The Babylonian Almanac is a source of information for predictions, i.e., an almanac, made for astronomical phenomena for the specific years contained within it. [1] [2]
The work comes entirely from manuscripts, of which fifty-two were discovered. Of these, there are significant variations in certain lines of the ancient texts. [3]
References
- ^ Khalid Salim Isma'El and A. R. George (2002). "Tablets from the Sippar Library XI. The Babylonian Almanac" (PDF). Iraq. 64: 249–258. doi: 10.2307/4200527. JSTOR 4200527.
- ^ John M. Steele (2012). "Almanacs, Babylonian". The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc 7 FEB 2012 DOI: 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21017. doi: 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21017. ISBN 9781444338386.
- ^ Wilfred G. Lambert, A. R. George, Irving L. Finkel - Wisdom, Gods and Literature: Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G. Lambert Eisenbrauns, 2000, 462 pages, ISBN 1575060043 Retrieved 2015-06-13
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The Babylonian Almanac is a source of information for predictions, i.e., an almanac, made for astronomical phenomena for the specific years contained within it. [1] [2]
The work comes entirely from manuscripts, of which fifty-two were discovered. Of these, there are significant variations in certain lines of the ancient texts. [3]
References
- ^ Khalid Salim Isma'El and A. R. George (2002). "Tablets from the Sippar Library XI. The Babylonian Almanac" (PDF). Iraq. 64: 249–258. doi: 10.2307/4200527. JSTOR 4200527.
- ^ John M. Steele (2012). "Almanacs, Babylonian". The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc 7 FEB 2012 DOI: 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21017. doi: 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21017. ISBN 9781444338386.
- ^ Wilfred G. Lambert, A. R. George, Irving L. Finkel - Wisdom, Gods and Literature: Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G. Lambert Eisenbrauns, 2000, 462 pages, ISBN 1575060043 Retrieved 2015-06-13
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