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Journal articles on the topic "Heliacal rising"

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Ates, Alper K., and Glenn Maffia. "The Temple of Apollo in Didyma." Journal of Skyscape Archaeology 9, no. 2 (2024): 181–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/jsa.23277.

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The Temple of Apollo in Didyma, located on the Aegean coast of southwestern Turkey, is not aligned towards the cardinal directions: GPS measurements and satellite imagery indicate that the azimuth of the temple is 55.117°. Lack of prominent geological features in the surrounding landscape raise the idea of a probable celestial orientation. Various orientation studies have suggested bright stars of Gemini, sunrise direction during the summer solstice or the heliacal rising direction of Cygnus and Lyra during the winter solstice as potential vantage directions, and we propose that the temple is

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Gautschy, Rita, Michael E. Habicht, Francesco M. Galassi, Daniela Rutica, Frank J. Rühli, and Rainer Hannig. "A New Astronomically Based Chronological Model for the Egyptian Old Kingdom." Journal of Egyptian History 10, no. 2 (2017): 69–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18741665-12340035.

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Abstract A recently discovered inscription on an ancient Egyptian ointment jar mentions the heliacal rising of Sirius. In the time of the early Pharaohs, this specific astronomical event marked the beginning of the Egyptian New Year and originally the annual return of the Nile flood, making it of great ritual importance. Since the Egyptian civil calendar of 365 days permanently shifted one day in four years in comparison to the stars due to the lack of intercalation, the connection of a date from the Egyptian civil calendar with the heliacal rising of Sothis is vitally important for the recons

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Salt, Alun, and Efrosyni Boutsikas. "Knowing when to consult the oracle at Delphi." Antiquity 79, no. 305 (2005): 564–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00114504.

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The cities of Greece had their own calendars, so how did they all know when the god Apollo had returned from the northern realms and it was time to consult the oracle at Delphi? The authors show that the heliacal rising of the constellation Delphinus probably provided the annual marker, and that because of the mountains it appeared to rise a month later at Delphi than elsewhere, giving would-be visitors time to travel. The landscape of Delphi was itself instrumental in creating or enhancing the cosmology of Apollo.

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Adams, Danielle K. "When the Scorpion Climbs." Cosmovisiones / Cosmovisões 5, no. 1 (2024): 33–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24215/26840162e001.

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Traditional naked-eye astronomy was a rich element of Arab culture that figured prominently in the daily lives of herdsmen, farmers and fishermen, and others (Varisco 2000). These cultural practices were passed down from ancestors to successors, and the knowledge was preserved through oral poetry and rhymed prose, both of them ancient and honored Arab traditions. Abbasid (750-1258 CE) historians were the first to document traditional Arab astronomical knowledge, the most complete extant work being the Kitab al-Anwā’ (1956) of Ibn Qutayba (d. 889 CE). His work and the remnants of other works (s

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Adams, Danielle. "Rising Star Paradigms: Encoding Seasonal Times in Arabic Saj’a Rhymes." Culture and Cosmos 27, no. 0102 (2023): 15–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.46472/cc.01227.0201.

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An ancient art form which may have predated classical Arabic poetry, Arabic rhymed prose—a piece of which is called sajʿa—contains a rhyme at the end of each phrase, but no internal meter, making it easy to memorize and transmit orally. This form of Arabic literature found many uses in pre-Islamic times for orations and in early Islamic times for both religious formulaic practices and secular aphorisms. Among these was a growing set of maxims that used rhymed prose to describe the seasonal conditions that occurred at the heliacal rising of a star or asterism. These pieces of rhymed prose addre

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Edwards, Edmundo. "Astronomically aligned religious structures on Raiatea and Raivavae and the Matariki festival of 1770 on Easter Island." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 7, S278 (2011): 275–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311012701.

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AbstractEastern Polynesian astronomy was practiced by navigators and astronomer-priests who were in charge of adjusting the lunar calendar and their annual ritual cycle of activities known as ‘The Work of the Gods’. The festivity known in Polynesia as Matariki, Matali'i or Matari'i was related to the heliacal and acronical rising and setting of the Pleiades. A study of 75 marae on the island of Raivavae, Austral Islands and of 7 marae in the island of Raiatea, Society Islands shows that there are alignments towards important star positions associated with this ritual cycle. Their use as observ

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Saletta, Morgan. "The archaeoastronomy of the megalithic monuments of Arles–Fontvieille: the equinox, the Pleiades and Orion." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 7, S278 (2011): 364–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311012816.

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AbstractThe megalithic monuments of Arles–Fontvieille appear to have been deliberately constructed such that a ray of the setting sun on and around the equinox penetrates the subterranean chamber producing a spectacular light-and-shadow hierophany. Moreover, at one of the sites there is evidence in the form of rock art that observations were also being made of heliacal rising and settings, possibly of both the Pleiades and Orion. The equinox hierophany has been documented at three of the four intact monuments of the group. This phenomenon was probably exploited for sacred ritualistic purposes

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Mironova, Alexandra. "Semantics of the Images of a Cow's Head in Egyptian Monuments of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods." Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost, no. 1 (2025): 38. https://doi.org/10.31696/s086919080033912-0.

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The article analyzes the images of a cow head with five stars from the Gerzeh Palette (Naqada II), a cylinder seal from Abydos (Naqada II–III), and a bowl from Hierakonpolis (1st Dynasty).The author considers the correlation between these motifs and the image of a cow on the bone tablet of king Djer from Abydos (1st Dynasty), representing the goddess Sothis as the giver of the flood. A comparative analysis of the iconography of “star” cow heads with images of “dancing” women with raised arms, which are depicted on the vessels of the Naqada culture, is carried out. The study reveals that the im

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Azizov, Saidbakhrom. "ЛУЧЕЗАРНАЯ ЗВЕЗДА В "ДИВАН ЛУГАТ АТ-ТЮРК" МАХМЫТА КАШГАРЛЫ". "XXI asr: fan va taʼlim masalalari" ilmiy elektron jurnali, № 1 (3 червня 2025): 606–13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15580017.

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<em>В статье рассматриваются астрономические сведения, содержащиеся в древнетюркском памятнике </em><em>XI</em><em> века — «Диван лугат ат-турк» Махмуда Кашгари. Особое внимание уделено описанию яркой звезды, которая идентифицируется с Сириусом (в тюркской традиции — Яруг юлдуз, в иранской — Тиштрия, в египетской — Сотис). Автор показывает, что восход Сириуса весной в Центральной Азии фиксировался как значимое астрономическое событие задолго до аналогичных наблюдений в Древнем Египте и Греции. На основе текстологического анализа и сопоставления с «Авес

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Geller, M. J. "Astronomy and authorship." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53, no. 2 (1990): 209–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x00026033.

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A new edition of the astronomical compilation MUL.APIN follows closely upon the recent publication of two sections of the large compendium of Babylonian astronomical omens known as Enūma Anu Enlil. The text of MUL.APIN likewise includes a section of astronomical omens, as well as a catalogue of stars, including the ‘fixed’ (ziqpu) stars, and information regarding the planets, heliacal risings, the path of the moon, calendrical intercalations, and a shadow table and water clock. This modern edition is clearly presented nd well-translated, and includes notes on both the philology and astronomy o

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Books on the topic "Heliacal rising"

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Davie, C. C. Heliacle Rising: The Wytchling Chronicles. C. C Davie, 2022.

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Book chapters on the topic "Heliacal rising"

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"THE HELIACAL RISING OF SIRIUS." In Ancient Egyptian Chronology. BRILL, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047404002_029.

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"Document III.IO The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt." In Ancient Egyptian Science, Vol. II. The American Philosophical Society Press, 1995. https://doi.org/10.70249/9780871690074-039.

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"Document III.10: Introduction The Heliacal Rising of Sirius and Sothic Periods in Ancient Egypt." In Ancient Egyptian Science, Vol. II. The American Philosophical Society Press, 1995. https://doi.org/10.70249/9780871690074-038.

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