I will not use my
'period numbers' any
more, because experience
from the Moon
calendar shows such
are of
little (if any)
value:
| Az Zub. 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 (204) |
| Dec. 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (340) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca10-1 |
Ca10-2 |
Ca10-3 |
Ca10-4 |
Ca10-5 (260) |
| Erua inoino |
kua hua te vai |
te kiore - te inoino |
kua oho te rima kua kai - ihe nuku hoi |
| κ Ophiuchi (256.2) |
Cujam (256.9) |
no star listed |
no star listed |
Sabik (259.7), η Scorpii (259.9), Nodus I (260.0) |
| June 3 |
4 |
5 (156) |
6 |
7 |
| Pleione 4 |
5 |
6 (20) |
7 |
8 |
| Hassaleh (73.6) |
Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8) |
5h (76.1) |
λ Eridani (76.7) |
μ Leporis (77.6), ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) |
| Haedus II (75.9), ε Leporis (76.0), Cursa (76.4) |
| Az Zub. 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 (208) |
13 |
Akleel 1 |
2 |
| Dec. 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca10-6 |
Ca10-7 |
Ca10-8 |
Ca10-9 (264) |
Ca10-10 |
Ca10-11 |
Ca10-12 |
| Tupu te toromiro |
kua noho te vai |
te moko |
te marama |
te kava |
manu rere |
te mauga tuu toga |
| 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) |
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 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (165) |
| Pleione 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 (26) |
13 |
Albatain 1 |
2 |
| no star listed |
λ Leporis (79.6) |
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) |
I am slightly disappointed. There is no bright heliacal star which could deserve the name 'Te toromiro'. But maybe this time of the year a star at a rakau glyph should be searched for in the nakshatra sky.
Then, judging from brightness there seems to be only one star possible to refer to as Te toromiro and it is Capella:
| Almuqaddam 10 |
11 (700) |
12 |
49 |
| April 15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca1-25 |
Ca1-26 |
Ca2-1 (27) |
| kiore ki te huaga |
kua moe ki te tai. |
Te heke |
| |
|
Benetnash (208.5) |
| Achernar (23.3) |
|
Polaris, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9), Segin, Mesarthim (27.2), Sheratan (27.4) |
| Pleione 7 (21) |
8 |
9 |
179 |
| June 6 (157) |
7 |
8 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca4-1 (77) |
Ca4-2 |
Ca4-3 |
| kua tupu te rakau |
kua tupu - te kihikihi |
te hau tea |
| λ Eridani (76.7) |
Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) |
η Scorpii (259.9) |
| Az Zubana 7 |
8 (204) |
|
9 |
| December 5 |
6 (340) |
7 |
|
|
|
| Ca10-4 |
Ca10-5 (260) |
Ca10-6 |
| te kiore - te inoino |
kua oho te rima kua kai - ihe nuku hoi |
Tupu te toromiro |
| no star listed |
Sabik (259.7), η Scorpii (259.9), Nodus I (260.0) |
π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8), Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4) |
|
June 6
(157) |
7 |
8 |
|
Pleione 7 |
8 (22) |
9 |
| λ Eridani (76.7) |
μ Leporis (77.6), ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) |
no star listed |
340 (December 6) - 158 (June 7) = 182 and 261 (Ca10-6) - 78 (Ca4-2) = 183. Maybe this explains why Capella is not where Metoro mentioned trees. There is a fraction involved because 365 / 2 = 182½. First Capella was rising heliacally the day after rakau and then Capella was seen in the night the day before toromiro:
| June 6 |
|
7 |
181 |
December 6 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
| Ca4-1 (77) |
Ca4-2 |
Ca10-5 (260) |
Ca10-6 |
| λ Eridani (76.7) |
Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) |
μ Leporis (77.6), ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) |
no star listed |
| kua tupu te rakau |
kua tupu - te kihikihi |
kua oho te rima kua kai - ihe nuku hoi |
Tupu te toromiro |
December is 6 months after June, and Moon (6) should rule the last day of a Sun season, with Mars (7) ruling the beginning of the next.
Perhaps the creator of the C text wished to have Capella as a fully grown rakau after RA day 260 instead of half a year earlier, when a 'nut' was more appropriate. June 6 was 50 days after the heliacal rising of Polaris and Sheratan.
| Canopus |
α Carinae |
-0.72 |
96 |
| Sirius |
α Canis Majoris |
-1.46 |
101 |
|
Capella |
α Aurigae |
0.08 |
261 |
Metoro's kua noho te vai could then be understood to refer to the back side, to the nakshatra side, of the year.
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