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I.e., the synodic orbit of Venus could perhaps have been documented in the C text.

CIRCUIT OF VENUS

Black

8

Morning Star

263

Black

50

Evening Star

263

Sum

584

'Jan 4 (369) 5 (740 / 2) 6 7 8 9 (= 36 - 27) 39
Cb5-13 (107) Cb5-14 (500) Cb5-15 Cb5-16 Cb5-17 (392 + 111) Cb5-18
te moa te maitaki te henua e gagata tu - ki te huaga koia ra kua mau ki toona mea
Jan 31 (396) Febr 1 (580 - 183) 2 (33) 3 4 5
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
Aug 1 (2 * 107) 2 (580 = 20 * 29) 3 (2 * 108) 4 5 (400 + 183) 6 (584 → Venus)
'Febr 18 19 (50) 20 21 22 Terminalia 24 (55 → E:55)
Cb7-8 (152) Cb7-9 Cb7-10 Cb7-11 Cb7-12 Cb7-13 Cb7-14 (550)
te hoko huki te moko te hokohuki te maitaki te hau tea te rau hei te moko tanu

... A une certaine saison, on amassait des vivres, on faisait fête On emmaillotait un corail, pierre de défunt lezard, on l'enterrait, tanu. Cette cérémonie était un point de départ pour beacoup d'affaires, notamment de vacances pour le chant des tablettes ou de la priére, tanu i te tau moko o tana pure, enterrer la pierre sépulcrale de lézard de sa prière ...

March 17 18 (77) 19 20 (444 = 79 + 365) Greg. equinox 22 23
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
Sept 16 17 (260 = 77 + 183) 18 19 20 (2 * 314) 21 (264) Equinox

The southern spring equinox was in September 22 (265) and here the southern winter could have been 'buried' (tanu).

265 - 50 (nights of imprisonment) = 215 indicates glyph number 550 - 50 = 500, when the Sun was in February 1.

7 * 7

Cb5-14 (500)

Cb7-14 (550)

Febr 1 (32)

March 23 (82)

Aug 2 (215)

Sept 22 (265)

500 - 263 = 237 (= 8 * 29½ + 1).

262

7 * 7

Ca9-9 (237)

Cb5-14 (500)

Cb7-14 (550)

May 14 (134)

Febr 1 (32 = 397 - 365)

March 23 (82)

Nov 13 (317 = 134 + 183)

Aug 2 (215 = 32 + 183)

Sept 22 (265 = 82 + 183)

263 (Morning Star)

50 (Imprisonment)

Evening Star →

236 (Moon) + 263 (Venus) = 499.

... Notably the Raven, which was ascending in day 236 (= 8 * 29½) in Roman times ('August 24), had moved ahead due to the precession of the equinoxes with 27 days to 'a clean cup' in day 263 at the time of rongorongo ...