The same 'Tree' then reappears in the center of Cb1-9:
| 'Equinox (76 B.C.) |
'March 22 (81) |
23 (448) |
| 'September 20 |
21 (264) |
'Equinox (76 B.C.) |
| April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
| October 17 (290) |
18 |
19 |
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 |
| 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) |
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| 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 |
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 |
 |
| 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) |
The glyph distance from heliacal Sirius to nakshatra Arcturus is 398 - 101 = 297, which corresponds to 11 months with 27 nights in each.
On the other hand it is more likely that we should count with a distance which equals 10 * 27 = 270, because this was the measure from heliacal Sirius to the day after 'March 25 (equinox according to Caesar) in the time of Al Sharatain:
| Rongorongo times: |
| June 30 (181) |
April 22 (478) |
478 - 181 = 297 = 11 * 27 |
| October 22 (295) |
295 - 181 = 114 = 6 * 19 |
| Al Sharatain times: |
| 'June 30 (181) |
'March 26 (451) |
451 - 181 = 270 = 10 * 27 |
| 'September 25 (268) |
268 - 181 = 87 = 3 * 29 |
There are 12 * 29 = 348 glyphs on side b and the basic measure 29 fits here only with the alternative 268 - 181. Also in the time of Al Sharatain Sirius was together with the Sun in Gregorian day 181, because its cycle was the same as that of the Sun (if counted as the Julian 365.25 days).
With 'March 26 as the first day after equinox it becomes reasonable to similarly regard the position of heliacal Sirius as the first day after the end of the previous year (in order to reach the measure 10 * 27 days, but also because there should be half 360 = 180 days in the first half of the year - not 181):
| p.m. |
| June 25 |
26 (177) |
27 |
28 |
29 (180) |
| December 25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
28 |
29 |
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 |
| Ca4-20 |
Ca4-21 |
Ca4-22 |
Ca4-23 |
Ca4-24 (100) |
| tupu te rakau |
ihe pepe rere |
ka rere ki tona nohoga |
te moko |
manu rere |
| e.m. |
| June 30 |
July 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (185) |
| December 30 |
31 |
January 1 (366) |
2 |
3 |
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| Ca4-25 |
Ca4-26 |
Ca4-27 |
Ca4-28 |
Ca4-29 |
| tupu te rakau |
erua tamaiti |
kua vaha te mago erua |
| SIRIUS (101.2), ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini (101.6), ψ6 Aurigae (101.7) |
τ Puppis (102.2), ψ7 Aurigae (102.4) |
ψ8 Aurigae (103.2), Alhena (103.8), ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) |
Adara (104.8) |
ω Gemini (105.4), Alzirr (105.7), Muliphein (105.8) |
| Φ Sagittarii (284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8) |
Sheliak, ν Lyrae (285.1), λ Pavonis (285.7) |
Ain al Rami (286.2), δ Lyrae (286.3), κ Pavonis (286.5), Alya (286.6) |
ξ Sagittarii (287.1), ω Pavonis (287.3), ε Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr., Sulaphat (287.4), λ Lyrae (287.7), Ascella, Bered (Ant.) (287.9) |
Nunki (288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), Manubrium (288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
Counting the time straightforward the distance from Sirius to Arcturus was 215 - 101 = 114 days, or more precisely:
| 14h |
213.1 . 101.2 = 111.9 |
| κ Virginis |
214.8 . 101.2 = 113.6 |
| Arcturus |
215.4 - 101.2 = 114.2 |
| Syrma |
215.6 . 101.2 = 114.4 |
The uncertainty as to the numbers in the Pachamama tresses could parallel the uncertainty as to which number correctly measures the distance from heliacal Sirius to the 'downfall' of the 'Tree'.
I suggest that 114 days (= 6 * 19) should be one of the correct answers to this riddle. June 30 (181) + 114 = 295 (October 22). The 'Tree' grows up to 10 lunar synodic months counted from January 1.
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