If a steadily updated path of the Sun calendar
was used together with a stable calendar which began
when Arcturus was close to the Full Moon, then
with time these calendars would glide apart due
to the precession.
In the times of Al Sharatain - 27
precessional days earlier than rongorongo
times - the nothern spring equinox had been
fixed to 'March 25 by Caesar:
|
G |
338 |
C |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
April 21
(477) |
22 (112) |
March 26
(85) |
27 (452) |
|
Oct 21
(660) |
22 (295) |
Sept 25 (268) |
26 (635) |
|
η Arietis
(31.9) |
no star
listed (32) |
Ankaa, κ
Phoenicis (5.0) |
λ Phoenicis
(6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
|
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) |
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0),
σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab
(188.5), Gacrux (188.7)
Alphard
|
γ Muscae (189.0),
Avis Satyra (189.3),
Asterion (189.5), Kraz
(189.7) |
|
'March 25 (450) |
26 (85) |
'Febr 27
(58) |
28 (425) |
|
'Sept 24
(633) |
25 (268) |
'August 29
(607) |
30 (242) |
|
η Arietis
(4.9) |
no star
listed (370) |
Ankaa, κ
Phoenicis (343.0) |
λ Phoenicis
(344.3), β Tucanae (344.4) |
|
Asellus Tertius,
κ VIRGINIS, 14
Bootis (187.8) |
15 Bootis (188.2),
ARCTURUS (188.4), Asellus
Secundus (188.5), SYRMA, λ
Bootis (188.6), η Apodis (188.8) |
γ Com. Berenicis (161.0),
σ Centauri (161.1), Algorab
(161.5), Gacrux (161.7)
Alphard
|
γ Muscae (162.0),
Avis Satyra (162.3),
Asterion (162.5), Kraz
(162.7) |
A clear
night sky with a Moon 'horn' in front (Gb7-29) probably meant we
should read the G pair of glyphs nakshatra wise.
In
contrast the C pair of glyphs may have been visualizing how the
Sun had not yet reached the First Point of Aries. In line Gb7
the First Point of Aries had occurred 4 nights earlier but in the C text
it would arrive 22 days later:
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb7-24 |
Gb7-25 (*27) |
Gb7-26 |
|
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 (209) |
Muphrid (210.1), ζ
Centauri (210.3) |
φ Centauri (211.0), υ¹
Centauri (211.1), υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis
(211.9) |
|
April 16 |
17 |
18 (108) |
|
October
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
'March
20 |
21 (80) |
22 |
|
'September 19 |
20 |
21 (264) |
In the times of Al Sharatain the stars
rose 27 days earlier in the
year than in rongorongo times. For instance was Arcturus in RA day 268 ('September 25) -
80 = 188 = 215 - 27.
The
beginning of the C text was, though, calibrated for rongorongo
times, with its first glyph probably representing March 21.
Below I have not bothered to put the stars and dates in parallel
with the glyphs 1 position later, instead only copied one of my
earlier presentations:
|
'February 22 (53) |
23 (420) |
24 |
|
March 21 |
22 (81) |
23 |
|
September 20 |
21 |
equinox
(265) |
|
no glyph |
 |
 |
|
Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
|
koia |
ki
te hoea |
|
Al
Fargh al Thāni-25 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14 |
χ Pegasi
(2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) |
|
0h
(365.25) |
|
Caph,
SIRRAH
(0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
|
|
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1),
Minkar (183.7), ρ
Centauri (183.9) |
Pálida (184.6), Megrez
(184.9) |
Hasta-13
/
Chariot-28 |
|
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis
(185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
|
'February 25 (56) |
26 |
|
March 24 |
25 (84) |
|
September 23 |
24 |
 |
 |
|
Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
| ki
te henua |
te
rima te hau tea |
|
ζ
Tucanae (3.5), π Tucanae (3.7) |
no star
listed (4) |
|
Chang Sha (186.3) |
Intrometida (187.4),
Acrux (187.5) |
|
'February 27 |
28
(59) |
'March 1 (426) |
2 |
|
March 26 |
27 |
28 |
29
(88) |
|
September 25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
Ca1-5 |
Ca1-6 |
Ca1-7 |
Ca1-8 |
|
haga i te mea ke |
ki te henua - tagata honui |
te ika |
te honu |
|
Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)
Alphard
|
λ
Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
no
star listed (7) |
Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9) |
|
γ Com. Berenicis
(188.0), σ Centauri (188.1),
Algorab (188.5),
Gacrux (188.7)
|
γ Muscae (189.0),
Avis Satyra
(189.3), Asterion (189.5),
Kraz (189.7) |
α Muscae (190.2), τ
Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7)
Alderamin
|
Al Áwwā'-11 |
|
ρ Virginis (191.4),
PORRIMA, γ Centauri
(191.5) |
|