OANNES - Uluslararası Eskiçağ Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Sema ARSLAN

Konular:Tarih

Anahtar Kelimeler:Mineralogy,Aban erê-stone,Eagle-stone,Pregnancy-stone,Aetites

Özet: The development of mineralogical and stone-working fields in Mesopotamia has been supported by both philological and archaeological data. Also these data have been found to convey information that Mesopotamian civilizations have places different meanings on mines, especially stones. The eagle-stone, which is analyzed among the stones that have been meaningful or implied, in the other word, the stone is the pregnancy-stone. Its is thought that the aban-erê-stone, which is thought to be in the sense of eagle-stone, is used in Mesopotamia. However, information about the existence and use of the stone in the written sources of Mesopotamia is not clear enough. Information about the eagle-stone being used in Mesopotamia has not been conclused and has often come up with the Legend of Etana. In addition, there is not enough different text data for evaluation. On the other hand, information about use of the stone in Antiquity has a another very large place. In terms of mineralogy, there are some opinious about which species the eagle-stone may belong to. It is thought that the eagle-stone may have haematite, limonite or siderite stones with high iron ore in it. In the historical process, it was requested to make a general assessment of the stone that came up with similar information.

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