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Astronomy and culture in Late Babylonian Uruk†
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 July 2011
Abstract
This article presents three case studies of the role of astronomy within the culture of Late Babylonian Uruk. I argue that in order to fully understand Babylonian astronomy it is necessary to combine technical study of astronomical cuneiform texts with wider cultural study of Babylonian scholarship, archival practice and society.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S278: “Oxford IX” International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy , January 2011 , pp. 331 - 341
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011
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