Of stars and wedges
Ancient Near Eastern astral science as a case study for the interpretation of the universe in ancient cultures
International workshop on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Spazio (al futuro)’ at Città della Scienza, Naples
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 4–7 PM (CET)
Università di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’, Palazzo Corigliano, Sala conferenze, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 12 Napoli
Centro studi su interazioni e scambi economici e culturali nel Mondo antico, tardoantico e medievale
Free admission
Link for following the workshop in streaming: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82463673507
View/download the poster here: https://cuneiform.neocities.org/temporary/Of%20stars.pdf
Michele Cammarosano: Introduction
Lorenzo Verderame (Sapienza Università di Roma): “Seconda stella a destra. The Sumerian tradition and the earliest astral science”
Mathieu Ossendrijver (Freie Universität Berlin): “The Sky over Babylon. Mesopotamian Observations and Predictions of Planetary Motion”
Andreas Müller-Karpe (Philipps-Universität Marburg): “Studies on Archaeoastronomy in Ancient Anatolia”
Round table discussion chaired by Gian Pietro Basello (University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’) and Mauro Gargano (INAF Capodimonte Observatory)
