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Doug Weller wrote:
>...
> And is it a sundial? :-)
> http://tinyurl.com/vhfod
>...
Good to see you, Doug, alive and kicking.
Thanks for the URL. Nice picture. So, the devil is in the detail.
Author Abraham Levy jumps to a very bad conclusion because he assumes
"seasonally adjusted hours" for use as a
sundial in conjunction with the marks on the 3 rings.
Now, since nobody on SCI.ARCHAEOLOGY, reads what I write very closely,
I have to repeat myself.
THE QUMRAN SUNDIAL AS AN ODOMETER USING FIXED LENGTHS OF HOURS
by Dr. Barbara Thiering
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/dsd/2002/00000009/0000000...
Excerpt from page 355 -
An Odometer Using Fixed Length of Hours
It may be argued, rather, that the object, originally a sundial, had a
secondary function which did not rely on shadows, the detachable gnomon
having been removed. The added marks were for the purpose of adapting
it to serve as a kind of odometer for travellers, who carried
the small object with them. It measured the distances walked in terms
of time.
Page 362 - excerpt
If each mark on the rings of the dial stood for 800 cubits, and if
there were a fixed length of hours, then a time-distance ratio is
supplied, a walking rate.
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Of course, to do justice, one should read BT's published article
completely.
In addition, available on the Internet, one may click
The Qumran sundial
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qumran_origin/message/308
Then again, to be exhaustive, use KEYWORDS Thiering sundial to get all
her articles commenting on the Qumran sundial in the Search Facility
for the above
Internet Forum I moderated for 4 years.
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Would that SCI.ARCHAEOLOGY discuss the issue whether the archaeology
shows
that Qumran was Essene. There is real meat here. I am waiting for
someone to give
me an opening to talk about it. I don't want to go on and on with a
thesis without
conversational support.
Suffice it to say, Jodi Magness advocates on the basis of archaeology
that Qumran
was Essene.
Now, to me, this is not a shocker.
Interested?
Dave
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