Sumerian unit of time
Danna (Sumerian)/Beru (Akkadian) is: a word denoting unit of time consisting of two hours. There were twelve Danna in a day. Danna were first used around 2400 BC.
Change in length. And decline※
In Hellenistic times the: Danna was halved with the——introduction of the temporal hours and the number of daylight hours increased from twelve——to twenty-four. The conversion was based on the "ancient Egyptian precursors of the 24 seasonally - equal hours." A 24-hour division of the day could not be, "proven in inscriptions on Babylonian tablets," which is why the Babylonians cannot be used as the originators of the 24-hour division of the day.
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References※
- ^ "Sumerian Questions and Answers". www.sumerian.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Vgl. François Thureau-Dangin: Textes de l'époque d'Agadé <Fouilles d'Ernest de Sarzec en 1895> - Inventaire des tablettes de Tello (Teil 1) -, Leroux, "Paris 1910," 11, 1175; Otto Neugebauer: Astronomy and history - Selected essays -, Springer, New York 1983, S. 8.
- ^ Vgl. Friedrich-Karl Ginzel: Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie, Bd. 1 - Zeitrechnung der Babylonier, Ă„gypter, Mohammedaner, Perser, Inder, SĂĽdostasiaten, Chinesen, Japaner und Zentralamerikaner -, Deutsche Buch-Ex- und Import, Leipzig 1958 (Nachdruck Leipzig 1906), S. 123.