The evidence leads us to the conclusion that the 'front side' of the text probably was meant to end with glyph line Ca13. The total number of lines on the tablet may have been regarded as 13 (Sun) + 15 (Moon).
Although I have so far always counted Ca13-20 as 1 glyph (day) it is here perfect to count with as ½ a day but because then this half (the visible part of the glyph) can be added to the earlier sum of 730 days counted from *Ca14-9:
| March 24 |
25 (450) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
| September 23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| *Ca14-6 |
*Ca14-7 |
*Ca14-8 (371) |
*Ca14-9 |
*Ca14-10 |
*Ca14-11 |
| kua ruku te manu |
te kihikihi - te hoea |
te kihikihi - o te vai - te kihikihi |
te vero |
te henua |
te heke |
| ζ Tucanae (3.5), π Tucanae (3.7) |
no star listed (4) |
Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)
Alphard
|
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
no star listed (7) |
Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9) |
| 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) |
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)
Alderamin
|
Al Áwwā'-11 |
| ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5) |
| 17 |
April 16 |
|
17 (107) |
347 |
361 |
March 17 |
| October 17 (290) |
18 |
September 16 |
 |
 |
 |
| *Ca14-29 |
Cb1-1 (393) |
Ca13-19 (362) |
| te rima |
E tupu - ki roto |
vero hia |
| POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) |
Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 |
φ Pegasi (361.7) |
| Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
| no star listed (209) |
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) |
Phekda, β Hydrae (179.3), η Crateris (179.9) |
13 months with 29 nights in each amounts to 1 less than the Saturn synodic cycle.
Could the glyphs beyond Ca13-20 play a part in some other method to measure out a year with 365¼ days? Similar or equal to the ancient method with 355 day long years alternating with years of 377 / 378 days?
|
year 1 |
year 2 |
year 3 |
year 4 |
etc |
|
355 |
377 |
355 |
378 |
|
355 |
732 |
1087 |
1465 |
|
355 |
366 |
362⅓ |
366¼ |
|
8 |
8 |
8 |
| 2930 |
355 |
377 |
355 |
377 |
355 |
377 |
355 |
355 |
2930 |
|
355 |
732 |
1087 |
1464 |
1819 |
2196 |
2551 |
2906 |
|
366¼ |
(2930 + 2906) / 16 = 364¾ |
365¼ |
The method to count to twice 365¼ which I have suggested needs vero in *Ca14-9 and vero in Ca13-19, but not vero in *Ca14-15:
Also Cih had the fraction 0.4 which would have made it a candidate for the Arab system:
| |
|
Delta |
δ Andromedae |
8.4 |
March 29 (88) |
- |
- |
| 0 |
- |
Zero |
η Andromedae |
11.4 |
April 1 (91) |
- |
0 |
| |
|
*Ca14-15 |
γ Cassiopeia (Cih) |
12.4 |
April 2 (92) |
1 |
1 |
| 1 |
Al Sharatain |
Pair of Signs |
β Arietis (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) |
27.4 |
April 17 (107) |
15 |
15 |
| |
|
Musca Borealis |
35 (Head of the Fly), 39 (Kaffaljidhma), and 41 Arietis (Bharani) |
41.4 |
May 1 (121) |
14 |
30 |
| 2 |
Al Dabarān |
Follower |
α Tauri (Aldebaran), θ¹, θ²´, γ (Hyadum I), δ (Hyadum II), ε (Ain) |
63.4 |
May 23 (143) |
22 |
52 |
| 3 |
Al Hak'ah |
White Spot |
λ Orionis (Heka), φ¹, φ² |
84.4 |
June 13 (164) |
21 |
73 |
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