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The first star of the Foal rose in February 1:

February 1 2 3 (399) 4
August 2 3 4 (216) 5
Cb12-17 (683) Cb12-18 Cb12-19 Cb12-20 (294)
te vage Rei tu te niu te hokohuki ki te tapamea te hokohuki
ε Equulei (317.8) no star listed Armus (319.0), Dorsum (319.3)  21h (319.6)
χ Capricorni (320.0), ν Aquarii (320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο Pavonis (320.8)
ζ Hydrae (134.1) Acubens, Talitha Borealis (135.0), ρ Ursa Majoris (135.6)  ν Cancri (136.0), Talitha Australis (136.1), ω Hydrae (136.8) 9h (137.0)
σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), Alsuhail (137.5), σ² Ursae Majoris (137.6), τ Ursae Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8)

It is the single star below the Dolphin and in front of the head of Equuleus. Its position is odd and possibly niu in Cb12-18 should be considered together with the odd Rei - this niu is also odd, because of its unusual bottom. Normally the bottom of a niu glyph is either without any added sign or else there should be a 'dry branch':

Ca2-24 Ca2-25 Ca6-11 Ca12-21
Ca12-25 Ca12-26 Ca13-14 Ca13-15
Cb1-15 Cb2-8 Cb2-9 Cb12-18 Cb13-29 Cb13-30

Beyond 21h there was a rising fish with her mouth open and a tail allowing light in:

February 5 6 7 (403)
August 6 7 8 (220)
Cb12-21 (295) Cb12-22 Cb12-23
ki te ika mata hia mai haga ko to vero
δ Equulei (321.7), φ Capricorni (321.8) Kitalpha (322.0), Alderamin (322.9) Dai (323.5), β Equulei (323.8)
no star listed Miaplacidus (139.3), Tureis (139.8) Markab Velorum (140.5)

Metoro's mata hia mai could possibly refer to e ha mata at Cb8-8. 402 - 285 = 117 (= 9 * 13):

October 11 12 (285) 13 14 15 16
April 11 12 13 14 (104) 15 16
Cb8-7 (570) Cb8-8 Cb8-9 Cb8-10 Cb8-11 Cb8-12
tagata honui e ha mata te hokohuki - ma te maro te hokohuki ma te maro ka ke te manu ki te maro Te ariki
no star listed Heze (205.0) ε Centauri (206.3) no star listed τ Bootis (208.2), Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) no star listed
δ Phoenicis (21.5) no star listed Achernar (23.3) no stars listed POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9)

Or he could have referred to a similar glyph (with a dot in front) a week later. 117 + 7 = 124 (= 4 * 31):

February 8 9 10 (406)
August 9 10 (222) 11
Cb12-24 Cb12-25 Cb13-1 (300)
     
γ Pavonis (324.1), Yan (324.6) Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 / Emptiness-11 no star listed
Alphirk (325.7), SADALSUD (325.9)
Al Minhar al Asad (141.6) Star-25 Al Tarf-7
ALPHARD (142.3), ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae (142.7) ψ Velorum (143.3),  ALTERF, τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5)
February 11 12 (408) 13 14
August 12 13 (225) 14 15
Cb13-2 Cb13-3 Cb13-4 (303) Cb13-5
       
Castra (327.2), Bunda (327.5) Nashira (328.0), Azelfafage, κ Capricorni (328.7)  Enif, Erakis (329.2), Jih, 46 Capricorni (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4), λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7), Deneb Algiedi (329.8)  θ Piscis Austrini (330.1)
A Hydrae (144.1)

Sirius (407)

Ukdah (145.4),  κ Hydrae (145.5), Subra (145.8)  ψ Leonis (146.4), Ras Elaset Australis (146.6) Vathorz Prior (147.9)

364 - 124 = 240.

The midnight culmination of Sirius maybe was the reason for the dot at Cb13-2.

The otherwise rather insignificant 46 Capricorni is in the triplet below λ and close to the ecliptic: