There are plenty of possibilities. Going back to
the time when Ain (ε Tauri, the Eye) rose with the Sun at 0h,
i.e. to the beginning of side a on the G tablet (according to my
reading of the text), we could try to assign the following
modern date names to the beginning (the nose) and end (tail) of the
'year in leaf':
|
DECEMBER 7 |
8 |
9
(343) |
10 |
11 (*265) |
|
β
Cephei |
|
ξ
Aquarii |
|
ε
Pegasi |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-6 |
Gb2-7 |
Gb2-8 |
Gb2-9 (35) |
Gb2-10 (265) |
|
KAKKAB NAMMAX |
|
DECEMBER
12 |
179 |
JUNE 10 |
11 (162) |
12 |
| |
ι
Hydrae |
ε
Leonis |
υ
Carinae |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-11 |
Ga3-22 |
Ga3-23 |
Ga3-24 |
|
All
Hearts' Day (0) |
The Knot
(180) |
The
Lion's Head |
Vathorz Prior |
The star β Cephei (Alphirk, the Flock)
was
at the belt of king Cepheus, ξ Aquarii (Bunda,
the Foundation) was at the left biceps of the Rain Maker, and
ε Pegasi was at the 'nose' (Enif) of the upside
down Flying Horse.
I have abstracted the data in my table above from
this pair of text sequences:
|
DECEMBER 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (345) |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb2-6 |
Gb2-7 |
Gb2-8 |
Gb2-9 (35) |
Gb2-10 (265) |
Gb2-11 |
|
BUNDA
(Foundation) / KAKKAB
NAMMAΧ (Star of Mighty Destiny) |
θ Piscis Austrini (330.1), λ Oct. (330.7) |
|
Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 /
Emptiness-11 |
no star listed (326) |
CASTRA = ε Capricorni
(327.2),
BUNDA = ξ Aquarii
(327.5)
SIRIUS (α Canis Majoris)
|
NASHIRA = γ Capricorni
(328.0), ν Oct. (328.3), AZELFAFAGE
= π¹
Cygni,
κ Capricorni (328.7) |
ENIF = ε Pegasi,
ERAKIS = μ Cephei
(329.2),
46
CAPRICORNI,
Jih (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4), λ
Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7),
DENEB
ALGIEDI = δ Capricorni
(329.8) |
|
Tsin (325.2),
ALPHIRK = β Cephei
(325.7),
SADALSUD = β
Aquarii,
ξ Gruis (325.9) |
|
February 9 (40) |
10 |
11 (407) |
12 |
13 |
All Hearts' Day |
|
'January 13 (378) |
14 |
15 (*300) |
16 |
17 |
18 (383) |
|
"December 30 |
31 |
"January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
4 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
JUNE 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (162) |
12 |
|
Star-25 /
ANA-HEU-HEU-PO-5
(Pillar where debates were held) |
The Knot (Ukdah) |
Rishu A.-13 (Head
of the Lion) |
VATHORZ PRIOR = υ Carinae
(147.9) |
|
Al Tarf-7 |
A Hydrae
(144.1)
VEGA (α Lyrae)
|
UKDAH = ι Hydrae
(145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5),
SUBRA = ο Leonis
(145.8) |
ψ Leonis
(146.4),
RAS ELASET AUSTRALIS = ε Leonis (146.6) |
|
ALPHARD = α Hydrae
(142.3), ω Leonis (142.6),
τ¹
Hydrae
(142.7) |
ψ Velorum
(143.3),
ALTERF = λ Leonis, τ² Hydrae
(143.4),
ξ Leonis (143.5) |
|
August 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (*145) |
14 |
15 (227) |
|
'July 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (*118) |
18 |
19 (200) |
|
SIRIUS |
"July 1 |
2 |
3 (*104) |
4 |
5 (186) |
|
JUNE 7 (*78) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (162) |
12 |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
Ga3-19 (78) |
Ga3-20 |
Ga3-21 |
Ga3-22 |
Ga3-23 |
Ga3-24 |
|
The Knot (Ukdah) |
Rishu A.-13
(Head
of the Lion) |
VATHORZ PRIOR = υ Carinae
(147.9) |
|
Star-25 /
ANA-HEU-HEU-PO-5
(Pillar where debates were held) |
Al Tarf-7 |
A Hydrae
(144.1)
VEGA (α
Lyrae)
|
UKDAH = ι Hydrae
(145.4),
κ Hydrae (145.5),
SUBRA = ο Leonis
(145.8) |
ψ Leonis (146.4),
RAS ELASET AUSTRALIS = ε Leonis (146.6) |
|
ALPHARD = α Hydrae
(142.3),
ω Leonis (142.6),
τ¹
Hydrae
(142.7) |
ψ Velorum (143.3),
ALTERF = λ Leonis, τ² Hydrae
(143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5) |
|
August 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (*145) |
14 (*146) |
15 (227) |
|
'July 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (*118) |
18 |
19 (200) |
|
SIRIUS |
"July 1 |
2 |
3 (*104) |
4 |
5 (186) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
DECEMBER 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (*264) |
11 (345) |
12 |
|
BUNDA
(Foundation) / KAKKAB
NAMMAΧ (Star of Mighty Destiny) |
θ Piscis
Austrini (330.1), λ Oct. (330.7) |
|
Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 /
Emptiness-11 |
no star
listed (326) |
CASTRA = ε Capricorni
(327.2),
BUNDA = ξ Aquarii
(327.5)
SIRIUS (α
Canis Majoris)
|
NASHIRA = γ Capricorni
(328.0), ν Oct. (328.3),
AZELFAFAGE = π¹
Cygni,
κ Capricorni (328.7) |
ENIF = ε Pegasi,
ERAKIS = μ Cephei
(329.2),
46
CAPRICORNI,
Jih (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4),
λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7),
DENEB
ALGIEDI = δ Capricorni
(329.8) |
|
Tsin
(325.2),
ALPHIRK = β Cephei
(325.7),
SADALSUD = β
Aquarii,
ξ Gruis (325.9) |
|
February 9 (40) |
10 |
11 (407) |
12 |
13 (*329) |
All Hearts' Day |
|
'January 13 (378) |
14 |
15 (*300) |
16 |
17 |
18 (383) |
|
"December 30 |
31 |
"January 1 |
2 |
3 (368) |
4 |
The 'tail' of this old 'year in
leaf' may have been defined by the Knot (Ukdah)
asterism in Hydra, although the idea
could also have come from Alterf
(the End, λ Leonis)
in front of the Lion. But it was not the
end of Leo, it was his beginning, and his summer
heat would turn the leaves into straw.
|
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 |
The 7th Arab manzil Al Tarf
was defined also from ξ Cancri (137.8), which
fact is quite interesting, because also at that
place in the G text a haś (binding)
glyph was located. Viz. at a
π glyph:
|
MAY 29 |
30 |
31
(151) |
JUNE 1 |
2 (*73) |
3 |
4 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga3-10 |
Ga3-11 |
Ga3-12 |
Ga3-13 (72) |
Ga3-14 |
Ga3-15 |
Ga3-16 |
|
γ Pyxidis (133.6) |
ζ Hydrae (134.1), ρ Cancri (134.2),
ζ Oct. (134.3), ο Cancri (134.6), δ
Pyxidis (134.9) |
ACUBENS = α Cancri, TALITHA
BOREALIS = ι Ursae Majoris
(135.0), σ Cancri (135.2), ρ Ursa
Majoris (135.6) |
ν Cancri (136.0),
TALITHA AUSTRALIS
= κ Ursae Majoris
(136.1), ω Hydrae (136.8) |
9h (137.0) |
κ Pyxidis (138.0), ε Pyxidis (138.5) |
π Cancri (139.2),
MIAPLACIDUS = β Carinae
(139.3),
TUREIS = ι Carinae
(139.8) |
|
σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri
(137.3), τ Cancri (137.4),
ALSUHAIL = λ Velorum
(137.5), σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ
Ursa Majoris (137.7),
ξ
CANCRI
(137.8) |
|
August 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (216) |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
'July 5 |
6 (*107) |
7 |
8 |
9 (190) |
10 |
11 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
NOVEMBER 28 |
29 |
30 (*254) |
DECEMBER 1 |
2 (336) |
3 |
4 |
|
μ Aquarii (316.0) |
ε
Equulei (317.8) |
no
star listed (318) |
21h (319.6) |
DRAMASA = σ Oct.,
χ Capricorni (320.0),
ν Aquarii
(320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο
Pavonis (320.8) |
α
Oct. (321.5), δ Equulei (321.7), φ
Capricorni (321.8) |
KITALPHA = α Equulei
(322.0),
ALDERAMIN = α Cephei
(322.9) |
|
ARMUS = η Capricorni(319.0),
DORSUM
= θ
Capricorni
(319.3), Tsoo (319.7) |
|
January 31 |
February 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (400) |
5 (36) |
6 |
|
'January
4 |
5 (*290) |
6 |
7 (372) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
180 |
DECEMBER 2 (336) |
 |
|
Gb2-1 (256) |
|
DRAMASA = σ Oct.,
χ Capricorni (320.0),
ν Aquarii
(320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο
Pavonis (320.8) |
|
February
4 (400) |
|
'January 8 (373) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
JUNE
2 (153) |
|
9h (137.0) |
|
σ¹ Ursa
Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), τ
Cancri (137.4),
ALSUHAIL = λ Velorum
(137.5), σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ
Ursa Majoris (137.7),
ξ
CANCRI
(137.8) |
|
August 5 (217) |
|
'July 9 (190) |
... 2 + 4 = 6 big feathers at
left presumably refer to how the calendar is
regulated by the sun into 2 halves ('winter'
and 'summer') and 4 quarters ...
As to haś at the Knot
(Ukdah) we can count to 16 feathers:
... In many Polynesian cultures
the bodies of gods were
conceived of as covered with
feathers and they were
frequently associated with
birds: in Tahiti and the Society
Islands, bird calls on the
marae signaled the presence
of the gods. Hawaiian feathered
god figures generally depict
only the head and neck of the
god ...
|