Antichistica

Collana | Antichistica
Miscellanea | Wisdom Between East and West: Mesopotamia, Greece and Beyond
Capitolo | Astronomy, Ṭupšarrūtu, and Knowledge in the Cuneiform World

Astronomy, Ṭupšarrūtu, and Knowledge in the Cuneiform World

Abstract

This paper aims to critique a historiography of science that sees Greek science as exemplary. It discusses the entry of Babylonian astronomy into the history of science and defines the cuneiform scribal-scholarly knowledge termed ṭupšarrūtu as a basis for understanding the scope and character of cuneiform science without comparison to Greek or later sciences.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 07 Novembre 2023 | Accettato: 04 Marzo 2024 | Pubblicato 09 Luglio 2024 | Lingua: en

Keywords EpistemeCuneiform worldNēmequScienceTupšarrūtuAstronomyScientia


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