In the G text the Moon evidently could have ruled both side a and side b,
because 16 * 29½ = 472:
side a |
230 |
side b |
242 |
sum |
472 |
Although the text on side a has been designed to be 6 right ascensin days shorter
and the text on side b to be 6 right ascension days longer than 8
* 29½.
Number 6 occurs as the difference between 236 and 230.
no glyph |
228 |
|
5 |
|
Ga8-26
(229) |
Gb1-6
(235) |
HYADUM II
(*64) |
ALRAMI
(*293) |
TARAZED
(*299) |
MARCH 21
(0h) |
NOV 5
(309) |
NOV
11 (315) |
8 * 29½ |
242 (side b) - 6 = 236.
At the time of the Bull there apparently was no discussion - it
was the Moon who ruled time.
The 'loading of the canoe' took 6 days, according to Manuscript
E, and 6 + 44 (the sea journey) = 50.
229 (Alrami) + 6 = 235 (Tarazed), and then we can look ahead to
235 + 44 = 279 (Gb2-24) = 40 right ascension weeks counted from
Hyadum I (at the end of side b of the tablet):
DEC 22 |
23
(*277) |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb2-21 |
Gb2-22 |
Gb2-23 |
Gb2-24
(50) |
Gb2-25 (280) |
Gb2-26 |
δ
Tucanae (340.1), ρ Cephei (340.2), ν Gruis (340.3),
ζ Aquarii, δ Gruis (340.4), 5/1100 Lac. (340.7), σ
Aquarii, 6/650 Lac. (340.9)
*299.0 = *340.4 - *41.4
PROCYON (α
Canis Minoris)
|
υ Oct.
(341.0), α/91 Lac. (341.1),
HOMAN
(Hero) = ζ
Pegasi,
β Piscis Austrini (341.2), ν Tucanae (341.5), υ
Aquarii (341.9) |
η Aquarii (342.1), σ Gruis (342.4),
SITULA (Water-jar) = κ Aquarii
(342.7)
*301.0 = *342.4 - *41.4 |
ε Piscis
Austrini (343.5), ο Pegasi, β Gruis (343.8) |
ρ Gruis (344.0),
MATAR (Rain) = η Pegasi
(344.2), η Gruis (344.6), β Oct. (344.7) |
λ Pegasi
(345.0), ξ Pegasi (345.1), ε Gruis (345.3), τ
Aquarii (345.7), ξ Oct. (345.8), μ Pegasi (345.9) |
Febr 24 |
25 (*341) |
26 |
27 (2 *
29) |
28 (424) |
March 1
(*345) |
°Febr 20 |
21 (52) |
22 |
23 |
24 (420) |
25 (*341) |
'Jan 28 |
29
(*314) |
30 |
31 (396) |
'Febr 1 |
2 (33) |
"Jan 14 |
15
(*300) |
16 |
17 (382) |
18 |
19 |
DEC 28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
31 (*285) |
JAN 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gb2-27 → π |
Gb2-28 (54) |
Gb2-29 |
Gb2-30 (285) |
Gb2-31 |
ι Cephei (346.0), λ
Aquarii, γ Piscis
Austrini, σ Pegasi
(346.5) |
SCHEAT AQUARII = δ
Aquarii
(347.0), ρ
Pegasi (347.2),
δ
Piscis Austrini
(347.4),
FOMALHAUT (Mouth of
the Fish) =
α
Piscis Austrini,
τ
Gruis (347.8)
*306.0 = *347.4 -
*41.4 |
FUM AL SAMAKAH
(Mouth of the Fish)
=
β
Piscium
(348.3),
ζ
Gruis (348.5),
ο
Andromedae (348.9) |
Al Fargh al
Mukdim-24 (Fore
Spout) /
Purva Bhādrapadā-26
(First of the
Blessed Feet) /
House-13 (Pig)
SCHEAT PEGASI =
β
Pegasi,
π
Piscis Austrini
(349.3),
κ
Gruis (349.4),
MARKAB PEGASI =
α
Pegasi
(349.5)
*308.0 = *349.4 -
*41.4 |
23h (350.0)
υ, θ Gruis (350.0),
π Cephei (350.6), ι
Gruis (350.9) |
March 2 |
3 |
4 (*348) |
5 (64) |
6 (430) |
°Febr 26 |
27 |
28 (*344) |
°March 1 (60) |
2 |
'Febr 3 |
4 |
5 (36) |
6 (*322) |
7 (403) |
"Jan 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (388) |
24 (*309) |
However, we must add
another set of 6 days in
order to reach Gb2-30 at the
end of DECEMBER. And in
Gb2-30 we can
perceive an allusion to 230
(= 242 - 2 * 6).
...
Menkaure was allegedly a
much more benevolent Pharaoh
than his predecessors.
According to legends related
by Herodotus, he wrote the
following: This Prince (Mycerinus)
disapproved of the conduct
of his father, reopened the
temples and allowed the
people, who were ground down
to the lowest point of
misery, to return to their
occupations and to resume
the practice of sacrifice.
His justice in the decision
of causes was beyond that of
all the former kings. The
Egyptians praise him in this
respect more highly than any
other monarchs, declaring
that he not only gave his
judgements with fairness,
but also, when anyone was
dissatisfied with his
sentence, made compensation
to him out of his own purse
and thus pacified his anger.
The Gods
however ordained that Egypt
should suffer tyrannical
rulers for a hundred and
fifty [150] years according
to this legend. Herodotus
goes on: ... An oracle
reached him from the town of
Buto, which said 'six
years only shalt thou live
upon this earth, and in the
seventh thou shalt end thy
days'. Mycerinus,
indignant, sent an angry
message to the oracle,
reproaching the god with his
injustice - 'My father and
uncle,' he said 'though they
shut up the temples, took no
thought of the gods and
destroyed multitudes of men,
nevertheless enjoyed a long
life; I, who am pious, am to
die soon!' There came in
reply a second message from
the oracle - 'for this very
reason is thy life brought
so quickly to a close - thou
hast not done as it behoved
thee. Egypt was fated to
suffer affliction one
hundred and fifty years -
the two kings who preceded
thee upon the throne
understood this - thou hast
not understood it'.
Mycerinus, when this
answer reached him,
perceiving that his doom was
fixed, had lamps prepared,
which he lighted every day
at eventime, and feasted and
enjoyed himself unceasingly
both day and night, moving
about in the marsh-country
and the woods, and visiting
all the places he heard were
agreeable sojourns. His wish
was to prove the oracle
false, by turning night into
days and so living twelve
years in the space of six
...
Therefore it is possible to guess why
the number of days for the
sea voyage of Hotu
had to be 6 days longer than that
of the Explorers. 38 + 6 =
44.
... On the twenty-fifth day
[raa] of the first
month ('Vaitu Nui'), Ira and
Makoi set sail. (i te rua
te angahuru marima raa o te
vaitu nui.i oho.mai ai a
ira.ko Makoi), on
the first day [te raa po
rae] of the month of
June ('Maro'), the bow [te
ihu] of Ira's canoe
touched land again.
(E:17)
Rigel (*78) + 6 = *84
(Alnitak → Menkaure) =
*349 (The Fore Spout) -
*265 = 12 right
ascensioin weeks.
tagata tuu
rima ki ruga |
te maitaki |
te henua |
Rei
hata ia |
tagata
rogo |
... the first
month of the
Moriori year,
was named
Rongo (Lono).
On the first of
the new year the
Moriori
launched a small
canoe to
Rongo,
although they
built and used
only rude craft
for their
fishing
excursions. The
canoe was manned
by twelve
figures
symbolizing the
personifications
of the twelve
months.
Sometimes
twenty-four
figures were
placed in the
canoe, and
Skinner
interprets the
additional
twelve as
representing the
female
counterparts of
the months. As
an old Maori
once remarked.
'Everything has
its female
counterpart
... |
|
|
|
|
|
Ca3-21 (→ March
21 → Gregorian
equinox) |
Ca3-22 (73) |
Ca3-23 |
Ca3-24 |
Ca3-25 (→ March
25→ Julian
equinox) |
Hata.
1. Table,
bureau. P Pau.:
afata, a
chest, box.
Mgv.: avata,
a box, case,
trunk, coffin.
Mq.: fata,
hata, a
piece of wood
with several
branches serving
as a rack,
space, to
ramify, to
branch; fataá,
hataá,
stage, step,
shelf. Ta.:
fata,
scaffold, altar.
2. Hakahata,
to disjoint;
hakahatahata,
to loosen, to
stretch. P Pau.:
vata, an
interval,
interstice.
Mgv.: kohata,
the space
between two
boards, to be
badly joined;
akakohata,
to leave a space
between two
bodies badly
joined;
hakahata, to
be large, broad,
wide, spacious,
far off. Mq.:
hatahata,
fatafata,
having chinks,
not tightly
closed,
disjointed. Ta.:
fatafata,
open. 3.
Hatahata,
calm, loose,
prolix, vast.
Mgv.:
hatahara,
broad, wide,
spacious, at
one's ease. Ta.:
fatafata,
free from care.
Mq.: hatahata,
empty, open. 4.
Hatahata,
tube, pipe,
funnel.
Churchill. Sa.:
fata, a
raised house in
which to store
yams, a shelf, a
handbarrow, a
bier, a litter,
an altar, to
carry on a
litter;
fatāmanu,
a scaffold. To.:
fata,
a loft, a bier,
a handbarrow, to
carry on a bier;
fataki,
a platform. Fu.:
fata,
a barrow, a
loft;
fatataki,
two sticks or
canes attached
to each other at
each side of a
house post to
serve as a
shelf. Niuē:
fata,
a cage, a
handbarrow, a
shelf, a stage,
(sometimes) the
upper story of a
house. Uvea:
fata,
a barrow, a
bier. Fotuna:
fata,
a stage. Ta.:
fata,
an altar, a
scaffold, a
piece of wood
put up to hang
baskets of food
on;
afata,
a chest, a box,
a coop, a raft,
a scaffold.
Pau.:
fata,
a heap;
afata,
a box, a chest.
Ma.:
whata,
a platform or
raised
storehouse for
food, an altar,
to elevate, to
support.
Moriori:
whata,
a raft. Mq.:
fata,
hata,
hataá,
shelves.
Rapanui:
hata,
a table. Ha.:
haka,
a ladder, an
artificial
henroost;
alahaka,
a ladder. Mg.:
ata,
a shelf;
atamoa,
a ladder;
atarau,
an altar. Mgv.:
avata,
a coffer, a box.
Vi.:
vata,
a loft, a shelf;
tāvata,
a bier. The
Samoan
fata
is a pair of
light timbers
pointed at the
ends and tied
across the
center posts of
the house, one
in front, the
other behind the
line of posts;
rolls of mats
and bales of
sennit may be
laid across
these timbers;
baskets or
reserved
victuals may be
hung on the
ends. The litter
and the barrow
are two light
poles with small
slats lashed
across at
intervals. The
Marquesan
fata
is a stout stem
of a sapling
with the stumps
of several
branches, a hat
tree in shape,
though found
among a barehead
folk. These
illustrations
are sufficient
to show what is
the common
element in all
these
fata
identifications,
light
cross-pieces
spaced at
intervals. With
this for a
primal
signifaction it
is easy to see
how a ladder, a
raft, a
henroost, an
altar come under
the same stem
for designation.
Perhaps Samoan
fatafata
the breast
obtains the name
by reason of the
ribs; it would
be convincing
were it not that
the plumpness of
most Samoans
leaves the ribs
a matter of
anatomical
inference.
Churchill 2.
... Teke
said to Oti,
'Go and take the
hauhau
tree, the paper
mulberry tree,
rushes,
tavari
plants, uku
koko grass,
riku
ferns, ngaoho
plants, the
toromiro
tree, hiki
kioe plants
(Cyperus
vegetus),
the sandalwood
tree,
harahara
plants, pua
nakonako
plants,
nehenehe
ferns, hua
taru grass,
poporo
plants, bottle
gourds (ipu
ngutu),
kohe plants,
kavakava atua
ferns, fragrant
tuere heu
grass, tureme
grass (Diochelachne
sciurea),
matie grass,
and the two
kinds of
cockroaches
makere and
hata.'
... The
division into
quarters of a
28-series can be
applied to the
main phases of
the moon during
the visible
period as was as
to a (reflex of
the old world?)
sidereal month.
The
separate
subgroup (29
makere - 30
hata)
consists of the
names of two
types of
cockroaches, but
in related
eastern
Polynesian
languages these
names can also
be explained on
a different
level. MAO.
makere,
among others,
'to die', and
whata, among
others, 'to be
laid to rest on
a platform',
deserve special
attention.
The theme
hinted at is one
of death and
burial. In our
scheme they
occur at just
that time when
the moon 'has
died'! This
lends further
support to the
lunar thesis.
Barthel 2.
|
CLOSE TO THE
FULL MOON: |
June 1 (152) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
π4 Orionis
(72.1), ο¹
Orionis (72.4),
π5 Orionis
(72.8)
*31.0 = *72.4 -
*41.4 |
π¹ Orionis
(73.0), ο²
Orionis (73.4),
HASSALEH = ι
Aurigae
(73.6), π6
Orionis (73.9)
*32.0 = *73.4 -
*41.4 |
ALMAAZ (The Male
Goat) = ε
Aurigae
(74.7),
HAEDUS I = ζ
Aurigae
(74.8) |
HAEDUS II = η
Aurigae
(75.9) |
5h (76.1)
ε Leporis
(76.0),
CURSA
= β Eridani
(76.4), λ
Eridani (76.7)
*35.0 = *76.4 -
*41.4 |
DAY 72 |
73 (= 365 /
5) |
74 |
75 |
76 |
|
CLOSE TO THE
SUN: |
Dec 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Ophiuchi
(255.3),
GRAFIAS (Claws)
= ζ Scorpii
(255.4) |
κ
Ophiuchi
(256.2),
ζ
Arae (256.5),
ε
Arae (256.8),
CUJAM
(Club) = ε
Herculi
(256.9) |
no star listed
(257) |
17h (258.7)
ARRAKIS = μ
Draconis
(258.7) |
Mula-19 (The
Root)
SABIK (The
Preceding One) =
η Ophiuchi
(259.7), η
Scorpii (259.9) |
|
DAY 255 |
256 (= 4 *
64) |
257 |
258 |
259 |
kua tupu te
rakau |
kua tupu - te
kihikihi |
te hau tea |
|
|
|
Ca4-1 (77) |
Ca4-2 |
Ca4-3 |
CLOSE TO THE
FULL MOON: |
μ Aurigae, μ
Leporis (77.6) |
ĸ Leporis
(78.0),
RIGEL
(Foot) = β
Orionis
(78.1),
Flaming Star =
IC405
(78.2),
CAPELLA
= α Aurigae
(78.4), ο
Columbae, τ
Orionis (78.8)
*37.0 = *78.4 -
*41.4
THUBAN (α
Draconis)
|
λ Aurigae
(79.0), λ
Leporis (79.6),
ρ Aurigae (79.7)
ARCTURUS (α
Bootis)
|
June 6 (157 =
314 / 2) |
7 (*78) |
8 (4 * 29½ + 41) |
'May 10 (*50 =
*77 - * 27) |
11 |
12 (132 = 118 +
14) |
"April 26 (*36 =
*77 - *41) |
27 |
28 (118) |
APRIL 3 (*13 =
*77 - *64) |
4 |
5 (95 = 118 -
23) |
DAY 77 |
78 (= 6 * 13) |
79 |
CLOSE TO THE
SUN: |
Dec 6 (340 = 157
+ 183) |
7 (*261 = *78 +
*183) |
8 |
NODUS I = ζ
Draconis
(260.0), π
Herculis
(260.7),
RAS ALGETHI
= α Herculis
(260.8) |
SARIN = δ
Herculis
(261.0), ο
Ophiuchi (261.4)
*220.0 = *261.4
- *41.4
ALRISHA (α
Piscium)
|
ξ Ophiuchi
(262.2), θ
Ophiuchi, ν
Serpentis, ζ, ι
Apodis (262.4),
ι Arae (262.8),
ρ Herculis
(262.9)
*221.0 = *262.4
- *41.4 |
DAY 260 |
261 (= 9 *
29) |
262 |
tagata - te
rau hei |
te hokohuki i
te moko |
te rau hei |
e gagata
hakaariki |
manu |
te rau hei |
Rau
hei.
1. Branch of
mimosa. 2.
Killed enemy. 3.
Hanged 'fish'. 'Branche
du mimosa (signe
de mort),
ennemie túe
(poisson
suspendu)'
according to
Jaussen.
Barthel. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ca4-4 |
Ca4-5 |
Ca4-6 |
Ca4-7 |
Ca4-8 (84) |
Ca4-9 |
CLOSE TO THE
FULL MOON: |
Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu-5
(Star in the
Bull towards the
north)
σ
Aurigae (80.4),
BELLATRIX
(Female Warrior)
=
γ
Orionis, SAIF AL
JABBAR (Sword of
the Giant) =
η
Orionis
(80.7),
ELNATH
(The Butting
One) =
β
Tauri = γ
Aurigae
(80.9) |
ψ
Orionis (81.1),
NIHAL
(Thirst-slaking
Camels) =
β
Leporis
(81.7) |
KHUFU
MINTAKA (Belt) =
δ
Orionis,
υ
Orionis (82.4),
χ
Aurigae (82.5),
ε
Columbae (82.6)
*41.0 = *82.4 -
*41.4 |
KHAFRE
Al Hak'ah-3
(Brand) /
Mrigashīrsha-5
(Stag's Head) /
Turtle Head-20
(Monkey) /
Mas-tab-ba-tur-tur
(Little
Twins)
ARNEB = α
Leporis, Crab
Nebula = M1
Tauri
(83.0,
φ¹
Orionis (83.1),
HEKA
= λ Orionis,
Orion Nebula =
M42
(83.2),
φ²
Orionis (83.6),
ALNILAM (String
of Pearls) = ε
Orionis
(83.7) |
MENKAURE
Three Stars-21
(Gibbon) /
Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-6
(Star in the
Bull towards the
south)
/
ANA-IVA-9
(Pillar of exit)
HEAVENLY GATE =
ζ Tauri,
ν
Columbae (84.0),
ω
Orionis (84.2),
ALNITAK (Girdle)
= ζ Orionis,
PHAKT (Phaet) =
α Columbae
(84.7) |
ο Aurigae
(85.8), γ
Leporis (85.9)
YANG MUN (α
Lupi)
|
|
June 9
|
10 (161) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
... The month,
which takes its
name from
Juppiter the
oak-god, begins
on June 10th and
ends of July
7th. Midway
comes St. John's
Day, June 24th,
the day on which
the oak-king was
sacrificially
burned alive.
The Celtic year
was divided into
two halves with
the second half
beginning in
July, apparently
after a
seven-day wake,
or funeral
feast, in the
oak-king's
honour ... |
'May 13 |
14 |
15 (500) |
16 (136) |
17 |
18 |
"April 29 |
30 |
May 1
(11 * 11) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
APRIL 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (100) |
11 |
CLOSE TO THE
SUN: |
Dec 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (348) |
DAY 263 |
264 |
265 |
266 |
267 |
268 |
|