2. After reducing the number of the right ascension days with 1 (in order to reach the assumed time of G) we can update the text. We ought to begin with Spica and Alcor (80 Ursae Majoris) in order to recall the perspective:
Let's take the opportunity to learn what the letter tau means: "Tau ... is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 300 ... Tau was derived from the Phoenician letter taw
Taw, Tav or Taf is the twenty-second and last letter in many Semitic abjads ... In gematria Tav represents the number 400, the largest single number that can be represented without using the Sophit forms ... 'From Aleph to Taf' describes something from beginning to end; the Hebrew equivalent of the English 'From A to Z' ... Tav is the last letter of the Hebrew word emet, which means truth. The midrash explains that emet is made up of the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet (Aleph, Mem, and Tav...). Sheqer (falsehood), on the other hand, is made up of the 19th, 20th, and 21st (and penultimate) letters. Thus, truth is all-encompassing, while falsehood is narrow and deceiving. In Jewish mythology it was the word emet that was carved into the head of the Golem which ultimately gave it life. But when the letter 'aleph' was erased from the Golem's forehead, what was left was 'met' - dead. And so the Golem died ..." (Wikipedia)
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