Writing Science before the Greeks
A Naturalistic Analysis of the Babylonian Astronomical Treatise MUL.APIN
Biographical note
Rita Watson holds the Abraham Schiffman Chair in Education at the Hebrew University and has published primarily on the relation of language and literacy to human cognitive development. Her most recent book is an edited collection on the Toronto School of Communication Theory.
Wayne Horowitz is Professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University, and has published extensively in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Assyriology, and Mesopotamian astronomy. His books include Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography and a new volume on the Astrolabes.
Wayne Horowitz is Professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University, and has published extensively in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Assyriology, and Mesopotamian astronomy. His books include Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography and a new volume on the Astrolabes.
Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 MUL.APIN
Chapter 2 Writing and Conceptual Change
Chapter 3 Terms of Analysis
Chapter 4 MUL.APIN Text and Analysis
Chapter 5 Summary of Results
Chapter 6 Discussion: MUL.APIN, Writing, and Science
Chapter 7 Further Thoughts: The Cognitive Functions of Writing in MUL.APIN
Chapter 8 A Final Word: From List to Axiom
Bibliographical References
Appendix I Complete translated text of MUL.APIN from Hunger & Pingree
Appendix II List of Babylonian Month-names, in Akkadian, with Hebrew equivalents and Modern equivalents
Appendix III Tablet and line correspondences with Hunger & Pingree
Introduction
Chapter 1 MUL.APIN
Chapter 2 Writing and Conceptual Change
Chapter 3 Terms of Analysis
Chapter 4 MUL.APIN Text and Analysis
Chapter 5 Summary of Results
Chapter 6 Discussion: MUL.APIN, Writing, and Science
Chapter 7 Further Thoughts: The Cognitive Functions of Writing in MUL.APIN
Chapter 8 A Final Word: From List to Axiom
Bibliographical References
Appendix I Complete translated text of MUL.APIN from Hunger & Pingree
Appendix II List of Babylonian Month-names, in Akkadian, with Hebrew equivalents and Modern equivalents
Appendix III Tablet and line correspondences with Hunger & Pingree
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