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Let's now try to complete our overview of line Ca1. First a repetition of its beginning in order to compare with the end of side b:

March 21 22 (81) 23
September 20 21 (264) equinox
no glyph
Ca1-1 Ca1-2
koia ki te hoea
Al Fargh al Thāni-25 Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7)
0h (365.25)
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
1842 A.D. 1771 A.D. 1700 A.D.
12h (182.6) Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), Zaniah (185.8)
March 21 (446) 22 (81) 23
September 20 21 (264) equinox
Cb14-11 Cb14-12 Cb14-13 (342)
ku kikiu tagata kua to i te heke
Al Fargh al Thāni-25 Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7)
0h (365.25)
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
12h (182.6) Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), Zaniah (185.8)
March 24 25 26 (85)
September 23 24 25 (268)
Ca1-3 Ca1-4 Ca1-5
ki te henua te rima te hau tea haga i te mea ke
ζ Tucanae (3.5), π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)
1629 A.D. 1558 A.D. 1487 A.D.
Chang Sha (186.3) Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5), Gacrux (188.7)

Alphard (450)

March 24 25 (450) 26
September 23 24 25 (268)
Cb14-14 (735) Cb14-15 Cb14-16
tagata tui i tona ika manu puoko erua te manu
ζ Tucanae (3.5), π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)
Chang Sha (186.3) Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5), Gacrux (188.7)

Alphard (450)

March 27 28 29 (88)
September 26 27 28
Ca1-6 Ca1-7 Ca1-8
ki te henua - tagata honui te ika te honu
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) no star listed Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9)
1416 A.D. 1345 A.D. Al Áwwā'-11
γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5), Kraz (189.7)  α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7) ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5)
March 27 (452) 28 29 (88)
September 26 27 28
Cb14-17 (346) Cb14-18 Cb14-19 (740)
e noi koe te manu - kokoti hia te henua - tagata hakaitiiti - i te henua
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) no star listed Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9)
γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5), Kraz (189.7)  α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7) Al Áwwā'-11
ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5)

If we should add 348 (number of glyphs on side b) to the first 6 glyphs on side a, then the sum becomes 354 (= 12 * 29½). Then we should reduce the number of glyphs on side a with 6:

side b 348    
side a 6 386 392
sum 354    

But 386 ought then to be the sum of 20 and 366, i.e. there could be 20 special days from Ca1-7 to April 17:

March 28 (87) 17 April 15 (471) 16 17 (107) 365
September 27 October 15 16 17 (290)
Old year New year
17
Ca1-7 Ca1-25 Ca1-26 Ca2-1 (27)
te ika kiore ki te huaga kua moe ki te tai. Te heke
no star listed no star listed POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16
 Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4)
1345 A.D. 67 A.D. 5 B.C. 76 B.C.
 α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7) τ Bootis (208.3), Benetnash (208.5) ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3)
'Sea' 'Land'

We can guess the total number of glyphs on the tablet was designed to be 354 + 366 + 20 = 740 (= 36 * 20 + 20).

But then the creator of the text may have meant the Sea should be 20 days only - corresponding to about 71 * 20 = ca 1420 dark years counted from 76 B.C.

However, the pair Ankaa and κ Phoenicis did not arrive until around 1487 A.D. according to my presentation above. The 'Sea' should therefore include also Ca1-6 and stretch for about 71 * 21 = ca 1491 (= 7 * 213) dark years counted from 76 B.C.

But then there appears to be 1 night missing, because 348 + 5 = 353 instead of 354:

side b 348    
side a 5 387 392
sum 353    

However, this was the case also in the G text (where there are 471 instead of the expected 472 glyphs).

740 + 1 = 741 = 3 * 247= 19 * 39.

The glyph type puo ('covered up') possibly hides 2 nights.

Ca1-5 Gb8-30

If this should be correct, then the beginning of side a in the C text could correspond to March 21 instead of March 22. But another explanation could be to hide away 1 night out of those 366. The last night should be broken off after ĵ.