Haedus II (η Aurigae) was 11 days from the beginning of side a and 185 days earlier than Nodus I (ζ Draconis). Counted from Elnath there were 180 days to Nodus I, i.e. to what possibly might have been regarded as the beginning of the Serpent's Couch:
| EQUINOX |
●MARCH 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 (85) |
3 * 59 |
| APRIL 1 (*11) |
2 (92) |
3 |
4 (*14) |
5 |
6 (96) |
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| Ga1-11 |
Ga1-12 |
Ga1-13 |
Ga1-14 |
Ga1-15 |
Ga1-16 |
| HAEDUS II (75.9) |
5h (76.1) |
μ AURIGAE, μ LEPORIS (77.6) |
ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (78.1), Flaming Star (78.2), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)
Thuban
|
λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)
Arcturus
|
σ Aurigae (80.4), Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), ELNATH (80.9) |
| ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7) |
| June 4 |
5 |
6 (157 = 314 / 2) |
7 |
8 |
9 (2 * 80) |
| 'May 8 (128) |
9 |
10 (*50) |
11 |
12 (2 * 66) |
13 |
| "April 24 (*34) |
25 |
26 (116 = 4 * 29) |
27 |
28 (2 * 59) |
29 |
| Beginning (or end) of Eridanus |
| ●SEPTEMBER 20 |
21 |
EQUINOX |
23 (266) |
24 |
25 (*188) |
| OCTOBER 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (277) |
5 |
6 (*199) |
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 |
| Ga7-25 |
Ga7-26 |
Ga7-27 (196) |
Ga7-28 |
Ga7-29 |
Ga7-30 |
| 17h (258.7) |
Mula-19 |
NODUS I (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8) |
Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)
Alrisha
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
| no star listed (258) |
Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9) |
| December 4 |
5 |
6 (340) |
7 (*261) |
8 |
9 |
| 'November 7 |
8 |
9 (*233) |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
| "October 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
| 25 |
●OCTOBER 21 |
22 (295) |
(*216) |
24 |
25 |
| NOVEMBER 1 |
2 |
(*227) |
4 (308) |
5 |
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| Ga8-22 |
Ga8-23 |
(227) |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26 |
| 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) |
Arkab Prior (293.0), Arkab Posterior, Alrami (293.2), χ Sagittarii (293.6) |
| 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 (*290) |
6 |
7 (372) |
8 |
| 'December 8 |
9 |
10 (*264) |
11 (345) |
12 |
| "November 24 |
25 |
26 (*250) |
27 |
28 (332) |
From the μ hand-in-hand twins (Ga1-13) at ariki - with 3 time feathers adorning his forehead - there were 215 days to Ga8-25, from 77.6 to 292.6 at ρ Sagittarii:
Fractions should not be ignored. Astronomy was an exact science, which can be perceived from the structure of the Arabs:
| 0 |
- |
Zero |
η Andromedae |
11.4 |
April 1 (91) |
- |
0 |
| 1 |
Al Sharatain |
Pair of Signs |
β Arietis (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) |
27.4 |
April 17 (107) |
16 |
16 |
| 2 |
Al Dabarān |
Follower |
α Tauri (Aldebaran), θ¹, θ²´, γ (Hyadum I), δ (Hyadum II), ε (Ain) |
63.4 |
May 23 (143) |
22 |
52 |
| 3 |
Al Hak'ah |
White Spot |
λ Orionis (Heka), φ¹, φ² |
83.4 |
June 12 (163) |
20 |
72 |
| 4 |
Al Han'ah |
Brand |
γ Gemini (Alhena), μ (Tejat Posterior), ν, η (Tejat Prior), ξ (Alzirr) |
93.4 |
June 22 (173) |
10 |
82 |
| 5 |
Al Dhirā' |
Forearm |
α Gemini (Castor), β (Pollux) |
113.4 |
July 12 (193) |
20 |
102 |
| 6 |
Al Nathrah |
Gap |
ε Cancri (Beehive) |
130.4 |
July 29 (210) |
17 |
119 |
| 7 |
Al Tarf |
End |
ξ Cancri, λ Leonis (Alterf) |
143.4 |
Aug 11 (223) |
13 |
132 |
| 8 |
Al Jabhah |
Forehead |
η Leonis (Al Jabhah), α (Regulus), ζ (Adhafera), γ (Algieba) |
152.4 |
Aug 20 (232) |
9 |
141 |
| 9 |
Al Zubrah |
Mane |
δ Leonis (Zosma), θ (Coxa) |
169.4 |
Sept 6 (249) |
17 |
158 |
In the tresses of the World Mother (Pachamama) there were 214 'notches' (nights) at left and 182 at right:
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Counting the tresses from right to left: |
|
1 |
26 |
78 |
1 |
29 |
59 |
|
2 |
26 |
2 |
30 |
|
3 |
26 |
3 |
31 |
96 |
|
4 |
25 |
104 |
4 |
34 |
|
5 |
26 |
5 |
31 |
|
6 |
27 |
6 |
30 |
59 |
|
7 |
26 |
7 |
29 |
|
182 = 7 * 26 |
214 = 59 + 96 + 59 |
Possibly heliacal Rigel (with Thuban at midnight) was at the beginning of this structure.
3 * 26 = 78 and there were 3 feathers ahead on the ariki who could have stood at time zero (Ga1-13). 77 (Ga1-13) + 78 = 155 (= 59 + 96 = 5 * 31) might then have been another time zero position in the text:
| ●AUGUST 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (225) |
| AUGUST 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (236) |
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| Ga6-12 |
Ga6-13 |
Ga6-14 |
Ga6-15 (155) |
Ga6-16 |
| ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ Virginis (216.5), ψ Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8) |
Asellus Primus (217.8) |
τ Lupi, δ Oct. (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) |
| October 23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
| 'September 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (2 * 136) |
30 (273) |
| "September 12 |
13 |
14 (*177) |
15 |
16 (259) |
Similarly could we count 7 * 26 + 1 = 183 glyphs ahead from 'May 10 (Ga1-13) in order to reach day *50 + 183 = *233 ('November 9, 9-9) at Nodus I (ika hiku in Ga7-27). 27 precessional days later the calendar date would have become *233 + *27 = *260 (December 6), with 104 (= 4 * 26) nights remaining to the end of the year.
The Serpent's Couch could have stretched from Nodus I to Nodus II, i.e. for 31 days, to 'November 9 (313) + 31 = 344 ('December 10, 10-10) at Ga8-24 (227 as in π).
The synodic period of Mars was 78 * 10¹ days and ignoring the zeroes for being obvious it seems reasonable to assume the beginning of summer was in day 78. There should be Order in the Universe (Pacha).
| Greek omega |
Ω (ω) |
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Omega ... is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system, it has a value of 800. The word literally means 'great O' (ō mega, mega meaning 'great'), as opposed to omicron, which means 'little O' (o mikron, micron meaning 'little') ...
The form of the uppercase letter derives from that of an omicron (Ο) broken up at the side ... with the edges subsequently turned outward
The modern lowercase shape goes back to the uncial form
a form that developed during the 3rd century BC in ancient handwriting on papyrus, from a flattened-out form of the letter ... that had its edges curved even further upward
Possibly, I think, this flattened out form alluded to the high sky 'carapace' in summer. As to the 'broken up omikron' it could have been turned at is side as an allusion to the orientation of the Gemini pair. The uncial form could reflect a pair of twins joined together (at the star ω Gemini).
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