On
February 9 the Chorti Ah K'in, 'diviners',
began their
agricultural year by going to a sacred spring where they
selected five stones with the proper shapes and colours. In
rongorongo times and at that time of the year the
'stones'
(stars, tau)
of Sirius
and Vega
culminated at midnight and possibly they could therefore
have been involved in
this Mayan ceremony. Gb2-5 is glyph 260 in the text:
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225 |
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Ga1-30 |
Ga2-1 |
Gb2-2 |
Gb2-3 |
Gb2-4 |
Gb2-5 (260) |
Furud
(94.9) |
Well-22 |
δ Equulei (321.7), φ
Capricorni (321.8) |
Kitalpha
(322.0), Alderamin (322.9) |
Dai
(323.5), β Equulei (323.8) |
γ Pavonis
(324.1), Yan (324.6) |
δ
Columbae (95.2),
TEJAT POSTERIOR,
Mirzam (95.4), CANOPUS (95.6), ε Monocerotis (95.7),
ψ1 Aurigae (95.9) |
June 23
(174) |
ST
JOHN'S EVE |
February
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
He Maro
23 |
24 (175) |
Tehetu'upú 5 |
6 |
7 (403) |
8 (*324) |
ºJune 19 |
20 (*91) |
ºFebruary 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (*320) |
'May 27
(147) |
28 (*68) |
'January 9 |
10
(*295) |
11 |
12 |
"May 13
(133) |
14 (*54) |
"December 26 |
27 |
28
(*282) |
29 |
Purva
Ashadha-20 |
no star
listed (138) |
π Cancri
(139.2), Miaplacidus (139.3), Tureis (139.8) |
no star
listed (140) |
Markab
Velorum (141.5), Al Minhar al Asad (141.6) |
KAUS MEDIUS, κ Lyrae (277.5), Tung Hae
(277.7) |
KAUS AUSTRALIS (278.3), ξ Pavonis (278.4), Al
Athfar (278.6) |
Dec 23
(*277) |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
August 6 |
7 |
8 (220) |
9 |
Ko Koró
23 |
24 (358) |
Hora Iti
6 |
7 |
8 (*140) |
9 |
ºDec 19
(*273) |
20 (354) |
ºAug 2
(214) |
3 |
4 (*136) |
5 |
'Nov 26
(*250) |
27 |
'July 10 |
11 |
12 (193) |
13
(*114) |
"Nov12
(*236) |
13 (317) |
"June 26
(177) |
27 |
28 (*99) |
29 |
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Gb2-6 (261) |
Gb2-7 |
Gb2-8 |
Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 /
Emptiness-11
BUNDA
(Foundation) / KAKKAB
NAMMAΧ (Star of Mighty Destiny) |
no star
listed (326) |
Castra (327.2),
BUNDA
(327.5)
Sirius |
Tsin
(325.2), Alphirk (325.7),
SADALSUD,
ξ Gruis (325.9) |
February
9 (40) |
10 |
11 |
Tehetu'upú 9 |
10 |
11 (407) |
ºFebruary 5 (36) |
6 |
7 (403) |
'January 13 (378) |
14 |
15
(*300) |
"
December 30 (364) |
31
(*285) |
"January
1 (366) |
Star-25
ANA-HEU-HEU-PO |
Al Tarf-7 |
A Hydrae
(144.1)
Vega
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ALPHARD
(142.3), ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae
(142.7) |
ψ Velorum
(143.3),
ALTERF,
τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5) |
August
10 |
11 |
12 (224) |
Hora Iti
10 |
11 |
12
(*144) |
ºAugust
6 |
7 |
8 (220) |
'July 14
(*115) |
15 (196) |
16 |
"June 30
(*101) |
"July 1 |
2 (183) |
...
β
and ξ
also constituted the Persian lunar station Bunda
and the similar Coptic Upuineuti, the Foundation;
but β
alone marked the sieu Heu, Hiu, or Hü,
Void, anciently Ko, the central one of the seven
sieu which, taken together, were known as Heung Wu,
the Black Warrior, in the northern quarter of the sky.
It is found
in Hindu lists as Kalpeny, of unknown
signification. On the Euphrates it was Kakkab Nammaχ,
the Star of Mighty Destiny, that may have given origin
to the title of the manzil [Al Sa'd al Su'ud], as
well as to the astrologers' name for it - Fortuna
Fortunarum ...
February was
Tehetu'upú, which name should mean the 'birth
hole of the Star' (ana), perhaps because a new Sun 'broke
through', was born, in February.
Once, now quite a long time
ago, when I sorted glyphs according to form I had no
problem with identifying the tamaiti (little child)
type in Gb2-7:
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Gb2-7 |
tamaiti |
Pu
1. To come forward to greet
someone met on the road; to walk in front, to go
in front: ka-pú a mu'a, let them go
first. 2. Pú a mu'a, to intervene, to
come to someone's rescue; he-pú-mai a mu'a,
he-moaha, he came to my rescue and saved my
life. 3. Ancient expression: ai ka-pú, ai
ka-pú, tell us frankly what you think. 4.
Hole, opening, orifice; well; circumference,
rotundity; swirling water; pú-haga,
vaginal orifice; pú-henua (also just
henua), placenta. He pú henua nó te me'e
aau, he-oti-á; ina-á me'e ma'u o te rima
i-topa-ai koe, a placenta was all you had,
it is a past thing now; you held nothing in your
hands when you were born (stern words said to
children to make them realize that they must not
be demanding, since they were born naked and
without possessions). 5. To dig out (tubers):
he-pú i te uhi, to dig out yams. Vanaga.
1. A trumpet. P Mgv.: pu,
a marine shell. Mq.: pu, conch shell.
Ta.: pu, shell, trumpet. 2. A small
opening, hole, mortise, stirrup, to pierce, to
perforate, to prick; pu moo naa, hiding
place; taheta pu, fountain, spring;
hakapu, to dowel, to pierce, to perforate.
PS Sa., Fu., Niuē:
pu, a
hole. Churchill.
Mq.: Pu, source,
origin. Ma.: pu, root, origin,
foundation. Churchill. |
Hetu
Hetu 1. To (make)
sound; figuratively:
famous, renowned. 2. To crumble into embers (of a
bonfire). Hetu'u. Star, planet;
hetu'u popohaga
morning star; hetu'u ahiahi evening star; hetu'u viri
meteorite. Vanaga
Hetu 1. Star (heetuu);
hetu rere, meteor; hetu pupura,
planet. P Pau.: hetu, star. Mgv.: etu,
id. Mq.: fetu, hetu, id. Ta.:
fetu, fetia, id. The alternative form
fetia in Tahiti, now the only one in
common use, need not be regarded as an anomaly
in mutation. It seems to derive from Paumotu
fetika, a planet. Its introduction into
Tahiti is due to the fashion of accepting
Paumotu vocables which arose when the house of
Pomare came into power. 2. Capital letter
(? he tu). 3. To amuse. 4. To stamp the
feet. Hetuhetu, to calk, to strike the
water. Hetuke, sea urchin. Churchill. |
The Tail of the Goat (Deneb Algiedi,
δ Capricorni) rose with the
Sun 329.8 - 315.8 = 14 days after the Belly of the Goat
(Baten Algiedi, ω Capricorni) and in rongorongo times
this was 329 days after 0h - which immediately should remind us of day 329 counted from January 1
(i.e. 249
days after 0h) when Antares rose with the Sun.
265
(Gb2-10) - 80 = 185 (Ga7-16):
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Ga7-15 |
Ga7-16 (185) |
Ga7-17 |
Ga7-18 |
Ga7-19 |
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 |
γ
Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr. Austr.
(250.6),
τ Scorpii
(250.7) |
Han
(251.0) |
ζ
Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β
Apodis (252.5) |
ANTARES
(249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi
(249.8) |
November 24 |
25 |
26
(*250) |
27 |
28 |
Ko
Ruti 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28
(332) |
ºNovember 20 |
21
(325) |
22 |
23 |
24
(*248) |
'October 28 (301) |
29
(*222) |
30 |
31 |
'November 1 |
"October 14 |
15
(*208) |
16 |
17
(290) |
18 |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
no star listed (67) |
ANA-MURI |
no star listed (69) |
θ²
Tauri,
AIN,
θ¹ Tauri
(65.7) |
ALDEBARAN (68.2),
Theemin (68.5) |
May 25 |
26
(146) |
27 |
28 |
29 |
Vaitu Potu 25 |
26 |
27 |
28
(148) |
29 |
ºMay
22 |
23 |
24
(*63) |
25 (144) |
26 |
'April 28 |
29 |
30
(*40) |
'May
1 (121) |
2 |
"April 14 |
15 |
16 |
17
(107) |
18 (*28) |
75 |
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Gb2-9 |
Gb2-10
(265) |
Gb2-11 |
Nashira
(328.0), Azelfafage, κ Capricorni (328.7) |
Enif,
Erakis (329.2), 46 Capricorni, Jih (329.3), ι Piscis
Austrini (329.4), λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei
(329.7), DENEB ALGIEDI (329.8) |
θ Piscis
Austrini (330.1) |
February
12 |
13 |
14 (45) |
Tehetu'upú 12 (408) |
13
(*329) |
14 |
ºFebruary 8 |
9 (40) |
10 |
'January 16 (*301) |
17 |
18 (383) |
"January
2 |
3 (368) |
4 |
Ukdah (145.4), κ Hydrae
(145.5), Subra (145.8) |
ψ Leonis (146.4), Ras
Elaset Australis (146.6) |
Vathorz Prior (147.9) |
August
13 |
14 |
15 |
Hora Iti
13 |
14 |
15 (227) |
ºAugust 9 |
10 (222) |
11 |
'July 17 |
18 |
19 (200) |
"July 3
(*204) |
4 |
5 (186) |
The shark in Gb2-10 has its tail divided
with toes visible at left (in the past) and with a fin in
front. It means 'land' ends here and 'water' begins
here. The figure probably refers to Deneb Algiedi
because Hevelius has visualized this point of division
in time.
Gb2-10 illustrates a shark (mago)
of the type which is basically vaha mea, but this
is no ferocious shark but a peaceful one:
Antares 80 days
earlier ought to represent the opening up of a new cycle
and Deneb Algiedi drawn to represent autumn equinox
(September 22, 265).
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Ga7-16 (185) |
Gb2-10
(265) |
July 4 |
September 22 |
185 + 64 = 249 |
265 + 64 = 329 |
(249.1) |
(329.8) |
November 25 |
February 13 |
329 |
409 |
On Easter Island February it is not a
spring month but a month in autumn. However, the
overall meaning
of the text could simply have been to show how once upon a time
the northern spring equinox was at the Hyades Gate - in
rongorongo times pushed ahead by the precession from 0h
to 64.2 (May 24) - and with Antares rising heliacally
half a year later, at the end of summer:
no glyph |
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182 |
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79 |
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Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga7-16 (185) |
Gb2-10
(265) |
Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri)
(64.2) |
AIN,
θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri
(65.7) |
no star listed (66) |
ANTARES
(249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω Ophiuchi
(249.8) |
Enif, Erakis (329.2), 46 Capricorni, Jih
(329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4), λ
Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7),
DENEB ALGIEDI (329.8) |
0h |
1 |
2 |
185 |
265 |
spring equinox |
March 22 (81) |
23 |
September 22 (265) |
December 11 (345) |
For symmetry reasons 80 days before
0h could have been balanced by another 80 days after
Antares.
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