Fishing up land (Ga2-11) was at the opposite side of the
sky roof compared to Nunki and Ascella, stars which marked the
beginning of the 'Sea':
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| Ga2-9 |
Ga2-10 (40) |
Ga2-11 |
Ga2-12 |
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*MARCH 17 |
18 |
19 (78) |
20 (444) |
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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 |
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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 |
... This [σ] has been identified with Nunki of the Euphratean Tablet of the Thirty Stars, the Star of the Proclamation of the Sea, this Sea being the quarter occupied by Aquarius, Capricornus, Delphinus, Pisces, and Pisces Australis. It is the same space in the sky that Aratos designated as Water ...
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Ga2-18 |
Ga2-19 |
Ga2-20 (50) |
Ga2-21 |
Ga2-22 |
Ga2-23 |
| *MARCH 26 |
27 |
28 (452) |
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 |
When Nunki was close to the Full Moon it therefore ought to have been a certain sign for land ahead. From Wezen to Nunki there were 368 - 187 = 181 days. We can agree with Metoro who almost always said henua (earth) at the type of glyph following in many examples beginning with Ga3-5:
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| Ga2-24 |
Ga2-25 |
Ga2-26 |
Ga2-27 |
Ga2-28 |
Ga2-29 (59) |
Ga3-1 |
| *APRIL 1 (91) |
2 (457) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| MAY 14 |
15 (500) |
16 |
17 (137) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| φ Gemini (118.4) |
Drus (119.9) |
ω Cancri (120.2) |
8h (121.7) |
ρ Puppis (122.0), Heap of Fuel (122.1), ζ Monocerotis (122.3), ψ Cancri (122.6), Regor (122.7) |
Tegmine (123.3) |
Al Tarf (124.3)
Ras Algethi
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| χ Gemini (121.0), Naos (121.3) |
| July 17 |
18 |
19 (200) |
20 |
21 |
22-7 |
23 |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *OCTOBER 1 |
2 |
3 |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (280) |
| NOVEMBER 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| ι Sagittarii (301.2), Terebellum, ξ Aquilae (301.3), Alshain (301.6), φ Aquilae (301.8) |
ε Pavonis, θ Sagittarii (302.3), γ Sagittae (302.5), μ Pavonis (302.7) |
τ Aquilae (303.8) |
20h (304.4) |
Shang Wei (305.2), θ Sagittae (305.4), Tseen Foo (305.6), ξ Capricorni (305.8) |
Tso Ke (306.3) |
Gredi (307.2), σ Capricorni (307.5), Alshat (307.9) |
| η Sagittae (304.2), δ Pavonis (304.4) |
| January 16 |
17 |
18 (383) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
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| Ga3-2 |
Ga3-3 |
Ga3-4 |
Ga3-5 (64) |
| *APRIL 8 |
9 |
10 (100) |
11 (466) |
| MAY 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (144) |
| χ Cancri (125.2), Bright Fire (125.4) |
Avior (126.4), φ Cancri (126.8) |
ο Ursa Majoris (127.4) |
Pushya-8 |
| υ Cancri (128.1), θ CANCRI (128.2), η Cancri (128.5) |
| July 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (208) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *OCTOBER 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (284) |
| NOVEMBER 20 (324) |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| Al Sa’d al Dhabih-20 / Ox / Herd Boy-9 |
Okul (309.6), Bos (309.9) Arneb
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ο Capricorni (310.2), θ Cephei (310.5) Alnilam
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Rotten Melon, φ Pavonis (311.2), η Delphini (311.4), ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7) Phakt
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| DABIH (308.0), κ Sagittarii (308.1), Sadir (308.4), Peacock (308.7) |
| January 23 (388) |
24 |
25 |
26 |
| Henua Land, ground, country; te tagata noho i ruga i te henua the people living on the earth. Placenta: henua o te poki. Vanaga.
1. Land, country, region (heenua); henua tumu, native land. P Pau.: henua, country. Mgv.: enua, land, said of shallow places in the sea; mamuenua, the earth. Mq.: fenua, henua, land, country, place, property. Ta.: fenua, land, country place. There is apparently nothing critical in the first vowel; e is the most widely extended; a is found only in Samoa, Viti, and Rotumā in Nuclear Polynesia, but is the dominant vowel in Melanesian survivals. 2. Uterus. T (cf eve). T Pau.: pufenua, placenta. Mgv.: enua, id. Mq.: fenua, henua, id. 3. Pupuhi henua, volley. PS Sa.: fana-fanua, cannon. To.: mea fana fonua, id. Fu.: fanafenua, id. Niuē: fanafonua, id. Viti: a dakal ni vanua, id. Churchill.
M.: Whenua, the Earth; the whole earth: I pouri tonu te rangi me te whenua i mua. 2. A country or district: A e tupu tonu mai nei ano i te pari o taua whenua. Tangata-whenua, natives of a particular locality: Ko nga tangata-whenua ake ano o tenei motu. Cf. ewe, the land of one's birth. 3. The afterbirth, or placenta: Ka taka te whenua o te tamaiti ki te moana. Cf. ewe, the placenta. 4. The ground, the soil: Na takoto ana i raro i te whenua, kua mate. 5. The land, as opposed to the water: Kia ngaro te tuapae whenua; a, ngaro rawa, ka tahi ka tukua te punga. Text Centre.
Ha.: Honua. 1. nvs. Land, earth, world; background, as of quilt designs; basic, at the foundation, fundamental. See lani. Kaua honua, world war. Ka wahine 'ai honua, the earth-eating woman [Pele]. ho'o honua To establish land, act as land; to scoop out earth, as for a fireplace; firmly established. Fig., rich (rare). (PPN fanua.). 2. part. Suddenly, abruptly and without reason. Cf. kūhonua. Huha honua ihola nō, suddenly angry and for no reason. Maka'u honua ihola nō ia, sudden fear. 3. n. Middle section of a canoe; central section of a canoe fleet, as fishing iheihe fish; main section, as of an army. Wehewehe. |
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| Ga3-5 (64) |
henua |
From the central henua a sign of new growth emerges. This sign of growth is nothing else than an upside down maro string, which could mean the dry land needs fresh water in order for life to return.
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| Ga3-5 (64) |
maro |
... 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 ...
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25 |
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| Ga2-5 |
Ga2-6 (36) |
Ga2-7 |
Ga2-8 |
Ga3-5 (64) |
|
*MARCH 13 (72) |
π |
15 |
16 (440) |
*APRIL 11 (466) |
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APRIL 25 (115) |
26 |
27 |
28 (2 * 59) |
MAY 24 (144) |
| ν Puppis (99.2), ψ3 Aurigae (99.4), ψ2 Aurigae (99.5)
Gemma
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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) |
Pushya-8 |
| υ Cancri (128.1), θ CANCRI (128.2), η Cancri (128.5) |
| June 28 |
29 |
30 |
July 1 (2 * 91) |
27 (208) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| *SEPTEMBER 12 |
13 |
14 (257) |
15 |
25 |
'OCTOBER 11 (284) |
|
OCTOBER 25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
NOVEMBER 23 (327) |
| 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
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Rotten Melon, φ Pavonis (311.2), η Delphini (311.4), ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7) Phakt
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| Φ SAGITTARII (284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor. Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8) |
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December 28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
31 |
January 26 |
The Moriori creation chant divided the beginning into a pair of parts, first propping up the sky and then heaping up earth in order to enable life to grow:
... Rangitokona, prop up the heaven! // Rangitokona, prop up the morning! // The pillar stands in the empty space.
The thought [memea] stands in the earth-world - // Thought stands also in the sky.
The kahi stands in the earth-world - // Kahi stands also in the sky.
The pillar stands, the pillar - // It ever stands, the pillar of the sky.
Then for the first time was there light between the Sky and the Earth; the world existed.
When he had finished this work Rangitokona heaped up earth and of it he made man, he created Tu. This was his chant:
Stem heaped up, heaped, heaped up. // Stem gathered together, gathered, gathered together.
Heap it in the stem of the tree, // Heap it in the butt of the tree, // Heap it in the foundation of the tree.
Heap it in the fibrous roots, // Heap it in the thick root of the tree, // Heap it together, it grows; // Heap it together, it lives.
The heaven-stem lives, it is living, E!
Stem heaped up, body heaped up - // Let the heaven stand which lives.
Heap it in the flower of the tree, // Heap it in the leaf of the tree, // Heap it in the swaying of the tree!
Heap it in the spreading branches of the tree, // Heap it in the pattern of the tree, // Heap it in the finishing of the tree!
Heap it, it grows! // Heap it, it lives! // The heaven lives - E!
Stem heaped up, stem heaped up. // Let the heaven stand which lives, // Let Tu remain.
This was the forming of the body of Tu ...
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