Had there
been a shift
ahead since
Babylonian
times with 5
days also at
the 4th
station
Temennu?
| BABYLONIAN ECLIPTIC CONSTELLATIONS: |
| 1 |
1-iku |
Field measure |
τ (Anunitum) Pisces |
16.5 |
April 6 (96) |
δ Phoenicis |
April 11 (101) |
| 2 |
Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku |
Front of the Head of Ku |
β (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) Arietis |
27.4 |
April 17 (107) |
ξ¹ Ceti |
April 22 (112) |
| 3 |
Arku-sha-rishu-ku |
Back of the Head of Ku |
α (Hamal) Arietis |
30.5 |
April 20 (110) |
ξ² Ceti |
April 25 (115) |
| 4 |
Temennu |
Foundation Stone |
η (Alcyone) Tauri |
56.1 |
May 16 (136) |
? |
? |
Let's look ahead in the glyph text. We need to go 26 steps forward.
First, though, there are 3 glyphs in order to reach the end of the regular year, TERMINALIA:
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb7-30 (440) |
Gb7-31 |
Gb8-1 |
Gb8-2 (214) |
| FEBRUARY 17 (413) |
18 |
19 (50) |
20 (*336) |
| ξ¹ Ceti (32.1) |
θ Arietis (33.3), Mira (33.7) |
no star listed (34) |
ξ Arietis (35.0), ρ Ceti (35.4), ξ² Ceti (35.9) |
| April 22 |
23 |
24 (114) |
25 (450) |
| 'March 26 (*5) |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
| "March 12 |
13 |
3-14 (73) |
15 (*359) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| AUGUST 19 (231) |
20 |
21 (*153) |
22 |
| Al Ghafr-13 / Svāti-15
TAHUA-TAATA-METUA-TE-TUPU-MAVAE |
ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ Virginis (216.5), ψ Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8) |
Asellus Primus (217.8) |
τ Lupi, δ Octantis (218.1), φ Virginis (218.7)
Fomalhaut
|
| 15 Bootis (215.2), ARCTURUS (215.4), Asellus Secundus (215.5), SYRMA, λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8) |
| October 22 (295) |
23 |
24 |
25 |
| 'September 25 (*188) |
26 |
27 (270) |
28 |
| "September 11 (254) |
12 |
13 |
14 (*177) |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb8-3 |
Gb8-4 (216) |
Gb8-5 (446) |
| FEBRUARY 21 (52) |
22 |
TERMINALIA |
| σ Ceti (36.9) |
ν Ceti (37.9) |
ν Arietis (38.5), δ, ε Ceti (38.8) |
| April 26 |
27 |
28 (118 = 4 * 29½) |
| 'March 30 |
31 (*10) |
'April 1 (91) |
| "March 16 (*360) |
17 |
18 (77) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| AUGUST 23 |
24 (236 = 8 * 29½) |
25 (*157 = 314 / 2) |
| σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5), Haris (219.7) |
σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi (221.0), Toliman (221.2), π Bootis (221.8), ζ Bootis (221.9) |
| October 26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
| 'September 29 (*192) |
30 (273 = 3 * 91) |
'October 1 |
| "September 15 |
16 (*179) |
17 (260) |
This constitutes good evidence for a continuity from the end of side b to the beginning of side a, because at the time of the Hyades Gate the first glyph on side a would have been 27 days ahead, counted from Gb8-5. Ga1-1 (1 + 472) would correspond to day 81 + 365 = 446 counted from JANUARY 1:
| 25 |
no glyph |
 |
 |
| Ga1-1 (473) |
Ga1-2 |
| MARCH 21 (0h) |
22 (446) |
23 |
| Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri) (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
| AIN, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
| May 24 |
25 (145 = 5 * 29) |
26 (146) |
| 'April 27 |
28 (118 = 4 * 29½) |
29 (*39) |
| "April 13 (4-13) |
14 (104 = 4 * 26) |
15 (*25) |
| NAKSHATRA DATES: |
| SEPTEMBER 20 (*183) |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
| Heart-5 |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 / ANA-MUA |
| σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) |
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi (249.8) |
| November 23 |
24 |
25 (329) |
| 'October 27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
| "October 13 |
14 (*207) |
15 (288) |
Probably there was no glyph marking a leap day in line Gb8 (for instance at FEBRUARY 24 or at FEBRUARY 29), because my structure will not allow it.
... The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (February 23) was doubled, forming the 'bis sextum - literally 'double sixth', since February 24 was 'the sixth day before the Kalends of March' using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the 'first day'). Although exceptions exist, the first day of the bis sextum (February 24) was usually regarded as the intercalated or 'bissextile' day since the third century. February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages ...
Perhaps the Head of Ku was moved 5 days ahead when the leap day moved from February 24 to February 29. If so, then the Foundation Stone would probably still be a Alcyone.
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