138. From the beginning of the Bharani asterism to the beginning
of the Pleiades group there were *55 - *39 = 16
right ascension days which means the Head of the Fly
(35 Arietis) would have returned to visibility when
the Sun reached Alcyone:
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Cb1-12 (404) |
Cb1-13 |
Cb1-14 |
Cb1-15 |
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manu rere -
kua rere ga manu - ki te ragi |
eaha te nuku erua |
koia kua huki |
e niu tu |
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INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
(helical dates): |
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ρ Lupi (221.0),
TOLIMAN = α Centauri
(221.2), π Bootis (221.8), ζ
Bootis (221.9) |
31 Bootis
(222.0),
YANG MUN (South Gate) = α Lupi
(222.1),
RIJL AL AWWA (Foot of the
Barker) = μ Virginis
(222.5), ο Bootis (222.9) |
IZAR (Girdle) = ε Bootis
(223.0),
109 Virginis,
α Apodis (No Feet)
(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) |
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Oct 28 |
29 |
30 |
Nov 1 (304) |
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AUG 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (240 = 304 - 64) |
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CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
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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 (Bend in the River) =
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) |
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April 29 |
30 |
May 1 (121 = *41 + 80) |
2 |
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BIS-SEXTUM |
FEBR 25 (239 - 183) |
26 (57 = *42 - *1 + 80 - 64) |
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...
Tav is the last letter of
the Hebrew word emet,
which means truth. The midrash
explains that emet is
made up of the first, middle,
and last letters of the Hebrew
alphabet (Aleph, Mem,
and Tav...).
Sheqer (falsehood), on
the other hand, is made up of
the 19th, 20th, and 21st (and
penultimate) letters.Thus, truth
is all-encompassing, while
falsehood is narrow and
deceiving. In Jewish mythology
it was the word emet that
was carved into the head of the
Golem which ultimately
gave it life. But when the
letter 'aleph' was erased from
the Golem's forehead,
what was left was 'met' -
dead. And so the Golem
died ...
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Ga7-15
(184) |
Ga7-16 |
Ga7-17 |
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... |
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Kb4-19
(*172) |
*Kb5-2 |
*Kb5-3 |
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12 |
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Cb2-4 (420 = 407 + 13) |
Cb2-5 (29) |
Cb2-6 |
Cb2-7 |
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te ua |
koia ra |
kua tuku ki to
mata - ki tona tukuga |
e kiore -
henua - pa rei |
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INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
(helical dates): |
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COR SERPENTIS = α Serpentis |
UNUK ELHAIA = λ Serpentis
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*239 |
*240 |
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Nov 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
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SEPT 10 (*173 = *237 - *64) |
11 (254 = 71 + 183) |
12 |
13 |
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CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
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THE PLEIADES |
MENKHIB = ζ Persei
(57.6)
PORRIMA (γ Virginis)
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ZAURAK = γ Eridani
(58.9) |
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TAU-ONO
(6 stones) |
Temennu-3 (Foundation
Stone) |
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(*55 = *42 + *13) |
ALCYONE
= η Tauri |
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May 15 |
16 (136 = *56 + 80) |
17 |
18 |
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11 (70 = 57 + 13) |
MARCH 12 |
13 |
3-14 (73) |
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... They put the injured
Kuukuu on a stretcher and
carried him inland. They
prepared a soft bed for him in
the cave and let him rest there.
They stayed there, rested, and
lamented the severely injured
Kuukuu. Kuukuu said,
'Promise me, my friends, that
you will not abandon me!' They
all replied, 'We could never
abandon you!' They stayed there
twenty-seven days in Oromanga.
Everytime Kuukuu asked,
'Where are you, friends?' they
immediately replied in one
voice, 'Here we are!' They all
sat down and thought. They had
an idea and Ira spoke,
'Hey, you! Bring the round
stones (from the shore) and pile
them into six heaps of stones!'
One of the youths said to Ira,
'Why do we want heaps of stone?'
Ira replied, 'So that we
can all ask the stones to do
something.' They took (the
material) for the stone heaps (pipi
horeko) and piled up six
heaps of stone at the outer edge
of the cave. Then they all said
to the stone heaps, 'Whenever he
calls, whenever he calls for us,
let your voices rush (to him)
instead of the six (of us)
(i.e., the six stone heaps are
supposed to be substitutes for
the youths). They all drew back
to profit (from the deception)
(? ki honui) and
listened. A short while later,
Kuukuu called. As soon as
he had asked, 'Where are you?'
the voices of the stone heaps
replied, 'Here we are!' All (the
youths) said, 'Hey, you! That
was well done!'
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Maybe the beginning of
the Pleiades year was referring back to
the day when the Sun reached Musca
Borealis, because this asterism started
to return to visibility in the early
dawn when the Sun reached the Pleiades.
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12 |
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Cb1-12 (404) |
Cb1-13 |
Cb1-14 |
Cb1-15 |
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manu rere -
kua rere ga manu - ki te ragi |
eaha te nuku erua |
koia kua huki |
e niu tu |
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*39 |
*40 |
BHARANI (*41.4) |
*42 |
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9 |
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Cb2-4 (420) |
Cb2-5 (29) |
Cb2-6 |
Cb2-7 |
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TAU-ONO |
ALCYONE (*56.1) |
*57 |
*58 |
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Cb2-17 |
Cb2-18 |
Cb2-19 |
Cb2-20 (436) |
Cb2-21 (45) |
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manu rere -
toga |
manu |
toga |
ka tuu te toga
o te manu |
kua tapu - no
te manu |
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ALDEBARAN (*68.2) |
*69 |
*70 |
*71 |
*72 |
At the other
side of the night sky compared to Musca
Borealis and the Pleiades a Horse-man
(Cavalry Officer) guarded the South Gate
in front of Libra, from where it was
possible to count an
opening measuring 16 days, after which
the Sun reached
the Heart of the Serpent.
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