Ancient Egyptian Science, Vol. II: Calendars, Clocks, and Astronomy, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 214)

Marshall Clagett

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Ancient Egyptian Science, Vol. II

Calendars, Clocks, and Astronomy, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 214)

Marshall Clagett

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1995

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The 2nd of 3 vols. by Prof. Marshall Clagett on Ancient Egyptian Science. Contents: Part I: Intro. to Egyptian Calendars; Parker’s Account of the Old Lunar Calendar; The Later Lunar Calendar; The Origin of the Civil Calendar; Sothic Dates & the Ebers Calendar; The Night Hours; Decanal Clocks; Transit Decanal Clocks; The Ramesside Star Clock; Outflow Water Clocks; Inflow Water Clocks; Shadow Clocks; Egyptian Sundials; Traces of a 24-hour Day with Equal Hours; Astronomical Ceilings & Other Monuments; The Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut; The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in Seti I’s Tomb; Egyptian Zodiacs. Part II: Documents. Part III: Bibliography & Indexes. Part IV: Illustrations.

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Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Egyptology

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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Marshall Clagett

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Table of Contents
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Part I: Chapter Three: Calendars, Clocks, and Astronomy
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Egyptian Calendars: Introduction to Egyptian Calendars
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Parker's Account of the Old Lunar Calendar
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The Later Lunar Calendar
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The Origin of the Civil Calendar
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Sothic Dates and the Ebers Calendar
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The Night Hours
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Decanal Clocks
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Transit Decanal Clocks
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The Ramesside Star Clock
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Outflow Wate r Clocks
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Inflow Wate r Clocks
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Shadow Clocks
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Egyptian Sundials
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Traces of a 24-hour Day with Equal Hours
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Astronomical Ceilings and Other Monuments
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The Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut
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The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in Seti Is Tomb
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Egyptian Zodiacs
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Conclusion
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Notes to Chapter Three
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Part Two Documents
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Document III.1: Introduction Feast Lists in The Old and Middle Kingdoms
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Document III.l Feast Lists in the Old and Middle Kingdoms
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Document III.2: Introduction The Ebers Calendar
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Document III.2 The Ebers Calendar
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Document III.3: Introduction The Astronomical Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut
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Document III.3 The Astronomical Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut
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Document III.4: Introduction The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in the Tomb of Seti I
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Document III.4 The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in the Tomb of Seti I
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Document III.5: Introduction Extracts from the Calendar of the Temple at Medina Habu in Western Thebes
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Document III.5 Extracts from the Calendar of the Temple at Mediriet Habu in Western Thebes
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Document III.6: Introduction The Names of the 30 [Feast-Days] of the [Lunar] Monthfs]
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Document III.6 The Names of the 3 0 [Feast-Days] of [Lunar] Monthts]
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Document III.7 A Table of the Lengths of the Daylight and of the Nighttime at Monthly Intervals, i.e., on the First of each Month (from Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 86637)
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Document III.8 A Table of the Lengths of the Daylight and of the Nighttime at Semimonthly Intervals, i.e., on the First and Fifteenth of each Month.
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Document III.9: Introduction An Egyptian 25-Year Lunar Cycle
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Document III.9 An Egyptian 25-Year Lunar Cycle
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Document III.10: Introduction The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt
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Document III.IO The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt
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Document III.11: Introduction The Decanal Clock on the Lid of the Coffin of Meshet
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Document III.11 The Decanal Clock on the Lid of the Coffin of Meshet
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Document III.12: Introduction The Book of Nut that Accompanies the Figure of Nut in her Arched Celestial Position, Together with Extracts from a Commentary on It
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Document III.12 The Book of Nut that Accompanies the Figure of Nut in her Arched Celestial Position, Together with Extracts from a Commentary on It.
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Document III.13: Introduction The Dramatic Text in the Cenotaph of Seti I
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Document III.13 The Dramatic Text in the Cenotaph of Seti I
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Document III.14: Introduction The Ramesside Star Clock
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Document III.14 The Ramesside Star Clock
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Document III.15: Introduction Amenemhet's Water Clock
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Document III.16: Introduction The Shadow Clock described in the Cenotaph of Seti I
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Document III.17 The Rectangular Zodiac from the Temple of Khnum (Esna A) and the Round Zodiac from the Temple of Hathor (Dendera B)
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Document III.18: Introduction Inscriptions on the Statue of the Astronomer Harkhebi
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Document III.18 Inscriptions on the Statue of the Astronomer Harkhebi
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Postscript A Petroglyph Discovered at Nekhen with Possible Astronomical Significance
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Part Three Bibliography and Indexes
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Ancient Egyptian Science, Vol. II

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Table of Contents

Egyptian Calendars: Introduction to Egyptian Calendars

Parker's Account of the Old Lunar Calendar

The Later Lunar Calendar

The Origin of the Civil Calendar

Sothic Dates and the Ebers Calendar

The Night Hours

Decanal Clocks

Transit Decanal Clocks

The Ramesside Star Clock

Outflow Wate r Clocks

Inflow Wate r Clocks

Shadow Clocks

Egyptian Sundials

Traces of a 24-hour Day with Equal Hours

Astronomical Ceilings and Other Monuments

The Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut

The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in Seti Is Tomb

Egyptian Zodiacs

Conclusion

Notes to Chapter Three

Document III.1: Introduction Feast Lists in The Old and Middle Kingdoms

Document III.l Feast Lists in the Old and Middle Kingdoms

Document III.2: Introduction The Ebers Calendar

Document III.2 The Ebers Calendar

Document III.3: Introduction The Astronomical Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut

Document III.3 The Astronomical Ceiling of the Secret Tomb of Senmut

Document III.4: Introduction The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in the Tomb of Seti I

Document III.4 The Vaulted Ceiling of Hall K in the Tomb of Seti I

Document III.5: Introduction Extracts from the Calendar of the Temple at Medina Habu in Western Thebes

Document III.5 Extracts from the Calendar of the Temple at Mediriet Habu in Western Thebes

Document III.6: Introduction The Names of the 30 [Feast-Days] of the [Lunar] Monthfs]

Document III.6 The Names of the 3 0 [Feast-Days] of [Lunar] Monthts]

Document III.7 A Table of the Lengths of the Daylight and of the Nighttime at Monthly Intervals, i.e., on the First of each Month (from Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 86637)

Document III.8 A Table of the Lengths of the Daylight and of the Nighttime at Semimonthly Intervals, i.e., on the First and Fifteenth of each Month.

Document III.9: Introduction An Egyptian 25-Year Lunar Cycle

Document III.9 An Egyptian 25-Year Lunar Cycle

Document III.10: Introduction The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt

Document III.IO The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt

Document III.11: Introduction The Decanal Clock on the Lid of the Coffin of Meshet

Document III.11 The Decanal Clock on the Lid of the Coffin of Meshet

Document III.12: Introduction The Book of Nut that Accompanies the Figure of Nut in her Arched Celestial Position, Together with Extracts from a Commentary on It

Document III.12 The Book of Nut that Accompanies the Figure of Nut in her Arched Celestial Position, Together with Extracts from a Commentary on It.

Document III.13: Introduction The Dramatic Text in the Cenotaph of Seti I

Document III.13 The Dramatic Text in the Cenotaph of Seti I

Document III.14: Introduction The Ramesside Star Clock

Document III.14 The Ramesside Star Clock

Document III.15: Introduction Amenemhet's Water Clock

Document III.16: Introduction The Shadow Clock described in the Cenotaph of Seti I

Document III.17 The Rectangular Zodiac from the Temple of Khnum (Esna A) and the Round Zodiac from the Temple of Hathor (Dendera B)

Document III.18: Introduction Inscriptions on the Statue of the Astronomer Harkhebi

Document III.18 Inscriptions on the Statue of the Astronomer Harkhebi

Postscript A Petroglyph Discovered at Nekhen with Possible Astronomical Significance

Part Three Bibliography and Indexes

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