The ruling star (β Aquarii) of the 22nd manzil Al Sa'd al Su'ud ought to have risen with the Sun in February 10, but Sun was evidently absent during this time of the year:
In August 10 (222) on the other hand, the Nose of the Lion (Al Minhar al Asad, κ, the first Greek lettered star in Leo) truly rose with the Sun. North of the equator this was the hot season. In the Chinese system Sadalsud (β Aquarii) was associated with Emptiness, possibly implying that the royal throne of the Sun was empty. Although the the Royal Throne at Regulus was not part of the Chinese structure it was part of the Hindu structure:
Metoro may have tried to indicate this emptiness with his words manu gutu pao hia - tagata, because tagata could refer to a completed 'person' (no longer growing), while the 'birds' with truncated (pao) beaks (gutu) migh indicate no more eating (or breathing).
This odd-looking pair of dead birds (no rere) could otherwise, I think, visualize a pair of no longer moving birds (gods) with their heads turned backwards. The meaning would be about the same as what Metoro may have expressed. In the heliacal view, half a year earlier in August, the Arabic manzil Al Tarf was ruled by Alterf (λ Leonis), and also this appellation refers to the idea of an End. Anciently there were 2 'years' for the solar cycle, the 'year in leaf' (summer) and the 'year in straw' (winter). Possibly Alterf marked where the 1st 'half' of the year ended - when the hot season in August was burning the green leaves into dry straws. Consequently a newborn little child (tamaiti) - a 'year in straw' - ought to arrive in the glyph text, and this appears to be exactly what happens:
The 'point of the child' (ihe tamaiti) at Cb6-5 should be contrasted with the other such at Ca5-6 (6-5 reversed):
On side a we should add 181 days to reach the nights at the other side of the year, on side b we should add 184. February 14 (45 + 365 = 410) - August 14 (591 - 365 = 226) = 184. July 10 (191) + 181 = 372 (January 7). And 191 - 184 = 7. There are 400 days from July 10 to August 14 in the following year. 226 + 365 - 191 = 400. However, the number of glyphs from Ca5-6 to Cb6-5 is 512 - 111 = 401 because February 29 occurs in this time interval:
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