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Let's repeat from the 'coconut tree' at the beginning of May, where there was a 'red opening', and where 'the empty scales' could be seen close to the Full Moon:

Niu

Palm tree, coconut tree; hua niu, coconut. Vanaga.

Coconut, palm, spinning top.  P Pau., Ta.: niu, coconut. Mgv.: niu, a top; niu mea, coconut. Mq.: niu, coconut, a top. Churchill.

The fruit of miro. Buck.

T. 1. Coconut palm. 2. Sign for peace. Henry

The sense of top lies in the fact that the bud end of a coconut shell is used for spinning, both in the sport of children and as a means of applying to island life the practical side of the doctrine of chances. Thus it may be that in New Zealand, in latitudes higher than are grateful to the coconut, the divination sense has persisted even to different implements whereby the arbitrament of fate may be declared. Churchill 2.

Vaha

Hollow; opening; space between the fingers (vaha rima); door cracks (vaha papare). Vahavaha, to fight, to wrangle, to argue with abusive words. Vanaga.

1. Space, before T; vaha takitua, perineum. PS Mgv.: vaha, a space, an open place. Mq.: vaha, separated, not joined. Ta.: vaha, an opening. Sa.: vasa, space, interval. To.: vaha, vahaa, id. Fu.: vasa, vāsaà, id. Niuē: vahā. 2. Muscle, tendon; vahavaha, id. Vahahora (vaha 1 - hora 2), spring. Vahatoga (vaha 1 - toga 1), autumn. 3. Ta.: vahavaha, to disdain, to dislike. Ha.: wahawaha, to hate, to dislike.  Churchill.

0h (365.25) 'April 4 (460) 5 6 (96)
'October 4 (277) 5 6
May 1 (121) 2 3
October 31 (304) November 1 2
Cb1-15 Cb1-16 Cb1-17 (409)
e niu tu ki te ariki - e ka hua ra tona rima koia kua iri i ruga o te rima - e o to vaha mea
Bharani-2 / Stomach-17 no star listed ρ Arietis (2.0), Acamar (2.6), ε Arietis (2.7)

Denebola

 π Arietis (0.2), BHARANI (0.4), τ² Eridan, σ Arietis (0.7)
1070 B.C. 1141 B.C. 1212 B.C.
12h (182.6) Al Zubānā-14a / Visakha-16 / Root-3 Kochab (184.0) Ke Kwan (185.3), Ke Kwan (185.4), Zuben Elakribi (185.8)
ZUBEN ELGENUBI (183.2), ξ Bootis, ο Lupi (183.5)
'April 7 8 9 (99) 10 (466)
'October 7 (280) 8 9 10
May 4 5 (125) 6  7
November 3 4 (308) 5 (310)
Cb1-18 Cb1-19 Cb1-20 Cb1-21 (413)
manu moe ra ki to mata e nuku mata hoea
Menkar (3.7) Algol (4.9) Misam (5.2), Botein (5.9) ζ Arietis (6.7)
1283 B.C. 1354 B.C. 1425 B.C. 1496 B.C:
Nadlat (186.8), π Lupi (186.9) Zuben Hakrabim (187.3), λ Lupi (187.9) ι Librae (1886), κ Lupi (188.7), ζ Lupi (188.8) Al Zubānā-14b
χ Bootis (189.2), χ Bootis (189.3), Princeps (189.6), ZUBEN ELSCHEMALI (189.8)

The last star of Aries (in her tail) was τ, which in the times of Al Sharatain rose with the Sun in 'April 12 (468), but which in the times of Bharani (ca 1070 B.C.) rose heliacally around "March 29 (88):

'April 11 12 (468) 13
'October 11 12 (285) 13
May 8 9 10 (130)
November 7 8 9 (313)
Cb1-22 Cb1-23 Cb1-24
ko te rima kua oo ki te vai ma te ua
Zibal (7.0) τ Arietis (8.7) Algenib Persei (9.0), ο Tauri (9.2), ξ Tauri (9.8)

Gienah

1567 B.C: 1638 B.C. 1709 B.C.
μ Lupi, γ Tr. Austr. (190.3)   ο Cor. Borealis (191.0), δ Lupi (191.1), φ¹, ν² Lupi (191.2), ν¹ Lupi (191.3), ε Lupi (191.4), φ² Lupi (191.5), Pherkad (191.6), η Cor. Borealis (191.8), υ Lupi (191.9) Alkalurops (192.1)
Egyptian sticks Phoenician taw Greek chi Χ (χ)
Greek tau Τ (τ)

In Plato's Timaeus, it is explained that the two bands that form the soul of the world cross each other like the letter Χ. Chi or X is often used to abbreviate the name Christ, as in the holiday Christmas (Xmas). When fused within a single typespace with the Greek letter Rho, it is called the labarum and used to represent the person of Jesus Christ. (Wikipedia)

... tau is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 300 ... Taw is believed to be derived from the Egyptian hieroglyph meaning 'mark' ...

Taw, Tav or Taf is the twenty-second and last letter in many Semitic abjads ... In gematria Tav represents the number 400, the largest single number that can be represented without using the Sophit forms ...

'From Aleph to Taf' describes something from beginning to end; the Hebrew equivalent of the English 'From A to Z' ...

Tav is the last letter of the Hebrew word emet, which means truth. The midrash explains that emet is made up of the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet (Aleph, Mem, and Tav...). Sheqer (falsehood), on the other hand, is made up of the 19th, 20th, and 21st (and penultimate) letters.

Thus, truth is all-encompassing, while falsehood is narrow and deceiving. In Jewish mythology it was the word emet that was carved into the head of the Golem which ultimately gave it life. But when the letter 'aleph' was erased from the Golem's forehead, what was left was 'met' - dead. And so the Golem died ... (Wikipedia)

'April 14 (104) 15 (471) 16
'October 14 15 (288) 16
May 11 (131) 12 13 (499)
November 10 (314) 11 12
Cb2-1 Cb2-2 Cb2-3 (419)
Eaha te honu kua tupu i to maitaki - o te hau tea te hono huki - maro
no star listed no star listed no star listed

Acrux

1780 B.C. 1851 B.C. 1922 B.C:
Nusakan (193.0), κ¹ Apodis (193.3), ν Bootis (193.7) θ Cor. Borealis (194.3), γ Lupi (194.6), Gemma, Zuben Elakrab, Qin, ε Tr. Austr. (194.7), μ Cor. Borealis (194.8)

Sirrah

φ Bootis (195.2), ω Lupi (195.3), ψ¹ Lupi (195.7), ζ Cor. Borealis (195.9)

The 'turtle' who was 'growing' (te honu kua tupu) in Cb2-1 coincided with nakshatra day 193 counted from that northern spring equinox (0h) which around 1070 B.C. was at the star Bharani - with the 'Potters Wheel' star (Zuben Elgenubi) close to the Full Moon, cfr Cb1-15.

October 31 (304) - May 1 (121) = 183 = 366 / 2:

ARIES:
1 Ashvini β and γ Arietis Horse's head 27 = 8 + 9
wife of the Ashvins Sheratan and Mesarthim April 17 (107)
2 Bharani 35, 39, and 41 Arietis Yoni, the female organ of reproduction 41 = 27 + 14
the bearer  Musca Borealis May 1 (121)
LIBRA:
16 Visakha α, β, γ and ι Librae Triumphal arch, potter's wheel 224 = 215 + 9
forked, having branches (or the gift,  rādhā) Zuben Elgenubi Oct 31 (304)

Turtles could be a forewarning of the end of a cycle and a 'crack in time' was illustrated in Cb2-6 (where 422 = 392 + 230):

'April 17 (107) 18 19 (475)
'October 17 (290) 18 19
May 14 (500) 15 16 (136)
November 13 14 (318) 15
Cb2-4 (420) Cb2-5 Cb2-6
te ua koia ra kua tuku ki to mata - ki tona tukuga
1993 B.C. 2064 B.C. 2135 B.C.
no star listed Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Hairy Head-18
Atiks, Rana (14.1), CELAENO, ELECTRA, TAYGETA (14.3), MAIA, ASTEROPE, MEROPE (14.6) ALCYONE (15.1), PLEIONE, ATLAS (15.3)
TAU-ONO
 ι Serpentis (196.4), ψ² Lupi (196.5), γ Cor. Borealis (196.7), Unuk Elhaia (196.9) π Cor. Borealis, Cor Serpentis (197.1), Chow (197.6) κ Serpentis (198.3), δ Cor. Borealis, Tiānrǔ (198.5), χ Lupi, (198.6), ω Serpentis (198.7), Ba, χ Herculis (198.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (198.9)
'April 20 (110)
'October 20 (293)
May 17 (137)
November 16 (320)
Cb2-7
e kiore - henua - pa rei
Menkhib (16.6)

Porrima

2206 B.C.
 β Tr. Austr. (199.3), κ Tr. Austr. (199.4), ρ Scorpii (199.8)

The G tablet has 1 + 229 = 230 glyphs on side a and then, between its day 236 (= 8 * 29½) and day 236 + 1 = 237, there was a cardinal point. Counting ahead to glyph 236 on side b of the C tablet we arrive at the raaraa (central ceremonial ground) glyph in Cb2-12:

'April 21 (111) 22 23
'October 21 22 (295) 23
May 18 19 20 (140)
November 17 18 (322) 19
Cb2-8 (424) Cb2-9 Cb2-10
Niu moe te goe
Zaurak (17.9) λ Tauri (18.3), ν Tauri (18.9) no star listed

Cor Caroli

Iklīl al Jabhah-15 / Anuradha-17 / Room-4  υ Herculis (201.3), ρ Cor. Borealis (201.4), ι Cor. Borealis (201.5), ξ Scorpii (201.7)

Schedir

Acrab, Jabhat al Akrab (202.3), θ Lupi, Rutilicus (202.5), Marfik (202.7), φ Herculis (202.8)
ξ Lupi, λ Cor. Borealis (200.1), Zheng (200.2), VRISCHIKA (200.3), ε Cor. Borealis (200.5),  Dschubba (200.7), η Lupi (200.9)
'April 24 25 (115)
'October 24 25
May 21 22 (142)
November 20 21 (325)
Cb2-11 Cb2-12 (428)
ka moe i roto te henua
no star listed Beid (21.2)

Vindemiatrix

ψ Scorpii (203.6), Lesath (203.8) χ Scorpii (204.1), Yed Prior, δ Tr. Austr. (204.5)

Here Vindemiatrix (ε Virginis) culminated:

Egyptian jubilation Phoenician he Greek epsilon Ε (ε)

Wikipedia points at the Egyptian gesture with arms held high as a Sign of jubilation, which may have been the origin (via Phoenician he) of epsilon.

"On the Euphrates it may have been Kakkab Mulu-ixi, the Star Man of Fire, possibly symbolizing the god Laterak, the Divine King of the Desert; although that title has been assigned to μ Virginis and δ Librae.

It marked the eastern boundary of the 11th manzil, and in astrology was a mischeif-making star.

It culminated on the 22d of May." (Allen)