132 (= 396 / 3). Another example of nakshatra ('stern forward')
reading is offered by Manus Catenata.
There were 8 nights from the Chained Hand of Andromeda
to glyph number 118 (in the G text), where Sirrah was at the Full
Moon:
|
Manus Catenata (*358) |
Sirrah
(*366 = 118 + 248) |
Achernar (*23) |
|
354 = 84 + 270 |
84 + 278 = 362
= 2 * 181 |
384 = 84 + 300 |
Counting from Betelgeuze (the
House of the Giant), rising with
the Sun in right ascension day *88
(= 22 * 4), to Sirrah at right
ascension *366 there were 278
days.
... Odysseus and his fleet were
now in a mythic realm of
difficult trials and passages,
of which the first was to be the
Land of the Cyclopes, 'neither
nigh at hand, nor yet afar off',
where the one-eyed giant
Polyphemus, son of the god
Poseidon (who, as we know, was
the lord of tides and of the Two
Queens, and the lord,
furthermore, of Medusa), dwelt
with his flocks in a cave.
'Yes, for he was a monstrous
thing and fashioned marvelously,
nor was he like to any man that
lives by bread, but like a
wooded peak of the towering
hills, which stands out apart
and alone from others.'
Odysseus, choosing twelve men,
the best of the company, left
his ships at shore and sallied
to the vast cave. It was found
stocked abundantly with cheeses,
flocks of lambs and kids penned
apart, milk pails, bowls of
whey; and when the company had
entered and was sitting to wait,
expecting hospitality, the owner
came in, shepherding his flocks.
He bore a grievous weight of dry
wood, which he cast down with a
din inside the cave, so that in
fear all fled to hide. Lifting a
huge doorstone, such as two and
twenty good four-wheeled wains
could not have raised from the
ground, he set this against the
mouth of the cave, sat down,
milked his ewes and goats, and
beneath each placed her young,
after which he kindled a fire
and spied his guests
...
From March 21 (80) to
heliacal Betelgeuze in June 17
(168) there were 88 days and
from there to Manus Catenata
(*358) there were 270 days, and
then there were a further 8 days to Sirrah.
When Venus returned as Morning
Star she had been invisible for
8 nights.
From the time of Gregory XIII to
the time of rongorongo there
were 4 precessional days.
Therefore *358 at Manus Catenata
had to be reduced with 4 in
order to see what day number the
Pope could have perceived when
he launched his new calendar.
The beginning of side a on the G tablet would
accordingly have coincided with day 60 (instead of
with day 64 = *64):
|
no glyph |
 |
 |
108 |
|
Ga1-1 |
Ga1-2 |
|
HYADUM II = δ¹ Tauri
(64.2) |
Net-19 (Crow)
AIN (Eye )
= ε Tauri,
θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri
(65.7) |
no star listed (66) |
|
May 24 |
25 (145) |
26 |
|
°May 20
(140) |
21 (*61) |
22 |
|
'April 27 |
28 (118) |
29 (*39) |
|
"April 13 |
14 (104) |
15 (*25) |
|
0h |
MARCH 22 (*1) |
23 (82) |
|
60 |
61 |
62 |
|
... There was no water
in the village. The
lakes and rivers were
dry. Raven and Crow, two
young girls who were
having their first
menstrual courses, were
told to go and draw
water from the ocean.
Finding the journey too
long, Raven decided just
to urinate into her
basket-bucket. She
decieved no one and was
severly scolded. Crow
returned much later but
with drinking water. As
a punishment, Raven was
condemned never to find
water in the summer;
only in winter would she
find something to drink.
For that reason the
Raven never drinks
during the hot months;
she speaks with a
raucous voice because of
her dry throat ... |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
(and nakshatra dates): |
|
Heart-5 (Fox)
σ Scorpii
(247.0),
HEJIAN = γ Herculis
(247.2), ψ Ophiuchi
(247.7) |
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1),
KAJAM = ω Herculis
(248.3), χ Ophiuchi
(248.5),
SHE LOW (Market Tower) =
υ Ophiuchi,
Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ
Tr. Austr. (248.8) |
Al Kalb-16
/
Jyeshtha-18 /
ANA-MUA-1 (Entrance
pillar)
ANTARES = α Scorpii
(249.1),
MARFIK = λ Ophiuchi,
φ Ophiuchi (249.5), ω
Ophiuchi (249.8) |
|
Nov 23 (327) |
24 |
25 (*249 = *208 + *41) |
|
°Nov 19 (*243 = 9 * 27) |
20 |
21 (325 = 265 + 60) |
|
'Oct 27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
|
"Oct 13 (286) |
14 |
15 (*208) |
|
SEPT 20 (*183) |
21 (264) |
EQUINOX |
|
243 (= 3 * 81) |
244 = 61 + 183 |
245 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga5-1 (111) |
Ga5-2 |
Ga5-3 |
Ga5-4 |
Ga5-5 |
|
θ Crateris (175.0), υ Leonis
(175.2), ω Virginis (175.3), ι
Crateris (175.5) |
ο Hydrae (176.1) |
ζ Crateris, ξ Virginis (177.0),
λ Muscae (177.1), ν Virginis
(177.2), μ Muscae (177.8) |
Al Sarfah-10 /
Uttara Phalguni-12 /
Zibbat A.-16 (Tail of the
Lion) / Shēpu-arkū sha-A-17
(Hind Leg of the Lion)
93 LEONIS
(178.0),
DENEBOLA
= β Leonis
(178.3),
ALARAPH = β Virginis
(178.6) |
PHEKDA = γ Ursae Majoris,
β Hydrae (179.3), η Crateris
(179.9)
DENEB CYGNI (α Cygni)
|
|
Sept 12 |
13 |
14 (*177) |
15 |
16 (259) |
|
°Sept 8 (*171 = 9 * 19) |
9 |
10 |
11 (254) |
12 |
|
'Aug 16 |
17 (229) |
18 (*150) |
19 |
20 |
|
"Aug 2 (214) |
3 |
4
(*136) |
5 |
6 |
|
JULY 10 |
11 |
12 (193) |
13 |
14 (*115) |
|
171 = 60 + 111 |
172 |
173 = 177 - 4 |
174 = 194 - 20 |
175 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
|
λ
Piscium (358.0),
MANUS CATENATA
= ι Andromedae
(358.1),
ALRAI = γ Cephei,
θ Phoenicis (358.4), κ
Andromedae (358.7) |
ω
Aquarii (359.2),
78 Pegasi
(359.5) |
ψ
Andromedae (360.1), σ Phoenicis
(360.4) |
γ¹ Oct. (361.4), φ Pegasi
(361.7) |
DZANEB = ω Piscium
(362.4), γ² Oct. (362.8) |
|
3-14 (73) |
March 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 (*362) |
|
°March 10 |
11 (*355) |
12 |
13 |
3-14 |
|
'Febr 15 |
16 (*332) |
17 |
18 |
19 (50) |
|
"Febr 1 |
2 (*345) |
3 |
4 |
5 (36) |
|
JAN 9 |
10 (*295) |
11 |
12 |
13 (378) |
|
354 = 243 + 111 |
355 |
356 = 360 - 4 |
357 |
358 = 378 - 20 |
The star
ο Andromedae, where her
right hand chain
was beginning, rose with the Sun
in day *348 (= 12 * 29 which
agrees with the
number of glyphs on side b of
the C tablet), which means ο Andromedae
rose in the same day as Fum al Samakah
(the Mouth of the Fish, β
Piscium). *348 - 4 = 344 = 354
(Manus Catenata) - 10. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
37 |
|
Ga5-6 (180 - 64) |
Ga5-7 |
Ga5-8 (118) |
Ga5-9 |
|
no star listed (180) |
π Virginis (181.0), θ Crucis
(181.5) |
12h (182.6)
ο Virginis
(182.1), η Crucis (182.5) |
ALCHITA
= α Corvi,
MA WEI (Tail of the Horse) =
δ Centauri
(183.1),
MINKAR = ε Corvi
(183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
|
Sept 17 (260) |
18 (*181) |
19 |
20 |
|
°Sept 13 |
14 |
15
(*178) |
16 |
|
'Aug 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (236) |
|
"Aug 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (222) |
|
JULY 15 |
16 |
17 (*118 = 4 * 29½) |
18 (199) |
|
176 = 60 + 116 |
177 = 181 - 4 |
178 = 198 - 20 |
179 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
|
η Tucanae (363.0), ψ Pegasi
(363.1),
32 Piscium
(363.2),
π Phoenicis (363.4), ε
Tucanae (363.6), τ Phoenicis
(363.9) |
θ Oct. (364.4) |
Al
Fargh al Thāni-25
0h (365.25)
CAPH = β Cassiopeiae,
SIRRAH
(Navel of the Sun)
= α Andromedae
(0.5), ε Phoenicis, γ³ Oct.
(0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
/
Wall-14 (Porcupine)
ο Oct.
(1.3),
ALGENIB PEGASI
= γ Pegasi
(1.8) |
|
March 19 (78) |
20 |
EQUINOX |
22 |
|
°March 15 |
16 (*360) |
17 |
18 (77) |
|
'Febr 20 (*336) |
21 |
22 |
TERMINALIA |
|
"Febr 6 |
7 (403) |
8 (*324) |
9 (40) |
|
JAN 14 |
15 (380) |
16 |
17 |
|
359 = 363 - 4 |
360 = 380 - 20 |
365 - 4 |
243 + 119 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga6-17 (157 = 314 / 2) |
Ga6-18 |
Ga6-19 |
Ga6-20 |
|
ρ Lupi (221.0),
TOLIMAN = α Centauri
(221.2), π Bootis
(221.8), ζ Bootis
(221.9) |
31 Bootis
(222.0),
YANG MUN = α Lupi
(222.1),
RIJL AL AWWA = μ
Virginis
(222.5), ο Bootis
(222.9) |
IZAR = ε Bootis
(223.0),
109 Virginis,
α Apodis
(223.3), μ Librae
(223.8) |
Al Zubānā-14a /
Visakha-16 /
Root-3 (Badger)
ZUBEN ELGENUBI = α
Librae
(224.2), ξ Bootis, ο
Lupi (224.5) |
|
Oct 28 (301) |
29 (*222) |
30 |
31 |
|
°Oct 24 |
25 |
26 (299) |
27 (*220) |
|
'Oct 1 |
2 |
3 (*196) |
4 (277) |
|
"Sept 17 (260) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*183) |
|
AUG 25 (237) |
26 |
27 |
28 (*160) |
|
217 = 237 - 20 |
218 |
219 |
220 = 224 - 4 |
 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
(and nakshatra dates): |
|
μ Arietis (39.4),
HEAD OF THE FLY = 35
Arietis
(39.6),
KAFFALJIDHMA = γ Ceti,
θ Persei (39.8) |
π Ceti,
ο Arietis (40.0),
ANGETENAR = τ¹
Eridani, μ Ceti
(40.2),
RIGHT WING = 39 Arietis
(40.9) |
Bharani-2 /
Stomach-17
(Pheasant)
π Arietis (41.2),
MIRAM = η Persei
(41.3),
BHARANI
= 41 Arietis (41.4),
τ² Eridani, σ Arietis
(41.7) |
TA LING (Great Mound) =
τ Persei
(42.4) |
|
April 29 |
30 (56 + 64) |
May 1 (121) |
2 (*407 = *380 + 27) |
|
°April 25 (115) |
26 (56 + 60 = 4 * 29) |
27 |
28 (*403 = *380 + 23) |
|
'April 2 (92 = 55 + 37) |
3 (*13 + 365 = *378) |
4 (*14) |
5 (460 = 95 + 365) |
|
"March 19 (78) |
20 (*365) |
0h (*366) |
22 |
|
FEBR 24 |
25 (56) |
26 (*342 = *366 - *14) |
2-27 (*343 = 7 * 7 * 7) |
|
243 + 157 = 400 |
401 |
402 |
403 = 220 + 183 |
|
39
Arietis - 35 Arietis =
4. And
every 4th year the Roman
date 'February 24 was
doubled.
 |
The hand hanging down
at left in Ga5-1 could well refer to the
incapacitated hand of Andromeda,
visible close to the Full Moon in
right ascension day 111 at the time
of Hyadum II.
| Manus Catenata |
Achernar (*23) |
Bharani (*41) |
Zuben Elgenubi |
| 354 = 84 + 270 |
384 = 84 + 300 |
402 = 354 + 48 |
354 + 231 = 584 + 1 |
In the round Dendera
zodiac we can see the rising Sun in
form of the child Horus sucking on
his thumb while balancing on the beam
between the equinoxes of spring and autumn, and
probably this illustrated the
position of Zuben Elgenubi (α
Librae) synchronously with
that of Bharani:
|