Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Wisdom Between East and West: Mesopotamia, Greece and Beyond
Chapter | 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.
Submitted: Nov. 7, 2023 | Accepted: March 4, 2024 | Published July 9, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Scientia • Episteme • Cuneiform world • Tupšarrūtu • Nēmequ • Science • Astronomy
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