207. Once again. In the
absence of an alphabet the method was
counting.
... The grouping of the notches on the plate
suggests a time-related sequence. The total
number of notches (88) not only coincides
with the number of days in 3 lunations
(88.5) but also approximately with the
number of days when the star Betelgeuse (α
Ori) disappeared from view each year between
its heliacal set (about 14 days before the
spring equinox around 33,000 BP) and its
heliacal rise (approximately 19 days before
the summer solstice) ...
Counting resulted in measures and to take a
measure meant putting in parallel the
distance to be estimated with a known
length given by a staff.
... From the natives of South Island [of New
Zealand] White [John] heard a quaint myth
which concerns the calendar and its bearing
on the sweet potato crop. Whare-patari,
who is credited with introducing the year of
twelve months into New Zealand, had a staff
with twelve notches on it. He went on a
visit to some people called Rua-roa
(Long pit) who were famous round about for
their extensive knowledge. They inquired of
Whare how many months the year had
according to his reckoning. He showed them
the staff with its twelve notches, one for
each month. They replied: 'We are in error
since we have but ten months. Are we wrong
in lifting our crop of kumara (sweet
potato) in the eighth month?'
Whare-patari answered: 'You are wrong.
Leave them until the tenth month. Know you
not that there are two odd feathers in a
bird's tail? Likewise there are two odd
months in the year.' The grateful tribe of
Rua-roa adopted Whare's advice
and found the sweet potato crop greatly
improved as the result ... The Maori further
accounted for the twelve months by calling
attention to the fact that there are twelve
feathers in the tail of the huia bird
and twelve in the choker or bunch of white
feathers which adorns the neck of the parson
bird
...
Presented with a rongorongo tablet the
reader should count and use his memorized
rulers in order to see what cycles would
fit.
The C tablet has 14 lines of text on each
side, yet the number of glyphs is
substantially greater on side a than on side
b. 392 (side a) = 14 * 28 and 348 (side b) =
12 * 29. Why was there not 14 * 29 = 406
glyphs on side b? Or why not 12 * 28 = 336
on side a?
Such a question has no definite answer.
There will always be many explanations for
the crucial configurations.
The difference between 406 and 348 is 58 (=
2 * 29) and there appears to be a pair of months missing on the back
side of the tablet because 392 + 406 = 798 = 2 *
399.
|
no glyph |
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 |
385 |
|
Ca1-1 |
Ca1-2 |
Ca1-3 |
Ca1-4 |
Ca1-5 |
Ca1-6 |
|
koia |
ki te hoea |
ki te henua |
te rima te hau tea |
haga i te mea ke |
ki te henua - tagata honui |
|
Sept 20 (*183) |
264 |
EQUINOX |
23 (366 - 100) |
24 |
25 (*188) |
(59 + 183 + 27) |
|
St John's day |
*96 |
177 = 6 * 29½ |
*98 |
*99 |
*188 - *88 |
*101 (30 June) |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
ON EASTER ISLAND: |
|
Al
Fargh al Thāni-25 (Rear Spout)
0h (*366)
CAPH
(Hand) = β Cassiopeiae,
SIRRAH
(Navel of the Horse) = α
Andromedae
(0.5), ε Phoenicis, γ³ Oct.
(0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27
(2nd of the Blessed Feet) /
Wall-14 (Porcupine)
ο
Oct. (1.3),
ALGENIB PEGASI
= γ Pegasi
(1.8) |
χ
Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) |
σ
Andromedae (3.0), ι Ceti (3.3),
ζ Tucanae (3.5), ρ Andromedae, π
Tucanae (3.7) |
no star listed (4) |
ANKAA = α Phoenicis,
κ Phoenicis (5.0)
ALPHARD (α Hydrae)
|
λ
Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR: |
|
ALCHITA (The Southern Tent) = α
Corvi, MA WEI (Tail of the
Horse) = δ Centauri
(183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
PÁLIDA = δ
Crucis (184.6),
MEGREZ = δ
Ursae Majoris (184.9) |
Hasta-13 (Hand) /
Chariot-28 (Worm)
GIENAH = γ Corvi
(185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ
Crucis (185.4),
ZANIAH = η
Virginis (185.9) |
CHANG SHA (Long Sand-bank) = ζ
Corvi
(186.3) |
INTROMETIDA = ε Crucis
(187.4),
ACRUX = α Crucis
(187.5) |
γ
Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ
Centauri (188.1),
ALGORAB =
δ Corvi (188.5),
GACRUX = γ
Crucis (188.7)
|
γ
Muscae (189.0),
AVIS
SATYRA = η Corvi (189.3),
ASTERION =
β Canum Ven. (189.5),
KRAZ = β
Corvi, κ Draconis (189.7) |
|
March 21 (*366) |
22 (*1) |
23 (82) |
24 |
JULIAN EQUINOX |
26 |
27 (*372) |
|
Christmas Eve |
*96 + *183 |
360 = 6 * 60 |
*98 + *183 |
362 |
180 + 183 |
*284 (30 Dec) |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
|
*Ca14-29 (392) |
Cb1-1 |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
Cb1-4 |
Cb1-5 |
Cb1-6 (398) |
|
*575 -
*366 |
*189 +
*387 - *366 |
*211 |
*212 |
*213 |
*214 |
*215 =
*193 + *22 |
|
INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
(helical dates): |
|
no star
listed (189 + 386 - 366 = 209) |
MUPHRID
(Solitary Star) = η
Bootis (210.1), ζ Centauri
(210.3) |
φ
Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri
(211.1), υ² Centauri (211.8), τ
Virginis (211.9) |
AGENA (At the
Knee) = β
Centauri (212.1), θ Apodis
(212.5),
THUBAN (Dragon) = α Draconis
(212.8) |
14h (213.1)
π
Hydrae, χ Centauri (213.0),
MENKENT
(Shoulder of the Centaur) = θ
Centauri
(213.1) |
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) |
|
16 |
April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 (112) |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
|
Oct 16 |
(290 = 107 + 183) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 (295) |
|
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) |
ι
Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ
Ceti (28.8) |
ALRISHA (The Knot) = α Piscium,
χ Phoenicis (29.2),
ALAMAK
(Caracal) = γ Andromedae
(29.7) |
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)
|
η
Arietis (31.9) |
ξ¹
Ceti (32.1) |
|
209 + 183 |
393 |
394 |
395 |
396 |
397 |
398 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb1-7 |
Cb1-8 (400) |
Cb1-9 |
Cb1-10 |
Cb1-11 |
|
*216 +
*366 |
*583 |
*584 |
*585 |
*586 |
|
*216 |
*217 |
*218 |
*219 |
*220 |
|
ι Lupi,
18 Bootis
(216.3),
KHAMBALIA
(Crooked-Clawed) = λ
Virginis
(216.4), υ Virginis
(216.5), ψ Centauri (216.6), ε
Apodis (216.8) |
ASELLUS PRIMUS
(1st Ass Colt) = θ Bootis (217.8) |
τ Lupi,
δ Oct. (218.1), φ Virginis (218.7)
FOMALHAUT (α Piscis Austrini)
|
σ Lupi
(219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5),
HARIS (Keeper) = γ
Bootis (219.7) |
σ Bootis
(220.2), η Centauri (220.4) |
|
April 23 |
24 |
25 (115) |
26 |
27 |
|
Synodic
cycles |
|
Mercury |
115.88 |
|
Venus |
583.92 |
|
|
|
Mars |
779.96 |
|
Jupiter |
398.88 |
|
Saturn |
378.09 |
|
Uranus |
369.66 |
 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
|
296 = 80 + *216 |
297 |
*584 - *183 = *401 |
299 |
300 |
|
399 |
400 |
401 |
402 |
403 |
|
χ Persei
(33.2), θ Arietis (33.3),
MIRA = ο Ceti
(33.7) |
no star
listed (34) |
ξ
Arietis (35.0), ρ Ceti (35.4), ξ²
Ceti (35.9) |
σ Ceti
(36.9) |
ν Ceti
(37.9) |
|
Oct 23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
|
ºOct 19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 (296) |
|
'Sept 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 (300 - 27) |
|
"Sept 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (300 - 41) |
|
AUG 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (300 - 64) |
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 |
 |
|
Cb1-12 (354 + 50) |
Cb1-13 |
Cb1-14 (350 + 8 * 7) |
Cb1-15 (407) |
|
manu rere - kua rere ga manu
- ki te ragi |
eaha te nuku erua |
koia kua huki |
e niu tu |
|
INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
(helical dates): |
|
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 (Forked) /
Root-3 (Badger)
ZUBEN ELGENUBI
(Southern Claw)
= α Librae
(224.2), ξ Bootis, ο Lupi
(224.5) |
KOCHAB
(Kakkab,
the Star) = β Ursae Min.
(225.0), ξ Librae (225.7) |
|
Oct 28 (301) |
29 |
30 (366 - 63) |
31 (304 = 80 + *225) |
Nov 1 |
|
ºOct 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
|
'Oct 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (277) |
5 |
|
17 (260) |
(*222 -
*41) |
"Sept 19 (*182) |
20 |
21 (264) |
|
AUG 25 |
26 (*222 - *64) |
27 (239 = 303 - 64) |
28 (60 + 180) |
29 (241 = 58 + 183) |
|
217 - 218 |
219 |
220 (= 240 - 20) |
221 |
 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON (and
nakshatra dates): |
 |
|
ν
Arietis (38.5), δ, ε Ceti (38.8) |
μ
Arietis (39.4),
HEAD OF THE FLY
= 35 Arietis
(39.6),
KAFFALJIDHMA (Part of a Hand) =
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 (Yoni) /
Stomach-17 (Pheasant)
π
Arietis (41.2),
MIRAM (Next to the Pleiades) = η
Persei
(41.3),
BHARANI
= 41 Arietis (41.4),
τ²
Eridani, σ Arietis (41.7) |
TA LING (Great Mound)
= τ
Persei (42.4) |
 |
|
28 (118) |
(4 * 29½ + 1) |
April 30 |
May 1 (121) |
2 |
|
24 |
25 |
ºApril 26 |
27 |
28 (118) |
|
'April 1 (91) |
2 (7 * 13 + 1) |
3 |
4 (*14 =
*41 - *27) |
5 |
|
"March 18 |
19 (*364) |
3-20 (*365) |
0h (*366) |
"March 22 (*1) |
|
FEBR 23 |
BIS-SEXTUM |
25 (56 =
120 - 64) |
26 (*343 = *366 - 23) |
2-27 |
|
34 - 35 |
36 |
37 = 41 - 4 |
38 = 58 - 20 |
|
399 - 400 (= 35 + 365) |
401 |
402 |
403 = 407 - 4 |
|
The sequence of heliacal star
dates in the text seems here to
make a jump ahead with 1 place,
because *366 = 365 + 1 and from
Arcturus, Syrma (*215) to Zuben
Elgenubi (*224) there were not 9
but 8 glyphs. Likewise were
there 9 precessional days from
*32 to *41 (Bharani).
The sky dome was moving said
Metoro where the Full Moon
reached Mira.
Maeva.
T. 1. Move.
Rangi-maeva = Moving Sky
(name of a marae). 2. Greet,
greeting. Henry. |
|
...
The leap day was
introduced as part of the Julian
reform. The day following the
Terminalia (February 23) was
doubled, forming the 'bis
sextum - literally 'double
sixth', since February 24 was
'the sixth day before the
Kalends of March' using Roman
inclusive counting (March 1 was
the 'first day'). Although
exceptions exist, the first day
of the bis sextum
(February 24) was usually
regarded as the intercalated or
'bissextile' day since the third
century. February 29 came to be
regarded as the leap day when
the Roman system of numbering
days was replaced by sequential
numbering in the late Middle
Ages ...
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|
ki te ariki - e ka hua ra
tona rima |
koia kua iri i ruga o te
rima - e o to
vaha mea |
manu moe ra |
ki to mata |
e nuku mata |
hoea |
|
→ 16 |
Cb1-17 |
→ 4 *
29½ |
Cb1-19 |
Cb1-20 (412) |
→ 14 * 29½ |
|
INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE SUN
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR: |
|
KE KWAN (Cavalry Officer) =
β Lupi
(226.3),
KE KWAN = κ Centauri
(226.4),
ZUBEN
ELAKRIBI
(Claw of the Scropion) = δ
Librae
(226.8), π¹ Oct. (226.9) |
ω Bootis (227.2),
NEKKAR (Herdsman) = β
Bootis
(227.3), σ Librae
(227.5), π² Oct.
(227.7),
NADLAT (Mean Little Ones) =
ψ Bootis
(227.8), π Lupi (227.9) |
15h (228.3)
ZUBEN HAKRABIM
= ν Librae
(228.3), λ Lupi (228.9) |
ω Oct. (229.3),
ι
Librae
(229.6), κ Lupi (229.7), ζ
Lupi (229.8) |
Al Zubānā-14b
χ Bootis (230.3),
PRINCEPS = δ Bootis
(230.6),
ZUBEN ELSCHEMALI
(Northern Claw) = β Librae
(230.8) |
μ Lupi, γ Tr. Austr.
(231.3), ο Librae (231.8) |
|
2 (80 + 226) |
3 (*227 → 3.14 |
Nov 4 |
5 (*229) |
6 |
7 |
|
ºOct 29 |
30 |
31 (304) |
ºNov 1 |
2 |
3 (*227 → π) |
|
'Oct 6 |
7 (280 = 307 - 27) |
8 |
9 (*202) |
10 |
11 |
|
"Equinox |
23 (307 - 41) |
"Sept 24 |
25
(*188) |
26 |
27 (270) |
|
AUG 30 (306 - 64) |
31 (60 + 183) |
SEPT 1 (244) |
2 (*165) |
3 |
4 |
|
222 |
223 |
224 |
225 |
226 |
→ 3.14 |
 |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
ON EASTER ISLAND: |
|
ρ Arietis (43.0),
GORGONEA SECUNDA = π Persei
(43.5),
ACAMAR (End of the Stream) =
θ Eridani
(43.6), ε Arietis (43.7),
λ Ceti (43.9)
|
MENKAR
= α Ceti
(44.7) |
3h (45.7)
GORGONEA TERTIA = ρ Persei
(45.1),
ALGOL
= β Persei
(45.9)
|
ι Persei (46.1),
MISAM (Next to the Pleiades)
= κ Persei
(46.2),
GORGONEA QUARTA = ω Persei
(46.7),
BOTEIN
(Pair of Bellies) = δ
Arietis
(46.9) |
ζ Arietis (47.7) |
ZIBAL (Young Ostriches) = ζ
Eridani
(48.0), κ Ceti (48.9) |
|
May 3 (123) |
4 |
5-5 (125) |
6 (*46) |
7 |
8 (128 = 64 + 64) |
|
ºApril 29 |
30 |
ºMay 1 (121) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
'April 6 |
7 |
4-8 |
9 |
10 (100) |
11 (*21 = *48 - 27) |
|
"March 23 |
3-24 |
JULIAN
EQUINOX |
(85 = 126 - 41) |
27 |
28 (*7 = *48 - *41) |
|
2-28 (59 = 123 - 64) |
MARCH 1 (60) |
3-2 (61 = 126 - 65) |
3 |
4 |
MARCH 5 (64) |
|
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
|
The first day in MARCH,
where at the time of
rongorongo the 'nose' (open
jaw, vaha mea) of the
Great Fish (α Ceti) rose
heliacally, came 16 + 1 days
after Sheratan, and at the
time of Bharani this place
was 3-24, the day before the
Julian equinox.
At the time of Bharani the
Demon star Algol was at the
Julian equinox and at the
time of Hyadum II the Mouth
of the Sea Beast (Menkar)
would have arrived in day 60
(MARCH 1). FEBRUARY 28 was
day 31 + 28 = 59
corresponding to May 3 (123)
- 64.
...Then the big Fish did
swallow him, and he had done
acts worthy of blame.
Had it not been that he
(repented and) glorified
Allah, He would certainly
have remained inside the
Fish till the Day of
Resurrection. - Qur'an,
chapter 37 (As-Saaffat),
verse 139–144.
But We cast him forth on the
naked shore in a state of
sickness,
And We caused to grow, over
him, a spreading plant of
the gourd kind.
And We sent him (on a
mission) to a hundred
thousand (men) or more.
And they believed; so We
permitted them to enjoy
(their life) for a while. -
Qur'an, chapter 37
(As-Saaffat), verse 145–148
...
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|
ko te rima |
kua oo ki te vai |
ma te ua |
|
Cb1-22 (414 = 392 + 22) |
Cb1-23 |
Cb1-24 |
|
INVISIBLY CLOSE TO THE
SUN NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR: |
|
ο Cor. Borealis (232.0),
δ Lupi (232.1), φ¹, ν²
Lupi (232.2), ν¹ Lupi
(232.3), ε Lupi (232.4),
φ² Lupi (232.5),
PHERKAD
= γ Ursae Min.
(232.6), ε Librae
(232.7), η Cor. Borealis
(232.8), υ Lupi (232.9) |
ALKALUROPS (The
Herdsman's Lance) = μ
Bootis
(233.1),
ED ASICH (Male Hyena) =
ι Draconis
(233.2) |
NUSAKAN
(Pauper's Bowl) = β Cor.
Bor.
(234.0), κ¹ Apodis
(234.3), ν Bootis
(234.7), ζ Librae
(234.9) |
|
Nov 8 (*232 = *49 + 183) |
9 |
10 (314) |
|
ºNov 4 (308 = 125 + 183) |
5 (*229) |
6 |
|
'Oct 12 (285) |
13 |
14 (*207 = *24 + *183) |
|
"Sept 28 (88 + 183) |
29 (2 * 136) |
30 (273 = 314 - 41) |
|
SEPT 5 (248 = 65 + 183) |
6 |
7 (*170 = *234 - *64) |
|
228 (= 45 + 183) |
229 |
230 (= 314 - 84) |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON
ON EASTER ISLAND: |
|
τ
Arietis (49.7) |
ALGENIB PERSEI
= α Persei
(50.0), ο Tauri (50.2),
ξ Tauri (50.8)
GIENAH (γ Corvi)
|
σ Persei (51.6) |
|
May 9 (*49 = 414 - 365) |
10 (130) |
11 |
|
ºMay 5 (125 = 308 - 183) |
6 (*46 = *229 - *183) |
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 121 as in the day
number for ºMay 1 (at
heliacal Algol) or as
the place for the
tattoing instrument (hoea)
in Cb1-21.
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
and Bharani was a place
for birth.
|
ARIES: |
|
1 |
Ashvini |
β and γ
Arietis |
Horse's head |
April 17
(107) |
|
wife of the
Ashvins |
Sheratan and
Mesarthim |
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2 |
Bharani |
35, 39, and
41 Arietis |
Yoni, the
female organ
of
reproduction |
May 1 (121) |
|
the bearer |
Musca
Borealis |
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... Most ingenious Thoth, said
the god and king Thamus, one man
has the ability to beget arts,
but the ability to judge of
their usefulness or harmfulness
to their users belongs to
another; and now you, who are
the father of letters, have been
led by your affection to ascribe
to them a power the opposite of
that which they really possess.
For this invention will produce
forgetfulness in the minds of
those who learn to use it,
because they will not practise
their memory. Their trust in
writing, produced by external
characters which are no part of
themselves, will discourage the
use of their own memory within
them. You have invented an
elixir not of memory, but of
reminding; and you offer your
pupils the appearance of wisdom,
not true wisdom, for they will
read many things without
instruction and will therefore
seem to know many things, when
they are for the most part
ignorant and hard to get along
with, since they are not wise,
but only appear wise
...
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