The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN
MUL.APIN, written sometime before the 8th century BC, was the most widely copied astronomical text in ancient Mesopotamia: a compendium including information such as star lists, descriptions of planetary phases, mathematical schemes for the length of day and night, a discussion of the luni-solar calendar and rules for intercalation, and a short collection of celestial omens. This book contains an introductory essay, followed by a new edition of the text and a facing-page transliteration and English translation. Finally, the book contains a new and detailed commentary on the text. This is a fascinating study, and an important resource for anyo…
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Weitere Autoren: Steele, John
- ISBN: 978-1-351-68681-5
- EAN: 9781351686815
- Produktnummer: 31491796
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 254 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'955 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 20 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Hermann Hunger is Emeritus Professor of Assyriology at the University of Vienna, Austria. John Steele is Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity in the Department of Egyptology and Assyriology at Brown University, USA.
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