5. Towards the end of side b also the H text has a 'singularity', which clearly can be seen in Barthel's picture of line Hb8 (I have reproduced only its beginning):
According to my measurements of the H text the number of glyphs on side a is equal to the number of side b - given that I do not count the empty space after Hb8-15. 648 + 648 = 1296. I imagine 1296 could be the correct number because 6 * 216 = 1296. The synodical cycle of Jupiter is 399 days and 399 - 216 = 183, a number which was distilled from the P text: ... 599 + 560 = 1159 = 19 * 61. With the last line (b11) carrying 61 we could furthermore find 599 + 499 = 18 * 61 (= 6 * 183). 1296 - 1159 = 137, perhaps alluding to the first date of the Arabic manzil calendar, Sheratan 1 (Gregorian day 137, May 17). Possibly P describes midnight culminations in contrast to heliacal risings in H. The obvious difference in perspective in P compared to H would then be explained. For instance are manu rere birds in P normally without their eyes, e.g. in Pa7-11:
I will now take the opportunity to describe also those parts of the H and P texts which continue beyond the point where the Q text ends. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
