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There was another type of glyph which Metoro also described as rakau - possibly referring to the origin of the Tree (Oak or similar):

oJULY 2 3 4 (185) 5 6 7
●JULY 7 8 9 10 11 12 (193)
JULY 18 (199) 19 20 21 22 23
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 (263) 21 EQUINOX 23 24 25
'August 24 (236) 25 26 27 28 29
"August 10 (222) 11 12 13 14 15
NAKSHATRA DATES:
oDECEMBER 31 oJANUARY 1 2 3 (368) 4 5 (*290)
●JANUARY 5 6 7 8 9 (*294) 10 (375)
JANUARY 16 17 18 (383) 19 (*304) 20 21
Al Fargh al Thāni-25 Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) σ Andromedae (3.0), ι Ceti (3.3),  ζ Tucanae (3.5), ρ Andromedae, π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed (4) ANKAA, κ PHOENICIS (5.0)

Alphard

0h (365.25)
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis, γ³ Oct. (0.8) ο Oct. (1.3), ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
EQUINOX March 22 23 24 (*3) 25 (84) 26 (*370)
'February 22 (53) TERMINALIA 24 25 26 27 (*343)
"February 8 (2-8) 9 (40) 10 11 12 13 (*329)
66
Ca3-21 Ca3-22 (73) Ca3-23 Ca3-24 Ca3-25
tagata tuu rima ki ruga te maitaki te henua Rei hata ia tagata rogo
ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) κ Ophiuchi (256.2), ζ Arae (256.5), ε Arae (256.8), Cujam (256.9) no star listed (257) 17h (258.7) Mula-19
no star listed (258) Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9)
December 1 2 (336 = 14 * 24) 3 4 5
π4 Orionis (72.1), ο¹ Orionis (72.4), π5 Orionis (72.8) π¹ Orionis (73.0), ο² Orionis (73.4), HASSALEH (73.6), π6 Orionis (73.9) ALMAAZ (74.7), HAEDUS I (74.8)  HAEDUS II (75.9) 5h (76.1)
ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7)
June 1 2 (153 = 9 * 17) 3 4 (155) 5
Ca4-1 (77) Ca4-2 Ca4-3
kua tupu te rakau kua tupu - te kihikihi te hau tea
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)
December 6 (340) 7 (*261 = 9 * 29) 8
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

June 6 (157 = 314 / 2) 7 8

At the beginning of line Ca4 we can recognize the beginning of the Rigel year (or a year beginning at Elnath), as discussed earlier regarding the G text - although there connected with the heliacal stars:

oMARCH 16 17 18 19 (78) 20 EQUINOX
EQUINOX (80) ●MARCH 22 23 24 25 26
APRIL 1 (91) 2 3 4 5 6
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
NAKSHATRA DATES:
oSEPTEMBER 15 16 17 18 (261 = 9 * 29) 19 20
●SEPTEMBER 20 21 EQUINOX 23 (266) 24 25 (*188)
OCTOBER 1 2 3 4 (277) 5 6 (*199)
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 7 (*261) 8 9
'November 7 8 9 10 (314) 11 12
"October 24 25 26 27 (300) 28 29 (*222)
Hassaleh = ι Aurigae. Almaaz = ε Aurigae.
Haedus I = ζ Aurigae. Haedus II = η Aurigae.
The blue line between Haedus I and II represents the Milky Way.
216 = 3 * 72 = 2 * 108 = 12 * 18 = 8 * 27.

The C glyphs seem to refer to what could be observed in the night and close to the Full Moon. Probably it meant nakshatra Sirrah at the current northern spring equinox was at position zero (0h) in the text, i.e. equivalent to oDECEMBER 31 when Elnath was at 0h. But the tattooing instrument (hoea) - if we can rely on Metoro - was at the heliacal place, because this seems to have been at the northern autumn equinox when the Sun reached Raven and Crux, in September 22 (265) - respectively at the beginning of the 2nd half of the Elnath year in oJULY 4, 185. Precession would have moved the stars ahead with about 80 days since then.

We have a double problem to deal with. First to put in parallel the glyphs with either the heliacal or the nakshatra stars (and dates) and then to try to understand what the words of Metoro may have meant.

The series of honu glyphs at the end of side a and at the beginning of side b should refer to Virgo (Mother Earth), which could mean a heliacal reading of the glyphs was continuing towards Bootes and the terminal day for Jupiter (alias Hercules).

A beginning at Auriga (Capella) and Orion (Rigel) can be read from the glyphs in line Ga1 if they are perceived heliacally. But in line Ca4 the glyphs maybe should be read nakshatra wise. I guess Metoro said kua tupu te rakau (at Ca4-1) not referring to heliacal Nodus I but to the nakshatra pair μ Aurigae / μ Leporis. His growing (kua tupu) tree (te rakau) could then have referred to a Tree which at the time of Elnath still was far from the solstice. 157 (June 6) - 80 = 77 (oMARCH 18) = 5 days after day 73 (3-14, π) at Ca3-21 (as if alluding to March 21).