Standing and Sitting Gods in MUL.Apin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21715966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanne M Hoffmann (0000-0001-5384-7545, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-272 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-2807 |
| Publisher | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2024.02.02 |
| OpenAlex | W4400218995 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
In 2018 Hoffmann and Krebernik proposed a new reading of the lines MUL.APIN I i 23 as rubric markers, implying that the “Standing and Sitting Gods of the Ekur” are terms referring to two groups of asterisms in the previous lines. Astronomically, this division refers to the ever-visible circle versus the rising and setting constellations in the path of Enlil. Based upon Horowitz’s suggestion that this is also a celestial representation of the presentation scene from Mesopotamian art (N.A.B.U. no.3, 2023), I re-analysed the astronomical meaning of the constellations in the Path of Enlil in MUL.APIN and found an agricultural calendar in the path of Enlil. This finding puts the indigenous Mesopotamian set of constellations in line with other indigenous astronomies that have been found by anthropological and cultural studies all over the world
Geography · Pathology · Sitting · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |