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It would be strange if not also Gb2-14 (in addition to Ga2-14) in some way was connected with a 'heart stone':

43 38 146 35 206
Ga2-14 Ga3-23 Gb2-10 (265)
82 182 207
471

Possibly a clever redundance was the reason behind the distance 214 from the descending fish in Ga2-17 to Sadalsud. From mago in Ga2-14 the distance is 217. And 21 * 7 = 147 = the distance from mago in Ga3-23 to the end of side a. 471 - 147 = 324 = 12 * 27.

213
Ga2-13 Ga2-14 Ga2-15 (45) Ga2-16 Ga2-17
MAY 3 (123) 4 5 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 7 8 9 (190) 10
'June 9 10 11 12 (163) 13
"May 26 27 28 29 (149) 30
NAKSHATRA DATES:
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 6 7 (372) 8 9
'December 9 10 (344) 11 (*265) 12 LUCIA
"November 25 (329) 26 (*250) 27 28 29
 
Gb2-6 Gb2-7 Gb2-8 Gb2-9 Gb2-10 (265) Gb2-11
DECEMBER 7 8 9 10 11 (345) 12
BUNDA (Foundation) / KAKKAB NAMMAΧ (Star of Mighty Destiny) θ Piscis Austrini (330.1)
Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 / Emptiness-11 no star listed (326) Castra (327.2), Bunda (327.5)

Sirius

  Nashira (328.0), Azelfafage, κ Capricorni (328.7) Enif, Erakis (329.2), 46 Capricorni, Jih (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4), λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7), Deneb Algiedi (329.8)
Tsin (325.2), Alphirk (325.7), SADALSUD, ξ Gruis (325.9)
February 9 10 (41) 11 12 (408) 13 All Hearts
'January 13 14 15 16 17 18 (383)
"December 30 31 "January 1 2 3 (368) 4
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 8 9 (160) 10   11 12 13
The Knot (Ukdah) ψ Leonis (146.4), Ras Elaset Australis (146.6) Vathorz Prior (147.9) υ¹ Hydrae (148.4), Ras Elaset Borealis (148.7)
Al Tarf-7 A Hydrae (144.1)

Vega

Ukdah (145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5), Subra (145.8)
ψ Velorum (143.3), ALTERF, τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5)
August 11 12 13 14 15 (227) 16
'July 15 16 17 18 19 (200) 20
"July 1 2 3 4 5 (186) 6
Gb2-12 Gb2-13 Gb2-14 Gb2-15 (270) Gb2-16
LUCIA DECEMBER 14 15 16 (350) 17
Kuh (331.4), γ Gruis (331.5) no star listed (332) η Piscis Austrini (333.4) 22h (334.8) ι Pegasi (335.0), Alnair (335.1), μ Piscis Austrini, υ Piscis Austrini (335.3), Woo (335.7), Baham, τ Piscis Austrini (335.8)
Kae Uh (334.0), Al Kurhah (334.4), SADALMELIK, Al Dhanab (334.6), ι Aquarii, ν Pegasi (334.7)
February 15 16 (2-16) 17 (413) 18 19 (50)
'January 19 (384) 20 21 22 23
"January 5 (370) 6 7 8 9
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 14 15 16 17 (168) 18
Tseen Ke (149.9) ν Leonis (150.1), π Leonis (150.6) υ² Hydrae (151.8) Al Jabhah-8 / Maghā-10 λ Hydrae (153.2)
10h (152.2)
AL JABHAH (152.4), REGULUS (152.7)
August 17 18 19 20 (232) 21
'July 21 22-7 23 (204) 24 25
"July 7 8 9 (190) 10 11

The Sun was at Sadalmelik (the Lucky King) when the Moon was happy for her little newborn Regulus.

Hevelius has drawn the line for 22h obliquely, as if precession had pushed Sadalmelik (α) ahead in the year:

However, the horizontal band in the middle of his picture is the ecliptic, which is rising up again from its low point at 18h (RA day 273) - at Nash, the arrow point (γ) of the Archer, the Winnowing Basket - 61 days earlier (4h earlier).

From August 20 (232 = 8 * 29) and heliacal Regulus to Sadalmelik at February 18 (414 = 7 * 59 + 1) there were 182 days. From Sadalmelik to Regulus the distance should then be 365 - 182 = 183 days, agreeing with my method for finding nakshatra nights. 183 / 61 * 4h = 12h.

The Heart glyph Gb2-14 could possibly refer to heliacal η Piscis Austrini, a low down star (28º S) capable of functioning as a mark for day 'zero'. The eye of the 'astronomer' (the Crane), γ Gruis, rose 2 days earlier.