THE PAIRS OF COOKS IN THE ROYAL DINING HALL AND THE AKITI CALENDAR DURING SULGI45 - 48

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2013-01-11
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1.Ma?daCalendarandAkitiCalendarfrom?45to48Thedatingofthetextsfromthereignof?ulgiisquitecomplexworksincefrom?45onwards,thefirstmonthofayearstartedfromtheAkitimonth,whichwasthesixthmonthofthenormalMa?daCalendarusedinPuzri?-Dagan.ThePuzri?-DagancalendarfollowedtheUrCalendar,butduringtheperiodof?ulgiandAmar-Sin,itssecondmonth,iti-ma?-dà~gu7,waschangedtobecomethefirstmonth,sothatthemonthiti-?e-kin-kudcouldbesynchronizedwiththemonthofthesamenameatNippur,the12thmonthofbothcalendars.WehavealsofoundsometextswhichusethemonthofAkitiasthefirstmonthandthemonthofitiezem-Ninazuasthelastmonth,whichitisintheAkitiCalendar.WedistinguishtheAkitiCalendaras?44’viii’→48’vii’,whichisequalto?45i→48xiiintheMa?daCalendar,forfouryears.