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Die Sternkunde der s�darabischen Kabylen

AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-KATZ-MS36-3-06

Authors:	Glaser, Eduard GND
Locality:	Wien
Pages:	11
Museum number:	Library at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies (ARC MS 36,3,6)
Provenance:	The Eduard Glaser Collection, consisting of offprints, correspondence and manuscript material by Eduard Glaser (1855-1908), was sold to Dropsie by Eduard Glaser's youngest brother Sigmund Glaser (1857-1913). The institutional records and library collections of Dropsie College are now part of the collections of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, which is part of the University of Pennsylvania's library system.

Date of letter:	1885
Language:	German
Creation date:	1885

Contents:
'... Zwei Factoren sind es, welche in dem ganzen Umfange der arabischen Halbinsel die Kenntniss der Sterne seit undenklichen Zeiten zur Nothwendigkeit gemacht haben: einerseits die v�llige Pfadlosigkeit, besonders im Innern Arabiens ...
Short description:
Eduard Glaser (1855-1908) deals with the astronomical knowledge of the Yemeni tribes / Bedouins (referred to as the 'Kabylen'). The explorer and astronomer points out that the use of the stars not only serves the purpose of orientation / guidance in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula marked by a lack of paths. The stars also serve as time indicators and are an important reference for the highly developed agriculture.
Glaser's study contains designations for - harvest seasons such as 'qiyāṭ' (until end of April), 'diṯā' (until mid-June), 'bikār' (until mid-August) and 'ṣurrāb' (until the end of December) - seasons such as 'ṣeif', 'ḫarīf', 'šitā' - months - stars such as 'ʿaleibe', 'ʿalib',... as well as a table to illustrate the calendar.
References to Glaser inscriptions include: - GL 158

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