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7. Last but not least is Arcturus:

Ga6-8 (149) Ga6-9 (*214) Ga6-10 Ga6-11 Ga6-12
Agena (213.1) Thuban (213.8)   Asellus Tertius (215.8), Arcturus (216.4) Asellus Secundus (216.5), λ Bootis (216.6)
14h = 213.1 October 21 22 23 (296) 24
Ga6-13 Ga6-14 Ga6-15 (156)
  Asellus Primus (218.8)  
25 26 27 (300)

The tresses of Pachamama seems to put Arcturus at the beginning of the last 186 of 400 nights (or the last 185 of 399 nights):

counting the tresses from left to right:
1 29 8 27
2 30.5 9 26
3 31 10 26.5
4 34 11 26.5
5 31 12 26.5
6 30 13 27
7 29 14 26
sum 214.5 sum 185.5
total = 400

From the beginning of side a the first 295 days of the G text have just been completed. Should we add 185 the result becomes 480 (which reminds us of the basic 48 constellations defined by Ptolemy).

295 = 215 + 80. The tresses of Pachamama could begin with spring equinox north of the equator. If so, then the number of her tresses on the right side could begin at the heliacal rising of Arcturus. Right refers to Sun.

Should we count 185 days beginning with October 23 (296), we will reach day 185 - (365 - 295) = 115 or to Mira (the wonderful star), which today is rising heliacally in April 25:

290
Ga6-11 (152) Gb8-1 Gb8-2 (*36) Gb8-3 Gb8-4 Gb8-5 (447)
Arcturus (216.4) 226.3 Mira (442.7)        
October 23 (296) 183 April 25 (115) 26 27 28 29

442.7 - 408 = 34.7 and 365.25 - 216.4 + 34.7 = 183.55.

... Mira also known as Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, ο Cet), is a red giant star estimated 200-400 light years away in the constellation Cetus. Mira is a binary star, consisting of the red giant Mira A along with Mira B. Mira A is also an oscillating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star discovered, with the possible exception of Algol. Apart from the unusual Eta Carinae, Mira is the brightest periodic variable in the sky that is not visible to the naked eye for part of its cycle ...