420. The G text goes back to Hyadum II at
0h (80) and Aldebaran at MARCH 25 (84), located at the
beginning of side a of the tablet. From Hyadum II at
MARCH 21 (80) to DECEMBER 2 (336 = 4 * 84) - together
with Dramasa
at the South Pole - there were 336 - 80 = 256 (= 4 * 64 =
16 * 16)
days. The precession had moved the leading stars ahead
in the Sun calendar with 400 (February 4) - 336
(DECEMBER 2) = 64 (= 8 * 8) days, it would seem.
|
↑ |
DEC 2 (12 * 28) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (340) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-1 (256) |
Gb2-2 |
Gb2-3 (29) |
Gb2-4 |
Gb2-5 (260) |
|
DRAMASA (320.0) |
*321 |
*322 |
*323 |
*324 |
|
Febr 4 (400) |
5 (31 + 5 = 36) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
However, at the time of the Bull
they had probably waited for the return of the star to
visibility (16 days after its heliacal
date) and therefore the precessional time depth
in a way was ca 64 + 16 = 80 days. The top of the roof at
Sadalmelik (the Lucky King) returned to
visibility in DECEMBER 16 (350) which was 16
days after its heliacal date, which means the
position of Sadalmelik at the time of rongorongo
at *334 agreed with day 350 - 16 = 334 at the
time of the Bull:
|
DEC 14 (348 = 12
* 29) |
15 |
16 (350 = 270 +
80) |
17 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-13 |
Gb2-14 (40) |
Gb2-15 (229 + 41
= 270) |
Gb2-16 |
|
no star listed
(332) |
η Piscis
Austrini (333.4)
*292 = *333.4 -
*41.4 |
Rooftop-12
(Swallow)
22h (334.8)
KAE UH (Roof) =
ο
Aquarii
(334.0),
AL KURHAH (White
Spot) = ξ
Cephei
(334.4),
SADALMELIK
(Lucky King),
AL DHANAB (The
Tail) = λ
Gruis
(334.6), ι
Aquarii, ν
Pegasi (334.7)
*293 = *334.4 -
*41.4 |
ι Pegasi
(335.0),
ALNAIR (The
Bright One) = α Gruis
(335.1), μ
Piscis Austrini,
υ Piscis
Austrini
(335.3),
WOO (Pestle) = π
Pegasi
(335.7),
BAHAM = θ Pegasi,
τ Piscis
Austrini (335.8) |
|
Febr 16 |
17 (413 = 14 *
29½) |
18 (365 + 49 =
414) |
19 (50) |
|
"Jan 5 (366 + 5) |
6 (372) |
7 (*293 = 373 -
80) |
8 (☼210
= 374 - 84) |
|
... It must be
admitted,
however, that
the task of
raising the sky
was not always a
long and arduous
one. In the New
Hebrides of
Melanesia the
sky was formerly
so low overhead
that a woman who
was pounding
roots in a
mortar happened
to strike the
sky with her
pestle. Greatly
annoyed at the
interruption she
looked up and
cried angrily,
'Go on up
higher!' Whereat
the sky meekly
obeyed her. What
actually
happened
probably was
that the woman
struck the low
house roof with
her pestle and
cried angrily to
her husband, 'If
you don't raise
that roof
higher, I won't
cook you another
meal!' thus
giving a strong
impuls to the
development of
the science of
architecture ... |
At the
time of Bharani (*41.4)
Sadalmelik would
according to simple
calculations have risen
heliacally already in
"January 7 (373) instead
of in February 18 (414);
because 414 - 41 = 373.
|
DEC 18
(336 +
16) |
19
(*273) |
20 (354
=
☼270) |
SOLSTICE |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-17
(272 = 2
* 136) |
Gb2-18 |
Gb2-19
(45 =
360 / 8) |
Gb2-20
(275) |
|
ζ Cephei
(336.2),
λ Cephei
(336.3),
-/270
Lac.
(336.7),
λ Piscis
Austrini
(336.8) |
μ Gruis
(337.0),
ε Cephei
(337.2),
1/325
Lac.
(337.3),
ANCHA
(Hip) =
θ
Aquarii
(337.4),
ψ Oct.
(337.5),
α
Tucanae
(337.9)
*296 = *337.4 -
*41.4 |
Al Sa'ad
al
Ahbiyah-23
(Lucky
Star of
Hidden
Things)
/
Shatabisha-25
(Comprising
a
Hundred
Physicians)
ε
Oct.
(338.1),
ρ
Aquarii
(338.2),
2/365
Lac.
(338.5),
SADACHBIA
=
γ
Aquarii
(338.6),
π
Gruis
(338.9) |
β/172
Lac.
(339.2),
4/1100
Lac.
(339.4),
π
Aquarii
(339.5)
*298= *339.4 -
*41.4
CASTOR
(α
Gemini) |
|
Febr 20
(*336) |
21 (52) |
22 (418) |
Terminalia |
|
'Jan 24 |
25 (= 52
- 27) |
26 |
27 (392
= 365 +
27) |
|
"Jan 9
(*295 =
*336 -
*41) |
10 |
11 (377
= 418 -
41) |
12 (378
→
Saturn) |
|
...
Al Sa'd
al
Ahbiyah,
which
has been
interpreted
the
Lucky
Star of
Hidden
Things
or
Hiding-places,
because
when it
emerged
from the
sun's
rays all
hidden
worms
and
reptiles,
buried
during
the
preceding
cold,
creep
out of
their
holes!
But as
this
word
Ah Biyah
is
merely
the
plural
of
Hibā',
a Tent,
a more
reasonable
explanation
is that
the star
was so
called
from its
rising
in the
spring
twilight,
when,
after
the
winter's
want and
suffering,
the
nomads'
tents
were
raised
on the
freshening
pastures,
and the
pleasent
weather
set in.
This
idea
renders
Professor
Whitney's
'Felicity
of
Tents' a
happy
translation
of the
original.
ζ,
η,
and
π
are
included
with
γ
under
this
designation
by Ulug
Beg -
ζ,
in the
centre
marking
the top
of the
tent;
Kazwini,
however,
considering
this
central
star as
Al
Sa'd,
and the
three
surrounding
ones his
tents
... |
There were 19
days from the
South Pole star
(Dramasa, *320) to the
night when
Castor
culminated at
21h (*339). In
Roman times
'February 23 was
named
Terminalia
(End) and at the
time of
rongorongo
February 23 was
the date where Castor
culminated at
21h. In Roman
times Castor
would have
culminated at
21h in day 392
because
precession had
moved the stars
ahead in the Sun
calendar with 27
right ascension days since then.
419 (February
23) - 27 = 392
('January 27).
(Although the
culminations could
have been
observed around
27 / 365.25 *
24h earlier in
the evenings in
order to
make the
culmination of
Castor coincide with
Terminalia.
27 / 365.24 *
1440 minutes =
106.45 minutes.)
In Gb2-20 we can
see a henua
with hatchmarks
signifying a
dark time.
Probably we
should perceive
this 'wilting'
season as here
being turned
upside down -
meaning
'finished':
At the time of
Bharani the
corresponding
day would have
been "January
12, had they
used our
Gregorian
calendar at that
ancient time.
419 (February
23) - 41 = 378
("January 12),
and this number
alludes to the
cycle of Saturn.
|
Synodic cycles |
|
Mercury |
115.88 |
|
Venus |
583.92 |
|
|
|
Mars |
779.96 |
|
Jupiter |
398.88 |
|
Saturn |
378.09 |
|
Uranus |
369.66 |
|
