By connecting stars with glyphs in the G text I had assumed they were heliacal. However, there was also a possibility they could be nakshatra (close to the Full Moon instead of close to the Sun). I was unable to determine whether I should use the heliacal or the nakshatra positions when assigning the corresponding Gregorian dates. Now, however, I think it could be more reasonable to use the nakshatra dates (which would correspond to the 'antipodian' seasons on Easter Island):
The Tahitian name for Arcturus ends with -mavae, which could mean with (ma) legs (vae). In September-October Easter Island would receive spring and the little separate one in front in the glyph could illustrate the beginning of the new generation. North of the equator RA day 32 corresponded, in rongorongo times, to Gregorian day 80 + 32 = 112 or April 22 and at that time of the year the 'Cover' (Al Ghafr) would be close to the Full Moon. Underneath - and down on earth - life would be restored: ... The 'classic' version, however, was much more detailed: the rope would seem to rise high into the skies, disappearing from view. The boy would climb the rope and be lost to view. The magician would call back his boy assistant, and, on getting no response, become furious. The magician then armed himself with a knife or sword and climbed the rope, vanishing too. An argument would be heard, and then limbs would start falling, presumably cut from the assistant by the magician. When all the parts of the body, including the torso, landed on the ground, the magician would climb down the rope. He would collect the limbs and put them in a basket, or collect the limbs in one place and cover them with a cape or blanket. Soon the boy would appear, restored ...
Possibly Arcturus indicated where the Sea-dragon (Mayan Imix) raised the sky dome up from the Sea. North of the equator and in Roman times Arcturus was with the Sun in day 85 ('March 26), and on Easter Island Arcturus would have been close to the Full Moon around night number 85 + 183 = 268 ('September 25). Below at left Imix is rising in torrents of rain, but at the time of the right Imix the sky seems clear:
If once upon a time March 26 was the first day of the new year, then it could be illustrated by a blanket (puo). In the heliacal Gregorian calendar the days would follow the Sun. In a Moon calendar the nights would follow the stars - which necessitated a sky free from clouds. Below I have combined the G text with that of C, hoping it would be useful:
The glyphs in G are not 'contemporary' with those in C. Instead of a structure determined by the positions of the Sun, beginning with the northern spring equinox, the G text appears to have its glyphs arriving 265 ('September 22) - 193 (July 12) = 72 days earlier. RA 294 (Gb1-1) + 80 = 374 (January 9) and 374 - 183 = 191 (nakshatra July 10). January 12 was day 377, a number which in Roman times was used in a complex manner to keep the Moon calendar in pace with the Sun. Side b on the G tablet could begin 10 days after Gregorian day 364 (according to the heliacal stars in rongorongo times). Or we could say the stars close to the Full Moon in the night indicated early July. July 11 (192) + 100 = October 19 (292). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
