kava |
i haga rave ika |
ki kikiu - te henua |
| ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae (78.8)
Thuban
|
λ Leporis (79.6)
Arcturus
|
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) |
Nihal (81.7) |
| Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)
Alrisha
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) |
| 'May 15 |
16 (136) |
17 |
| 'November 14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
| June 11 |
12 (529) |
13 (164) |
| December 11 |
12 (346) |
13 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb3-7 (448) |
Cb3-8 (57) |
Cb3-9 |
| ko te maro - ko te tagata |
kua hua te tagata |
ko te tagata |
| Mintaka (82.4), ε Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 / Mrigashīrsha-5 / Turtle-20 |
Three Stars-21 ANA-IVA |
| Arneb (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA (83.2), Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) |
Heavenly Gate, ν Columbae (84.0), ALNITAK, Phakt (Phaet) (84.7) |
| Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis (266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1), Girtab, ο Serpentis (267.6) |
| Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)
Hamal
|
With 180 days from kava in Ca10-10 to kava in Cb3-4 it is not strange to find nakshatra Shaula a few days later than the kava glyph. 180 - 3 = 177 = 6 * 29½.
Furthermore, the serpentine fluidy flow of the single kava in Cb3-4 is in contrast to the 6 rima kava on side a where hakaariki comes before instead of after:
| 'November 4 (308) |
| December 1 (335) |
| June 1 (152) |
 |
| Ca9-27 (255) |
| etoru gagata hakaariki kia raua |
| ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) |
| no star listed (72) |
| 9 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca10-10 (265) |
Ca10-18 (273) |
Ca10-25 (280) |
Ca11-7 (291) |
 |
 |
125 |
|
| Ca11-17 (301) |
Ca12-3 (319) |
Cb3-4 (445) |
Cb10-10 has Heka in nakshatra position with Shaula rising together with the Sun in the preceding day (at least according to my rule of thumb with 183 added to the heliacal day numbers):
| 'November 10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
13 (683) |
| 'May 11 |
12 |
13 (133) |
14 (500) |
| December 7 |
8 (708) |
9 |
10 (344) |
| June 7 |
8 |
9 (160) |
10 (527) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb10-5 |
Cb10-6 (236) |
Cb10-7 |
Cb10-8 |
| kua tu tona mea |
koia kua kake |
ka moa ki raro |
kua pu |
| Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4) Alrisha
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) |
| ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae (78.8) Thuban
|
λ Leporis (79.6) Arcturus
|
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) |
Nihal (81.7) |
| 'November 14 |
15 (685) |
16 (320) |
17 |
| 'May 15 |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 (504) |
| December 11 |
12 (346) |
13 |
14 (714) |
| June 11 |
12 |
13 (164) |
14 (531) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb10-9 (631) |
Cb10-10 (240) |
Cb10-11 |
Cb10-12 |
| ka hahaś hia - ko te rima kua oho |
ku hahaś - kua ka te ahi i ruga |
e te hau e |
ka oho te kihikihi o te henua |
| Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis (266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1), Girtab, ο Serpentis (267.6) |
Kelb Alrai, μ Arae (268.1), Kew Ho (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), Apollyon (268.9) |
| Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9) Hamal
|
| Mintaka (82.4), ε Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 / Mrigashīrsha-5 / Turtle-20 |
Three Stars-21 ANA-IVA |
γ Leporis (85.9) Yang Mun
|
| Arneb (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA (83.2), Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) |
Heavenly Gate, ν Columbae (84.0), ALNITAK, PHAKT (Phaet) (84.7) |
There is no sign of kava close by, but there is a pair flanking the day when Sirrah culminated at midnight 30 days earlier (in November 11 = the day after π):
| 'October 14 |
15 (654) |
16 |
17 (290) |
| 'April 14 |
15 |
16 (472) |
17 (107) |
| November 10 (314) |
11 |
12 (682) |
13 |
| May 11 |
12 (132) |
13 |
14 (500) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb9-8 (600) |
Cb9-9 |
Cb9-10 (210) |
Cb9-11 |
| te kava |
hakagana ki te maro |
te kava |
hakatino hia |
| Nusakan (234.0), κ¹ Apodis (234.3), ν Bootis (234.7) |
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) |
| no star listed (51) |
no star listed (52) |
no star listed (53)
Acrux
|
no star listed (54) |
It is still not clear whether it was Heka or Shaula which motivated these kava signs. But maybe both carried with them the idea of a temporary death, one for the first half of the year and the other for the other half of the year. Possibly the peculiarly weak head of Orion was first noticed and then the curved sting at the tail of Scorpion blamed, all very far back in time. "Orion, the Giant, Hunter, and Warrior, admired in all historic ages as the most strikingly brilliant of the stellar groups, lies partly within the Milky Way, extending on both sides of the celestial equator entirely south of the ecliptic, and so is visible from every part of the globe." (Allen) "Scorpio, or Scorpius, the Scorpion, was the reputant slayer of the Giant, exalted to the skies and now rising from the horizon as Orion, still in fear of the Scorpion, sinks below it ..." (Allen) 
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