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There are 26 glyphs not only in line b1 but also in the last line on side a, possibly to suggest a Sun time balance between the pair of separated sides of the tablet. 26 + 26 = 52 could allude to 52 weeks for a year with 364 days. I think line Ca8 and Cb1 should be studied together.

a1 30 30 b1 26 26
a2 29 59 b2 35 61
a3 24 83 b3 30 91
a4 27 110 b4 33 124
a5 30 140 b5 29 153
a6 29 169 b6 28 181
a7 34 203 b7 31 212
a8 26 229 b8 30 242
sum 229 sum 242

However, counting with a zero 'week' at Ga7-34 there would be 53 weeks. Possibly, we should instead count with number 27 (days for the distance from the time of Al Sharatain to the time of rongorongo) + 26 = 53:

Ga7-25 Ga7-26 Ga7-27 Ga7-28 Ga7-29 Ga7-30 (199)
17h (258.7) Mula-19 Nodus I (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8) Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)

Alrisha

ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6)
no star listed (258) Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9)
Ko Koró 4 5 6 (340) 7 8 9
ºNovember 30 ºDecember 1 2 (*256) 3 4 5
'November 7 8 9 10 11 12 (*236)
'Ko Ruti 7 8 9 10 (314) 11 12
"October 24 25 26 27 28 29 (*222)
Haedus II (75.9) 5h (76.1) μ Leporis, μ Aurigae (77.6)  ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Flaming Star (78.2), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)

Thuban

λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)

Arcturus

σ Aurigae (80.4), Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9)
ε Leporis (76.0), Cursa (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7)
He Maro 4 5 6 7 8 9 (160)
ºJune 1 2 3 (*73) 4 5 6
'May 8 9 10 (*50) 11 12 13
'Vaitu Potu 8 9 10 (130) 11 12 13
"April 24 25 26 (*36) 27 28 29
 
Ga7-31 Ga7-32 Ga7-33 Ga7-34 (203)
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)

Hamal

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)
Ko Koró 10 11 (345) 12 13
ºDecember 6 (*260) 7 8 9
'November 13 14 15 16 (*240)
'Ko Ruti 13 14 15 16 (320)
"October 30 31 "November 1 2 (*226)
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 Three Stars-21 / ANA-IVA (7)
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)
He Maro 10 11 12 (163) 13
ºJune 7 8 9 10 (*80)
'May 14 15 16 (*56) 17
'Vaitu Potu 14 15 16 (136) 17
"April 30 "May 1 2 (*42) 3

There are 348 glyphs on side b of the C tablet and by adding 16 we will reach 364. Haú at Ga8-5 was at the Gregorian date ºDecember 14 (348):

Ga8-1 Ga8-2 Ga8-3 Ga8-4 Ga8-5 (208)
Kelb Alrai, μ Arae (268.1), Kew Ho (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), Apollyon (268.9) Muliphen (269.0), Basanismus (269.5), Pherkard (269.9) Ptolemy Cluster (270.5) Rukbalgethi Genubi (271.1), ξ Herculis (271.5), Etamin, ν Herculis (271.7), ν Ophiuchi (271.8) ζ Serpentis (272.4), τ Ophiuchi (272.9)
Ko Koró 14 (348) 15 16 17 18
ºDecember 10 11 12 13 14 (348)
'November 17 18 19 20 (324) 21 (*245)
'Ko Ruti 17 18 19 20 21
"November 3 4 5 (*229) 6 (310) 7
ο Aurigae (85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)

Yang Mun

 μ Columbae (86.1), Saiph (86.5), ζ Leporis, τ Aurigae (86.6) υ Aurigae (87.1), ν Aurigae (87.2), Wezn (87.6), δ Leporis (87.7), Tze (87.9) Ardra-6

ANA-VARU

η Leporis (89.0), Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, Mahashim, and γ Columbae (89.3), π Aurigae (89.4),  η Columbae (89.7)
ξ Aurigae, χ¹ Orionis (88.1), BETELGEUZE (88.3), ξ Columbae (88.5), σ Columbae (88.7)

Zuben Elgenubi

He Maro 14 15 16 17 (168) 18
ºJune 11 12 13 14 15 (*85)
'May 18 19 20 21 (*61) 22
'Vaitu Potu 18 19 20 21 22 (142)
"May 4 5 6 (126) 7 8 (*48)
Hau

Hau = Thread, line, string, ribbon; this is the name of the fibres of the hauhau tree formerly used to make twine, cloth, etc.; hau kahi, fishing line for tuna; hau here, line for eel trap; hau moroki, strong, tough line, thread; hau paka, fibres of the hauhau tree, which were first soaked in water, then dried to produce a strong thread. Ha'u = Hat. Vanaga.

Hat, cord; the tree Triumfetta semitriloba. Van Tilburg. Ta.: The tree Hibiscus tiliaceus. Henry.

Hau. 1 a. Hibiscus. b. Wick. P Pau.: fau, hibiscus. Mgv.: hau, id. Mq.: fau, hau, id. Ta.: fau, id. 2. To contribute. Ta.: aufau, to pay, to contribute, to subscribe. 3. Hat, cap, helmet; hakarere ki te hau, to take off the hat. Ta.: fauurumaa, war bonnet. 4. Dew; hakaritorito ki te hau, to bleach in the dew. P Mgv., Mq.,Ta.: hau, dew. 5. To blow freshly, coolness, zephyr, salubrious, breeze, wind (hahau, ahau); kona hauhau, kona hahau, a breezy spot; ahau ora, agreeable breeze; hakahahau, to hang out in the air; hakaahau, to blow. T Mgv.: hau, to blow, blusterous, to breathe. Haua, hoarse. (Hauha); araha hauha, to wait for, to look forward to. Hauhau, 1. dog (onomatopoetic). 2 a. To scratch, to scrape, to rub. b. Wood used in plowing fire. 3. (hau 5). Haumaru (hau 5 - marumaru) cool, cold. Hauù, to replace. Hauva, twin, cut T. Hauvaero (hau 3 - vaero) plume, aigrette, head ornament. Hauvarikapau (hau 3 - varikapau) plume, aigrette, head ornament. Churchill.

Pau.: Hau, superior, kingdom, to rule. Mgv.: hau, respect. Ta.: hau, government. Mq.: hau, id. Sa.: sauā, despotic. Ma.: hau, superior. Hauhau, to attack. Ma.: hau, to chop. Churchill.

Sa.: fau, to tie together, to fasten by tying, the tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) whose bast is used for cord, the kava strainer made therefrom, strings in various uses; fafau, to lash on, to fasten with sennit; faufau, to fasten on, to tie together. To.: fau, to fasten up the hair, the name of the hibiscus, the kava strainer made therefrom; faufau, to fasten the outriggers of small canoes; hau, to fasten to; fehauaki, to tie. Fu.: fau, the hibiscus, the kava strainer; faù, fafaù, faùfaù, to attach, to tie. Niuē: fau, fafau, to make by tying. Fotuna: no-fausia, to tie, to fasten. Ta.: fau, the hibiscus; fafau, to tie together. Pau.: fau, the hibiscus. Nuguria: hau, id. Ma.: hau, to bind, to fasten together; whau, a shrub; whauwhau, to tie. Ha.: hau, name of a tree with a practicable bark. Mq.: hau, the hibiscus. Mgv.: hau, id.; hahau, to join or tie with cords. Nukuoro: hau, the hibiscus, a garland. Mg.: au, the hibiscus. Vi.: vau, the hibiscus; vautha, to bind together. Churchill 2.

"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." (Anne D'Alleva, Art of the Pacific.)

Apollyon (ι Scorpii) was the last of the Mula stars and in rongorongo times he rose heliacally in day 348 (= 364 - 16):

32 no glyph 200 235
Gb7-30 (440) Ga1-1 Ga1-2 (475) Ga7-34 Ga8-1 (204)
η Arietis (31.9) Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri) (64.2) AIN, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) no star listed (66) 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)
Asellus Tertius, κ VIRGINIS, 14 Bootis (214.8) σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),  ω Ophiuchi (249.8) Heavenly Gate, ν Columbae (84.0), ω Orionis (84.2),  ALNITAK, PHAKT (Phaet) (84.7) ο Aurigae (85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)

Yang Mun

A cut in time (or more than one such) must be somewhere between the beginning of side a and the end of side b, because the flow of the stars will not go a cycle around in 472 nights.