Evidently the view
could have changed
from heliacal (star
together with Sun) to
nakshatra (star
together with Full
Moon) somewhere
between the
beginning of August
and the beginning of
December:
|
Murzim
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
(84) |
120 |
|
August
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
(220) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca5-32 |
Ca5-33 |
Ca5-34 |
Ca5-35
(*140) |
|
e
vaha
noho
ragi |
erua
ahi |
i
te
hau
tea |
|
9h
(137.0) |
σ²
Ursa
Majoris
(137.6),
τ
Ursa
Majoris
(137.7),
ξ
Cancri
(137.8) |
Miaplacidus
(= α
Roburis) (139.3) |
Tureis
(139.8) |
|
ω
Hydrae
(136.8),
σ¹
Ursa
Majoris
(137.0),
κ
Cancri
(137.3),
Alsuhail
(137.5) |
|
Az
Zubana 9 |
|
10 |
|
December
7 |
8 (342) |
 |
 |
|
Ca10-6
(261) |
Ca10-7
(*80) |
|
Tupu te
toromiro |
kua noho
te vai |
|
π
Herculis
(260.7),
Ras
Algethi
(260.8),
Sarin
(261.0),
ο
Ophiuchi
(261.4) |
ξ
Ophiuchi
(262.2),
θ
Ophiuchi,
ν
Serpentis
(262.4) |
|
June 8 |
9 (160) |
|
Pleione
9 |
10 |
|
no star
listed |
λ
Leporis
(79.6) |
|
Az
Zubana
11 |
12
(208) |
13 |
Akleel
1 |
2 |
|
December
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca10-8 |
Ca10-9 |
Ca10-10
(265) |
Ca10-11
(*84) |
Ca10-12 |
|
te
moko |
te
marama |
te
kava |
manu
rere |
te
mauga
tuu
toga |
|
ρ
Herculis
(262.9) |
σ
Ophiuchi
(263.6) |
Lesath
(264.7),
Alwaid,
Maasym
(265.1),
Shaula
(265.3) |
Kuma
(265.6),
Ras
Alhague
(266.1),
Sargas
(266.3),
μ
Ophiuchi
(266.5) |
Nan
Hae
(266.6),
ι
Herculis
(266.7) |
|
June
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
(165) |
|
Pleione
11 |
12
(26) |
13 |
Albatain
1 |
2 |
|
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),
Hatysa
(83.5) |
Alnilam
(83.7),
Heavenly
Gate
(84.0) |
Alnitak,
Phakt
(Phaet),
(84.7) |
"Roots were
born for
growth in
the world.
When the
Chief of the
first
generation
of roots was
born, he
lived for
the second
generation.
When the
Chief of the
second
generation
of roots was
born, he
lived for
the third
generation.
When the
Chief of the
third
generation
of roots was
born he
lived for
the fourth
generation.
When the
Chief of the
fourth
generation
of roots was
born he
lived for
the fifth
generation.
When the
Chief of the
fifth
generation
of roots was
born he
lived for
the sixth
generation
...
| There were tens of roots. |
| There were hundreds of roots. |
| There were thousands of roots. |
| There were myriads of roots. |
Roots
that
spread
upwards
and
roots
that
spread
downwards.
Roots
that
spread
inland
and
roots
that
spread
seaward.
As the
roots
spread
out they
held the
sand:
the land
became
firm.
Tangaroa
fixed
the dome
of the
sky,
Rumia.
He fixed
it upon
pillars.
He said:
'O
Tumu nui
and
Paparaharaha,
bring
forth
pillars!
Let
there be
a front
pillar
and a
back
pillar!
There
shall be
pillars
upon our
land!
There
shall be
pillars,
many
pillars!
When
this was
accomplished,
there
was
applause,
there was
extension.
There
stood
Hotu i
te ra'i,
for a
front
pillar,
and
Ana feo
for a
back
pillar,
and
Tia'ma
tangaroa
for the
inner
pillar.
And
there
also
were the
pillar
to stand
by and
the
pillar
to sit
by; the
pillar
to
blacken
by, the
pillar
to
debate
by; the
pillar
of
oratory
and the
pillar
of going
out." (Legends
of the
South
Seas.)
The
'pillar
of going
out'
surely
must be
Phakt
and
below I
have
tried to
put in
parallel
also the
rest of
them:
|
1 |
Ana-mua, entrance pillar |
Antares, α Scorpii |
|
Hotu i
te ra'i, front pillar |
|
2 |
Ana-muri, rear pillar (at the foot of which was the place for tattooing) |
Aldebaran, α Tauri |
|
Ana feo, back pillar |
|
3 |
Ana-roto, middle pillar |
Spica, α Virginis |
|
Tia'ma
tangaroa, inner pillar |
|
4 |
Ana-tipu, upper-side-pillar (where the guards stood) |
Dubhe, α Ursae Majoris |
|
Pillar to blacken by
(?) |
|
5 |
Ana-heu-heu-po, the pillar where debates were held |
Alphard, α Hydrae |
|
Pillar to debate by |
|
6 |
Ana-tahua-taata-metua-te-tupu-mavae, a pillar to stand by |
Arcturus, α Bootis |
|
Pillar to stand by |
|
7 |
Ana-tahua-vahine-o-toa-te-manava, pillar for elocution |
Procyon, α Canis Minoris |
|
Pillar of oratory |
|
8 |
Ana-varu, pillar to sit by |
Betelgeuse, α Orionis |
|
Pillar to sit by |
|
9 |
Ana-iva, pillar of exit |
Phakt, α Columbae |
|
Pillar of going out |
|
10 |
Ana-nia, pillar-to-fish-by |
North Star, α Ursae Minoris |
|
Tumu nui |
From Polaris to Phakt there were 26.6 - 84.7 = ca 58 (= 2 * 29) days. But in the right order the position of Polaris maybe should be at ca 365.25 + 26.6 = RA day 392 (= 56 weeks = 28 fortnights). There are only 9 pillars in the story, unless Polaris is named
Tumu nui. The only remaining choice for 'the pillar to blacken by' will then be Dubhe.
The 'Pillar to
blacken by' is
probably Dubhe
because
the 4th (unlucky)
star pillar probably
'stands in the
dark'. At least from
there the nakshatra
view seems to be more
reasonable than the
heliacal view.
Perhaps there is a
transition zone
during 33 days from
August 4 (where 216
= 3 * 73) to Ca7-1
(249, where 24 * 9 =
216):
|
Murzim
2
(81) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
August
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
(220) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ca5-32 |
Ca5-33 |
Ca5-34 |
Ca5-35
(*140) |
|
e
vaha
noho
ragi |
erua
ahi |
i
te
hau
tea |
|
9h
(137.0) |
σ²
Ursa
Majoris
(137.6),
τ
Ursa
Majoris
(137.7),
ξ
Cancri
(137.8) |
Miaplacidus
(= α
Roburis) (139.3) |
Tureis
(139.8) |
|
ω
Hydrae
(136.8),
σ¹
Ursa
Majoris
(137.0),
κ
Cancri
(137.3),
Alsuhail
(137.5) |
|
Murzim
6
(85) |
7 |
8 |
|
August
9 |
10 |
11 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ca6-1 |
Ca6-2 |
Ca6-3 |
|
Erua
hau
tea |
i
te
henua
i te
rima |
|
Markab
Velorum
(141.5) |
Al
Minhar
al
Asad
(141.6),
Alphard
(142.3) |
ω
Leonis
(142.6),
τ¹
Hydrae
(142.7),
ψ
Velorum
(143.3),
Alterf,
τ²
Hydrae
(143.4),
ξ
Leonis
(143.5) |
| Murzim 9 (88) |
10 |
11 |
| August 12 |
13 (225) |
14 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-4 |
Ca6-5 (145) |
Ca6-6 |
| kua hau te haś o to hau tea |
kua hipu koia etoru hipu |
te henua ma te rima |
| A Hydrae (144.1) |
Ukdah (145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5) |
Subra (145.8), ψ Leonis (146.4) |
| Murzim 12 |
13 (92) |
An Nathra 1 |
2 |
| August 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 (230) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-7 |
Ca6-8 |
Ca6-9 |
Ca6-10 (150) |
| etoru kiore |
te henua te rima |
| Ras Elaset Australis (146.6) |
Vathorz Prior (147.9), υ¹ Hydrae (148.4) |
Ras Elaset Borealis (148.7) |
Tseen Ke (149.9), ν Leonis (150.1) |
| An Nathra 3 |
4 (96) |
| August 19 |
20 (232) |
 |
 |
| Ca6-11 |
Ca6-12 (152) |
| te heheu ke - te niu kua huri |
ki te vai |
| π Leonis (150.6) |
10h (152.2) |
| An Nathra 5 |
6 |
7 |
8 (100) |
| August 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (236) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-13 |
Ca6-14 |
Ca6-15 |
Ca6-16 (156) |
| manu teketeke ki ruga |
takaure |
kua aha te takaure |
i te henua ma te rima |
| Sadalmelik (334.6) |
|
|
|
| Regulus (152.7), λ Hydrae (153.2) |
no star listed |
Simiram, Adhafera, Tania Borealis (154.7), Algieba (155.5) |
Tania Australis(156.0) |
| An Nathra 9 (101) |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| August 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-17 |
Ca6-18 |
Ca6-19 |
Ca6-20 |
| tagata oho rima - ki te marama |
koia kua oho |
ki te marama |
kua moe |
| μ Hydrae (157.1) |
no star listed |
Shir (158.9) |
φ Hydrae (160.3) |
| 13 |
Alterf 1 |
2 |
3 (108) |
| 29 |
30 (242) |
31 |
September 1 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-21 |
Ca6-22 |
Ca6-23 |
Ca6-24 (164) |
| kua ka te ahi i te rima aueue - te ika |
te marama kua hua |
marama kua tuu i te kihikihi |
| no star listed |
Vathorz Posterior (162.1) |
Peregrini, η Carinae (162.6), ν Hydrae (163.1) |
no star listed |
| Alterf |
5 |
6 (111) |
7 |
8 |
| September 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (249) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca6-25 |
Ca6-26 |
Ca6-27 |
Ca6-28 (168) |
Ca7-1 |
| tagata marama |
koia ra |
marama |
kua Rei te vae |
| Alkes (165.6), Merak (166.2) |
11h (167.4) |
no star listed |
Al Sharas (168.6), Zosma (169.2), Coxa (169.4) |
| Dubhe (166.7) |
| March 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (66) |
8 |
10h
could,
however,
be a
limit
for Sun.
Vai
in
August
20
(where 8
* 20 =
160) is
day 16
of my
suggested
33 days
and the next
vai
has only
a single
rim.
|
39 |
 |
39 |
 |
| Ca6-12 (152) |
Ca7-24 (192) |
Ca9-4 (232) |
| 80 |
| Simak 6 |
7 (177) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| November 8 |
9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca9-4 |
Ca9-5 |
Ca9-6 |
Ca9-7 |
Ca9-8 (236) |
| ki te vai |
kua moe |
ku hakaraoa |
e rima no ona |
ku tupu te poporo |
| ο Cor. Borealis (232.0), δ Lupi (232.1), φ¹, ν² Lupi (232.2), ν¹ Lupi (232.3), ε Lupi (232.4), φ² Lupi (232.5) |
Pherkad (232.6), η Cor. Borealis (232.8), υ Lupi (232.9), Alkalurops (233.1) |
Nusakan (234.0) |
θ Cor. Borealis (235.3) |
γ Lupi (235.6), Gemma, Zuben Elakrab, Qin (235.7), μ Cor. Borealis (235.8), ω Lupi (236.3) |
| May 10 (130) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| Alrescha 9 |
10 (360) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| Algenib Persei (50.0), ο Tauri (50.2) |
ξ Tauri (50.8) |
no stars listed |
|