Once again, the Square of Pegasus was like a rock which held Andromeda in place. Counting according to standard, viz. with the last 4 days in a season belonging at the beginning of next season, the 'piece of clay' in Gb2-32 (where 232 = 8 * 29) should be the first glyph of line Gb3. Counting from there to day 360 beyond 0h we will reach Gb3-6 (as in 360) after 9 days:
Line Gb3 carries 30 glyphs. 4 + 30 = 34. From the potent figure in Gb3-7 to the end of the line there are 24 days. But possibly the first 4 of them are to be understood separately, leaving 20 to the end of the line. The Phoenician letter lamed was at the end of the first half of their alphabet and the Greek equivalent was ψ (the Whip). Whereas φ corresponded to quoph (the Wheel of Time).
... Februa, also Februatio, was the Roman festival of ritual purification, later incorporated into Lupercalia. The festival, which is basically one of Spring washing or cleaning (associated also with the raininess of this time of year), is old and possibly of Sabine origin. According to Ovid, Februare as a Latin word which refers to means of purification (particularly with washing or water) derives from an earlier Etruscan word referring to purging. The Roman month Februarius ('of Februa', whence the English February) is named for the Februa/Februatio festival, which occurred on the 13th to 15th days of this Roman month. A later Roman god Februus personified both the month and also purification, and is named for them. Thus, the month is named for the festival and not for the god ... In the middle of the Roman month Februarius, if counted as 28 days, was 2-14 (45), which the creator of the G text has pointed out (in Gb3-3) with a conspicious dot for a specially important day. It was a day 'of all hearts' and in rongorongo times it had moved with the Sun to a position 27 days earlier in the star year - to θ Piscis Austrini:
Castor wielded a whip, Pollux a club:
... At the beginning of 44 B.C. - when Ceasar was still alive - the Senate decided to raise statues of him in all the temples and to sacrifice to him on his birthday in the month Quintilis, which in honour of him was renamed July. He was raised to the status of a god (among the other gods of the state) under the name Jupiter Julius. Marcus Antonius, who this year was consul together with Ceasar, became high priest and responsible for the ceremonies. In the middle of February, at the time of the old feast of Lupercalia, he ran around naked (except for a girdle - like a maro), and whipped the Roman ladies with thongs made from goat-skin [februa], in order to promote ('kick' - Rei), their fertility. Surely there must be some connection with the she-goat Amalthea (Capella) who suckled Zeus ... |
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