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162. If heliacal Lesath (ν Scorpii) marked the end of a sequence of 377 right ascension days, then the remaining 3 (= 14 - 11) niu glyphs in the text could belong in a year measuring 12 * 29½ nights, beginning with Cb2-10:

Julius Caesar (nighttime) 373 Gregory XIII (daytime)
Ca2-24 (50) Ca2-25 Cb2-8 (400 + 25) Cb2-9 (34 = 25 + 9)
niu - kupega hia mai tu te niu - ku huki Niu
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
ALGENIB PERSEI May 11 (314 - 183, *51) Nov 19, 16h (243.5) LESATH (324)
'April 13 (→ 413) 4-14 (→ 41.4) ºNov 15 16 (320 = 260 + 60)
"March 30 (*9 = *50 - 41) 31 (90 = 131 - 41) "Oct 9 (*202) 10 (283 = 90 + 375 - 182)
3-7 (*352 = *366 - 14) MARCH 8 (67 = 80 - 13) SEPT 16 17 (260 = 324 - 64)
46 (= 130 - 84) 47 = 67 - 20 239 (= 47 + 374 - 182) 240 (= 324 - 84)
377

The difference in precessional time depth between the Pope and Julius Caesar was *27 - *4 = *23.

... The ordinary year in the previous Roman calendar consisted of 12 months, for a total of 355 days. In addition, a 27-day intercalary month, the Mensis Intercalaris, was sometimes inserted between February and March. This intercalary month was formed by inserting 22 days after the first 23 or 24 days of February; the last five days of February, which counted down toward the start of March, became the last five days of Intercalaris. The net effect was to add 22 or 23 days to the year, forming an intercalary year of 377 or 378 days ...

740 (total number of glyphs on the C tablet) - 377 = 363 (= 3 * 121). And 377 - 23 = 354 (= 12 * 29½).

If, however, also the day of Sirrah at position zero in the text should be counted, then 1 + 740 = 741 = 19 * 39 = 364 + 377.

Let's assume the intention was to count also position zero in the text. A year with 364 days could then in principle have begun with Cb2-10 at position 1 + 426 - 377 = *50, i.e. with May 10 at Algenib Persei:

Cb2-10 Cb2-11 (36) Cb2-12 (429)
moe te goe ka moe i roto te henua
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
ALGENIB PERSEI May 11 (314 - 183, *51) 12
'April 13 (→ 413) 4-14 (→ 41.4) 15
"March 30 (*9 = *50 - 41) 31 (90 = 131 - 41) "April 1
3-7 (*352 = *366 - 14) MARCH 8 (67 = 80 - 13) 9
46 (= 130 - 84) 47 = 67 - 20 48

South of the equator, on Easter Island, and half a year later in November they would have observed Algenib Persei close to the Full Moon in order to find their own corresponding spring season.

However, as Algenib Persei probably had already been placed at Cb1-23 it would be rather strange if the star should return again only after 12 (= 377 - 365) days:

ko te rima kua oo ki te vai ma te ua
Cb1-22 Cb1-23 Cb1-24
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and nakshatra dates):
 *49 ALGENIB PERSEI = α Persei

GIENAH (γ Corvi)

*51
May 9 10 (130) 11
ºMay 5 6 7
'April 12 4-13 (→ 14 * 29½) 14 (104 = 314 - 183 - 27)
"March 29 (88) 30 31
MARCH 6 7 (66 = 130 - 64) 8
45 46 = 130 - 84 47

18

27

38

38

 = 121 (= 11 * 11)

The number of 'rain droplets' in the 4 'rivers of time' above are here 121 as in ºMay 1 (Algol) or as in Cb1-21 (Zuben Elschemali).

Hat-hor (the House of Horus) emerged after 11 * 11 dark nights. But she could not be observed before night number 121 + 16 = 137. In ancient Egypt everything was upside down and it was a Cow instead of a Bull. But Bulls cannot give birth.

Instead we should preferably continue the time flow in the text without any such jump in time:

Cb2-10 Cb2-11 (36) Cb2-12 (429)
moe te goe ka moe i roto te henua
INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
BEID (Egg) = ο¹ Eridani (62.2), μ Persei (62.8)

VINDEMIATRIX ( ε Virginis)

Al Dabarān-2 (Follower)

HYADUM I = γ Tauri (63.4)

HYADUM II = δ¹ Tauri (64.2)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
χ Scorpii (245.1), YED PRIOR = δ Ophiuchi, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) YED POSTERIOR = ε Ophiuchi, RUKBALGETHI SHEMALI = τ Herculis (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) Heart-5 (Fox)

σ SCORPII (247.0), HEJIAN = γ Herculis (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7)

Nov 21 (325) 22 (*246) 23

If so, then raaraa (central ceremonial ground) in Cb2-12 should correspond to the beginning (zero) of the G text:

raaraa Cb2-12

... The chief thus makes his appearance at Lakeba from the sea, as a stranger to the land. Disembarking at the capital village of Tubou, he is led first to the chiefly house (vale levu) and next day to the central ceremonial ground (raaraa) of the island ...

0h MARCH 22 (*1) 23 (82)
no glyph
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 21 (*61) 22 (142)
'April 27 28 (118) 29 (*39)
"April 13 14 (104) 15 (*25)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and nakshatra dates):
SEPT 20 (*183) 21 (264) EQUINOX
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 (The Heart) / Jyeshtha-18 / ANA-MUA-1 (Entrance pillar)

ANTARES = α Scorpii (249.1), MARFIK (Elbow) = λ Ophiuchi, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),  ω Ophiuchi (249.8)

Nov 23 (327) 24 25 (*249 = *208 + *41)
°Nov 19 20 (*244) 21 (325 = 265 + 60)
'Oct 27 (300) 28 29 (*222)
"Oct 13 (286) 14 15 (*208)