If heliacal Algol was the last evidence of the power of Aquarius, then he should not be mentioned at the beginning of the G text.
But we must immediately notice something important. The last glyph on side b (a 'covered up' sign, puo) corresponds - according to my reconstruction - with day 64 counted from March 21. In the C text May 24 will also (of course) be characterized by number 64, viz. as the glyph number counted from the beginning of side a.
With an asterisk (*) I have in the G text indicated the number of days counted from March 21, but in C this is not necessary:
May 24 |
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25 (145) |
26 |
November 23 |
24 |
25 (329) |
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Gb8-30 (*64) |
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Hyadum II (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed |
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri (65.7) |
Heart-5 |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 |
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
May 24 |
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25 (145) |
26 |
November 23 |
24 |
25 (329) |
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Ca3-13 (64) |
Ca3-14 |
Ca3-15 |
kiore i te henua |
tapamea - tagata hoi hatu |
ki te ariki |
Hyadum II (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed |
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri (65.7) |
Heart-5 |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 |
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
There are 229 + 242 = 471 glyphs on the G tablet, which equals 1½ * 314. However, I decided to count Gb8-30 twice in order to reach 472 = 8 * 59 days.
But now, after having found how March 21 probably is at the beginning of the C text - though without any glyph - we could rather adopt the same method for G:
... Time flows and the first notch for a 'night' (day) cannot be counted and carved into the wood until the first day has been measured in full. Therefore Ca1-1 should correspond to the completion of the first day = at the beginning of the 2nd day of such a year which is beginning with March 21 ...
March 21 |
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22 (81) |
23 |
September 20 |
21 |
equinox (265) |
no glyph |
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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) |
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), ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
May 24 |
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25 |
26 (146) |
November 23 |
24 |
25 (329) |
no glyph |
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Ga1-1 (*65) |
Ga1-2 |
Hyadum II (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed |
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri (65.7) |
Heart-5 |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 |
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
And then we should notice that in the night of May 26 Antares would ideally be close to the Full Moon. Precisely 64 nights earlier it was Gienah who had this position:
GIENAH |
64.0 |
ANTARES |
(185.1) |
(249.1) |
September 22 (265) |
63 |
November 25 (329) |
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