|
side a |
side b |
|
366 |
26 |
24 |
316 |
8 |
|
130 |
236 |
366 |
|
phase |
observed periods |
periods in the Mayan 'map' |
difference |
|
morning star |
263 |
236 |
- 27 |
|
black |
50 |
90 |
+ 40 |
|
evening star |
263 |
250 |
- 13 |
|
black |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
sum |
584 |
584 |
0 |
The Mayas changed all the
observed periods of Venus except the 8 dark
nights at the end of the evening star
period. 236 was equal to 8 * 29½ and a
suitable number for shadowing
Venus behind the Moon.
Similarly they reduced
also the evening star period. The Mayas
feared Venus and cutting her down a bit
would not have been a bad thing. 236 + 250 =
486 = 27 * 18. The Moon respectively Saturn.
To compensate for these reductions it was necessary to increase the dark periods.
8 should not be tampered with and therefore
50 was increased to 90.
... The
number eight not only means 'many' but also denotes
perfection. Thus, when Easter Island was called 'an
eighth land', the expression contained first of all
the idea of a 'last' island - an island farthest
away from the rest of the islands that make up the
oceanic world. At the same time, the expression
indicated a special position among the other
islands. The idea of groups of seven, which are
surpassed by an eight element, seems to belong to
the cosmology of Asian high cultures. For example,
there are seven planets circling the world axis,
which represents the eighth, and therefore central,
position ...
90 - 50 (= 26 + 24) = 40 and line Cb2
carries
25 glyphs. 40 - 25 = 15 and Cb3-15 could
therefore possibly represent the last night of these
Mayan 90:
|
'May 21 |
22 |
23 (143) |
|
'November 20 |
21 |
22 (326) |
|
June 17 (168) |
18 |
19
(536) |
|
December 17 |
18 |
19 (353) |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb3-13 (454) |
Cb3-14 (63) |
Cb3-15 |
|
manu rere |
tagata - hanau hia |
kiore - henua |
|
Ardra-6 |
η
Leporis (89.0), Praja-pāti,
Menkalinan, Mahashim, and γ Columbae
(89.3), η Columbae (89.7) |
μ
Orionis (90.3), χ² Orionis (90.5) |
|
BETELGEUZE
(88.3), ξ Columbae (88.5), σ
Columbae (88.7)
Zuben
Elgenubi
|
|
Rukbalgethi Genubi (271.1), ξ
Herculis (271.5), Etamin, ν Herculis
(271.7), ν Ophiuchi (271.8) |
ζ Serpentis (272.4), τ Ophiuchi
(272.9) |
Winnowing Basket-7 |
|
18h (273.4) |
|
NASH
(273.7), θ Arae (273.8) |
|
1 |
Horn |
α Virginis (Spica) |
Crocodile |
(202.7) |
Oct 10 (283) |
283 = 265
+ 18 |
|
2 |
Neck |
κ Virginis |
Dragon |
(214.8) |
Oct 22 (295) |
295 = 283
+ 12 |
|
3 |
Root |
α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi) |
Badger |
(224.2) |
Oct 31 (304) |
304 = 295
+ 9 |
|
4 |
Room |
π Scorpii (Vrischika) |
Hare |
(241.3) |
Nov 17 (321) |
321 = 304
+ 17 |
|
5 |
Heart |
σ Scorpii |
Fox |
(247.0) |
Nov 23 (327) |
327 = 321
+ 6 |
|
6 |
Tail |
μ Scorpii (Denebakrab) |
Tiger |
(254.7) |
Dec 1 (335) |
335 = 327
+ 8 |
|
7 |
Winnowing Basket |
γ Sagittarii (Nash) |
Leopard |
(273.7) |
Dec 20 (354) |
354 = 335
+ 19 |
|
December solstice |
|
'May 24 |
25 |
26 (146) |
27 |
28 (514) |
|
'Nov 23 |
24 (328) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
|
June 20 |
solstice |
22 |
23 (540) |
24 (175) |
|
Dec 20 (354) |
solstice |
22 |
23 |
24 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb3-16 (457) |
Cb3-17 |
Cb3-18 |
Cb3-19 (68) |
Cb3-20 |
|
henua kua hoi |
kua ka te ahi o te
henua |
o te henua kua hoi |
ko te henua kua
vero te ahi |
kiore - henua |
|
6h (91.3) |
ξ
Orionis (92.5) |
Al Han'ah-4 |
Furud (94.9) |
Well-22 |
|
ν
Orionis (91.4), θ Columbae (91.5), π
Columbae (91.6) |
TEJAT PRIOR
(93.4), γ Monocerotis (93.5), κ
Aurigae (93.6), κ Columbae (93.8) |
δ
Columbae (95.2),
TEJAT
POSTERIOR, Mirzam (95.4),
Canopus (95.6), ε Monocerotis
(95.7), ψ1 Aurigae (95.9) |
|
Zhōngshān (274.0), π Pavonis (274.6) |
ι Pavonis (275.1), Polis (275.9)
Menkar
|
η Sagittarii (276.9) |
Purva Ashadha-20 |
|
KAUS MEDIUS,
κ Lyrae (277.5), Tung Hae (277.7) |
KAUS AUSTRALIS
(278.3), ξ Pavonis (278.4), Al
Athfar (278.6) |
'November 22 (Cb3-15) can be read as
9-22 and 92 * 2 = 184. Its day number was 326
and 236 + 90 = 326.
263 became 236 and another
possible commutation was 326 (= 263 + 63).
Perhaps Cb3-14 (for
π) was made to occur 63
days from the beginning of side b -
resembling how in the G text there were 63 days from
March 21 before the beginning of side a:
|
May 21 |
22 |
 |
 |
|
Gb8-28 |
Gb8-29 |
|
May
23 |
24 (144) |
25 |
 |
no
glyph |
 |
|
Gb8-30 (*63) |
Ga1-1 |
|
May
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
Ga1-4
(*68) |
Ga1-5 |
Ga1-6 |
326 ('November 22) - 184 =
'May 22 (142).
It is not unreasonable to guess also the Polynesians
could have used 40 extra nights before the beginning
of the season of evening star Venus:
|
side a |
side b |
|
366 |
26 |
24 |
40 |
276 |
8 |
|
130 |
236 |
90 |
