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There were 13 days from Spica to Arcturus and Spica was the star in the middle - both at the end of the Babylonian sequence and at the beginning of the Chinese sequence:

11 Mash-mashu-arkū Eastern One of the Twins β (Pollux) Gemini 116.2 July 15 (196)
12 Arkū-sha-nangaru-sha-shūtu Southeast Star in the Crab δ (Ascellus Australis) Cancri 131.4 July 30 (211)
13 Rishu A. Head of the Lion ε (Ras Elaset Australis) Leonis 146.6 Aug 14 (226)
14 Sharru King α (Regulus) Leonis 152.7 Aug 20 (232)
15 Maru-sha-arkat-Sharru 4th Son behind the King ρ (Shir) Leonis 158.9 Aug 26 (238)
16 Zibbat A. Tail of the Lion β (Denebola) Leonis 178.3 Sept 15 (258)
17 Shēpu-arkū sha-A Hind Leg of the Lion β (Alaraph) Virginis 178.6 Sept 15 (258)
18 Shur-mahrū-shirū Front or West Shur (?) γ (Porrima) Virginis 191.5 Sept 28 (271)
 
19 Sa-Sha-Shirū Virgin's Girdle α (Spica) Virginis 202.7 Oct 9 (282)
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Ga5-28 (138) Ga6-11 (151)
SPICA ARCTURUS
October 9 (282) October 22 (295)
1 Horn α Virginis (Spica) Crocodile (202.7) Oct 9 (282) 282 = 265 + 17
2 Neck κ Virginis Dragon (214.8) Oct 21 (294) 294 = 282 + 12
3 Root α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi) Badger (224.2) Oct 31 (304) 304 = 295 + 9
4 Room π Scorpii (Vrischika) Hare (241.3) Nov 17 (321) 321 = 304 + 17
5 Heart σ Scorpii Fox (247.0) Nov 23 (327) 327 = 321 + 6
6 Tail μ Scorpii (Denebakrab) Tiger (254.7) Nov 30 (334) 334 = 327 + 9
7 Winnowing Basket γ Sagittarii (Nash) Leopard (273.7) Dec 19 (353) 353 = 334 + 19
December solstice

But we should review the whole of the important line Ga5, from its beginning (head) to its end (tail):

Ga5-1 (111) Ga5-2 Ga5-3 Ga5-4 Ga5-5
JULY 10 11 12 (193) 13 14
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 (*177) 15 16
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JANUARY 9 10 11 12 13 (378)
λ Piscium (358.0), MANUS CATENATA (358.1), Alrai, θ Phoenicis (358.4), κ Andromedae (358.7) ω Aquarii (359.2), 78 Pegasi (359.5) ψ Andromedae (360.1), σ Phoenicis (360.4) γ¹ Oct. (361.4). φ Pegasi (361.7) Dzaneb (362.4), γ² Oct.(362.8)
π March 15 16 (*360) 17 18 (77)

In the center of its first 5 glyphs is the extraordinary Ga5-3, where the 'sky roof' of henua is absent. This could be a sign to look at the nakshatra (back) side instead of at the heliacal (front) side of the structure. We will we then find Manus Catenata and the π date (3-14) at Ga5-1.

March 16 at Ga5-3 was day 360 counted from March 21 in the previous year and 360 - 183 = 177 = 6 * 29½. Which should have meant the Sun in September 14  would have moved halfway through his cycle of 12 synodic lunar months. The basic measure of the G text was probably 16 * 29½ = 472 days and therefore there should have been 472 - 177 = 295 days beyond JULY 12 (193), beginning at heliacal Denebola where Virgo faced the Tail of Leo (Zibbat A.):

Counting 295 days from the Tail of the Lion: March 16 (*360) + 295 = *655 = 365 + *290 (January 5):

Ga4-23 Ga4-24 Ga4-25 (108) Ga4-26 Ga4-27
JULY 5 6 (*107) 7 8 9 (190)
φ Leonis (170.0), Alula (170.5), Labrum (170.6) σ Leonis (171.1), λ Crateris (171.6), ι Leonis, ε Crateris (171.9) γ Crateris, π Centauri (172.0), κ Crateris (172.5), τ Leonis (172.8)

GREDI

ο¹ Centauri (173.8) GIAUZAR (174.0), ξ Hydrae (174.3), ο² Centauri, λ Centauri (174.8)
September 7 8 9 10 11 (254)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JANUARY 4 5 (*290) 6 7 8 (373)
ο Cephei (353.3), Kerb (353.6) κ Piscium (354.2), θ Piscium (354.4), υ Pegasi (354.9) ο Gruis, Snowball Nebula (355.0), τ Oct. (355.3) no star listed (356) ι Phoenicis (357.3), ι Piscium (357.4), λ ANDROMEDAE (357.9)
March 9 10 11 12 13 (72)

NGC 7662 Andromedae has been named the Snowball Nebula. It was at the Full Moon when at the heliacal side Gredi (α Capricorni) culminated.

Giauzar was a name for λ Draconis, the last Greek lettered star in the Serpent's dwindling tail, and λ was the star at the right forefinger of Andromeda. Allen:

"Giansar and Giauzar are variously derived: either from Al Jauzā', the Twins, - a little star is in close proximity, - or from Al Jauzah, the Central One, as it is nearly midway between the Pointers and Polaris; or, and still better, from the Persian Ghāuzar, - Al Bīrūnī's Jauzahar of Sāsānian origin, - the Poison Place, referring to the notion that the nodes, or points where the moon crosses the ecliptic, were poisonous because they 'happened to be called the Head and Tail of the Dragon' ..."

Egyptian menchet Phoenician lamedh Greek lambda Λ (λ)

... Wikipedia has no information regarding the origin of the Phoenician lamedh, but the Egyptian 'cloth' hieroglyph (menchet) is - I suggest - related to the 4 upside down sky pillars. I.e. the basic element of the 'covering' hieroglyph could have indicated darkness:

I have derived my rongorongo dates from the heliacal stars instead of from our own calendar because since the time of Gregory XIII the precession had moved the stars ahead in the year with 4 days - pushing them out of their places in the Gregorian calendar.

This means for instance that my date JANUARY 5 (64 days earlier than March 10) must be 4 days later than the corresponding date according to the Gregorian calendar (which had been frozen in time since 1582 A.D.).

... In 1582 A.D. the stars must have risen around 260 / 71 = ca 3.66 days earlier in the year ... Recalibrating the stars from 1842 A.D. to 1582 A.D. means arranging them around 4 days earlier in the calendar ...

Ga4-23 Ga4-24 Ga4-25 (108) Ga4-26 Ga4-27
JULY 5 6 (*107) 7 8 9 (190)
JULY 1 2 3 4 (185) 5
φ Leonis (170.0), Alula (170.5), Labrum (170.6) σ Leonis (171.1), λ Crateris (171.6), ι Leonis, ε Crateris (171.9) γ Crateris, π Centauri (172.0), κ Crateris (172.5), τ Leonis (172.8)

GREDI

ο¹ Centauri (173.8) GIAUZAR (174.0), ξ Hydrae (174.3), ο² Centauri, λ Centauri (174.8)
September 7 8 9 10 11 (254)
ºSeptember 3 4 5 (*168) 6 (249) 7
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JANUARY 4 5 (*290) 6 7 8 (373)
DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 1 (*286) 2 3 (368) 4
ο Cephei (353.3), Kerb (353.6) κ Piscium (354.2), θ Piscium (354.4), υ Pegasi (354.9) ο Gruis, Snowball Nebula (355.0), τ Oct. (355.3) no star listed (356) ι Phoenicis (357.3), ι Piscium (357.4), λ ANDROMEDAE (357.9)
March 9 10 11 12 13 (72)
ºMarch 5 6 (*350) 7 8 9 (68)