Aa6-66-8
After the 6 moega (immobile) days had
been completed the double canoe of king Hotu A Matua sailed away
from his old homeland in September 2:
he oho.mai te miro. o Hotu.mai
maori.ki te pito o te kainga. i te porua o te raa. o hora nui.i
oho mai.ai. o ava.rei
Bua (sic!).mai te rua painga. ku
oho.takoa mai ana te miro o te arikii vaenga.i piri ai te miro.
o ava rei pua.ki te miro. o Hotu. [E:74]
The date given as September 2 had
caused me much trouble, because I was unable to make it fit in
any reasonable way with Ga6-6:
|
AUG 14 |
15 |
16 (*148) |
17 (229) |
|
18 |
19 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga6-6 |
Ga6-7 |
Ga6-8 (148) |
Ga6-9 |
Ga6-10 |
Ga6-11 |
|
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) |
For the dates must fit perfectly.
Now, however, we can see what might have been meant. The
old homeland of king Hotu A Matua was presumably located beyond the end of
the Sun calendar year, which means we should look at the
nakshatra dates.
And then we will find that in the Golden Age of the Bull the day
when the Sun reached Fomalhaut was the last day of DECEMBER
(anciently the winter months counted only 29 nights)::
|
DEC
28 |
29 |
30 (364) |
31
(*285) |
JAN
1 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb2-27 →
π |
Gb2-28
(54) |
Gb2-29 |
Gb2-30
(285) |
Gb2-31 |
|
ι Cephei (*346.0), λ Aquarii, γ Piscis Austrini, σ Pegasi (*346.5 = *349.5 - *3.0) |
SCHEAT AQUARII = δ Aquarii (*347.0), δ Piscis Austrini (*347.4), FOMALHAUT = α Piscis Austrini, (*347.8) *347.4 - *41.4 = *306.0 |
FUM AL SAMAKAH = β Piscium (*348.3), ζ Gruis (*348.5), ο Andromedae (*348.9) |
Al Fargh al Mukdim-24 (Fore Spout) /
Purva Bhādrapadā-26 (First of the Blessed Feet) /
House-13 (Pig)
SCHEAT (β
Pegasi, *349.2) + MARKAB (α Pegasi, *349.5) |
23h
(*350.0)
υ, θ Gruis (*350.0), π Cephei
(*350.6), ι Gruis (*350.9) |
|
Nakshatra
Full Moon: |
|
JUNE 28 |
29
(*100) |
30 (181) |
JULY 1 |
2 |
|
ν Hydrae (*163.1) |
No star listed (*164)
|
Wings-27 (Snake)
η Oct.
(*165.4),
ALKES =
α Crateris (*165.6)
*165.4 - *41.4 = *124.0 |
ANA-TIPU-4 (Upper-side-pillar - where the guards stood)
MERAK =
β Ursae Majoris (*166.2),
DUBHE =
α Ursae Majoris (*166.7) |
11h (*167.4)
χ Leonis, χ¹ Hydrae, χ² Hydrae
*167.4 - *41.4 = *126.0 = 206 ("July 25) |
|
Aug
31 |
Sept 1 (*164) |
2 (245 =
181 + 64) |
3 |
4 |
|
... Hala qaattsi ttakkin-gha,
a voice said: 'Come
inside, my grandson.' Behind the fire, at
the rear of the house, was an old
man white as a gull. 'I have something to lend you',
said the old man. 'I have something to tell you as
well. Dii hau dang iiji: I am you.' Slender
bluegreen things with wings [young ravens}were moving between the
screens at the back of the house. Waa'asing dang
iiji, said the old man again: 'That also is you
...
 |
... Sternforward Argō by the Great
Dog's tail // Is drawn; for hers is not a usual course, //
But backward turned she comes, as vessels do // When sailors
have transposed the crooked stern // On entering harbour; all
the ship reverse, // And gliding backward on the beach it
grounds. // Sternforward thus is Jason's Argō drawn
...