However, there is another phenomenon which should not be overlooked, viz. the cardinal point evidently defined by August 4:
Here we can see how the last 4 days of July are followed by the first 4 days of August, described as a group of 8. The rising kahi fishes show where July changes to August, because 3 of them are separated from the 4th by manzil day 77 'and a life-less bird' (e manu).
In Ca5-25 we can count 52 * 5 = 260, possibly the opposite of the 'initiating' number 5 * 25 = 125, and the upraised kahi is fatter than the other 3 which follow. This is the special place defined by Beehive and a host of other (takaure marere ke) stars.
In Ca5-29, where 52 * 9 = 468, a lean kahi exhibits a tail which allows a little light to enter. All 4 kahi glyphs have their mouths open and together they form a 'Bacab' Sign of raising the sky roof:
A similar - though 'outside' - quartet of 'Bacabs' is visualized by the upraised pairs of Y-arms. These tagata are in the dark because they have no (outside) mata. Gregorian day 212 (July 31) could perhaps indicate the last day of the beginning of the year:
To reach manzil day 80 and Murzim 1 it would then be necessary to add 4 days. 80 + 136 = 216. The northern spring equinox is reached in day 80 of the Gregorian calendar and August 4 seems to be a similar arrangement, apparently showing where Moon takes over from Sun. When in the tresses of Pachamama we can count up to 400 in the pattern 214.5 + 185.5 it could indicate the beginning - the 'zero' day - has not been counted:
In other words, the bi-cycle maybe has approximately 216 + 186 = 402 days, with Sirius around the corner at the end:
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