The vertical gap in Gb8-17 (number
229 from the beginning of side b) should be
significant and possibly it indicated where there
was some
gap in the path of the Sun.
Given
a
possible
overlap
between
the end
of
a
star
cycle and
its new
beginning
we
should
look
at
the
sequences
of
stars,
glyphs,
and
dates
simultaneously.
I
will
first
prolong
the
sequences
of
stars
and
dates
beyond
the
end
of
side
b
and
see
what
happens:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb8-17 (229) |
Gb8-18 |
Gb8-19 (460) |
Gb8-20 |
Gb8-21 |
|
JUNE 22 |
23 |
24 (175) |
25 |
26 |
|
April 19 |
20 |
21 (111) |
22 |
23 |
|
Alrisha, χ Phoenicis (29.2), Alamak
(29.7) |
2h (30.4) |
η Arietis (31.9) |
no star listed (32) |
θ Arietis (33.3), Mira (33.7) |
|
κ Arietis (30.3), Hamal (30.5)
Alkes |
|
DECEMBER 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 (360) |
|
October 19 |
20 |
21 (294) |
22 |
23 |
|
Agena
(212.1), θ Apodis (212.5), Thuban
(212.8) |
14h (213.1) |
Neck-2 |
Al Ghafr-13 /
Svāti-15
TAHUA-TAATA-METUA-TE-TUPU-MAVAE |
(216.4),
υ Virginis (216.5), ψ Centauri (216.6),
ε Apodis (216.8) |
|
χ Centauri,
π Hydrae (213.0), Menkent (213.1) |
Asellus
Tertius, κ
VIRGINIS,
14 Bootis (214.8) |
15 Bootis
(215.2), ARCTURUS
(215.4), Asellus Secundus (215.5),
SYRMA, λ
Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb8-26 |
Gb8-27 |
Gb8-28 (240) |
Gb8-29 |
Gb8-30 (471) |
|
Back side reading: |
|
JULY 1 (182) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
April 28 (118) |
29 |
30 |
May 1 |
2 |
|
ν Arietis (38.5) |
μ Arietis (39.4),
Head of the Fly
(39.6), Kaffaljidhma (39.8) |
ο Arietis (40.0),
Angetenar (40.2),
Right Wing
(40.9) |
Bharani-2 /
Stomach-17 |
no star listed (42) |
|
π Arietis (41.2),
BHARANI
(41.4), τ² Eridan, σ Arietis (41.7) |
|
DECEMBER
31 |
JANUARY 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (368) |
|
October 28 (301) |
29 |
30 |
31 |
November 1 |
|
ρ Lupi
(221.0), Toliman (221.2), π Bootis
(221.8), ζ Bootis (221.9) |
31 Bootis
(222.0), Yang Mun (222.1), Rijl al Awwa
(222.5), ο Bootis (222.9) |
Izar
(223.0), 109 Virginis, α Apodis (223.3) |
Al Zubānā-14a /
Visakha-16 /
Root-3 |
Kochab
(225.0) |
|
ZUBEN ELGENUBI
(224.2), ξ Bootis, ο Lupi (224.5) |
|
Front side reading: |
|
March 16
(75) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
May 19 |
20 (140) |
21 |
22 |
23 |
|
λ Tauri (59.3), ν Tauri (59.9) |
4h (60.9) |
no star listed (61) |
Beid (62.2)
Vindemiatrix |
Al Dabarān-2 |
|
no star listed (60) |
HYADUM I
(63.4) |
|
September
15 |
16 |
17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
|
November 18
(322) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
|
υ
Herculis (242.3), ρ Cor. Borealis
(242.4), ι Cor. Borealis (242.5), ξ
Scorpii (242.7)
Schedir
|
16h (243.5) |
ψ Scorpii
(244.6), Lesath (244.8) |
χ Scorpii
(245.1), Yed Prior, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) |
Yed Posterior, Rukbalgethi
Shemali (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) |
|
Acrab,
Jabhat al Akrab (243.3), θ Lupi,
Rutilicus (243.5), Marfik (243.7), φ
Herculis (243.8) |
Instead of heliacal λ and ν Tauri
at 'the god birth' visualized in Gb8-26 the idea
could have been to refer to heliacal ν Arietis
in JULY 1, a star which rose ca 3 days earlier than
Bharani (a place of birth, yoni):
|
no glyph |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
Ga1-4 |
Ga1-5 |
|
Back side
reading: |
|
JULY 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (192) |
|
May
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 (128) |
|
ρ Arietis
(43.0), Acamar (43.6), ε Arietis (43.7)
Denebola |
Menkar
(44.7) |
3h (45.7) |
Misam
(46.2), Botein (46.9) |
ζ Arietis
(47.7) |
Zibal (48.0) |
|
Algol (45.9) |
|
JANUARY
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (375) |
|
November 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (311) |
|
Ke Kwan (226.3), Ke Kwan
(226.4), Zuben Elakribi (226.8) |
Nadlat (227.8), π Lupi
(227.9) |
15h (228.3) |
ι Librae (229.6), κ Lupi
(229.7), ζ Lupi (229.8) |
Al
Zubānā-14b |
μ Lupi, γ Tr. Austr. (231.3) |
|
Zuben Hakrabim (228.3), λ
Lupi (228.9) |
χ Bootis (230.2), χ Bootis
(230.3), Princeps (230.6), ZUBEN
ELSCHEMALI (230.8) |
|
Front side
reading: |
|
0h |
March 22
(*1) |
23 |
24 (448) |
EQUINOX |
26 (85) |
|
May 24 |
25 (*65 + 80 = 145) |
26 (146) |
27 |
28 (*68 =
*64 + 4) |
29 |
|
Hyadum II
(δ¹ Tauri)
(64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star
listed (66) |
no star
listed (67) |
Rohini-4
/
ANA-MURI |
no star
listed (69) |
|
AIN,
θ¹
Tauri, θ² Tauri
(65.7) |
ALDEBARAN
(68.2), Theemin (68.5) |
|
September 20 |
21 (*184) |
EQUINOX |
23 (266) |
24 |
25 |
|
November 23 |
24 (145 +
183 = 328) |
25 (*249 + 80 = 329) |
26 (330 =
147 + 183) |
27 |
28 |
|
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 |
γ Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis
(250.3), θ Tr. Austr. (250.6), τ
Scorpii (250.7) |
Han (251.0) |
ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr.
(252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5) |
|
σ
SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi
(247.7) |
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),
ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
Interestingly my preliminary division of the beginning of the text on side a, with ariki in Ga1-5 at May 29 (149), will - according to these prolonged backside sequences of stars and dates - generate JULY 11 (192) at Ga1-5. In rongorongo times this (July 11) was the last day before the once mortal Castor rose with the Sun.
192 (JULY 11) + 64 = 256 = 4 * 64
(SEPTEMBER 13). May 8 (128) + 64 = 192 (July
11). May 8 (128) - 64 = 64 (March 5).
My prolonged reading of the back
side time sequence reaches healiacal day 192 at
ariki whereas my front side reading has
heliacal day 85 at Ga1-5.
192 (JULY 11) - 85 (MARCH
26) = 107 = 471 - 364.
3 * 192 = 576 = 12 * 48 = 472 +
104 = 584 - 8. Given a reference to the cycle of
Venus, we should then count 576 - 50 (dark
nights between Venus in the west as evening star
and Venus in the east as morning star) = 526.
Possibly Gb5-26 was alluding to this number.
There were 84 (= 6 * 14) nights (like the day
number for March 25, 3-25) from the little
hau tea at bottom left in Gb5-21 to the
little figure released at the top in Gb8-17:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-24 |
Gb5-25 (378) |
Gb5-26 (150) |
Gb5-27 |
Gb5-28 |
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb8-17 (229) |
Gb8-18 |
Gb8-19 (460) |
Gb8-20 |
Gb8-21 |
|
