Rediscovering the celestial cuneiform puns that imparted the "Birth of Pegasus" myth

In a recent article the author has shown that Pegasus' appearance in Greek astronomy - as a Flying Horse severed at the navel - displays a one-to-one correlation with wordplay encrypted in its older, Mesopotamian title as the "Field". The current article expands on this idea, demonstr...

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Main Author: McHugh, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2017-07-01
Series:Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
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Online Access:https://aaatec.org/documents/article/jmh2.pdf