Astronomical Observation Texts (Babylonia)

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Astronomical observation texts represent the third astronomical - Babylonian text genre next to the ACT and GADEx texts . Otto Neugebauer therefore calls the astronomical observation texts " non-ACT texts " as an extension .

There is no restriction to certain topics in this text category. The content is about the observation of certain planets , occultations and other astronomical contexts that are not dealt with in the ACT and GADEx texts.

The oldest occultation texts can be traced back to the eighth century BC. BC and thus confirm the records of Claudius Ptolemy , who refers to Babylonian observations since the time of Nabu-nasir (747 to 734 BC). The occultation texts were Claudius Ptolemy's editing in an almost complete collection since 747 BC. BC before.

The remaining observation reports were mostly made in the three centuries BC. Manufactured; There are also isolated records from the sixth century BC. Chr. Present.

literature

  • Otto Neugebauer: A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy . Springer, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-540-06995-X , pp. 351-352.
  • Abraham Sachs , Hermann Hunger : Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylon, I, Diaries from 625 BC. to 262 BC Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1227-0
  • Abraham Sachs, Hermann Hunger: Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylon, II, Diaries from 261 BC to 165 BC Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-7001-1705-1
  • Abraham Sachs, Hermann Hunger: Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylon, III, Diaries from 164 BC. to 61 BC Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7001-2578-X