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An alternative interpretation of BM 76829: astrological schemes for length of life and parts of the body
Archive for History of Exact Sciences 76 (1):1-14 (2022)
Abstract
In this paper I present an alternative reading and interpretation of the cuneiform tablet BM 76829. I suggest that the obverse of the tablet contains a simple astrological scheme linking the sign of the zodiac in which a child is born to the maximum length of life, and that the reverse contains a copy of a scheme relating parts of the body to the signs of the zodiac.My notes
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Babylonian Horoscopes.J. M. Steele & Francesca Rochberg - 1999 - Journal of the American Oriental Society 119 (3):524.
BM 76829: A small astronomical fragment with important implications for the Late Babylonian Astronomy and the Astronomical Book of Enoch.Jeanette C. Fincke, Wayne Horowitz & Eshbal Ratzon - 2020 - Archive for History of Exact Sciences 75 (3):349-368.
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