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An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions, Part I
Author(s) -
AlJallad Ahmad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/aae.12042
Subject(s) - pleiades , constellation , zodiacal light , ancient history , osiris , archaeology , stars , geography , history , astronomy , physics , botany , biology
This contribution identifies a previously unrecognised mode of reckoning time in the inscriptions‐the stars. Twelve zodiacal constellations are identified, along with the constellations Orion and the Pleiades.