There is evidence that Algol might be the primary vero place
and Porrima a secondary application of the idea.
 |
145 |
 |
325 |
|
Gb8-12 |
Ga5-17 |
|
ALGOL (*45) |
PORRIMA (*191) |
|
472 = 1½ * 314 +
1 =
2 * 236
= 414 (365 + 7 *
7)
+ 2 * 29 |
First we have information about the month named vero:
Mq.: veo, tenth month of the lunar year. Ha.: welo,
a month (about April). Churchill.
In April the stars in the night could have been regarded as no
longer possible to view properly in the early mornings. The star
map was 'dead' so to say. Although the place of Algol had moved
ahead due to the precession, from the Julian equinox in "March
25 (→ 325) to day 125 (May 5) at the time of rongorongo:
|
FEBR 26 (422) |
2-27 |
28 (*344) |
MARCH 1 (*345) |
2 (61) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Gb8-8
(220) |
Gb8-9
(445) |
Gb8-10
(222) |
Gb8-11 |
Gb8-12
(229 + 32 * 7) |
|
Bharani-2 (Yoni) /
Stomach-17 (Pheasant)
π
Arietis (41.2),
MIRAM (Next to the Pleiades) =
η
Persei
(41.3),
BHARANI
= 41 Arietis (41.4),
τ²
Eridani,
σ
Arietis (41.7) |
TA LING (Great Mound) = τ Persei
(42.4)
*1.0 = *42.4 - *41.4 |
ρ
Arietis (43.0),
GORGONEA SECUNDA =
π
Persei
(43.5),
ACAMAR
(End of the River) =
θ
Eridani
(43.6),
ε
Arietis (43.7),
λ
Ceti (43.9)
DENEBOLA (β Leonis) |
MENKAR
(The Nose) =
α
Ceti
(44.7) |
3h (45.7)
GORGONEA TERTIA =
ρ
Persei
(45.1),
ALGOL
(The Demon) =
β
Persei
(45.9) |
|
May 1 (*41) |
2 (122) |
3 (*408) |
4 |
5 (125 = 61 + 64) |
|
°April
27 (*37) |
28 (118
= 4 * 29½) |
29
(*404) |
30 |
°May 1
(11 * 11) |
|
'April 4 (*14) |
5 (95) |
6 (461) |
7 |
8 (*18 =
*45 - *27) |
|
0h (*366) |
22 (81 = 122 -
41) |
"March 23 |
24 (448) |
25 (Equinox) |
|
345 = 486 - 141 |
346 |
347 |
348 = 448 - 100 |
349 |
 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
NOV 28 |
29 (*161) |
30 (242 = 2 *
121) |
DEC 1 |
2 |
|
Al Zubānā-14a (Claws) /
Visakha-16 (Forked) /
Root-3 (Badger)
ZUBEN ELGENUBI
(Southern Claw) =
α
Librae
(224.2),
ξ
Bootis,
ο
Lupi (224.5) |
KOCHAB
(Kakkab) = β Ursae Min.
(225.0), ξ Librae (225.7) |
KE KWAN (Cavalry Officer) =
β
Lupi
(226.3),
KE KWAN =
κ
Centauri (226.4),
ZUBEN ELAKRIBI
(Claw of the Scorpion) =
δ
Librae
(226.8),
π¹
Oct.
(226.9)
*185.0 = *226.4 - *41.4 |
ω Bootis (227.2),
NEKKAR
(Herdsman) = β Bootis
(227.3), σ Librae (227.5), π² Oct. (227.7),
NADLAT (Mean Little Ones) = ψ Bootis
(227.8), π Lupi (227.9) |
15h
(228.3)
ZUBEN HAKRABIM
= ν Librae
(228.3), λ Lupi (228.9) |
|
... at the ancient time of
Bharani the star at the North Pole was not Polaris
but β Ursae Minoris - Kochab (as in Babylonian
Kakkab = Star).
 |
|
Oct 31 (*224) |
Nov 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (308) |
|
°Oct 27
(300) |
28 |
29
(*222) |
30 |
31 |
|
'Oct 4 (277) |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
"Sept 20 (263) |
21 (*184) |
22 (Equinox) |
23 |
24 |
|
*83 = *224 - *141 |
*84 = *184 - *100 |
*85 |
*86 |
*87 |
We should notice that helical Algol in day 84 ("March 25) would
in principle have returned to visibility 16 days later, viz. in
day 100 ("April 10).
At the time of the Bull they used to observe the events of returning to
visibility instead of deducing the true heliacal dates, and "April 10
(100) should therefore correspond to MARCH 2 (61) = *346 counted
from 0h in the preceding year. For 365 + 61 = 426 = 80 + *346
and
100 ("April 10) - 61 (MARCH 2) = 39 = 23 (precessional depth
down from the time of Bharani to that of the Bull) + 16 (nights
before returning to visibility.
By using the time-frame of Bharani it could be stated that
"April was the month of the Spear (vero) because here the
Sun had reached Algol - i.e. 'killed' ('beheaded') the winter
monster. This should thus have been a suitable place for vero in the Moon
calendar, for the event took place in the night and not in
day-time.
