Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts

Roger Bagula

2006-08-08 14:14:35 UTC

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Subject: comets observed near 1000 bc/ bce
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:20:19 GMT
From: Roger Bagula <***@sbcglobal.net>
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I was trying to find out if a comet observed in 4bc and 1006 ad
was a cyclic event of about 1000 years.
Looking into history in the period of 1000 bc/ bce
one finds that it was an era of the ebb tide of both the Egyptian and
Bablonian -Asyrian civilizations! About the time of Assur-dan in Asyrian
terms and
Marduk-ezer in Babylonian terms and 21st dynasty ( Tanus/ Thebes).
Not much in the way of records get down to us today. Certainly not
observations of comets.
Many such observations were a omens in astrology terms...
I haven't investigated the Indus or Chinese civilizations of this period.

http://www.specialtyinterests.net/dyn21a.html

I'm hoping someone has a better recollection than I can find in my
references.
Roger

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