It
is
fairly
certain
that
the
text
on
side
b
follows
immediately
upon
the
end
of
the
text
on side
a
both
on
the
C
and
the
G
tablet.
Therefore
side
a on
both
tablets
can
be
viewed
as
its
front
side.
The
strong light
from
the
Sun
overpowers
dark
winter
at
spring
equinox
and
side
a
should
begin
there,
at
the
beginning
of
the
front
side
of
the
year.
Side
b
was
evidently
beginning
with
91
nights:
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb4-17 |
Cb4-18 |
Cb4-19 |
Cb4-20 (91) |
|
May 10 |
11 |
12 (132) |
13 |
|
erua marama |
tagata noho i
to mea |
kua vaha |
|
Markab Puppis (114.7), Procyon (114.9) |
α
Monocerotis (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) |
POLLUX (116.2) |
Azmidiske (117.4) |
|
November 9 |
10 (314 = 131 + 183) |
11
(315) |
12 |
|
ε Sagittae (297.1),
σ Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4), Sham (297.8) |
β Sagittae (298.0),
χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae (298.8) |
υ Aquilae (299.1),
Tarazed
(299.3), δ Sagittae (299.6), π Aquilae (299.9) |
Sravana-23 |
|
ζ Sagittae (300.1),
ALTAIR
(300.3), ο Aquilae (300.5), Bezek (300.8) |
|
135 |
 |
263 |
 |
|
Ga2-26
(56) |
Gb3-30
(91) |
|
May 16 (136) |
February 4 (400) |
|
ω Cancri (120.2) |
Adhil (19.3) |
|
November 15
(319) |
August 5 (217) |
|
τ Aquilae (303.8) |
γ Hydrae (201.0), ι Centauri (201.4) |
|
400 |
MAY
16
(136)
at
Ga2-26
could
correspond
to
MAY
13
at
Cb4-20,
with
the 3
days'
difference
possibly due
to
the difference
between
the
RA
position
of τ Aquilae (303.8)
respectively
of Altair
(300.3).
Or -
rather
- I
may
have
made
a
mistake
in
assigning
the
position
of
0h
at
day
zero
in
the
C
text.
Perhaps
March
21
came
earlier.
If
we
should
adjust
the
position
of
0h
with
3
glyphs,
then
Altair
will
come
3
days
earlier, at
Cb4-17
instead
of
at
Cb4-20,
and
τ
Aquilae
would
be at
Cb4-20:
| March 21 |
22 (81) |
23 |
| September 20 |
21 |
equinox (265) |
| no glyph |
 |
 |
| Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
| koia |
ki te hoea |
| Al Fargh al Thāni-25 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 |
χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) |
| 0h (365.25) |
| Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8) |
| Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1), Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) |
Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 |
| GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9) |
| March 21-24 |
25 (84) |
26 |
| September 20-23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
| no glyphs |
|
|
| Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
| koia |
ki te hoea |
| no star listed (4) |
Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0) Alphard
|
| Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) |
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5), Gacrux (188.7) |
| March 24 |
25 (84) |
| September 23 |
24 |
 |
 |
| Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
| ki te henua |
te rima te hau tea |
| σ Andromedae (3.0), ζ Tucanae (3.5), π Tucanae, ρ Andromedae (3.7) |
no star listed (4) |
| Chang Sha (186.3) |
Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) |
| March 27 |
28 |
| September 26 |
27 |
|
|
| Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
| ki te henua |
te rima te hau tea |
| λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
π Andromedae, Andromeda Galaxy (7.7) |
| γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5), Kraz (189.7) |
α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7) Alderamin
|
| March 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (88) |
| September 25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
28 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca1-5 |
Ca1-6 |
Ca1-7 |
Ca1-8 |
| haga i te mea ke |
ki te henua - tagata honui |
te ika |
te honu |
| Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)
Alphard
|
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
π Andromedae, Andromeda Galaxy (7.7) |
Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), ζ Andromedae, μ Phoenicis (8.9) |
| γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5), Gacrux (188.7) |
γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5), Kraz (189.7) |
α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7) Alderamin
|
Al Áwwā'-11 |
| Sombrero Galaxy (191.1), ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5) |
| March 30 |
31 |
April 1 (91) |
2 |
| September 29 |
30 (273) |
October 1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Ca1-5 |
Ca1-6 |
Ca1-7 |
Ca1-8 |
| haga i te mea ke |
ki te henua - tagata honui |
te ika |
te honu |
| Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), ζ Andromedae, μ Phoenicis (8.9) |
ξ Phoenicis (9.0), ρ Tucanae, ε Andromedae (9.1), Deneb Kaitos, η Phoenicis (9.4) |
Achird (10.7) |
Legs-15 |
| ν Andromedae (11.0), ρ Phoenicis (11.2), η ANDROMEDAE (11.4) |
| Al Áwwā'-11 |
ι Crucis (192.2), β Muscae (192.5), Mimosa (192.9) |
no star listed (193) |
κ Crucis (194.4), ψ Virginis (194.5), μ Crucis, λ Crucis (194.6), Alioth (194.8) |
| Sombrero Galaxy (191.1), ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5) |
I find this explanation quite plausible, and especially as April 1 (91) at Ca1-7 is quite convincing. Inside the rising fish is a 'star pillar' - the type of glyph is kahi:
... Rangitokona, prop up the heaven! // Rangitokona, prop up the morning! // The pillar stands in the empty space.
The thought [memea] stands in the earth-world - // Thought stands also in the sky.
The kahi stands in the earth-world - // Kahi stands also in the sky.
The pillar stands, the pillar - // It ever stands, the pillar of the sky.
Then for the first time was there light between the Sky and the Earth; the world existed ...
Before the time of Gregory XIII it was not March 21 but March 25 which represented the date for spring equinox:
... When Julius Caesar established his calendar in 45 BC he set March 25 as the spring equinox ...
Changing the day at the beginning of the text means Pollux would have risen with the Sun at Cb4-16 rather than at Cb4-19:
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 |
 |
 |
| Cb4-13 |
Cb4-14 (477) |
Cb4-15 |
Cb4-16 |
| manu pao i te hau tea - kua tu |
manu rere ki te hau tea - kua tu |
manu rere ki te hau tea |
kiore - henua |
| Al Dhirā'-5 / Punarvasu-7 |
υ Gemini (114.0),
Markab Puppis (114.7), ο Gemini (114.8), Procyon (114.9) |
α
Monocerotis (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) |
κ Gemini (116.1),
POLLUX (116.2), π Gemini (116.9) |
| CASTOR (113.4) |
| μ Aquilae (296.3), ι Aquilae (Ant.) (296.8), κ Aquilae (Ant.) (296.9) |
ε Sagittae (297.1), σ Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4), Sham (297.8) |
β Sagittae (298.0), χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae (298.8) |
υ Aquilae (299.1), Tarazed (299.3), δ Sagittae (299.6), π Aquilae (299.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cb4-17 |
Cb4-18 |
Cb4-19 |
Cb4-20 (91) |
|
erua marama |
tagata noho i
to mea |
kua vaha |
|
Azmidiske (117.4) |
φ
Gemini (118.4) |
Drus (119.9) |
ω
Cancri (120.2) |
|
Sravana-23 |
ι Sagittarii
(301.2), Terebellum, ξ Aquilae (301.3),
Alshain
(301.6), φ Aquilae (301.8) |
ε Pavonis, θ
Sagittarii (302.3), γ Sagittae (302.5), μ Pavonis (302.7) |
τ Aquilae
(303.8) |
|
ζ Sagittae (300.1),
ALTAIR
(300.3), ο Aquilae (300.5), Bezek (300.8) |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb4-21 (92) |
Cb4-22 (485) |
Cb4-23 |
| te moa |
tagata - te maro |
te tagata |
| 8h (121.7) |
ρ Puppis (122.0), Heap of Fuel (122.1), ζ Monocerotis (122.3), ψ Cancri (122.6), Regor (122.7) |
Tegmine (123.3) |
| χ Gemini (121.0), Naos (121.3) |
| 20h (304.4) |
Shang Wei (305.2), θ Sagittae (305.4), Tseen Foo (305.6), ξ Capricorni (305.8) |
Tso Ke (306.3) |
| η Sagittae (304.2), δ Pavonis (304.4) |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb5-1 |
Cb5-2 (488) |
Cb5-3 |
| Te ragi |
tagata - ragi |
kua hakagana - ki te maro |
| Al Tarf (124.3) Ras Algethi
|
χ Cancri (125.2), Bright Fire (125.4) |
Avior (126.4), φ Cancri (126.8) |
| Gredi (307.2), σ Capricorni (307.5), Alshat (307.9) |
Al Sa’d al Dhabih-20 / Ox / Herd Boy-9 |
Okul (309.6), Bos (309.9) Arneb
|
| DABIH (308.0), κ Sagittarii (308.1), Sadir (308.4), Peacock (308.7) |
And
then
the
dates
at
the
time
of
the
Hyades
Gate
can
be
copied
to
the
C
text
from
the
corresponding
dates
in
G:
|
135 |
|
263 |
|
|
Ga2-26
(56) |
Gb3-30
(91) |
|
May 16 (136) |
February 4 (400) |
|
ω Cancri (120.2) |
Adhil (19.3) |
|
November 15
(319) |
August 6 (218) |
|
τ Aquilae (303.8) |
γ Hydrae (201.0), ι Centauri (201.4) |
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cb4-17 (480) |
Cb4-18 |
Cb4-19 |
Cb4-20 (91) |
|
erua marama |
tagata noho i
to mea |
kua vaha |
|
May 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (136) |
|
Azmidiske (117.4) |
φ
Gemini (118.4) |
Drus (119.9) |
ω
Cancri (120.2) |
|
August 3 |
4
(216) |
5 |
6 |
|
Sravana-23 |
ι Sagittarii
(301.2), Terebellum, ξ Aquilae (301.3),
Alshain
(301.6), φ Aquilae (301.8) |
ε Pavonis, θ
Sagittarii (302.3), γ Sagittae (302.5), μ Pavonis (302.7) |
τ Aquilae
(303.8) |
|
ζ Sagittae (300.1),
ALTAIR
(300.3), ο Aquilae (300.5), Bezek (300.8) |
The Moriori creation myth has memea prior to kahi and Metoro explained glyph 90 on side b by using the expression to mea.
|
To
1. Particle sometimes used with
the article in ancient legends; i uto to te
hau, the ribbon was in the float. 2. To rise
(of the sun) during the morning hours up to the
zenith: he-to te raá. Vanaga.
1. Of. T Pau., Ta.: to,
of. Mgv.: to, genitive sign. Mq.: to,
of, for. 2. This, which. Churchill.
Mgv.: To, to make a
canoe of planks. Mq.: to, to build a
canoe. Sa.: to, to build. Churchill. |
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