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Antica eclissi solare nel testo astronomico ugaritico KTU 1,78 CITAZIONETRANSLATING, THEN INTERPRETING THE TEXT:
btt ym hdt, hyr `rbt, sps tgrh, rsp
btt=Sixth, sixth hour
ym hdt = day of new moon
hyr=Hiyarru
Meaning an eclipse occurred in the sixth hour on the day of the new
moon of Hiyyaru.
rbt=enter (sexually)
sps=Sun
tgrh= HER gate, meaning Hathor's gate/vulva at sunrise
Rsp=Reshep, Taurus
Meaning the sun entered Hathor's gate in Reshep, meaning the sun rose
in Taurus.
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The KTU 1.78 astrotext is an interesting text with its own reservations but
all considered is likely our best reference for an "absolute" dating for the
Egyptian timeline. "Absolute dating" only comes from astronomical texts and
there are no critical astronomically dated events in early Egyptian history
to anchor the timeline.
The circumstance of this text is that it is the only astronomical text found
at Ugarit but the surface was charred confirming it was in a fire. A fire
at Ugarit was reported in the 12th year of Akhenaton. The nature of the
text, which also contained a liver reading suggests it was "current" a well
when you consider the absence of any library of astronomical texts. The
circumstance of this particular eclipse is what might have prompted the
liver reading since eclipses were "read" as good or bad omens for various
nations depending upon precisely where the eclipse began (i.e. top third,
middle, bottom third). This particular eclipse which occurred in the
"sixth" hour (between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.) was apparently already in
progress so precisely where the eclipse began would not have been seen,
prompting the liver reading to find out if this was a good or bad omen for
Ugarit. The liver reading turned out "bad".
The question here is whether a text of this nature would have been "saved"
for any period of time past the immediate relevancy of the eclipse itself.
Because of this "circumstantial" factor though, it becomes a potentially
good dating reference if this was the same/year time as that fire reported
in year 12 of Akhenaton. The text is so specific though. The hour, day,
month, and sun rising in "Reshep" (Egyptian reference to "Taurus" the
"Bull/Lord of Heaven") can only be dated to 1375BCE. It is one of the most
absolutely dated references in all of ancient history as far as astronomical
texts go. That being the case though, dated to year 12 of Akhenaton, the
earlier dating for Akhenaton would be absolute-dated 8 years earlier to
begin his reign in 1386BCE. The earlier dating had his rule beginning in
1378BCE. So this is not far from where he is already dated in this case
other than it preferences the earlier dating than the popular later dating
that has his rule beginning around 1351BCE.
L.W.
www.historykb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/an...aton-to-1386BCECITAZIONEReshep "Il Toro del cielo" (dio egizio di origine semitica,sposo della dea,anch' essa semitica,Qadesh)
(....)RSP/Reshap is a reference to Mars. But as noted, a reference to a
planet is awkward with any significance to an eclipse event,
especially since the zodiac house is far more fundamental. So the
question is whether or not Reshep is an appropriate reference to the
zodiac house this eclipse occurs in, which is Taurus.
Please understand that, indeed, Reshep could be a reference to Mars
and still be a reference to Taurus. Gods and goddesses identified
with both constellations as well as planets, as in the case of VIRGO,
the virgin mother goddess also being associated with Venus. But
given a clear-cut choice between a casual planetary association
rather than the zodiac house of occurrence, Reshep is far more
fundamental as a reference to TAURUS.
It is thus after the fact when comparing the imagery of Reshep, its
associations in the Egyptian pantheon and the general concept of the
god in comparison to the imagery, associations and titles of Taurus
that we find consistent overlapping. For instance, the title used
for Reshep in Hyksos-period Egypt was "Lord of Heaven" which is the
title of Taurus which was also "Lord of Heaven" only translated
as "Bull of Heaven." Lord, which is Bel/Baal also means bull. So
the precise title alone associates Reshep with the bull of heaven.
There is also iconography of Reshep via his Syrian crown combined
with the tassel of a bull and a bull's head in some of the Egyptian
iconography that is a direct association between Taurus or the "Bull
of Heaven" and Reshep as the angry god. So it would not be at all a
surprise if at Ugarit Reshep was used as a designation of Taurus.
Reshep was considered a bull and so there's a natural connection.(.......)
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Edited by SaCraba - 14/7/2010, 21:12.
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