Number 107 could thus have been associated
with several different phenomena, connecting them in thought. As
one of the primary facts there was the position of the heavy
lode star Wezen (δ) at the back
bone of Canis Major, rising with the Sun in July 6, 107 days
after March 21 (0h) and 6 days after Sirius (α)
at the nose of the Great Dog:
471 - 107 = 364 = 13 * 28.
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
| Gb6-25 |
Gb6-26 (408) |
Gb6-27 |
Gb6-28 (181) |
| *MARCH 20 |
0h (187 - 107) |
22 |
23 |
| MAY 2 |
3 (123 = 187 - 64) |
4 |
5 (490) |
| 7h (106.5) |
WEZEN (107.1), τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis (107.9) |
no star listed (108) |
λ Gemini (109.4), WASAT (109.8) |
| no star listed (106) |
| July 5 |
6 (187) |
7 (81 + 107) |
8 (189 = 125 + 64) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 19 |
20 (370 - 107) |
|
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
| NOVEMBER 1 |
2 (306 = 370 - 64) |
3 |
4 (308 = 125 + 183) |
| 19h (289.2) |
Al Baldah-19 |
Aladfar (291.1), Nodus II (291.5), ψ Sagittarii (291.6), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
ω Aquilae (292.1), ρ Sagittarii (292.6), υ Sagittarii (292.7) |
| λ Aquilae (Ant.) (289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3), τ Sagittarii (289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr. (289.8) |
AL BALDAH, Alphekka Meridiana (290.1), β Cor. Austr. (290.2) |
| January 4 |
5 (370) |
6 (264 + 107) |
7 (372 = 125 + 64 + 183) |
Then there was Al
Sharatain, the twin stars at the First Point of Aries.
In rongorongo times precession had moved the First Point of
Aries 27 days later in the year (since Roman times), which meant the position now
was not 80 but 107 days counted from January 1.
408 (Rogo in
Gb6-26) + 27 = 435 (Gb7-25):
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
| Gb6-25 |
Gb6-26 (408) |
Gb6-27 |
Gb6-28 (181) |
| *DECEMBER 3 (337) |
4 (80 + 365 - 107) |
5 |
6 |
| JANUARY 15 |
16 (80 - 64) |
17 |
18 |
| no star listed (364) |
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) |
| March 20 (444) |
0h |
22 |
23 (82) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *JUNE 4 |
5 |
|
6 (157 = 264 - 107) |
7 |
| JULY 17 |
18 |
19 (200 = 264 - 64) |
20 |
| 12h (182.6) |
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
| ο Virginis (182.1), η Crucis (182.5) |
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
| September 19 |
20 |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb7-22 |
Gb7-23 |
Gb7-24
(205) |
Gb7-25 (435) |
Gb7-26 |
|
*DECEMBER
28 |
29 |
30 (471
- 107) |
31 (365) |
*JANUARY
1 |
|
FEBRUARY
9 (40) |
10 |
11 (407 = 471 - 64) |
12 (408) |
13 (409
= 365 + 44) |
|
no
star listed (24) |
no
star listed (25) |
ANA-NIA |
Al
Sharatain-1 /
Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16 |
ι
Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
|
POLARIS,
Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) |
Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
|
April 14
(104 = 40 + 64) |
15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
18 |
|
'March 18 (77 = 104 -
27) |
19 |
20 |
0h |
22 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*JUNE 29
(180) |
30 |
'JULY 1 |
2 (183 =
290 - 107) |
3 (366 -
184) |
|
AUGUST 11 |
12 |
13 (225
= 42 + 183) |
14 (290
- 64 = 226) |
15 |
|
no star listed (207) |
τ Bootis (208.2),
Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ
Bootis (208.8) |
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) |
|
October
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (290) |
18 |
|
'September 17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
|
5 |
At my imagined time of Wezen
vaha mea (the red opening) in Gb7-25 (435) would have coincided with day zero (365,
*DECEMBER 31). In rongorongo times, 107 precessional days later,
the date of the First Point of Aries had advanced to April 17
(107). In Roman times the First Point of Aries had been at 0h
('March 21).
FEBRUARY 9 (40) - at the
time of the Hyades Gate - could have
been the traditional date for going to a sacred spring to fetch
5 proper stones:
... On February 9
the Chorti Ah K'in, 'diviners', begin the agricultural
year. Both the 260-day cycle and the solar year are used in
setting dates for religious and agricultural ceremonies,
especially when those rituals fall at the same time in both
calendars. The ceremony begins when the diviners go to a sacred
spring where they choose five stones with the proper shape and
color. These stones will mark the five positions of the sacred
cosmogram created by the ritual. When the stones are brought
back to the ceremonial house, two diviners start the ritual by
placing the stones on a table in a careful pattern that
reproduces the schematic of the universe. At the same time,
helpers under the table replace last year's diagram with the new
one. They believe that by placing the cosmic diagram under the
base of God at the center of the world they demonstrate that God
dominates the universe.
The priests place
the stones in a very particular order. First the stone that
corresponds to the sun in the eastern, sunrise position of
summer solstice is set down; then the stone corresponding to the
western, sunset position of the same solstice. This is followed
by stones representing the western, sunset position of the
winter solstice, then its eastern, sunrise position. Together
these four stones form a square. They sit at the four corners of
the square just as we saw in the Creation story from the Classic
period and in the Popol Vuh. Finally, the center stone is placed
to form the ancient five-point sign modern researchers called
the quincunx ...
Later on in this
series of rituals, the Chorti go through a ceremony they
call raising the sky. This ritual takes place at midnight on the
twenty-fifth of April and continues each night until the rains
arrive. In this ceremony two diviners and their wives sit on
benches so that they occupy the corner positions of the cosmic
square. They take their seats in the same order as the stones
were placed, with the men on the eastern side and the women on
the west. The ritual actions of sitting down and lifting upward
are done with great precision and care, because they are
directly related to the actions done by the gods at Creation.
The people represent the gods of the four corners and the clouds
that cover the earth. As
they rise from their seats, they metaphorically lift the sky. If
their lifting motion is uneven, the rains will be irregular and
harmful ...
In Roman times (as always) day 260
('September 17) was 180 days after 0h. Read nakshatra
wise 'September 17 could have pointed to 'March 18 (77 = 260 -
183), which
was the precessional consequence of moving ahead from the time of the
Hyades Gate (FEBRUARY 9) to Roman times. 40 + (64 - 27) = 77.
Raising the sky roof was
said to begin in April 25, i.e. 115 - 40 = 75 days later. In
Roman times day 260 + 75 = 335 ('December 1) was (as always) 335 - 80 = 255
days after 0h and in rongorongo times the stars would have moved
ahead with 27 days. 335 + 27 = 362 (December 28) = 179 (June 27)
+ 183.
Counted from Gb7-26 (436)
we should therefore try to move 75 - 4 = 71 glyphs ahead to find the
season for raising the sky in the glyph text. 436 + 71 = 507 = 471 +
36 (Ga2-6).
The flow of dates ought to
be according to what I have labelled the 2nd way of reading, which maybe
should be used from
the nakshatra view of southern spring equinox in September 22
(265) at Gb6-28:
| 1ST WAY OF READING: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gb6-25 |
Gb6-26 (408) |
Gb6-27 |
Gb6-28 (181) |
| *MARCH 20 |
0h (187 - 107) |
22 |
23 |
| MAY 2 |
3 (123 = 187 - 64) |
4 |
5 (490) |
| 7h (106.5) |
WEZEN (107.1), τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis (107.9) |
no star listed (108) |
λ Gemini (109.4), WASAT (109.8) |
| no star listed (106) |
| July 5 |
6 (187) |
7 (81 + 107) |
8 (189 = 125 + 64) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 19 |
20 (370 - 107) |
|
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
| NOVEMBER 1 |
2 (306 = 370 - 64) |
3 |
4 (308 = 125 + 183) |
| 19h (289.2) |
Al Baldah-19 |
Aladfar (291.1), Nodus II (291.5), ψ Sagittarii (291.6), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
ω Aquilae (292.1), ρ Sagittarii (292.6), υ Sagittarii (292.7) |
| λ Aquilae (Ant.) (289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3), τ Sagittarii (289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr. (289.8) |
AL BALDAH, Alphekka Meridiana (290.1), β Cor. Austr. (290.2) |
| January 4 |
5 (370) |
6 (264 + 107) |
7 (372 = 125 + 64 + 183) |
| 2ND WAY OF READING: |
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
| Gb6-25 |
Gb6-26 (408) |
Gb6-27 |
Gb6-28 (181) |
| *DECEMBER 3 (337) |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| JANUARY 15 |
16 (80 - 64) |
17 |
18 |
| no star listed (364) |
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) |
| March 20 (444) |
0h |
22 |
23 (82) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *JUNE 4 |
5 |
|
6 (157 = 264 - 107) |
7 |
| JULY 17 |
18 |
19 (200 = 264 - 64) |
20 |
| 12h (182.6) |
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
| ο Virginis (182.1), η Crucis (182.5) |
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
| September 19 |
20 |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
Gb7-22 |
Gb7-23 |
Gb7-24
(205) |
Gb7-25 (435) |
Gb7-26 |
|
*DECEMBER
28 |
29 |
30 (471
- 107) |
31 (365) |
*JANUARY
1 |
|
FEBRUARY
9 (40) |
10 |
11 (407 = 471 - 64) |
12 (408) |
13 (409
= 365 + 44) |
|
no
star listed (24) |
no
star listed (25) |
ANA-NIA |
Al
Sharatain-1 /
Ashvini-1 /
Bond-16 |
ι
Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
|
POLARIS,
Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9) |
Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
SHERATAN,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
|
April 14
(104 = 40 + 64) |
15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
18 (108) |
|
'March 18 (77 = 104 -
27) |
19 |
20 |
0h |
22 (81) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*JUNE 29
(180) |
30 |
'JULY 1 |
2 (183 =
290 - 107) |
3 (366 -
184) |
|
AUGUST 11 |
12 |
13 (225
= 42 + 183) |
14 (290
- 64 = 226) |
15 |
|
no star listed (207) |
τ Bootis (208.2),
Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ
Bootis (208.8) |
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) |
|
October
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (290) |
18 |
|
'September 17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
|
no glyph |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
21 |
|
Ga1-1 (1) |
Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
Ga1-4 |
Ga1-5 |
|
*FEBRUARY 6 |
7 (403) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
|
0h |
MARCH 22 (*1) |
23 (82) |
24 |
EQUINOX |
26 |
|
Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri)
(64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
no star listed (67) |
Rohini-4
/
ANA-MURI |
no star listed (69) |
|
AIN,
θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri
(65.7) |
ALDEBARAN
(68.2), Theemin (68.5) |
|
May 24 (108 + 36) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (148) |
29 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*AUGUST 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (225) |
|
SEPTEMBER 20 |
21 (*184) |
EQUINOX |
23 (266) |
24 |
25 |
|
Heart-5 |
ρ
Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ
Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr.
(248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16
/
Jyeshtha-18 /
ANA-MUA |
γ Apodis
(250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr.
Austr. (250.6), τ
Scorpii (250.7) |
Han
(251.0) |
ζ
Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η
Herculis, β Apodis (252.5) |
|
σ SCORPII
(247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi
(247.7) |
ANTARES
(249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),
ω
Ophiuchi (249.8) |
|
November 23 |
24 (145 + 183 = 328) |
25 (*249 +
80 = 329) |
26 (330 = 266 + 64) |
27 |
28 (225 +107 = 332) |
 |
 |
|
Ga1-30 |
Ga2-1 |
|
*MARCH
8 (432) |
9 (68 = 175 - 107) |
|
APRIL 20 |
21 (111 = 175 - 64) |
|
Furud (94.9) |
Well-22 |
|
δ Columbae (95.2),
TEJAT POSTERIOR,
Mirzam (95.4), CANOPUS (95.6), ε
Monocerotis (95.7), ψ1 Aurigae
(95.9) |
|
June 23 (6 * 29 = 174) |
St John's Eve |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
*SEPTEMBER 7 (250) |
8 |
|
OCTOBER 20 |
21 (294 = 111 + 183) |
|
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) |
|
December 23 (*277) |
Christmas Eve |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga2-2 |
Ga2-3 (33) |
Ga2-4 |
|
*MARCH 10 |
11 (70) |
12 (436) |
|
APRIL 22 (112) |
23 |
24 |
| no star listed (96) |
β Monocerotis, ν Gemini (97.0) |
no star listed (98) |
| June 25 |
26 (177) |
27 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 9 |
10 |
11 (254) |
|
OCTOBER 22 (295) |
23 |
24 |
| Kaus Borealis (279.3) |
ν Pavonis (280.4), κ Cor. Austr. (280.9) |
Abhijit-22 |
| θ Cor. Austr. (281.0), VEGA (281.8) |
|
December 25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga2-5 |
Ga2-6 (36) |
Ga2-7 |
Ga2-8 |
|
*MARCH 13 (72) |
π |
15 |
16 (440) |
|
APRIL 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (2 * 59) |
| ν Puppis (99.2), ψ3 Aurigae (99.4), ψ2 Aurigae (99.5)
Gemma
|
ψ4 Aurigae (100.5), Mebsuta (100.7) |
SIRIUS (101.2), ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini (101.6), ψ6 Aurigae (101.7) |
τ Puppis (102.2), ψ7 Aurigae (102.4) |
| June 28 |
29 |
30 |
July 1 (2 * 91) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 12 |
13 |
14 (257) |
15 |
|
OCTOBER 25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
| no star listed (282) |
ζ Pavonis (283.4), λ Cor. Austr. (283.6), Double Double (283.7), ζ Lyrae (283.8) |
South Dipper-8 |
Sheliak, ν Lyrae (285.1), λ Pavonis (285.7)
Atlas
|
| Φ SAGITTARII (284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8) |
|
December 28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
31 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga2-9 |
Ga2-10 (40) |
Ga2-11 |
Ga2-12 |
|
*MARCH 17 |
18 |
19 (78) |
20 (444) |
|
APRIL 29 |
30 (120) |
MAY 1 |
2 |
| θ Gemini (103.0), ψ8 Aurigae (103.2), Alhena (103.8), ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) |
Adara (104.8) |
ω Gemini (105.4), Alzirr (105.7), Muliphein (105.8), Mekbuda (105.9) |
7h (106.5) |
| no star listed (106) |
| July 2 |
3 |
4 (185) |
5 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 16 |
17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
|
OCTOBER 29 |
30 |
31 (304) |
NOVEMBER 1 |
| 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) |
Al Na'ām-18 / Uttara Ashadha-21 |
19h (289.2) |
| NUNKI (288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), Manubrium (288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
λ Aquilae (Ant.) (289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3), τ Sagittarii (289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr. (289.8) |
| January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
4 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga2-13 |
Ga2-14 |
Ga2-15 (45) |
Ga2-16 |
Ga2-17 |
| 0h |
*MARCH 22 |
23 |
24 (448) |
EQUINOX |
| MAY 3 |
4 |
5 (125) |
6 |
7 |
| WEZEN (107.1), τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis (107.9) |
no star listed (108) |
λ Gemini (109.4), WASAT (109.8) |
no star listed (110) |
Aludra (111.1), Propus (111.4), Gomeisa (111.6) |
| July 6 (187) |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 20 |
|
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
23 |
24 |
| NOVEMBER 2 |
3 |
4 (308) |
5 |
6 |
| Al Baldah-19 |
Aladfar (291.1), Nodus II (291.5), ψ Sagittarii (291.6), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
ω Aquilae (292.1), ρ Sagittarii (292.6), υ Sagittarii (292.7) |
Arkab Prior (293.0), Arkab Posterior, Alrami (293.2), χ Sagittarii (293.6) |
Deneb Okab (294.0), α Vulpeculae (294.9) |
| AL BALDAH, Alphekka Meridiana (290.1), β Cor. Austr. (290.2) |
| January 5 (370) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga2-18 |
Ga2-19 |
Ga2-20 (50) |
Ga2-21 |
Ga2-22 |
Ga2-23 |
| *MARCH 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (90) |
| MAY 8 |
9 |
10 (130) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| Ghost-23 |
Al Dhirā'-5 / Punarvasu-7 |
ANA-TAHUA-VAHINE-O-TOA-TE-MANAVA |
α Monocerotis (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) |
κ Gemini (116.1), POLLUX (116.2), π Gemini (116.9) |
Azmidiske (117.4) |
| ρ GEMINI (112.1), Eskimo Nebula (112.2) Antares
|
CASTOR (113.4) |
υ Gemini (114.0), Markab Puppis (114.7), ο Gemini (114.8), PROCYON (114.9) |
| July 11 |
12 (193) |
13 |
14 |
15 (196) |
16 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 25 |
26 |
27 (270) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
| NOVEMBER 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
| ν Aquilae (Ant.) (295.0), Albireo (295.5) |
μ Aquilae (296.3), ι Aquilae (Ant.) (296.8), κ Aquilae (Ant.) (296.9) |
ε Sagittae (297.1), σ Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4), Sham (297.8) |
β Sagittae (298.0), χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae (298.8) |
υ Aquilae (299.1), Tarazed (299.3), δ Sagittae (299.6), π Aquilae (299.9) |
Sravana-23 |
| ζ Sagittae (300.1), ALTAIR (300.3), ο Aquilae (300.5), Bezek (300.8) |
| January 10 |
11 |
12 (377) |
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
