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My overview from Rogo in Gb6-26 to the end of side b should be expanded in order to show more details:

'Aug 24 (236) 60 'Oct 24 25 26 27 (300)
Sept 20 (263) Nov 20 (324) 21 22 23
no glyph
Gb6-26 (408) Gb8-28 Gb8-29 Gb8-30 (471) 8 * 59
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) no star listed (61) Beid (62.2) HYADUM I (63.4) HYADUM II (64.2)
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) 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) σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7)
0h (365.25) 63 'day zero'

For instance should we add 27 (= 108 / 4) nights to Gb6-26 in order to pinpoint where in the text  Sheratan and Mesarthim were close to the Full Moon when the Sun rose at the opposite side of the sky.

Below I have kept my old glyph numbers (e.g. 409 at Gb6-26) in order not to disturb my earlier presentations of the G text:

23 'Sept 17 18 19 20 (263) 21
Oct 14 15 16 17 (290) 18
Gb7-22 Gb7-23 Gb7-24 Gb7-25 (436) Gb7-26 (*28)
no star listed (24) no star listed (25) POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2)
no star listed (207) τ Bootis (208.2), Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) no star listed (209) Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) φ Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri (211.1), υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis (211.9)

When the Sun had just passed 260 days (counted from the beginning of 'January in the times of Al Sharatain) respectively - in rongorongo times - was at night number 290 (counted from the beginning of January), then he was at the opposite side of the sky roof compared to the First Point of Aries.

My bluemarked stars were, I think, heliacal in rongorongo times while the blackmarked stars would show stars which at the same time were close to the Full Moon. Such is my suggested interpretation of the text.

Perhaps vaha mea in Gb7-25 illustrates how the Sun 'went down to the fishes', the left dorsal fin and the left tail fin are drawn down. In Gb7-26 a head appears to have been swallowed by another fish (also with left tail fin drawn down).

72 * 5 = 360 and 435 (at Gb7-25) = 15 * 29.

When the Sun rose with Benetnash - at the tip of the tail of the Great Bear - it evidently could have meant he had reached his end.

... The name [Benetnash] derives from the Arabic phrase meaning 'The leader of the daughters of the bier'. The daughters of the bier, i.e. the mourning maidens, are the three stars of the handle of the Big Dipper, Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth; while the four stars of the bowl, Megrez, Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe, are the bier.

There is an empty hand in front in Gb7-23 and 72 * 3 = 216 (= 8 * 27). 27 is 72 reversed.

Benetnash was visible close to the Full Moon just before the Sun rose at the beginning of Aries:

'March 15 16 17 18 (77) 19 20 (445)
April 11 12 13 14 (104) 15 (471) 16
October 11 12 (285) 13 14  15 16
*Ca14-24 *Ca14-25 *Ca14-26 *Ca14-27 *Ca14-28 *Ca14-29
te henua te honu kau manu kake rua te henua te honu te rima
δ Phoenicis (21.5) no star listed (22) Achernar (23.3) no star listed (24) no star listed (25) ANA-NIA
POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9)
no star listed (204) Heze (205.0) ε Centauri (206.3) no star listed (207) τ Bootis (208.2), Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) no star listed (209)

I have below reversed the colours from blue (heliacal) to black (nakshatra) and contrariwise in order to see what it could mean:

'Equinox (around 76 B.C.) 'March 22 (81) 23 (448)
'September 20 21 (264) 'Equinox (around 76 B.C.)
April 17 (107) 18 19 (475)
October 17 (290) 18 19
Cb1-1 (393) Cb1-2 Cb1-3
E tupu - ki roto o te hau tea
Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) Alrisha, χ Phoenicis (29.2), Alamak (29.7)
Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4)
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)
'March 24
'September 23 (266)
April 20 (110)
October 20 (293)
Cb1-4 (396)
ki te henua - te maro
2h (30.4)
κ Arietis (30.3), Hamal (30.5)

Alkes

14h (213.1)
χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent (213.1)
'March 25 26 (85) 27 (452) rutua - te pahu - rutua te maeva - atua rerorero - atua hiko ura - hiko o tea - ka higa te ao ko te henua ra ma te hoi atua
'September 24 25 (268) 26
April 21 (111) 22 (478) 23
October 21 22 (295) 23
Cb1-5 Cb1-6 Cb1-7 (399)
η Arietis (31.9) no star listed (32) θ Arietis (33.3), Mira (33.7)
Neck-2 Al Ghafr-13 / Svāti-15

TAHUA-TAATA-METUA-TE-TUPU-MAVAE

ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ Virginis (216.5), ψ Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8)
Asellus Tertius, κ VIRGINIS, 14 Bootis (214.8) 15 Bootis (215.2), ARCTURUS (215.4), Asellus Secundus (215.5), SYRMA, λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8)
'March 28 29 30 (455) 31 (90)
'September 27 28 29 30 (273)
April 24 25 26 (116) 27
October 24 25 26 27 (300)
Cb1-8 Cb1-9 Cb1-10 Cb1-11 (403)
no star listed (34) ξ Arietis (35.0) no star listed (36) no star listed (37)
Asellus Primus (217.8) τ Lupi (218.1), φ Virginis (218.7)

Fomalhaut

σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5), Haris (219.7) σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri (220.4)

I think we should read the glyphs on side b of the C tablet nakshatra wise - or at least those at the beginning of side b. The dates will then become quite meaningful. For instance is the very special glyph 398 to be combined primarily with day 268 ('September 25) and secondarily with day 295 (October 22). 'September 25 can be read as 7-25 and 72 * 5 = 360.

When Metoro said e tupu - ki roto it ought to have meant there was a growth inside (ki roto) - perhaps what was illustrated in Gb7-26.

The 'Cavalry Officer' (Centaurus) is located south of the equator and ζ Centauri is at his waist:

When Caesar introduced his calendar then the northern autumn equinox occurred close to the time when Alrisha and Alamak were visible close to the Full Moon in the night, and this was when the Sun was at the opposite side of the sky, viz. at the bright (0.61) Agena (β Centauri).