307. We may have discovered a kind of secret, viz. that a lunar calendar could have been used when the creators of Manuscript E told about the events connected with the Explorers. Although the dates connected with Hotu A Matua could be according to the Gregorian calendar.
| |
Gregorian (Sun) calendar |
Moon calendar |
|
| March (Tarahao) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| April (Vaitu Nui) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| May (Vaitu Potu) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| June (He Maro) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| July (He Anakena) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| August (Hora Iti) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| Sum |
184 |
180 = 184 - 4 |
+4 |
| September (Hora Nui) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| October (Tangaroa Uri) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Sum |
245 |
240 = 245 - 5 |
+5 |
| November (Ko Ruti) |
30 |
120 |
29 |
115 |
+1 |
| December (Ko Koró) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| January (Tua Haro) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| February (Tehetu'upú) |
28 |
28 |
- |
| Sum |
365 |
355 = 365 - 10 |
+10 |
| APRIL 1 (91 = 364 / 4) |
2 (*12) |
3 |
4 (*14) |
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 |
 |
| Ga1-11 |
Ga1-12 |
Ga1-13 |
Ga1-14 |
| HAEDUS II = η Aurigae (75.9) |
5h (76.1)
ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA = β Eridani (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7) |
μ Aurigae, μ Leporis (77.6) |
ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (Foot) = β Orionis (78.1), Flaming Star = IC405 (78.2), CAPELLA (Mother Goat) = α Aurigae (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)
THUBAN (α Draconis)
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β, 2.9, topaz yellow. Cursa, 3º to the northwest of Rigel in Orion, is the principal star in this constellation, seen from the latitude of New York City. The word is from Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, the Chair, or Footstool, of the Central One, i.e. Orion, formed by β, λ, and ψ [which evidently was omitted in my star list] Eridani with [Sic!] Orionis, and regarded as the support of his left foot; but in earlier astronomy of the nomads it was one of Al Udhā al Na'ām, the Ostrich's Nest, that some extended to ο¹ and ο².
The Century Cyclopedia gives Dhalim as an alternative title, undoubtably from Al Thalīm, the Ostrich; but, although used for β by several writers, this better belong to θ. The Chinese called β Yuh Tsing, the Golden Well. |
| June 4 |
5 |
6 (157 = 314 / 2) |
7 (*78) |
| °May 31 (151) |
°June 1 (*35 + *37) |
2 |
3 |
| 'May 8 (128) |
9 |
10 (*50) |
11 |
| "April 24 (114) |
25 (*76.4 - *41.4 = *35.0) |
26 (*36) |
27 (*78.4 - *41.4 = *37.0) |
| Te Vaitu Nui 24 |
25 (113 = 115 - 2) |
26 (*36) |
27 (*78.4 - *41.4 = *37.0) |
... In view of the almost universal prevalence of the Pleiades year throughout the Polynesian area it is surprising to find that in the South Island and certain parts of the North Island of New Zealand and in the neighboring Chatham Islands, the year began with the new Moon after the early morning rising, not of the Pleiades, but of the star Rigel in Orion ...
|
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| OCT 1 |
2 |
3 (*196 = *13 + *183) |
4 (277) |
| 17h (258.7)
ARRAKIS = μ Draconis (258.7) |
Mula-19 (The Root)
SABIK (The Preceding One) = η Ophiuchi (259.7), η Scorpii (259.9) |
NODUS I = ζ Draconis (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), RAS ALGETHI (Head of the Giant) = α Herculis (260.8) |
SARIN = δ Herculis (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4) ALRISHA (α Piscium)
|
 |
| Dec 4 |
5 |
6 (*260) |
7 |
| °Nov 30 |
°Dec 1 |
2 (*256 = *260 - *4) |
3 |
| 'Nov 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (314 = 300 + 14) |
| "Oct 24 |
25 (300 = 295 + 5) |
26 (*196 + *23) |
27 (*220 = *261.4 - *41.4) |
| Tangaroa Uri 24 |
25 (295 = 113 + 182) |
26 (*196 + *23) |
27 (*220 = *261.4 - *41.4) |
 |
My arrangement of dates in parallel with stars will not be changed. My right ascension day numbers are the same, they will still be counted from 0h.
But the calendar day numbers corresponding to the dates of the Explorers will be less, how much depending on the place in the year. And my rule of thumb to add 183 to the heliacal dates in order to reach the dates at the Full Moon can therefore evidently no longer be used.
| JAN 30 |
31 (396) |
FEBR 1 |
2 (33) |
3 |
4 (*320) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Gb7-12 (193) |
Gb7-13 |
Gb7-14 |
Gb7-15 |
Gb7-16 |
Gb7-17 (427) |
| no star listed (14) |
1h (15.2)
β Phoenicis (15.1), υ Phoenicis, ι Tucanae (15.6), η Ceti, ζ Phoenicis (15.7) |
Al Batn Al Hūt-26 (Belly of the Fish) / Revati-28 (Prosperous) / 1-iku (Field Measure)
MIRACH (Girdle) = β Andromedae, KEUN MAN MUN (Camp's South Gate) = φ Andromedae (16.0), ANUNITUM = τ Piscium (16.5), REVATI (Abundant) = ζ Piscium (16.9)
REGULUS (α Leonis)
|
ν Phoenicis (17.4), κ Tucanae (17.6) |
no star listed (18) |
ADHIL (Garment's Train) = ξ Andromedae (19.3), θ Ceti (19.7) |
| April 4 |
5 (460 = 396 + 64) |
6 |
7 |
8 (*383) |
9 (99) |
| °March 31 |
°April 1 (91) |
2 (*377) |
3 |
4 |
5 (460) |
| 'March 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (*355) |
12 |
13 (72) |
| "Febr 22 (53) |
TERMINALIA |
24 (420) |
25 (54 + 2) |
26 |
27 (*343) |
| Tehetu'upú 22 |
23 (52) |
24 |
25 (56 - 2) |
26 |
27 (*7 * 7 * 7) |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| AUG 1 |
2 (214) |
3 (*500) |
4 (*136) |
5 |
6 |
| 13h (197.8)
ξ¹ Centauri (197.1), ξ² Centauri (197.9) |
APAMI-ATSA (Child of Waters) = θ Virginis, ψ Hydrae (198.5), DIADEM = α Com. Ber. (198.9) |
AL DAFĪRAH (Tuft) = β Com. Ber. (199.4) |
σ Virginis (200.4) |
γ Hydrae (201.0), ι Centauri (201.4) |
Al Simāk-12 (Lofty) / Chitra-14 (Bright One) / Horn-1 (Crocodile) / Sa-Sha-Shirū-20 (Virgin's Girdle) / ANA-ROTO-3 (Middle pillar)
MIZAR (Girdle) = ζ Ursae Majoris (202.4), SPICA = α Virginis, ALCOR = 80 Ursae Majoris (202.7)
SADALMELIK (α Aquarii)
*161 = *202.4 - 41.4 |
| Oct 4 (277) |
5 |
6 |
7 (*200) |
8 |
9 |
| °Sept 30 (273) |
°Oct 1 |
2 |
3 (*196) |
4 |
5 |
| 'Sept 7 (250) |
8 |
9 |
10 (*173) |
11 |
12 |
| "Aug 24 (236) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (*161) |
| Hora Iti 24 |
25 |
26 (236) |
27 |
28 |
29 (*161) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga5-23 |
Ga5-24 |
Ga5-25 (135) |
Ga5-26 |
Ga5-27 (→ 364) |
Ga5-28 |
|
Ahu. 1. Funerary monument with niches holding the skeletons of the dead. 2. Generic term for a grave, a tomb merely enclosed with stones. 3. Stone platform, with or without graves. 4. Elevated seat, throne. 5. Swollen; to swell up: ku-ahu-á tooku va'e, my foot is swollen; ananake te raá e-tagi-era te ûka riva mo toona matu'a ka-ahu ahu-ró te mata, every day the daughter cried for her parents until her eyes were quite swollen. Vanaga.
1. To transfer, to transplant, to take up by the roots. 2. To puff up, to swell, a swelling, protuberance; gutu ahu, swollen lips; ahuahu, to swell, plump, elephantiasis, dropsy; ahuahu pupuhi, amplitude; manava ahuahu, indigestion. 3. Paralysis. 4. A carved god of dancing, brought forth only on rare occasions and held of great potency. Ahuahu, inflammation. Ahukarukaru (ahu 2 - karukaru), dropsy. Churchill. |
Ahu Akapu
(2 days) |
Aka. 1. Anchor: he-hoa te aka, to drop anchor. 2. Root of certain plants (banana tree, taro, sugar-cane). 3. To be paralyzed by surprise. Vanaga.
1. Root; aka totoro, to take root. P Pau., Mq.: aka, root. Ta.: aa, id. 2. (āka) anchor. 3. Causative (haka). Churchill. |
Pu Pakakina
(1 month)
|
|
On the twenty-sixth day of the month of August ('Hora Iti') they went from Papa O Pea to Ahu Akapu. They all went and reached Ahu Akapu. They looked around and gave the name 'Ahu Akapu A Hau Maka'. They also saw (all of) Te Pito O Te Kainga, looked around, and gave (the whole island) the name 'Te Pito O Te Kainga A Hau Maka'. [E:31] They made camp and rested at Ahu Akapu for two days.
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On the twenty-ninth day of the month of August ('Hora Iti') they went to Pu Pakakina. They arrived, remained there, and gave the name 'Pu Pakakina A Ira'. They remained one month in Pu Pakakina. |
| 183 |
AUG 7 (219) |
8 (*140) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 (224) |
13 (*145) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga5-29 |
Ga5-30 |
Ga6-1 |
Ga6-2 |
Ga6-3 |
Ga6-4 |
Ga6-5 (145) |
| 71 VIRGINIS (203.6) |
no star listed (204) |
HEZE = ζ Virginis (205.0), Southern Pinwheel Galaxy = M83 Hydrae (205.7) |
ε Centauri (206.3), κ Oct. (206.4) |
no star listed (207) |
τ Bootis (208.2), BENETNASH = η Ursae Majoris (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) |
no star listed (209) |
| Oct 10 |
11 (284) |
12 (285) |
13 |
14 |
15 (*208) |
16 |
| °Oct 6 |
7 (280) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (*204) |
12 (285) |
| 'Sept 13 (256) |
14 (*177) |
15 |
16 |
17 (260) |
18 |
19 (*182) |
| "Aug 30 (242) |
31 (284 - 41) |
"Sept 1 (*164) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 (*168) |
| 181 |
Hora Nui 1 (238) |
2 (284 - 45) |
3 (*164) |
4 |
5 (242 = 260 - 18) |
6 |
7 (225 + 19) |
|
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| 183 |
FEBR 6 (*322) |
7 (403) |
8 (*324) |
9 (40) |
10 |
11 |
12 (408) |
| δ Phoenicis (21.5) |
υ Andromedae (22.9) |
ACHERNAR = α Eridani (23.3), χ Andromedae (23.6), τ Andromedae (23.9) |
ALSEIPH = φ Persei (24.5), τ Ceti (24.7) |
no star listed (25) |
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 (Pair of Signs) / Ashvini-1 (Horse's Head) / Bond-16 / Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku-1 (Front of the Head of Ku)
SEGIN = ε Cassiopeia, MESARTHIM = γ Arietis, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN = β Arietis, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
| April 11 (101) |
12 (*387) |
4-13 |
April 14 |
15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
| °April 7 (97) |
8 (*383) |
9 |
10 (100) |
11 |
12 (*22) |
13 |
| 'March 15 (74) |
16 (*360) |
17 |
18 |
19 (78) |
20 (*364) |
0h |
| "March 1 (60) |
2 (*346) |
3 |
4 |
5 (64) |
6 (*350) |
7 |
| 180 |
Tarahao 1 (58) |
2 (*163 + *183) |
3 (60 = 240 - 180) |
4 |
5 (64 - 2) |
6 (*350) |
(64 = 29 + 28 + 7) |
366 / 2 = 183, but the distribution of 365 - 355 = 10 days could have been asymmetrical, with half of them belonging in the first 240 days and the other 5 in the last 115 days:
| |
Gregorian (Sun) calendar |
Moon calendar |
'helpers' |
| March (Tarahao) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| April (Vaitu Nui) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| May (Vaitu Potu) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| June (He Maro) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| July (He Anakena) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| August (Hora Iti) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| September (Hora Nui) |
30 |
29 |
+1 |
| October (Tangaroa Uri) |
31 |
31 |
- |
| Sum |
245 |
240 = 245 - 5 |
+5 |
| November (Ko Ruti) |
30 |
120 |
29 |
115 |
+1 |
| December (Ko Koró) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| January (Tua Haro) |
31 |
29 |
+2 |
| February (Tehetu'upú) |
28 |
28 |
- |
| Sum |
365 |
355 = 365 - 10 |
+10 |
Possibly these 10 inspired the beginning of Manuscript E:
|
... There were 10 Star Kings before the Deluge and the first one of them was Hamal (α Arietis):
... Strassmeier and Epping, in their Astronomishes aus Babylon, say that there its stars formed the third of the twenty-eight ecliptic constellations, - Arku-sha-rishu-ku, literally the Back of the Head of Ku, - which had been established along that great circle milleniums before our era; and Lenormant quotes, as an individual title from cuneiform inscriptions, Dil-kar, the Proclaimer of Dawn, that Jensen reads As-kar, and others Dil-gan, the Messenger of Light.
George Smith inferred from the tablets that it might be the Star of the Flocks; while other Euphratean names have been Lu-lim, or Lu-nit, the Ram's Eye; and Si-mal or Si-mul, the Horn star, which came down even to late astrology as the Ram's Horn.
It also was Anuv, and had its constellation's titles I-ku and I-ku-u, - by abbreviation Ku, - the Prince, or the Leading One, the Ram that led the heavenly flock, some of íts titles at a different date being applied to Capella of Auriga.
Brown associates it with Aloros, the first of the ten mythical kings of Akkad anterior to the Deluge, the duration of whose reigns proportionately coincided with the distances apart of the ten chief ecliptic stars beginning with Hamal, and he deduces from this kingly title the Assyrian Ailuv, and hence the Hebrew Ayil; the other stars corresponding to the other mythical kings being Alcyone, Aldebaran, Pollux, Regulus, Spica, Antares, Algenib, Deneb Algedi, and Scheat ...
The beginning of Manuscript E has the following king list:
|
ko oto uta |
ariki motongi |
1 |
|
ko tangaroa.a oto uta |
ariki motongi |
2 |
|
ko tiki hati.a tangaroa |
ariki motongi |
3 |
|
ko roroi.a tiki hati |
ariki motongi |
4 |
|
ko tuu kumā.a roroi |
ariki motongi |
5 |
|
ko ataranga.a tuu kumā |
ariki motongi |
6 |
|
ko harai.a ataranga |
ariki motongi |
7 |
|
ko taana.a harai |
ariki motongi |
8 |
|
ko matua.a taana |
ariki motongi |
9 |
|
ko hotu.a matua |
ariki motongi |
10 |
|
O maori te ariki nei. etahi te angahuru. ko maori. te ingoa o te kainga. ko marae renga te ingoa. o te maara noho o te ariki.nui.ko ma rae tohia te rua maara noho o te ariki. |
|
Maori
Wise teacher; tagata maori rogorogo, person who can recite the signs of the tablets; maori hare, house builder; maori îka, healer expert in treating fight injuries. Name of the country of origin of Hotu Matu'a which he fled with his people following a cataclysm in a land called Hiva. Vanaga.
a. Of manual training: dexterity, handy, industry, artisan. b. Of mental training: erudite, finesse, cleverness, adroit, ingenious, intelligent, lucid, sage, sense, science, talent. c. The resultant: memorable, renowned, of good reputation. Tagata maori, carpenter; rima maori, left hand, tae maori, incompetent; maori ke, judicious, sly; maori ke avai, adroit. T Pau.: maori, maohi, indigenous, sure, safe, perfect. Mgv.; maori, belonging to the country, native of the Polynesian race, right hand. Mq.: maoi, native, natural, common, ordinary. Ta.: maori, maóhi, proper name of the indigenous people of Polynesia, native, good, perfect. Churchill. |
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Ariki
1. King, ruler, member of the nobility, Ariki henua, king; members of the royal family, descending from Hotu Matu'a; noble, nobility, chief. 2. Divine being, superior being. Ariki Paka, certain collateral descendents of Hotu Matu'a, who exercised religious functions. Vanaga.
Chief, king, lord, headman in general. Hakaariki, to make one a king. P Pau., Mgv.: ariki, chief. Mq.: aiki, id. Ta.: arii, id. The Marquesan use both aiki and hakaiki in the same sense; the latter forms with Mangarevan akariki a subordinate couple in Southeast Polynesia. Since akariki is the only form in Mangareva and the Marquesas have both we may regard this as indicative of the influence of Mangareva upon the Marquesas. In Tonga we find only eiki; the vowel change is quite in the Tongan manner, the dropping of the liquid is most unusual; the eiki form appears once more in Mangarevan ataeiki (also a language in which it is unusual to drop the liquid) in the sense 'to do nothing and to dress richly in a luxurious way'. Churchill. |
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Alii, s. Haw., a euph., a king, a chief. Rarot., Paum., ariki, id. Fakaafo, aliki, id. Mangar. akariki, id. Tong., eiki, id. Marqu., aiki, hakaiki, id. N. Zeal., ariki, chief and high-priest. Tah., arii, chief. Sam., alii, chief. Sanskr., rij (for primitive Vedic râj, to govern, Benfey), to stand or be firm, be strong; râj, râjan, king.
Goth., reiki, dominion; reiks, king, chief. Sax., rik, noble; rici, dominion, state. Icel., rikr, in compounds as ul-rikr, e-rikr. Swed., rik, rich; riki, kingdom.
Irish, righ, king; airigh, chief. Welsh, -rix, a frequent suffix in the names of nobles. Zend, raĝi, kingdom (A. Pictet). Lat., rex, king; rego, rectus. (Fornander) |
The name of the first of these 10 (etahi te angahuru) kings (ariki motogi) in the land of Maori indicates he could have been Hamal:
|
Uta
Higher up (from the coast, or from another place); i uta era, further up, up there. Vanaga.
1. Inland, landward; paepae ki uta, to strand, to run aground; mouku uta, herbage. 2. To carry; uta mai, to import; hakauta, to give passage. Campbell. |
Furthermore, a comparison with other king lists of this type suggests Hamal also was Adam, while Noah (before the deluge) could have corresponded to Hotu A Matua, the Full Moon (○) king. Beyond the Full Moon came the Waning Moon, ultimately leading to a complete disappearance beneath the waves at the New Moon (●), at high tide ...
... Motogi is not matagi. Winds are drying things up, which is a force opposite to that of Vai-ora a Tane (the Living Waters of Tane).
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Matagi
Wind, air, breeze, squall, tempest, rhumb. P Pau.: matagi, the air, wind. Mgv.: matagi, wind. Mq.: metani, metaki, wind, air. Ta.: matai, wind. Churchill. |
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And possibly the position of the first king Oto Uta was early in Tarahao:
| AUG 14 |
15 |
16 (*148) |
17 (229) |
18 |
19 |
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| Ga6-6 |
Ga6-7 |
Ga6-8 |
Ga6-9 |
Ga6-10 (151) |
Ga6-11 |
| MUPHRID = 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 = β Centauri (212.1), θ Apodis (212.5), THUBAN = α Draconis (212.8) |
14h (213.1)
π Hydrae, χ Centauri (213.0), MENKENT = θ Centauri (213.1) |
Neck-2 (Dragon)
ASELLUS TERTIUS = κ Bootis, κ Virginis, 14 Bootis (214.8) |
Al Ghafr-13 (Covering) / 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 = ι Bootis (215.5), SYRMA = ι Virginis, λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8) |
| Oct 17 (290) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 (*214) |
22 |
| °Oct 13 |
14 |
15 (*208) |
16 |
17 (290) |
18 |
| 'Sept 20 |
21 |
EQUINOX |
23 (*186) |
24 |
25 (268) |
| "Sept 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 (*172) |
10 |
11 (254) |
| Hora Nui 8 (245) |
9 |
10 |
11 (*172) |
12 |
13 (250) |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| FEBR 13 |
2-14 (45) |
15 |
16 (*332) |
17 (413) |
18 |
| ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2), υ Ceti (28.8) |
ALRISHA = α Piscium, χ Phoenicis (29.2), ALAMAK = γ Andromedae (29.7) |
Arku-sha-rishu-ku-2 (Back of the Head of Ku)
2h (30.4)
κ Arietis (30.3), HAMAL = α Arietis (30.5)
ALKES (α Crateris)
|
η Arietis (31.9) |
ξ¹ Ceti (32.1) |
χ Persei (33.2), θ Arietis (33.3), MIRA = ο Ceti (33.7) |
| April 18 (473) |
19 |
20 (*395) |
21 (111) |
22 |
23 |
| 4-14 |
°April 15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
| 'March 22 |
23 |
24 (*368) |
EQUINOX |
26 (85) |
27 |
| "March 8 (67) |
9 |
10 (*354) |
11 |
12 |
13 (72 = 360 / 5) |
| Tarahao 8 (65) |
9 |
10 (*354) |
11 |
12 |
13 (70 = 350 / 5) |
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