Anyhow, the back side of the year evidently
terminated in spring. Counting down to spring there could have been
73 days.
The last part of line Cb13 corresponded to the end
of a year with 12 * 29½ = 354 days beginning at 0h:
|
'Equinox |
'March 22
(81) |
23 (448) |
24 |
316 |
|
'September
20 |
21 (264) |
'Equinox (76
B.C.) |
23 |
|
April 17
(107) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
October 17
(290) |
18 |
19 |
20
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
Cb1-4 |
|
E tupu - ki roto |
o te
hau tea |
ki te
henua - te maro |
|
Al
Sharatain-1 /
Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16 |
ι Arietis
(28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
Alrisha, χ
Phoenicis (29.2),
Alamak
(29.7) |
2h (30.4) |
|
Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
κ Arietis
(30.3), Hamal (30.5)
Alkes
|
|
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri
(210.3) |
φ Centauri (211.0), υ¹
Centauri (211.1), υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis
(211.9) |
Agena (212.1), θ Apodis
(212.5), Thuban (212.8) |
14h (213.1) |
|
χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent
(213.1) |
Possibly Metoro's comment te tamaiti (the
child) referred to the first glyphs in line Cb14:
|
'February 12
(409) |
13 (44) |
|
'August 14
(226) |
15 |
|
March 11 |
12 (71) |
|
September 10 |
11 (254) |
 |
 |
|
Cb14-1 (722) |
Cb14-2 |
| Kua pu
ia |
tagata ariga erua |
|
no star
listed (355) |
no star
listed (356) |
|
ο¹ Centauri (173.8) |
ξ Hydrae (174.3), ο²
Centauri, λ Centauri (174.8) |
θ Piscium (with the
fraction 0.4) is at the back of the Southern Fish:
| |
|
Delta |
δ Andromedae |
8.4 |
March 29 (88) |
- |
- |
|
0 |
- |
Zero |
η Andromedae |
11.4 |
April 1 (91) |
- |
0 |
| |
|
Whip |
Cih (γ Cassiopeiai) |
12.4 |
Apirl 2 (92) |
- |
1 |
|
1 |
Al Sharatain |
Pair of Signs |
β Arietis (Sheratan),
γ (Mesarthim) |
27.4 |
April 17 (107) |
16 |
16 |
| |
|
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 |
| |
| 24 |
Al Fargh al Mukdim |
Fore Spout |
α Pegasi (Markab), β (Scheat) |
349 |
March 5 (429) |
10 |
338 |
| |
|
|
θ Piscium |
354.4 |
March 10 (434) |
|
343 |
| 25 |
Al Fargh al Thāni |
Rear Spout |
γ Pegasi (Algenib), α Andromedae (Sirrah) |
0 |
March 21 (445) |
16 |
354 |
| 26 |
Al Batn Al Hūt |
Belly of the Fish |
β Andromedae (Mirach) |
16.0 |
April 6 (461) |
16 |
370 |
At the back of the Northern Fish was
η Andromedae. 354.4 - 11.4 = 343 = 7 * 7 * 7.
Possibly 'February 3 (400) to 'February 11 (408)
were 8 dark nights preceding the birth of a new year 'baby'.
But in the text of G the new year
evidently coincided with March 21 (10 days later than March 11):
|
March 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb6-17
(400) |
Gb6-18 |
Gb6-19 |
Gb6-20 |
|
March 16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb6-21 |
Gb6-22 |
Gb6-23 |
Gb6-24 |
|
March 20 |
21
(80) |
22 |
23 |
|
September 19 |
20
(263) |
21 |
equinox |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb6-25 (408) |
Gb6-26 (0h) |
Gb6-27 (*1) |
Gb6-28 |
|
no
star listed |
Al
Fargh al Thāni-25 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14 |
χ
Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) |
|
Caph,
SIRRAH
(0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
ALGENIB PEGASI
(1.8)
|
|
ο Virginis (182.1),
η Crucis (182.5) |
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) |
|
