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MUL.APIN () is the conventional title given to a Babylonian compendium that deals with many diverse aspects of Babylonian astronomy and astrology. It is in the tradition of earlier star catalogues, the so-called ''Three Stars Each'' lists, but represents an expanded version based on more accurate observation, likely compiled around 1000 BC.〔John H. Rogers, "(Origins of the ancient contellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions )", ''Journal of the British Astronomical Association'' 108 (1998) 9–28〕 The text lists the names of 66 stars and constellations and further gives a number of indications, such as rising, setting and culmination dates, that help to map out the basic structure of the Babylonian star map. The text is preserved in a 7th-century BC copy on a pair of tablets, named for their ''incipit'', corresponding to the first constellation of the year, "The Plough", identified with Triangulum plus Gamma Andromedae. ==Date== The earliest copy of the text so far discovered was made in 686 BC; however the majority of scholars now believe that the text was originally compiled around 1000 BC.〔Mul.Apin edited by Hunger & Pingree, page 9. Earlier scholars such as Papke and Van der Waerden posited a date around 2300 BC, which has been criticised by Hunger & Pingree who opt for a date around 1000 BC.〕 The latest copies of Mul-Apin are currently dated to around 300 BC. Astrophysicist Bradley Schaefer claims that the observations reported in these tablets were made in the region of Assur at around the year 1370 BC. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MUL.APIN」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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