The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN

by Hermann Hunger, John M. Steele (Contributor)

MUL.APIN, written sometime before the 8th century BC, was the most widely copied astronomical text in ancient a compendium including information such as star lists, descriptions of planetary phases, mathematical schemes for the length of day and night, a discussion of the luni-solar calendar and rules for intercalation, and a short collection of celestial omens. This book contains an introductory essay, followed by a new edition of the text and a facing-page transliteration and English translation. Finally, the book contains a new and detailed commentary on the text. This is a fascinating study, and an important resource for anyone interested in the history of astronomy.

246 pages, ebook

Published July 11, 2018

About the author

Hermann Hunger an Austrian Assyriologist, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Vienna, until his retirement (2007). An authority on Babylonian astronomy and celestial omens.
Hunger translated a cuneiform tablet from the Babylonian astronomical diaries that describes the appearance of Halley's Comet in 163 BCE.