To continue: A reversal is indicated by Gb5-1. It could have been motivated by the Pleiades not far ahead:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb5-4 |
Gb5-5 |
Gb5-6 (130) |
Gb5-7 (360) |
Gb5-8 |
| March 12 (436) |
13 |
π (73) |
15 |
16 |
| Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Hairy Head-18 |
Menkhib (57.6) Porrima
|
Zaurak (58.9) |
λ Tauri (59.3), ν Tauri (59.9) |
| Atiks, Rana (55.1), CELAENO, ELECTRA, TAYGETA (55.3), MAIA, ASTEROPE, MEROPE (55.6) |
ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE, ATLAS (56.3) |
| TAU-ONO |
| May 15 (500) |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
The cycle of the Sun should end at its beginning. 365 (Gb5-12) = 229 + 136. From May 25 (5-25) at Ga1-1 to Gb5-5 (May 16) there were 358 (Gb5-5) - 1 (Ga1-1) = 357 = 365 - 8 days, corresponding to the time from the left foot of Perseus (Menkhib, ζ Persei) to the eye of the Bull (Ain, ε Tauri):
| no glyph |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
Ga1-3 |
Ga1-4 |
Ga1-5 |
| Front side reading: |
| 0h |
March 22 (*1) |
23 |
24 (448) |
EQUINOX |
26 (85) |
| May 24 |
25 (*65 + 80 = 145) |
26 (146) |
27 |
28 (*68 = *64 + 4) |
29 |
| Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri) (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
no star listed (67) |
Rohini-4 / ANA-MURI |
no star listed (69) |
| AIN, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
ALDEBARAN (68.2), Theemin (68.5) |
Heliacal Hyadum II should have been around 0h at the time of the Hyades Gate. In rongorongo times its position would have been around May 24. The year is around 365¼ days long, i.e. the beginning of side a should be at day 366 counted from May 24 in the previous year:
|
|
|
|
|
| Gb5-4 |
Gb5-5 |
Gb5-6 (130) |
Gb5-7 (360) |
Gb5-8 |
| March 12 (436) |
13 |
π (73) |
15 |
16 |
| Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Hairy Head-18 |
Menkhib (57.6) Porrima
|
Zaurak (58.9) |
λ Tauri (59.3), ν Tauri (59.9) |
| Atiks, Rana (55.1), CELAENO, ELECTRA, TAYGETA (55.3), MAIA, ASTEROPE, MEROPE (55.6) |
ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE, ATLAS (56.3) |
| TAU-ONO |
| May 15 (500) |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb5-13 |
Gb5-14 |
Gb5-15 |
Gb5-16 |
Gb5-17 (370) |
Gb5-18 |
| March 21 (80) |
22 |
23 |
24 |
EQUINOX |
26 (450) |
| Hyadum II (δ¹ Tauri) (64.2) |
Net-19 |
no star listed (66) |
no star listed (67) |
Rohini-4 / ANA-MURI |
no star listed (69) |
| AIN, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
ALDEBARAN (68.2), Theemin (68.5) |
| May 24 (144) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (514) |
The rising fishes, when once again MARCH 21 was reached in the text, suggest a dark season, because their tails are drawn down in front. Possibly the Sun here entered the southern hemisphere, where MARCH 25 coincided with autumn equinox. Glyph 370 (Gb5-17) is no rising fish, instead there is an empty hand in front. Possibly it means heliacal Aldebaran (Ana-muri, the star at the stern) marked the end of a time cycle. The C tablet carries 392 + 348 = 740 = 2 * 370 glyphs.
|
Synodic cycles |
|
Mercury |
115.88 |
|
Venus |
583.92 |
| |
|
Mars |
779.96 |
|
Jupiter |
398.88 |
|
Saturn |
378.09 |
|
Uranus |
369.66 |
|
