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 |
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|
|
|
|
|
*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) |
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|
|
|
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).
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