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) |
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 ...