The 'Covering' sounds like the 'black cloth' for
Old Sun, which could be true north of the equator. South of the
equator ir would rather be a time for 'uncovering' the new Sun
of spring:
|
10 |
Al Sarfah |
Turn |
β Leonis (Denebola) |
178.3 |
Sept 15 (258) |
9 |
167 |
|
11 |
Al Áwwā' |
Barker |
β (Alaraph), η (Zaniah),
γ (Porrima),
δ (Minelauva), ε Virginis (Vindemiatrix) |
191.5 |
Sept 28 (271) |
13 |
180 |
|
12 |
Al Simāk |
Lofty |
α Virginis (Spica) |
202.7 |
Oct 10 (283) |
12 |
192 |
|
13 |
Al Ghafr |
Covering |
ι (Syrma),
κ, φ Virginis |
215.6 |
Oct 23 (296) |
13 |
205 |
|
October 16 |
 |
|
Cb8-12 (575) |
| Te ariki |
|
ν
Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) |
|
April 17 (108) |
|
Al
Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16 |
|
Polaris, Baten
Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9), Segin,
Mesarthim, ψ
Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
|
17
(290) |
18 |
19 |
October
20 |
21 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb8-13 |
Cb8-14 |
Cb8-15 |
Cb8-16 |
Cb8-17 (580) |
|
hokohuki |
te inoino |
te hokohuki |
te inoino |
te vai noho |
|
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) |
φ Centauri (211.0),
υ¹ Centauri (211.1) |
υ² Centauri
(211.8), τ Virginis (211.9), Agena (212.1). θ
Apodis (212.5) |
14h
(213.1) |
no star listed |
|
Thuban (212.8), χ
Centauri (213.0), Menkent (213.1) |
|
April 18 |
19 |
20 (111) |
21 (477) |
22 |
|
ι Arietis
(28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
Alrisha, χ Phoenicis
(29.2) |
2h
(30.4) |
no star listed |
η Arietis (31.9) |
|
Alamak (29.7), κ Arietis (30.3),
Hamal (30.5) |
|
October 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb8-18 |
Cb8-19 |
Cb8-20 |
Cb8-21 (584) |
Cb8-22 |
Cb8-23 |
|
te nuku |
te henua ma te nuku |
koia ia |
kua haga ia - kua huki |
koia ra - tona mea |
|
Svāti-15 /
Neck-2
/ A3 / T6 |
Al Ghafr-13 |
ψ Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8) |
Asellus Primus (217.8), τ Lupi (218.1) |
φ Virginis
(218.7), σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5) |
Haris (219.7). σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri
(220.4) |
|
Asellus Tertius,
κ VIRGINIS,
14
Bootis (214.8), 15 Bootis (215.2)
ARCTURUS (215.4),
Asellus Secundus (215.5) |
SYRMA,
λ Bootis (215.6),
η Apodis (215.8), ι Lupi,
18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ
Virginis (216.5) |
|
April 23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (118) |
28 (484) |
|
θ Arietis (33.3) |
Mira (33.7) |
ξ Arietis
(35.0) |
no stars listed |
ν Arietis
(38.5) |
By choosing Syrma instead of κ Virginis
as the leading star for the 13th manzil Al Ghafr, this lunar
station will be positioned 1 day later than all the rest
which are relying on Arcturus or κ Virginis.
In Cb8-19 there is a concave henua, which for me
means light is in front (ahead) and not at the curved
back side. The text should therefore describe the season
on Easter Island and not the 'covered' state of Sun
north of the equator. Mira is
the 'wonderful' ο Ceti at
the neck of the Sea Beast, and when it twinkled close to
the Full Moon in October 23 it meant the 'land' of spring
had been reached - which is what the front paws are
signifying:
|
Egyptian eye |
 |
Phoenician ayin |
 |
Greek omicron |
Ο(ο) |
|
... The
letter name is derived from Proto-Semitic
*‘ayn-,
eye, and the Phoenician letter had an
eye-shape, ultimately derived from the
ı͗r hieroglyph ... To this day,
‘ayin in Hebrew, Arabic
and Maltese means 'eye' and 'spring' (‘ayno
in Neo-Aramaic). |
At the beginning of side b, on the other
hand, the drums should be sounding (rutua te pahu)
because the 'year in leaf' was finished and the 'year in
straw' was in front:
|
April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
Cb1-4 |
|
E tupu - ki roto |
o te hau tea |
ki te henua - te maro |
|
Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16 |
ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
Alrisha, χ Phoenicis (29.2) |
2h (30.4) |
|
Polaris, Baten
Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9), Segin,
Mesarthim, ψ
Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
Alamak (29.7), κ Arietis (30.3),
Hamal (30.5) |
|
October 18
(291) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
|
φ
Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri (211.1) |
υ²
Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis (211.9),
Agena (212.1), θ Apodis (212.5) |
14h (213.1) |
no star
listed |
|
Thuban
(212.8), χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent
(213.1) |
|
April 21 (111) |
22 |
23 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-5 |
Cb1-6 |
Cb1-7 (399) |
|
no star listed |
η Arietis (31.9) |
θ Arietis (33.3) |
Mira (33.7) |
|
October 22 (295) |
23 |
24 |
|
Svāti-15 /
Neck-2
/ A3 / T6 |
Al Ghafr-13 |
ψ
Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8) |
|
Asellus
Tertius, κ
VIRGINIS, 14 Bootis (214.8),
15 Bootis (215.2)
ARCTURUS
(215.4), Asellus Secundus
(215.5) |
SYRMA,
λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8),
ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia
(216.4), υ Virginis (216.5) |
|
April 24 |
25 |
26 (116) |
27 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-8 |
Cb1-9 |
Cb1-10 |
Cb1-11
(403) |
|
ξ Arietis (35.0) |
no stars listed |
ν Arietis (38.5) |
|
October
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
|
Asellus
Primus (217.8), τ Lupi (218.1) |
φ Virginis
(218.7), σ Lupi (219.1), ρ
Bootis (219.5) |
Haris
(219.7). σ Bootis (220.2), η
Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi
(221.0), Toliman (221.2) |
|
rutua - te
pahu - rutua te maeva - atua
rerorero - atua hiko ura - hiko o
tea - ka higa te ao ko te henua ra
ma te hoi atua |
Alamak is
γ Andromedae -
the last star at her left foot - and from
there to κ Arietis the distance is short:
| Tejat Prior (η Gemini) |
0.2 |
κ Aurigae (93.6) |
| ... |
| |
|
κ Velorum (141.5) |
| |
|
κ Leonis (141.6) |
| ... |
| Arcturus (α Bootis) |
- 0.6 |
κ Virginis (214.8) |
| Acrab (β Scorpii) |
0.2 |
κ Herculis (243.5) |
| η Sagittarii |
0.6 |
κ Lyrae (277.5) |
| Gredi (α Capricorni) |
0.9 |
κ Sagittarii (308.1) |
| Bunda (ξ Aquarii) |
1.2 |
κ Capricorni (328.7) |
| |
|
κ Aquarii (342.7) |
| Revati (ζ Piscium) |
0.7 |
κ Tucanae (17.6) |
| ... |
| Alamak (γ Andromedae) |
0.7 |
κ Arietis (30.3) |
| Algol (β Persei) |
0.3 |
κ Persei (46.2) |
| μ Leporis |
0.4 |
ĸ Leporis (78.0) |
The star at her forehead
is Hamal (α)
and the
companion star κ is close below. In
rongorongo times they marked 2h.
In October
22 - i.e. 10 lunar synodic months from
January 1 and 184 days from April 21 -
the figure in Cb1-5 appears to be a
juvenile rising his head. But his mouth
is tiny - there appears to be little for
him to eat. The glyph type is appropriately
hoea (tattooing instrument):
 |
|
|
hoea |
Cb1-5 |
|
Hoe
Hoe 1.
Paddle. Mgv.: hoe,
ohe, id. Mq., Ta.:
hoe, id. 2. To wheeze
with fatigue (oeoe
2). Arero oeoe, to
stammer, to stutter; Mgv.
oe, to make a whistling
sound in breathing; ohe,
a cry from a person out of
breath. Mq.: oe, to
wheeze with fatigue. 3.
Blade, knife; hoe
hakaiu, clasp-knife,
jack-knife; hoe hakanemu,
clasp-knife; hoe pikopiko,
pruning knife. 4. Ta.:
oheohe, a plant. Ma.:
kohekohe, id. Churchill.
T. Paddle.
E hoe te heiva = 'and
to paddle (was their)
pleasure'. Henry.
Hoea,
instrument for tattooing.
Barthel. |
The 15th
Hindu station is 'very good', referring
to heliacal October 22 / nakshatra April
21:
|
VIRGO: |
|
14 |
Chitra |
α Virginis |
Bright jewel or pearl |
203 = 185
+ 18 |
|
the bright one |
Spica |
Oct 10 (283) |
|
BOOTES: |
|
15 |
Svāti |
α Bootis |
Shoot of plant,
coral |
215 = 203
+ 12 |
|
very good |
Arcturus |
Oct 22 (295) |
There were no
heliacal stars in April 21 but
for those who were living on
Easter Island they could see
Arcturus close to the Full Moon
which meant the dark
('tattoing') time was in front.
Coral was the
stone from the reef (the border
line between sea and land) which should
be used for burial (tanu) of the
moko 'stones':
... A une certaine saison, on
amassait des vivres, on faissait
fête. On emmaillottait un
corail, pierre de defunt lézard,
on l'enterrait, tanu.
Cette cérémonie était un point
de départ pour beaucoup
d'affaires, notamment de
vacances pour le chant des
tablettes ou de la prière,
tanu i te tau moko o tana pure,
enterrer la pierre sépulcrale du
lézard de sa prière.
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