Once
again.
From the
beginning
of side
a on the
G tablet
we can
count 59
(= 2 *
29½) days
before
reaching
manu
kake
at the
beginning
of line
Ga3:
59 +
64
(the distance
from
Rogo
in
March
21
to
Ga1-1)
=
123
=
118
+ 5
(possibly
the last
5
days
in
line
Ga2).
 |
64 |
36 |
 |
21 |
 |
 |
51 |
 |
25 |
 |
| Gb6-26 |
Ga2-7 (37) |
Ga2-29 (59) |
Ga3-1 (60) |
Ga5-2 (112) |
Ga5-28 (138) |
| SIRRAH |
SIRIUS |
TEGMINE |
AL TARF |
ο HYDRAE |
SPICA |
| 0h |
123 |
80 |
Vie
Kena
could
have
arrived
at
0h
in
rongorongo
times,
which
might
explain
why
manu
kake
has
one
bird
looking
back
and
one
ahead
like
Janus.
Vie
Moko
would
then
have
begun
in
July
23
(204)
and
the
older
bird
should
have
a
longer
beak.
...
The
Rapa
Nui
calendar
begins
with
the
month
of
Anakena
(the
name
of
the
landing
site
of
Hotu
Matu'a). Anakena
was
said
by
Thomson
to
mean
August,
but
Métraux
corrected
that
to
July.
Taking
into
consideration
the
conflicting
evidence
of
the
timing
of
Orongo
ceremonies
and
based
upon
consultation
with
noted
Pacific
astronomer
Will
Kyselka,
I
think
it
is
probable
that
the
Rapa
Nui
ritual
calendar,
as
that
of
the
Maori,
Mangarevans,
Samoans,
Tongans
and
other
Polynesians
began
in
July
...
But
the
disposition
at
the
beginning
of
side
a
was
probably
determined
by
the
star
positions
at
the
time
of
the
Hyades
Gate,
i.e.
with
0h
connected
to
Hyadum
II:
| ●FEBRUARY 15 |
21 |
●MARCH 9 |
10 |
11 (70) |
12 |
13 |
| FEBRUARY 26 |
MARCH 20 |
VIE KENA |
22 (81) |
23 |
24 |
 |
 |
no glyph |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb8-8 (449) |
Gb8-30 |
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
| Bharani-2 / Stomach-17 |
Hyadum I (63.4) |
Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri) (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
no star listed (67) |
| π Arietis (41.2), BHARANI (41.4), τ² Eridan, σ Arietis (41.7) |
AIN, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
| May 1 (121) |
May 23 |
24 |
25 (145) |
26 |
27 |
| 'April 4 (94) |
'April 26 |
27 |
28 (118) |
29 |
30 (*40) |
| 0h |
"April 12 |
13 (4-13) |
14 (104) |
15 |
16 (*26) |
Counting 123 days ahead from Ain (ε Tauri) means reaching day 65 + 123 = 188 from March 21, i.e. to Algorab:
| ●JUNE 29 |
30 |
●JULY 1 |
2 |
3 (184) |
| JULY 10 |
11 |
12 (193) |
13 |
14 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
| Ga5-1 |
Ga5-2 |
Ga5-3 (113) |
Ga5-4 |
Ga5-5 |
| θ Crateris (175.0), υ Leonis (175.2), ω Virginis (175.3), ι Crateris (175.5) |
ο Hydrae (176.1) |
ζ Crateris, ξ Virginis (177.0), λ Muscae (177.1), ν Virginis (177.2), μ Muscae (177.8) |
Al Sarfah-10 / Uttara Phalguni-12 / Zibbat A.-16 / Shēpu-arkū sha-A-17 |
Phekda, β Hydrae (179.3), η Crateris (179.9)
Deneb Cygni
|
| 93 Leonis (178.0), DENEBOLA (178.3), ALARAPH (178.6) |
| September 12 |
13 (256) |
14 |
15 |
16 |
| 'August 16 |
17 (229) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| "August 2 |
3 (215) |
4 (*136) |
5 |
6 |
| ●JULY 4 |
5 |
6 (*107) |
7 (188) |
| JULY 15 |
16 |
17 (*118) |
18 (199) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga5-6 |
Ga5-7 |
Ga5-8 (118) |
Ga5-9 |
| no star listed (180) |
π Virginis (181.0), θ Crucis (181.5) |
12h (182.6) |
Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
| ο Virginis (182.1), η Crucis (182.5) |
| September 17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 'August 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (236) |
| "August 7 |
8 (220) |
9 |
10 (*142) |
| ●JULY 8 |
9 (190) |
| JULY 19 (200) |
20 |
 |
 |
| Ga5-10 |
Ga5-11 (121) |
| PÁLIDA (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
| GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), ZANIAH (185.9) |
| September 21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
| 'August 25 (*157) |
26 (238) |
| "August 11 (*143) |
12 (224) |
I have suggested this was where side a on the C tablet was beginning. Vie Moko could have been Raven:
| ●JULY 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 (193) |
| JULY 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22-7 |
23 (204) |
| no glyph |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
Ca1-5 |
| koia |
ki te hoea |
ki te henua |
te rima te hau tea |
haga i te mea ke |
| Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
PÁLIDA (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
Chang Sha (186.3) |
INTROMETIDA (187.4), ACRUX (187.5) |
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), ALGORAB (188.5), Gacrux (188.7) |
| GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), ZANIAH (185.9) |
| September 20 |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
23 |
24 |
25 |
| 'August 24 (236) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
| "August 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 (227) |
| 5 |
VIE MOKO |
Depending on the precessional positions the different dates would be connected to the right ascension dates defined by Rogo at the time of rongorongo. It was like a marvellous pair of spider nets rotating slowly through the ages, thereby changing the dates:
... 'I wan't a clean cup', interrupted the Hatter: 'let's all move one place on.' He moved as he spoke, and the Dormouse followed him: the March Hare moved into the Dormouse's place, and Alice rather unwillingly took the place of the March Hare. The Hatter was the only one who got any advantage from the change; and Alice was a good deal worse off than before, as the March Hare had just upsed the milk-jug into his plate ...
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