... Brown associates it with Aloros, the first of the ten mythical kings of Akkad anterior to the Deluge, the duration of whose reigns proportionately coincided with the distances apart of the ten chief ecliptic stars beginning with Hamal, and he deduces from this kingly title the Assyrian Ailuv, and hence the Hebrew Ayil; the other stars corresponding to the other mythical kings being Alcyone, Aldebaran, Pollux, Regulus, Spica, Antares, Algenib, Deneb Algedi, and Scheat ...

Antares was another such star, it was said. Let us measure the current distance from Regulus to Antares and then compare with the length of reigns in the king lists. First we should put Regulus not only in its own position in the sky but also at the position of Achird, because 266 + 153.7 = 419.7 and Achird can be imagined as the star where Regulus 'is buried' (puo, 'hilled up'):

86					140
	Ga4-3	Ga4-4	*Ga4-5 (153)**	Ga4-6 (90)
			Regulus (153.7 - 92 = 61.7)
230

35		152			52
	Gb2-10 (266)		Gb7-8 (419)	Gb7-9
	autumn equinox		Achird (11.7)
242

The logic of referring to Regulus also at Achird is based on the knowledge that autumn equinox on Easter Island is equal to spring equinox north of the equator.

Maybe side b is longer than side a because summer is longer north of the equator. 30 is a number of Jupiter (Father Sun) and 42 (twice 21) is the number of assessors in the Underworld (the night side). Thus the G tablet can be said to have 72 (= 360 / 5) + 400 glyphs.

Next we should put also Antares in double positions (which we did already in the Achird chapter):

... If we count 266 + 250.1 = 516.1 for Antares, reaching out for his day number beyond the previous winter solstice, we ought to find him at glyph number 516.1 - 472 = 44.1:

*Aldebaran*		179	*Antares*

*Ga1-3 (68)**	Ga1-4 (5)		Ga7-15 (185)	*Ga7-16 (250)**

Aldebaran	α Tauri	04h 33m	*(4 60 + 33) / 1440 * 365¼ = 69.2**
Antares	α Scorpii	16h 26m	*(16 60 + 26) / 1440 * 365¼ = 250.1**


Ga2-13 (44)	Ga2-14 (517)**	Ga2-15	*Ga2-16 (111)**	Ga2-17

The resemblance between mago in Ga2-14 and mago in Ga7-16 ought to indicate a similarity in character - and they could both represent Antares.

The mouth of mago in Ga2-14 is closed and a single rising feather is at left inside his head, probably meaning 'not visible'. The parallel with Gb7-8, where Regulus presumably is hidden by the world mountain, is obvious ...

We had better work this out once more:

185			43
	*Ga7-16 (250)**	Ga7-17 (187)
	Antares (250.1 - 92 = 158.1)
230

35		205
	Gb2-10 (266)
	autumn equinox
242

43			185
	Ga2-13	Ga2-14 (45)
	'Antares' (266 + 250.1 - 472 = 44.1)
230

Not only are the mago glyphs basically alike but also the numbers are striking, with 185 and 43 on one hand and with the same numbers in the opposite order on the other. The closed mouth on side b ought to refer to the back side of the sky, where time in a way runs in the opposite direction.

186 (from Ga2-13) + 36 (Gb2-10) = 222. Therefore we should be able to count 222 from Ga7-16 and find spring equinox: 186 + 222 = 408 and this is indeed where we have counted spring equinox to be north of the equator.

Question now is what the distance from Regulus to Antares could be. There are two possibilities:

35		152			52	43			185
	Gb2-10		Gb7-8	Gb7-9			Ga2-13	Ga2-14 (45)
	autumn equinox		Achird (11.7)				'Antares' (266 + 250.1 - 472 = 44.1)
472 = 190 + (52 + 44) + 186

The measure in the king lists (cfr e.g. in Argo Navis) should therefore be 96,000 or similar:

Sumerian W-B. 144
1 Alulim	28,800
2 Alagar	36,000
3 Enmenluanna	43,200
4 Eumengalanna	28,800
5 Divine Dumuzi	36,000
6 Ensibzianna	28,800
7 Enmenduranna	21,000
8 Ubardudu	18,600
9	-
10	-
Sum	241,200

Sumerian W-B. 62
1 Alulim	67,200
2 Alagar	72,000
3 Kidunnushakinkin	72,000
4 ... ?	21,600
5. Divine Dumuzi	28,800
6 Enmenluanna	21,600
7 Enzibzianna	36,000
8 Eumenduranna	72,000
9 Arad-gin	28,800*
10 Ziusudra	36,000
Sum	456,000

Berossos
1 Aloros	36,000
2 Alaparos	10,800
3 Amelon	46,800
4 Ammenon	43,200
5 Megalaros	64,800
6 Daonos	36,000
7 Euedoraches	64,800
8 Amempsinos	36,000
9 Opartes	28,800
10 Xisuthros	64,800
Sum	432,000

The Bible (King James' verison)
1 Adam	130
2 Seth	105
3 Enoch	90
4 Kenan	70
5 Mahalel	65
6 Jared	162
7 Enoch	65
8 Methuselah	187
9 Lamech	182
10 Noah: until Flood	600
Sum	1,656

* Campbell has 28,000 here, which, however, does not agree with the sum 456,000.

There is no such number in the lists, but who thought it would be easy?

Ga4-6 (*154)

Ga7-16 (*250)

Ga7-17

Regulus (153.7 - 92 = 61.7)

Antares (250.1 - 92 = 158.1)

230 = 90 + 96 + 44