'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

[Grim Reaper 6]

Scholars have finally deciphered 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets found more than 100 years ago in what is now Iraq. The tablets describe how some lunar eclipses are omens of death, destruction and pestilence.

The four clay tablets "represent the oldest examples of compendia of lunar-eclipse omens yet discovered" Andrew George, an emeritus professor of Babylonian at the University of London, and Junko Taniguchi, an independent researcher, wrote in a paper published recently in the Journal of Cuneiform Studies. (Lunar eclipses occur when the moon falls into Earth's shadow.).

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/a-king-will-die-4-000-year-old-lunar-eclipse-omen-tablets-finally-deciphered

[jethrofloyd]

On 8/6/2024 at 10:16 PM, Grim Reaper 6 said:

What's interesting how the people of the time interpreted celestial events such lunar eclipses quite negatively...

Not much is changing in the modern times. Just lusten to the Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon and especially the closing song Eclipse.

[Grim Reaper 6]

6 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

Not much is changing in the modern times. Just lusten to the Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon and especially the closing song Eclipse.

I am a big fan of Pink Floyd, I went to two of their concerts in the 1970s so i certainly agree with you.

By the way that was a fantastic album my friend, I still listen to it today, it never gets old.

[BareDevil]

Apparently the tablet was right, as far as their civilization went.Using AI to read it may give it some ideas about the human species as a whole.
As far as Pink Floyd,they're in my top ten.

[Grim Reaper 6]

5 hours ago, BareDevil said:

Apparently the tablet was right, as far as their civilization went.Using AI to read it may give it some ideas about the human species as a whole.
As far as Pink Floyd,they're in my top ten.

Thanks for your post, they are in my top 10 also.

[smokeycat]

12 hours ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

I am a big fan of Pink Floyd, I went to two of their concerts in the 1970s so i certainly agree with you.

By the way that was a fantastic album my friend, I still listen to it today, it never gets old.

Always liked their live at Pompeii concert, especially Echoes, Part 1.

 

[Grim Reaper 6]

3 minutes ago, smokeycat said:

Always liked their live at Pompeii concert, especially Echoes, Part 1.

 

Thats some great music, thanks for sharing!