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The measure 260 days equals 13 * 20 (September 17) and then we could also try to count 13 * 26 = 338 (December 4):

Counted from Cb1-1 (April 17) day 260 will be at glyph 393 + (260 - 107) = 546 (= 2 * 273 = 6 * 91). And October 16 (289) + (260 - 107) = 442 = 365 + 77 (March 18):

September 17   18 19 20 21 (264)
Cb7-10 (546) Cb7-11 Cb7-12 Cb7-13 Cb7-14
te hokohuki te maitaki te hau tea te rau hei te moko tanu
η Crateris (179.9) π Virginis (181.0) ο Virginis (182.1) 12h (182.6) MINKAR (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9)
ALCHITA, Ma Wei (183.1)
March 18 (77) 19 20 21 (equinox) 22
φ Pegasi (361.7), Dzaneb (362.4) η Tucanae (363.0), ψ Pegasi (363.1), 32 Piscium (363.2), π Phoenicis (363.4) ε Tucanae (363.6), τ Phoenicis (363.9) Al Fargh al Thāni-25 ε Phoenicis (0.8)
0h (365.25)
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5)
September 22 23 (266)
Cb7-15 Cb7-16 (552)
te hokohuki e haga o rave hia
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 Zaniah (185.9), Chang Sha (186.3)
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9), GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2)
March 23 (82) 24
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 θ Andromedae (2.7), ζ Tucanae (3.5)
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8), χ Pegasi (2.1)

I have decided to eliminate from my text descriptions such information which I have earlier given for the Tahitian star pillars (e.g. T1 for Antares) and for the Astrolabe stars of Chaucer (e.g. A12 for Sirrah). They do not appear to be very relevant for our task. Instead only the lunar stations of the Arabs, the Hindu, and the Chinese will remain. In overview:

Arab Hindu Chinese
α Virginis (Spica) Oct 10 (283) α Virginis (Spica) Oct 10 (283) α Virginis (Spica) Oct 10 (283)
ι (Syrma), κ, φ Virginis Oct 23 (296) α Bootis (Arcturus) Oct 22 (295) κ Virginis Oct 22 (295)
α (Zuben Elgenubi), β Librae (Zuben Elschemali) Oct 31 (304) α, β, γ and ι Librae Oct 31 (304) α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi) Oct 31 (304)
Nov 7 (311)
β (Acrab), δ (Dschubba), π Scorpii (Vrischika) Nov 17 (321) β, δ, and π Scorpii Nov 17 (321) π Scorpii (Vrischika) Nov 17 (321)
α Scorpii (Antares) Nov 25 (329) α, σ, and τ Scorpii Nov 25 (329) σ Scorpii Nov 23 (327)
  ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, and μ Scorpii Dec 6 (340) μ Scorpii (Denebakrab) Dec 1 (335)
δ and ε Sagittarii Dec 24 (358) γ Sagittarii (Nash) Dec 20 (354)
α, ε, and ζ Lyrae Dec 28 (362) φ Sagittarii Dec 30 (364)
π Sagittarii (Al Baldah) January 5 (370) ζ and σ Sagittarii Jan 3 (368)  
α Capricorni (Gredi), β (Dabih) January 23 (388) α, β, and γ Aquilae Jan 15 (380) β Capricornii (Dabih) Jan 23 (388)
ε Aquarii (Albali), μ, ν January 30 (395)  α, β, γ, and δ Delphini January 29 (394) ε Aquarii (Albali) January 30 (395)
β Aquarii (Sadalsud), ξ (Bunda), c (46) Capricorni Feb 10 (406)   β Aquarii (Sadalsud) Feb 10 (406)
α Aquarii (Sadalmelik), γ (Sadachbia), ζ, η, π Feb 23 (419) γ Aquarii (Sadachbia) Feb 23 (419) α Aquarii (Sadalmelik) Feb 19 (415)
α Pegasi (Markab), β (Scheat) Mar 5 (429) α (Markab) and β Pegasi (Scheat) Mar 5 (429) α Pegasi (Markab) Mar 6 (430)
γ Pegasi (Algenib), α Andromedae (Sirrah) Mar 21 (80) γ Pegasi (Algenib) and α Andromedae (Sirrah) Mar 23 (82) γ Pegasi (Algenib) Mar 23 (82)
β Andromedae (Mirach) Apr 6 (96) ζ Piscium (Revati) Apr 8 (98) η Andromedae Apr 1 (91)
 β Arietis (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) Apr 17 (107) β and γ Arietis Apr 17 (107) β Arietis (Sheratan) Apr 17 (107)
  35, 39, and 41 Arietis May 1 (121) 41 Arietis (Bharani) May 1 (121)
M 45 Tauri May 15 (135) η Tauri (Alcyone) May 16 (136)
α Tauri (Aldebaran), θ¹, θ²´, γ (Hyadum I), δ (Hyadum II), ε (Ain) May 23 (143) α Tauri (Aldebaran) May 28 (148) ε Tauri (Ain) May 26 (146)
λ Orionis (Heka), φ¹, φ² Jun 12 (163) λ, φ¹, and φ² Orionis Jun 12 (163) λ Orionis (Heka) Jun 12 (163)
  α Orionis (Betelgeuze) Jun 17 (168) ζ Orionis (Alnitak) Jun 14 (165)
γ Gemini (Alhena), μ (Tejat Posterior), ν, η (Tejat Prior), ξ (Alzirr) Jun 22 (173)   μ Gemini (Tejat Posterior) Jun 24 (175)
α Gemini (Castor), β (Pollux) Jul 12 (193) α and β Gemini Jul 12 (193) ρ Gemini Jul 11 (192)
  γ, δ, and θ Cancri Jul 27 (208)  
ε Cancri (Beehive) Jul 29 (210) δ, ε, η, ρ, and σ Hydrae Jul 29 (210) δ Hydrae Jul 29 (210)
ξ Cancri, λ Leonis (Alterf) Aug 11 (223)   α Hydrae (Alphard) Aug 10 (222)
η Leonis (Al Jabhah), α (Regulus), ζ (Adhafera), γ (Algieba) Aug 20 (232) α Leonis (Regulus) Aug 21 (233) ε Hydrae / μ Hydrae Jul 31 (212)
Aug 25 (237)
δ Leonis (Zosma), θ (Coxa) Sep 6 (249) δ and θ Leonis Sep 6 (249) α Crateris (Alkes) Sep 3 (246)
β Leonis (Denebola) Sep 15 (258) β Leonis (Denebola) Sep 15 (258)  
  α, β, γ, δ, ε Corvi Sep 22 (265) γ Corvi (Gienah) Sep 22 (265)
β (Alaraph), η (Zaniah), γ (Porrima), δ (Minelauva), ε Virginis (Vindemiatrix) Sep 28 (271)  

The Arab's 25th station is Al Fargh al Thāni which means the Rear Spout. But the C text has at Cb7-13 heliacal September 20 (12h) with Sun and Raven rising together at the beginning of the dark halfyear (north of the equator), not at its end (rear).

Possibly a Moko was buried (tanu) in September 21, when there were 100 days remaining to December 30 (364).

The C text appears to describe 2 groups of moko and the one at Cb7-14 is in the 2nd group:

 
Ca4-5 Ca4-11 Ca4-23
Ca10-8 Ca10-16 Ca10-23
Ca11-5 Ca11-15 Ca11-22 Ca11-26 Ca11-30
11 + 11 = 22
Ca12-1 Cb6-11 Cb6-18 Cb6-26 Cb7-2
Cb7-6 Cb7-9 Cb7-14 Cb7-21 Cb8-5
 
Cb10-16

On Easter Island September was a spring month corresponding to March north of the equator. If they buried a tau moko in Cb7-14 then it could have meant he had died from his efforts of rising the sky roof very high.

Moko in Ca11-30 has his front arm hanging useless down and this was 314 days from the beginning of the text, i.e. at the key date for the Hindu 24th station, when the drums (or flutes) were to be sounding (rutu):

January 29 (394)
Ca11-30 (314)
DELPHINUS:
24 Dhanishta  α, β, γ, and δ Delphini Drum or flute 314 = 300 + 14
most famous (or swiftest) Dolphin Jan 29 (394)

This was out in the Sea and referred to where once upon a time the Sun was in his orbit around the year, i.e. when he had left Land and turned into a dolphin:

Once upon a time the dolphins har 4 legs and walked on land, and they still need to breathe air.

The measure 13 * 28 = 338 points at December 4:

Counted from Cb1-1 (April 17) day 338 will be at glyph 393 + (338 - 107) = 393 + 231 = 624 = 8 * 78 (the synodic cycle of Mars) = 24 * 26.

And October 16 (289) + (338 - 107) = 520 = 20 * 26:

December 3 4 5 6 (340)
Cb10-1 Cb10-2 (624) Cb10-3 Cb10-4
Ku hakaraoa - te inoino hakarava te inoino ku hakaraoa
Cujam (256.9) no star listed 17h (258.7) Mula-19
Achernar 703 no star listed Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9), Nodus I (260.0)
June 3 4 (155) 5 6
Hassaleh (73.6) Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8) 5h (76.1) λ Eridani (76.7)
Haedus II (75.9), ε Leporis (76.0), Cursa (76.4)