FEBR 11	12 (408)	13	14	15

Ca14-29	Cb1-1	Cb1-2	Cb1-3	Cb1-4 (396)
te rima	E tupu - ki roto		o te hau tea	ki te henua - te maro
*ANA-NIA-10 (Pillar-to-fish by)* χ Ceti (26.1), POLARIS = α Ursae Minoris, BATEN KAITOS = ζ Ceti (26.6), METALLAH = α Trianguli (26.9)	*Al Sharatain-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 (Dog) / Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku-1 (Front of the Head of Ku)* SEGIN = ε Cassiopeia, MESARTHIM = γ Arietis, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN (Pair of Signs) = β Arietis, φ Phoenicis (27.4) 351.0 = 27.4 - *41.4	ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ Ceti (28.8)	ALRISHA (The Knot) = α Piscium, χ Phoenicis (29.2), ε Trianguli (29.4), ALAMAK (Caracal) = γ Andromedae (29.7) 353.0 = 29.4 - *41.4	*Arku-sha-rishu-ku-2 (Back of the Head of Ku)* 2h (30.4) κ Arietis (30.3), HAMAL (Sheep) = α Arietis (30.5) ~~ALKES (α Crateris)~~ 354.0 = 30.4 - *41.4

16	April 17 (107)	18	19 (80 + 29)	20
20 (79)	'March 21	22	23	24
... Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on 21 March (even though the equinox occurs, astronomically speaking, on 20 March [*364] in most years) ...
6 (65)	"March 7	8	9	*10 (354)**

FEBR 16	*17 (413 = 14 29½)**

Cb1-5	Cb1-6 (6 + 392)
*rutua - te pahu - rutua te maeva*
DELTOTUM (Δ) = β Trianguli (31.2), ι Trianguli (31.7), η Arietis (31.9)	ξ¹ Ceti (32.1)
April 21 (111)	*22 (32)**
Julian equinox	'March 26 (85)
*"March 11 (355)**	12 (436 = 365 + 71)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
*AUG 18 (150)**	19 (231 = 48 + 183)
*Neck-2 (Dragon)* ASELLUS TERTIUS (3rd Ass Colt) = κ Bootis, κ Virginis, 14 Bootis (214.8)	*Al Ghafr-13 (The Cover) / Svāti-15 (Very Good) / TAHUA-TAATA-METUA-TE-TUPU-MAVAE-6 (a pillar to stand by)* 15 Bootis (215.2), ARCTURUS = α Bootis (215.4), ASELLUS SECUNDUS (2nd Ass Colt) = ι Bootis (215.5), SYRMA (Train of the Virgin's Robe) = ι Virginis, λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8) 174.0 = 215.4 - *41.4
21	Oct 22 (295)
24	*'Sept 25 (188)**
10	"Sept 11 (254)

It seems reasonable to assume Metoro saw the place of heliacal Hamal (when Alkes would have been at the Full Moon) as the last day of the ancient old year, for this could have motivated him to tell Bishop Jaussen about sounding drums and a sky which was moving. Why was the sky moving? Perhaps because there was a jump ahead with 348 / 2 = 174 right ascension days.

6 * 29 = 348 / 2

On the C tablet there were 348 (= 12 * 29) glyphs on side b and 348 + 16 = 364. On the front side was the Sun and on the back side the stars were shining. From the positions of the stars in the night the dates could be deduced.

... Thus, presumably the drums were sounding at the northern spring equinox - viz. according to the A text in what could be deduced as day 1 after 0h in Roman times ('March 22) and according to the C text 3 days later = the Julian equinox ...

Wall

Algenib (γ Pegasi)

Porcupine

March 22 (81)

A	March 22	81	81 - 27 = '54	Febr 23	ALGENIB (γ Pegasi)
C	March 25	84	84 - 27 = '57	Febr 26	DZANEB (ω Piscium)

... The Symplegades ... or Clashing Rocks, also known as the Cyanean Rocks, were, according to Greek mythology, a pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together randomly. They were defeated by Jason and the Argonauts, who would have been lost and killed by the rocks except for Phineus' advice. Jason let a dove fly between the rocks; it lost only its tail feathers. The Argonauts rowed mightily to get through and lost only part of the stern ornament. After that, the Symplegades stopped moving permanently ...

... The Argonauts, with the Golden Fleece on board, had to pass the Symplegades, the clashing rocks. Once a ship with its crew came through unharmed - so the 'blessed ones' (makaroi) had decided long ago - the Symplegades would stay fixed, and be clashing rocks no longer. After that 'accepting the novel laws of the fixed earth', they should 'offer an easy passage to all ships, once thay had learnt defeat'. This is only one station on the long 'opening travel' of the Argonauts transporting the Golden Fleece (of a ram), undertaken in all probability to introduce the Age of Aries, but it demonstrates best the relevant point, namely, 'the novel laws' ...