Writing science before the Greeks : a naturalistic analysis of the Babylonian astronomical treatise MUL.APIN / / by Rita Watson and Wayne Horowitz.
The beginnings of written science have long been associated with classical Greece. Yet in ancient Mesopotamia, highly-sophisticated scientific works in cuneiform script were in active use while Greek civilization flourished in the West. The subject of this volume is the astronomical series MUL.APIN,...
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| Superior document: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 48 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 48. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter One. MUL.APIN / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Two. Writing And Conceptual Change / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Three. Terms Of Analysis / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Four. MUL.APIN: Text And Analysis / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Five. Summary Of Results / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Six. Discussion: MUL.APIN, Writing, And Science / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Seven. Further Thoughts: The Cognitive Function Of Writing In MUL.APIN / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Chapter Eight. A Final Word: From List To Axiom / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Bibliography / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Appendix One. The Translated Text Of MUL.APIN / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Appendix Two. The Babylonian Month-Names / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Appendix Three. Tablet And Line Correspondences With Hunger-Pingree / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Subject Index / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Author Index / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- Akkadian And Sumerian Word Index / R. Watson and W. Horowitz
- MUL.APIN Text Citation Index / R. Watson and W. Horowitz.