If we are able to locate 'the First Point in Aries' at March 21 (80), although a look at the night sky quickly should convince us of its proper date as April 17 (107), then those who lived 2000 years ago may have been similarly 'blinded' to the fact that Taurus no longer was at the equinox.
The G text has 63 days from Rogo at March 21 to the end of side b, where once Hyadum I (γ) marked the beginning of the northern summer year.
Perhaps the star sequence Asellus Tertius, Secundus, and Primus, did not indicate a time reversal at all but a countdown (like when the Romans counted down from Bissextum to the Kalends of March).
| '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) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| 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) |
Indeed we can perceive at the beginning of side b how Cb1-10 obviously illustrates the emergence of a new 'full fist'. In rongorongo times Cb1-10 was 36 days after 0h.
Possibly 'March 30 (455 = 89 + 366 = 355 + 100) meant a point in time when there were 150 days ahead before Sun would turn around in his path:
| Martius |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Aprilis |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
| Maius |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Iunius |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
| Quintilis |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Sextilis |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
| Sum |
180 |
184 |
+4 |
| September |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
| October |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Sum |
240 |
245 |
+5 |
| November |
29 |
30 |
+1 |
| December |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
| Ianuarius |
29 |
31 |
+2 |
| Februarius |
28 |
28 |
- |
| Sum |
355 |
365 |
+10 |
My sum 180 above for the number of days to the end of Sextilis maybe should be reduced to 179 because Martius 1 was regarded as the end of Februarius. 179 - 30 = 149 (150 days including the 'zero day').
Cb1-10 could be a 'zero day'. On side a the corresponding glyph is Ca2-10:
| 'March 30 |
31 (90) |
'April 1 |
2 |
3 (459) |
| 'September 29 |
30 (273) |
'October 1 |
2 |
3 |
| April 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
| October 26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca2-10 |
Ca2-11 |
Ca2-12 |
Ca2-13 |
Ca2-14 (40) |
| ki te kea |
tagata oho ki roto o to vai |
kua noho te kea |
kua hua te rima |
tagata oho |
| no star listed (36) |
no star listed (37) |
ν Arietis (38.5) |
μ Arietis (39.4), Head of the Fly (39.6), Kaffaljidhma (39.8) |
ο Arietis (40.0), Angetenar (40.2), Right Wing (40.9) |
| σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5), Haris (219.7) |
σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi (221.0), Toliman (221.2), π Bootis (221.8), ζ Bootis (221.9) |
31 Bootis (222.0), Yang Mun (222.1), Rijl al Awwa (222.5), ο Bootis (222.9) |
Izar (223.0), 109 Virginis, α Apodis (223.3) |
After a quarter of a year, at 'March 31 (90), a 'flame' appears to have been lost at bottom left of to vai. And at 'April 1 (91), the head at left is absent from te kea (with one of her 'flippers' transformed into a 'filament').
The bright Toliman (α) Centauri was close to the Full Moon - close in time to his 'spear point' which killed the Wolf:
I guess we should avoid inscribing Sun time dates beyond Hora iti 29. Number 29 was the dark regenerating night of the Moon and February 29 was a leap day. In front was Bharani (a sign of birth in contrast to the idea of the 'Cavalry Officer'):
| ARIES: |
| 1 |
Ashvini |
β and γ Arietis |
Horse's head |
27 = 8 + 9 |
| wife of the Ashvins |
Sheratan and Mesarthim |
April 17 (107) |
| 2 |
Bharani |
35, 39, and 41 Arietis |
Yoni, the female organ of reproduction |
41 = 27 + 14 |
| the bearer |
Musca Borealis |
May 1 (121) |
The head of the Centaur Horse seems to have been at Al Sharatain.
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