6. Covenant paths, joins and exact phases
This section supplies the algebra behind the reader draft’s source-to-path explanation. Regular coordinates follow supplied ages and household intervals; cumulative coordinates follow complete lifespans. Their common ordered-path form allows shared source values to force some joins, while other joins require additional source relations. All calculations below are inherited results.
For the seven cumulative boundaries in Abraham-to-Moses order, let
with empty sum zero and fixed Moses anchor . This is the suffix-sum path construction . Here is the matrix with when , otherwise zero; its final row is zero. Adjacent differences recover the six ordered lifespan inputs. It generates . The regular path uses its own edge roles, so shared path form does not identify regular births with cumulative boundaries. Sources: File 62 §2.1; File 61 §7.3A; C1051; inherited technical companion §1.
In the full regular comparison, put Levi birth , Levi death , Exodus , and lifespans for Levi, Kohath and Amram. The source’s maximum envelope assumes successive lives occupy consecutive blocks. Subtracting regular elapsed chronology gives
Write cumulative Kohath , cumulative Levi , and cumulative Jacob . Then
The first join follows from the definition of ; the second follows from the shared Levi lifespan and . The third join, , requires regular Isaac birth to satisfy . Its source relation is . Thus the third join reuses the Covenant family’s intergenerational condition. It is not forced by the clutch alone. Sources: File 61 §§6.3,8.1–8.3; C1035,C1052–C1054.
Set . The complete Nisan field is:
| Cumulative boundary | Original | Half-clutch | Full clutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | 2435 | 2428 | 2421 |
| Isaac | 2260 | 2253 | 2246 |
| Jacob | 2080 | 2073 | 2066 |
| Levi | 1933 | 1926 | 1919 |
| Kohath | 1796 | 1789 | 1782 |
| Amram | 1663 | 1656 | 1649 |
| Moses-side interface | 1526 | 1519 | 1512 |
The exact Aaron/Tishri field retains the same and adds :
| Cumulative boundary | Original exact phase | Half-clutch | Full clutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | 2438.5 | 2431.5 | 2424.5 |
| Isaac | 2263.5 | 2256.5 | 2249.5 |
| Jacob | 2083.5 | 2076.5 | 2069.5 |
| Levi | 1936.5 | 1929.5 | 1922.5 |
| Kohath | 1799.5 | 1792.5 | 1785.5 |
| Amram | 1666.5 | 1659.5 | 1652.5 |
| Aaron-side interface | 1529.5 | 1522.5 | 1515.5 |
These are File 62 §§1.2–1.4’s complete tables. Final-row translations are interfaces, not relocated historical births. The separate whole-year Levi display is 1936; it must not replace exact 1936.5 in phase equations.
The forty-two entries satisfy
Each horizontal row has equal seven-year steps; every vertical column preserves . In the unrestricted array model, now allowing all seven , and to vary, the map has rank nine and thirty-three linear output dependencies. The relations and each remove one freedom. Separately fixing and would impose two fixed-value conditions, a different specification. One Nisan-derived clutch preserves phase throughout; recalculating a full clutch to the same regular landing would cancel phase. Sources: C1048–C1050,C1056.
The Covenant Key agreement illustrates the same distinction between definition and constraint. Let , , , , and , using minimum-state deaths here. Defining supplies a generated point. Requiring adds the single condition , giving . Sources: File 60 §§6.1–6.2; C1040–C1041,C1047. The full Covenant 2081 remains author-designated; offering 2051/Isaac age fifteen remains proposed. Neither supplies an additional textual date.
The coupled model’s nineteen local inputs generate fifty-five outputs, including the clutch; its rank nineteen describes this declared parameterization, not historical independence or a globally minimal explanation. C1057 and C1290 retain that scope.
Exact source hashes, excerpts and proof-record bindings are already frozen in final_Covenant_claim_index.json, especially COV-10–COV-23. This supplement retains the inherited numerical family and its source operations.