323. When the Explorers (excepting Kuukuu who had been carried down into a cave and Makoi who would stay behind) sailed away from Easter Island in order to return home to Hiva a message was shouted at them from Makoi:
"When Ira's canoe reached the islets (off the southwestern coast), Makoi (who was staying behind) shouted the following (after him): Eight lands (are there), one has been found (or, an eighth land has been found for the first time, evaru kainga katahi i revaa), that is, Te Pito O Te Kainga. During the fast journey, one cannot find the seven lands in the midst of dim twilight. Once (Easter Island) has been lost, not even eight groups of people (i.e., countless boat crews) can find (it) again. - Ruhi to the right, Pu to the left, necklace around the neck of Hinariru at Papa O Rae!" (E:86)
This was documented on page 86 in Manuscript E, i.e. on page 73 + 13. If page number 73 had been chosen for alluding to March 14 (3-14), which seems reasonable because here Oto Uta was left behind when the emigrant canoe was ready to be launched,
... At the time of the loading of the emigrant canoe, Hotu Matua ordered his assistant Teke to take a (stone) figure (moai) named Oto Uta on board the canoe, along with the people (aniva) who were emigrating. However, the figure was 'left behind out in the bay' (E:73) ...
then we could try to move ahead in the text from MARCH 14 (73) - when Porrima was culminating - to day 73 + 13 = 86 (MARCH 27). And then by adding 183 to also move to an observer position south of the equator, resulting in 86 + 183 = 269 (SEPTEMBER 26), and finally to transform to a time frame *23 (= *64 - *41) right ascension days later: 269 + 23 = 292 (Tangaroa Uri 19) = 4 * 73.
However, the date when the Explorers were leaving Easter Island was clearly stated as Tangaroa Uri 25 which came 10 days after the arrival of Hotu A Matua:
| 2-24 (420 = 6 * 70) |
2-25 |
2-26 |
2-27 (58) |
| MARCH 11 |
12 (436) |
13 (72 = 360 / 5) |
3-14 (73 = 58 + 15) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb2-4 (420 = 7 * 60) |
Cb2-5 (29) |
Cb2-6 |
Cb2-7 (58 - 27 = 31) |
| te ua |
koia ra |
kua tuku ki to mata - ki tona tukuga |
e kiore - henua - pa rei |
| δ Persei (54.7) |
Al Thurayya-27 (Many Little Ones) / Krittikā-3 (Nurses of Kārttikeya) / TAU-ONO (Six Stones)
ATIKS = ο Persei, RANA (Frog) = δ Eridani (55.1), CELAENO (16 Tauri), ELECTRA (17), TAYGETA (19), ν Persei (55.3), MAIA (20), ASTEROPE (21), MEROPE (23) (55.6) |
Hairy Head-18 (Cockerel) / Temennu-3 (Foundation Stone)
ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE (28 Tauri), ATLAS (27 Tauri) (56.3) |
MENKHIB (Next to the Pleiades) = ζ Persei (57.6)
PORRIMA (γ Virginis)
|
 |
| May 14 (*378 + 41 = *419) |
15 (500 = 365 + 135) |
16 (136) |
17 |
| 'April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*30) |
| Tehetu'upú 16 (*378) |
"Febr 17 (459 = 500 - 41) |
18 (95 = 136 - 41) |
19 |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| κ Librae (237.2), ι Serpentis (237.4), ψ² Lupi, ρ Oct. (237.5), γ Cor. Borealis, η Librae (237.7), COR SERPENTIS = α Serpentis (237.9) |
π Cor. Borealis, UNUK ELHAIA (Necks of the Serpents) = λ Serpentis (238.1), CHOW = β Serpentis (238.6) |
κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, TIĀNRŪ = μ Serpentis (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), BA (= Pa) = ε Serpentis, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9) |
λ Librae (240.0), β Tr. Austr. (240.3), κ Tr. Austr. (240.4), ρ Scorpii (240.8) |
|
... The Mahabharata insists on six as the number of the Pleiades as well as of the mothers of Skanda and gives a very broad and wild description of the birth and the installation of Kartikeya 'by the assembled gods ... as their generalissimo', which is shattering, somehow, driving home how little one understands as yet. The least which can be said, assuredly: Mars was 'installed' during a more or less close conjunction of all planets; in Mbh. 9.45 (p. 133) it is stressed that the powerful gods assembled 'all poured water upon Skanda, even as the gods had poured water on the head of Varuna, the lord of waters, for investing him with dominion'. And this 'investiture' took place at the beginning of the Krita Yuga, the Golden Age ... |
| Nov 13 (*237) |
14 |
15 |
16 (320 = 241 + 79) |
| 'Oct 17 (290) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*213 = *240 - *27) |
| "Oct 3 (276) |
4 |
Tagaroa Uri 5 |
6 (*199 = *240 - *41) |
| SEPT 10 (*173) |
11 |
12 |
13 (256 = 320 - 64) |
| 8-26 |
8-27 (239 - 79 = 160) |
8-28 (240 = 255 - 15) |
8-29 |
|
... The correspondence between the winter solstice and the kali'i rite of the Makahiki is arrived at as follows: ideally, the second ceremony of 'breaking the coconut', when the priests assemble at the temple to spot the rising of the Pleiades, coincides with the full moon (Hua tapu) of the twelfth lunar month (Welehu). In the latter eighteenth century, the Pleiades appear at sunset on 18 November. Ten days later (28 November), the Lono effigy sets off on its circuit, which lasts twenty-three days, thus bringing the god back for the climactic battle with the king on 21 December, the solstice (= Hawaiian 16 Makali'i). The correspondence is 'ideal' and only rarely achieved, since it depends on the coincidence of the full moon and the crepuscular rising of the Pleiades ... |
| 18 |
3-18 (58 + 19 = 77) |
3-19 |
3-20 (79 = 78 + 1) |
3-21 (0h) |
|
... Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on 21 March (even though the equinox occurs, astronomically speaking, on 20 March in most years) ... |
| APRIL 2 (73 + 19 = 92) |
3 |
4 (72 + 22 = 94) |
5 (95 = 5 * 19) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb3-1 (50) |
Cb3-2 |
Cb3-3 |
Cb3-4 |
| E vae ra - ka oho - ki te henua - kua huki |
ku kikiu - te henua |
ko te henua - te rima |
e kava |
| 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)
|
λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)
ARCTURUS (α Bootis)
|
 |
| June 5 (156) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| °June 1 (152) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 'May 9 (129) |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Vaitu Nui 25 (115) |
"April 26 |
27 |
28 |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| 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 = α Herculis (260.8) |
SARIN = δ Herculis (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4 = 41.4 + 220)
ALRISHA (α Piscium)
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) |
| Tagaroa Uri 25 (298) |
"Oct 26 |
27 (*261.4 - *41.4 + 80) |
28 (301) |
| Dec 5 (339) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| °Dec 1 (335) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 'Nov 8 (312) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| OCT 2 (275 = 339 - 64) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 9-17 (260 = 339 - 79) |
9-18 |
9-19 |
9-20 (263 = 80 + 183) |
Notably the Rigel year (which in a way could have ruled the dates for the Explorers) seems to have begun 79 days counted from the day corresponding to our January 1.
I.e. our 0h (March 21) - from where my right ascension days have been counted - will generate star positions which are 1 right ascension day less than if counted from 3-20, viz. from heliacal Rigel. On side b of the C tablet the glyph positions seem to agree quite well:
| 1-28 (408 - 79 + 64 = 393) |
2 |
1-31 (48 * 7 + 60 = 396) |
25 |
2-26 (57 = 56 + 1) |
21 |
3-20 (79 = 78 + 1) |
 |
 |
|
|
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-4 (396) |
Cb2-6 (422 = 365 + 57) |
Cb3-3 (444 = 365 + 79) |
|
SHERATAN |
HAMAL |
ALCYONE (*56) |
RIGEL (*78) |
|
4 (= 28 / 7) |
48 (= 336 / 7) |
|
52 (= 364 / 7) |
From Antares (*249, or better 250 days after March 20 to get rid of the annoying 249) - at the other side of the sky compared to Rigel - we could move 15 days ahead to Lesath (*264 → 265), and a sense of symmetry could then lead us to count 15 days ahead also from Rigel.
|
Oct 9 (282) |
46 |
Nov 25 (329) |
14 |
Dec 10 (*264 → 265) |
|
Hora Iti 29 (241) |
Tangaroa Uri 15 (288) |
30 (262 + 41) |
|
SPICA (200 = 241 - 41) |
ANTARES
(288 - 41) |
LESATH (262) |
|
SPICA (159 = 200 - 41) |
ANTARES
(288 - 82) |
LESATH (262 - 41) |
|
SPICA (282 - 79 = 203) |
ANTARES
(329 - 79 = 250) |
LESATH (*264 - 79 = *186) |
|
48 |
15 |
|
9 weeks |
| 4-3 |
4-4 |
4-5 (95) |
4-6 |
4-7 |
| APRIL 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 (111) |
22 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb3-16 (457 = 392 + 65) |
Cb3-17 |
Cb3-18 |
Cb3-19 |
Cb3-20 |
| henua kua hoi |
kua ka te ahi o te henua |
o te henua kua hoi |
ko te henua kua vero te ahi |
kiore - henua |
| ξ Orionis (92.5) |
Al Han'ah-4 (Brand) / Maru-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-7 (Front of the Mouth of the Twins)
TEJAT PRIOR = η Gemini (93.4), γ Monocerotis (93.5), κ Aurigae (93.6), κ Columbae (93.8) |
FURUD = ζ Canis Majoris (94.9) |
Well-22 (Tapir) / Arkū-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-8 (Back of the Mouth of the Twins)
δ Columbae (95.2), TEJAT POSTERIOR = μ Gemini, MIRZAM (*Roarer') = β Canis Majoris (95.4), CANOPUS = α Carinae (95.6), ε Monocerotis (95.7), ψ1 Aurigae (95.9) |
no star listed (96) |
 |
*79
(Rigel)
+ *15 =
*94.
This was
at Furud
(ζ Canis
Majoris).
|
June 23 (174) |
|
Vaitu Potu 13 (133) |
|
APRIL 20 (174 - 64 = 110) |
|
FURUD (174 - 3 - 79 = 92) |
|
4-5 (95 = 79 + 16) |
| St John's Day (175) |
17 |
July 12 (193) |
88 |
Oct 9 (282) |
| Vaitu Potu 14 (134) |
He Maro 1 (152 = 193 - 41) |
Hora Iti 29 (241) |
|
APRIL 21 (111 = 175 - 64) |
MAY 9 (129 = 152 - 23) |
AUG 6 (218) |
| CANOPUS (93 = 175 - 82) |
CASTOR (111 = 152 - 41) |
SPICA (200) |
| 4-6 (96 = 111 - 15) |
4-24 (114 = 111 + 3) |
7-22 (203 = 282 - 79) |
|
108 days |
|
Polygon: |
n |
A |
A / n |
|
|
triangle |
3 |
180° |
60° |
120 = 2 * 60 |
|
rectangle |
4 |
360° |
90° |
270 = 3 * 90 |
|
pentagon |
5 |
540° |
108° |
432 = 4 * 108 |
|
hexagon |
6 |
720° |
120° |
600 = 5 * 120 |
|
Once
upon
a
time
Furud
rose
heliacally
in
day
96
(i.e.
300
days
before
the
end
of
January).
In
the
following
day
(February
1)
came
Canopus
who
under
the
name
of
Agastya
drank
up
all
the
waters,
transforming
the earth
into
desert.
From
there
to
Spica
(in
day
7-22,
or
better
day
22 /
7 as
a
sign
of
3.14
= π)
there
were
107
days.
365
+
107
=
471
= 1½
*
314
=
number
of
glyphs
on
the
G
tablet,
suggesting
a
precessional
depth
of
471
-
392
(number
of
glyphs
on
side
a of
the
C
tablet)
= 79
(March
20).
July
22
was
day
203
counted
from
January
1,
but
a
better
way
to
count
would
have
been
to
assign
July
22
day
number
214
=
203
+
11,
where
the
added
11
days
corresponded
to
the
time
from
the
December
solstice
(355)
to
the
beginning
of
January
(366).
Day
114
(cfr
414, 314,
214)
was
April
24
(day
114
+ 11
=
125
= 5
* 5
* 5
if
counted
from
day
355).
Possibly
the
day
when
the
Sun
reached
the
mortal Castor
indicated
a
kind
of
final,
because
simultaneously
(in
He
Maro
1)
the
Explorers
saw
terra
firma
ahead.
And
in
the
previous
day
Antares
had
culminated.
In
day
115
(4-25)
the
Chorti
diviners
once
again began
creating
a
new
world:
...
Later
on
in
this
series
of
rituals,
the
Chorti
go
through
a
ceremony
they
call
raising
the
sky.
This
ritual
takes
place
at
midnight
on
the
twenty-fifth
of
April
and
continues
each
night
until
the
rains
arrive.
In
this
ceremony
two
diviners
and
their
wives
sit
on
benches
so
that
they
occupy
the
corner
positions
of
the
cosmic
square.
They
take
their
seats
in
the
same
order
as
the
stones
were
placed,
with
the
men
on
the
eastern
side
and
the
women
on
the
west.
The
ritual
actions
of
sitting
down
and
lifting
upward
are
done
with
great
precision
and
care,
because
they
are
directly
related
to
the
actions
done
by
the
gods
at
Creation.
The
people
represent
the
gods
of
the
four
corners
and
the
clouds
that
cover
the
earth.
As
they
rise
from
their
seats,
they
metaphorically
lift
the
sky.
If
their
lifting
motion
is
uneven,
the
rains
will
be
irregular
and
harmful
...
We
should
also
remember
the
curious
Chinese
time
leap
in
early
April:
...
In
China,
every
year
about
the
beginning
of
April,
certain
officials
called
Sz'hüen
used
of
old
to
go
about
the
country
armed
with
wooden
clappers.
Their
business
was
to
summon
the
people
and
command
them
to
put
out
every
fire.
This
was
the
beginning
of
the
season
called
Han-shih-tsieh,
or
'eating
of
cold
food'.
For
three
days
all
household
fires
remained
extinct
as a
preparation
for
the
solemn
renewal
of
the
fire,
which
took
place
on
the
fifth
or
sixth
day
after
the
winter
solstice
...
These
3
days
of
cold
food
could
possibly
explain
why
Spica
was
not
in
day
200
but
in
day
203
(and
Castor
not
in
day
111
but
in
day
114).
| 4-2 |
4-3 |
4-4 |
4-5 |
4-6 (96 = 396 - 300) |
| APRIL 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*30) |
21 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga1-27 |
Ga1-28 |
Ga1-29 |
Ga1-30 |
Ga2-1 |
| 6h (91.3)
ν Orionis (91.4), θ Columbae (91.5), π Columbae (91.6) |
ξ Orionis (92.5) |
Al Han'ah-4 (Brand) / Maru-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-7 (Front of the Mouth of the Twins)
TEJAT PRIOR = η Gemini (93.4), γ Monocerotis (93.5), κ Aurigae (93.6), κ Columbae (93.8) |
FURUD = ζ Canis Majoris (94.9) |
Well-22 (Tapir) / Arkū-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-8 (Back of the Mouth of the Twins)
δ Columbae (95.2), TEJAT POSTERIOR = μ Gemini, MIRZAM (*Roarer') = β Canis Majoris (95.4), CANOPUS = α Carinae (95.6), ε Monocerotis (95.7), ψ1 Aurigae (95.9) |
| June 20 |
SOLSTICE |
22 (*93) |
23 (174) |
ST JOHN'S DAY |
| °June 16 |
17 (168) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*91) |
| 'May 24 (144) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (*68) |
| "May 10 (130) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (*54) |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| Dec 20 |
SOLSTICE |
22 |
23 (357) |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
| °Dec 16 |
17 |
18 |
19 (*273) |
20 (354) |
| 'Nov 23 (327) |
24 |
25 |
26 (*250) |
27 |
| "Nov 9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 (*236) |
13 |
| OCT 17 (290) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 (*214) |
| 10-2 (275) |
10-3 |
10-4 |
10-5 |
10-6 |
|
