It took the explorers under the command of Ira 135 days to reach Easter Island.
| Ira 1. Then, there, behold; o ira, no ira, so, wherefore, from that time; ki te ira, yet, already. 2. To turn around to look; hakaira, id. 2. Pau.: ira, skin disease. Mgv.: ira, dark patches on the skin. Ta.: ira, skin disease. Mq.: iá, birthmark. Sa.: ila, id. Ma.: ira, a freckle. 3. Mgv.: iramutu, nephew or niece. Mq.: iamutu, son or daughter of a man's sister. Sa.: ilamutu, cousinship of children of brother and sister. Ma.: iramutu, nephew, niece. Churchill. |
I guessed this number possibly could correspond to the distance from Ana-mua to Tau-ono (after which a new land should emerge):
| November 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (328) |
| May 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 (146) |
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| Ca9-16 (244) |
Ca9-17 |
Ca9-18 |
Ca9-19 |
Ca9-20 |
| E rima ki te henua |
koia ku honui |
erua maitaki |
ko koe ra |
| ψ Scorpii (244.6), Lesath (244.8) |
χ Scorpii (245.1), Yed Prior, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) |
Yed Posterior, Rukbalgethi Shemali (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) |
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) |
| σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
| Beid (62.2) |
Al Dabarān-2 |
Hyadum II (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed |
| HYADUM I (63.4) |
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri (65.7) |
| November 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (333) |
| May 27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (151) |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca9-21 (249) |
Ca9-22 |
Ca9-23 |
Ca9-24 |
Ca9-25 |
| ka mau - i te inoino |
ka iri ka hua i te inoino |
te hau tea |
te inoino |
kua iri kua puo |
| Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 |
γ Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr. Austr. (250.6), τ Scorpii (250.7) |
Han (251.0) |
ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5), ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5) |
Atria (253.9) |
| ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
| no star listed |
Rohini-4 |
no stars listed |
| ALDEBARAN (68.2), Theemin (68.5) |
| November 30 |
December 1 (335) |
125 |
| June 1 (152) |
2 |
 |
 |
| Ca9-26 |
Ca9-27 (255) |
| te inoino |
etoru gagata hakaariki kia raua |
| Tail-6 |
ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) |
| Wei, η Arae (254.3), DENEBAKRAB (254.7) |
| no star listed |
Hassaleh (73.6) |
| May 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (136) |
| November 12 |
13 |
14 (318) |
15 |
 |
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 |
 |
| Gb8-20 |
Gb8-21 |
Gb8-22 (464) |
Gb8-23 |
| no stars listed |
Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Legs-15 |
| Atiks, Rana (55.1), CELAENO, ELECTRA, TAYGETA (55.3), MAIA, ASTEROPE, MEROPE (55.6) |
ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE, ATLAS (56.3) |
| TAU-ONO |
| φ Bootis (236.2), ω Lupi (236.3), ψ¹ Lupi (236.7), ζ Cor. Borealis (236.9)
Acrux |
ι Serpentis (237.4), γ Cor. Borealis (237.7), Unuk Elhaia (237.9) |
π Cor. Borealis, Cor Serpentis (238.1), Chow (238.6) |
κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, Tiānrǔ (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), Ba, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9) |
But instead of arriving at heliacal Tau-ono in May 15 (135) I reached another kind of end station, viz. 13 * 29½ days from March 21 where Ana-roto (Spica) was close to the Full Moon:
| Ca9-21 (249) |
134 |
*Ca14-21 (384) |
| heliacal Ana-mua |
nakshatra Ana-roto |
| + 80 |
+ 135 |
| Gb4-8 (329) |
134 |
Gb8-22 (464) |
| heliacal Sheratan |
heliacal Tau-ono |
Then I tried to count 135 days from Sheratan also in C:
| Gb4-8 (329) |
134 |
Gb8-22 (464) |
| heliacal Sheratan |
heliacal Tau-ono |
| Ca2-1 (27) |
Ca6-22 (162) |
| April 16 |
17 (107) |
134 |
August 30 |
31 |
Sept 1 (244) |
| October 16 |
17 (290) |
March 1 (425) |
2 (61) |
3 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca1-26 |
Ca2-1 (27) |
Ca6-22 (162) |
Ca6-23 |
Ca6-24 |
| kua moe ki te tai. |
Te heke |
te marama kua hua |
marama kua tuu i te kihikihi |
| POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) |
Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 |
Vathorz Posterior (162.1), Peregrini, η Carinae (162.6) |
ν Hydrae (163.1) |
no star listed |
| Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
| no star listed |
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3 |
λ Pegasi (345.0), ξ Pegasi (345.1), τ Aquarii (345.7), μ Pegasi (345.9) |
ι Cephei (346.0), λ Aquarii, γ Piscis Austrini, σ Pegasi (346.5) |
Scheat Aquarii (347.0), ρ Pegasi (347.2), δ Piscis Austrini (347.4), Fomalhaut (347.8) |
However, heliacal Tau-ono should be in the middle of May, not 135 days beyond heliacal Sheratan but 135 days beyond January 1:
| May 15 |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
| November 14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca3-4 (55) |
Ca3-5 |
Ca3-6 |
Ca3-7 |
| kiore ki te henua |
ihe tapamea |
e tagata mau toki ki te henua |
e hokohuki mau ki te matagi |
| Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Hairy Head-18 |
Menkhib (57.6) |
Zaurak (58.9) |
| Atiks, Rana (55.1), CELAENO, ELECTRA, TAYGETA (55.3), MAIA, ASTEROPE, MEROPE (55.6) |
ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE, ATLAS (56.3) |
| TAU-ONO |
| π Cor. Borealis, Cor Serpentis (238.1), Chow (238.6) |
κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, Tiānrǔ (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), Ba, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9) |
β Tr. Austr. (240.3), κ Tr. Austr. (240.4), ρ Scorpii (240.8) |
Iklīl al Jabhah-15 / Anuradha-17 / Room-4 |
| ξ Lupi, λ Cor. Borealis (241.1), Zheng (241.2), VRISCHIKA (241.3), ε Cor. Borealis (241.5), Dschubba (241.7), η Lupi (241.9) |
Possibly the explanation can be found in the G text:
|
April 15 |
16 |
17 (107) |
18 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb4-6 |
Gb4-7 |
Gb4-8 (*392) |
Gb4-9 (330) |
|
no star listed |
POLARIS, Baten Kaitos
(26.6), Metallah
(26.9) |
Al Sharatain-1 /
Ashvini-1
/
Bond-16 |
no star listed |
|
Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
Glyph 329 (like the day number for November 25 when Antares rose with the Sun) was probably representing RA day 329 + 63 = 392, and 392 - 365 = 27.
From Gb4-8 (329) to Gb8-22 (464) there are 135 glyphs. But from April 17 (107) to May 15 (365 + 135 = 400) there are 293 days. I.e., 400 - 107 = 293.
There seems to be a number play involved: 329 (for heliacal Antares) transforms to 293 (May 15 - April 17). And 293 + 365 - 329 = 329.
Finally 392 = 107 + 285 (the distance from March 21 to the end of the year) = the number of glyphs on side a of the Mamari tablet.
From Gb4-8 (329) to 409 (Rogo in Gb6-26) there are 80 glyphs, perhaps representing the time from January 1 to the March equinox.
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