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Use of mathematics in creation (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Establishment of cosmos 01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery 01.01 Cosmogonic and cosmological ideas 01.01.07 Establishment of cosmos Plane geometry 05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore 05.08 Mathematics 05.08.10 Geometry 05.08.10.01 Plane geometry	Keywords creation of the universe mathematics
Period Neo-Assyrian Empire	Channel Neo-Assyrian texts

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The Neo-Assyrian mythological creation text K 7067.6 uses the formula for determining the area of a rectangle in the arrangement of the heavens: “They (= the gods) multiplied the width [of heaven] by the height [ … ]”. This is a unique reference to the mathematical concepts in mythological texts.

Source (list of abbreviations)
K 7067.6

Bibliography

Horowitz 1998, 147-148

Horowitz, Wayne. Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns 1998.

Amar Annus

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