If, however, we should change
our perspective and examine the
heliacal positions of the stars
given that 0h was at Sirrah (α
Andromedae) in
rongorongo times, there are
reasons to begin already at
Gb5-29:
For instance, with the such a new
perspective Gb5-29 would
probably have been where
Castor culminated at midnight.
In rongorongo times this night
corresponded to the Roman end of
the year, Terminalia:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
TERMINALIA |
Februarius 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (58) |
|
Gb5-29 |
Gb6-1 |
Gb6-2 (384) |
Gb6-3 |
Gb6-4 (157) |
|
APRIL 7 (*17) |
8 |
9 (99) |
10 |
11 (466) |
|
ψ Orionis (81.1),
Nihal (81.7) |
Mintaka,
υ Orionis (82.4), χ
Aurigae (82.5), ε
Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 /
Mrigashīrsha-5 /
Turtle-20 /
Kakkab Sar |
Three Stars-21 /
ANA-IVA (9) /
Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-7 |
ο Aurigae (85.8), γ
Leporis (85.9)
Yang Mun |
|
Arneb, Crab Nebula
(83.0,
φ¹ Orionis
(83.1),
HEKA,
Orion Nebula
(83.2),
φ² Orionis
(83.6),
Alnilam
(83.7) |
Heavenly
Gate,
ν Columbae (84.0), ω
Orionis
(84.2),
ALNITAK,
PHAKT
(Phaet) (84.7) |
|
June 10 (*446) |
11 |
12 |
13 (164) |
14 (530) |
|
'May 14 (*54) |
15 (135) |
16 |
17 |
18 (503) |
|
"April 30 (*40) |
"May 1 |
2 |
3 (123) |
4 (489) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
OCTOBER 7 (*200) |
8 |
9 (282) |
10 (648) |
11 |
|
Lesath, δ
Arae (264.7), Choo
(264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1),
Sargas
(266.3), μ Ophiuchi,
π Arae (266.5), Nan
Hae (266.6), ι
Herculis (266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1),
Girtab, ο
Serpentis (267.6) |
Kelb Alrai, μ Arae
(268.1), Kew Ho
(268.6), η Pavonis
(268.7),
Apollyon
(268.9) |
|
Alwaid, Maasym
(265.1),
Shaula
(265.3), Kuma
(265.6), σ Arae
(265.9)
Hamal
|
|
December 10 |
11 |
12 |
Lucia |
14 (348 = 364 - 16) |
|
'November 13 (*237) |
14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
|
"October 30 |
31 (304) |
"November 1 |
2 |
3 (*227) |
|
TAGAROA URI 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (*192) |
25 (273) |
|
TAGAROA URI 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (*192) |
30 (273) |
At the ancient time when Hyades
II
was at 0h the culmination
night for Castor coincided
with the December solstice and in
Roman times it happened in day 392
(equal to the number of glyphs
on side a of the Mamari tablet):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb5-29 |
Gb6-1 |
Gb6-2 (384) |
Gb6-3 |
Gb6-4 (157) |
|
SOLSTICE |
DECEMBER 22 |
23 |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
25 (359) |
|
β/172 Lac. (339.2),
4/1100
Lac. (339.4), π
Aquarii (339.5)
Castor
|
δ Tucanae (340.1), ρ
Cephei (340.2),
ν Gruis (340.3), ζ
Aquarii, δ Gruis
(340.4), 5/1100 Lac.
(340.7), σ Aquarii,
6/650 Lac. (340.9
Procyon |
υ
Oct.
(341.0), α/91 Lac.
(341.1), Homan, β
Piscis Austrini
(341.2), ν Tucanae
(341.5), υ Aquarii
(341.9) |
η Aquarii (342.1), σ
Gruis (342.4),
Situla (342.7) |
ε Piscis Austrini
(343.5), ο Pegasi, β
Gruis (343.8) |
|
Terminalia |
February 24
|
25 (421) |
26 |
27 (58) |
|
'January 27 (392) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
JUNE 22 |
23 |
ST JOHN'S EVE |
25 |
26 (177) |
|
Extended Net-26b |
Shir (158.9) |
p Carinae (159.3) |
φ Hydrae (160.3) |
no star listed (161) |
|
μ HYDRAE
(157.1) |
|
August 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (240) |
29 |
|
'July
29 |
30 |
31 |
'August 1 |
2 (214) |
A deeper view
could then possibly be reached by
simultaneously considering
the same season on side a of
the tablet. For instance
could the December solstice
have been illustrated in
Gb2-20:
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-17 |
Gb2-18 |
Gb2-19 |
Gb2-20 (275) |
|
DECEMBER 18 |
19 |
20 (354 = 6 *
59) |
SOLSTICE |
|
ζ Cephei
(336.2), λ
Cephei (336.3),
-/270 Lac.
(336.7), λ
Piscis Austrini
(336.8) |
μ Gruis (337.0),
ε Cephei
(337.2), 1/325
Lac. (337.3),
Ancha (337.4),
α Tucanae
(337.9) |
Al Sa'ad al
Ahbiyah-23 /
Shatabisha-25 |
β/172 Lac. (339.2), 4/1100 Lac. (339.4), π Aquarii (339.5)
Castor
|
|
ρ Aquarii
(338.2), 2/365
Lac. (338.5),
SADACHBIA
(338.6), π Gruis
(338.9) |
|
February 20
(2-20) |
21 (52) |
22 (418) |
Terminalia |
|
'January 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (392) |
|
"January 10 |
1-11 |
12 |
13-13 (378) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
JUNE 19 |
20 (171 = 9 *
19) |
SOLSTICE |
22 |
|
Adhafera,
Tania Borealis,
Simiram (154.7) |
Algieba,
q Carinae
(155.5) |
Tania Australis
(156.0),
GHOST OF JUPITER
(156.8) |
Extended Net-26b |
|
μ HYDRAE
(157.1) |
|
August 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 (237) |
|
'July 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (210) |
|
"July 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 (196) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-21 |
Gb2-22 |
Gb2-23 |
Gb2-24 |
Gb2-25 |
Gb2-26 |
|
DECEMBER 22 |
23 |
CHRISTMAS
EVE |
25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
|
δ Tucanae
(340.1), ρ
Cephei
(340.2), ν
Gruis
(340.3),
ζ Aquarii,
δ Gruis
(340.4),
5/1100 Lac.
(340.7), σ
Aquarii,
6/650 Lac.
(340.9)
Procyon
|
α/91 Lac.
(341.1),
Homan, β
Piscis
Austrini
(341.2), ν
Tucanae
(341.5), υ
Aquarii
(341.9) |
η Aquarii
(342.1), σ
Gruis
(342.4),
Situla
(342.7) |
ε Piscis
Austrini
(343.5), ο
Pegasi, β
Gruis
(343.8) |
ρ Gruis
(344.0),
Matar
(344.2), η
Gruis
(344.6) |
λ Pegasi
(345.0), ξ
Pegasi
(345.1), ε
Gruis
(345.3),
τ Aquarii
(345.7), μ
Pegasi
(345.9) |
|
Bissextum |
February 25 |
26 |
27 (58) |
28 (424) |
March 1 |
|
'January 28
(393) |
29 |
30 |
31 |
'February 1 |
2 (33) |
|
13 * 14 =
182 |
"January 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 (383) |
19 |
|
NAKSHATRA
DATES: |
|
JUNE 23 |
ST JOHN'S
EVE |
25 |
26 (177) |
27 |
28 |
|
Shir (158.9) |
p Carinae
(159.3) |
φ Hydrae
(160.3) |
no star
listed (161) |
Vathorz
Posterior
(162.1),
Peregrini, η
Carinae
(162.6) |
ν Hydrae
(163.1) |
|
August 26 |
27 |
28 (240) |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
'July 30 |
31 |
'August 1 |
2 (214) |
3 |
4 |
|
"July 16 |
17 |
18 |
19 (200) |
20 |
21 |
Counting from Gb5-29
to the end of side b
there are 471 - 381 = 90
glyphs:
|
152 (= 8
* 19) |
|
88 |
 |
no glyph |
 |
 |
117 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-29 (153) |
Gb8-30 (242) |
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga5-10
(120) |
Ga5-11 |
|
90 |
122 |
|
364 |
|
