With the midnight culmination of Porrima at Sheratan 1 (May 17) and with Porrima close to the Full Moon in the night of March 29 (88) - implying the Kalends of March were beginning from nakshatra Porrima in the times of Al Sharatain - it has become clear that we ought to investigate in parallel not only places in the text with the same heliacal dates, but also to put in parallel such places where the relevant stars had their nakshatra positions. Furthermore, even their midnight culminations were probably important and should be investigated in parallel with the other views.
With twice 366 + 8 = 740 glyphs on the tablet we will for most of the relevant stars have 6 text sequences to compare:
| heliacal dates |
2 |
6 |
| corresponding nakshatra dates |
2 |
| dates for midnight culminations |
2 |
However, for such stars, e.g. Algnib Persei, which rose with the Sun somewhere in the period from March 22 (81) up to and including March 29 (88) there should be 'one more' text sequence, making the total 7. This time period was expressed twice in the text, both at the end of side b and at the beginning of side a.
And the same goes for such stars which like Porrima rose with the Sun in September 21 (264) up to and including September 28 (271), reflected in the nakshatra nights of March 22 up to and including March 29.
Finally will number 7 also 'rule' stars with midnight culminations in March 22 up to and including March 29 and such stars which culminated in the midnights from September 21 up to and including September 28.
Let's try with Porrima and search for those additional text sequences we may need for comparisons with Ca1-8 and Cb14-19.
By counting 8 (Ca1-8) + 366 = 374 we ought to find the 3rd nakshatra Porrima glyph, i.e. a 3rd glyph corresponding to March 29. This is Ca14-11:
| March 19 |
20 |
21 (80) |
22 |
23 (448) |
| 18 (261) |
19 |
September 20 |
21 |
22 (equinox) |
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| *Ca14-1 |
*Ca14-2 |
*Ca14-3 (366) |
*Ca14-4 |
*Ca14-5 |
| Kua tupu te ata i te henua |
| η Tucanae (363.0), 32 Piscium (363.2, ψ Pegasi (363.1), π Phoenicis (363.4), ε Tucanae (363.6), τ Phoenicis (363.9) |
no star listed (364) |
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) |
| no star listed (181) |
12h (182.6) |
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
| π Virginis (182.0), ο Virginis (182.1). θ Crucis (182.5) |
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2). ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
| March 24 |
25 (450) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
| September 23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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| *Ca14-6 |
*Ca14-7 |
*Ca14-8 |
*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) |
When Metoro said te heke at March 29 it should be compared with his te heke at April 17:
| 'March 20 |
21 (80) |
| 'September 19 |
20 |
| April 16 |
17 (107) |
| October 16 |
17 (290) |
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| Ca1-26 |
Ca2-1 (27) |
| kua moe ki te tai. |
Te heke |
| ANA-NIA |
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) |
| no star listed (209) |
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) |
Both March 29 (88) and April 17 (107) probably served as 'points of origo' for counting time.
In rongorongo times Mesarthim and Sheratan rose with the Sun in April 17, but probably they marked the First Point of Aries according to the Easter Island calendar (which followed the stars instead of the Sun).
Half a year later (or earlier) Porrima was together with the Sun, in September 28 (271). 88 + 183 = 271.
An octopus (heke) is characterized not only by his 8 legs but also by his capacity to hide in his ink. He will then not be visible, 'not be possible to count with'. A 'zero' day should not be counted until the first day has passed.
| Heke (Heke), hakaheke, to pull down, to overthrow. Mgv.: akaeke, to overthrow, to vanquish; heke, to fall down, to fall to pieces: akaheke; akahekeheke, to demolish. Mq.: heke, to crumble, to fall down; hakaheke, to demolish, to pull down. Churchill.
Kai heke, hakaheke, to deflower. Kahukahu o heke, an octopus hiding in his ink. Mq.: ve'eve'e 'tentacules du heke'. Barthel 2.
Pau.: Heke, to purge. Mgv.: heke-toto, hemorrhage. Ta.: hee, to purge. Mq.: heke, to drip. Ma.: heke, id. Pau.: Hekeheke, elephantiasis. Ta.: feefee, id. Mq.: fefe, id. Sa.: fe'efe'e, id. Mgv.: Heke, eke, octopus. Ta.: fee, id. Mq.: heke, feke, fee, id. Sa.: fe'e, id. Ma.: wheke, id. Ta.: Hee, to slide, to swim. Sa.: se'e, to slide, to shoot the breakers. Ha.: hee, id. Mq.: Hee oto, to cut. Sa.: sele, id. Ha.: helehele, id. Churchill.
Ma.: 1. Migrate. Islands of History. 2. Rafter. Starzecka. |
In Ca2-1 the reason for his presence should be 'March 21. Day 80 could allude to the 8 legs of an octopus and the new agricultural year was beginning here (in the times of Al Sharatain). *Ca14-11 seems even to illustrate an octopus. In the times of Al Sharatain this position was day 88 - 27 = 61 and the 'zero day' before the Kalends of March were beginning with 'March 2:
| 'Febr 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (60) |
'March 1 |
| 'August 27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (243) |
'September 1 |
| March 24 |
25 (450) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
| September 23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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| *Ca14-6 |
*Ca14-7 |
*Ca14-8 |
*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) |
Both these heke glyphs are evidently to be read as relating to the times of Al Sharatain, not to the times of rongorongo.
Soft creatures can protect themselves with shells (Ç È).
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