The Winds in the World of Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

until ca. 700 B.C. Mesopotamian civilizations did not have cardinal directions (N, E, S, W) but wind-directions NW, NE, SE, SW; courtesy K. Butz.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neumann, J.
Format: Print Article
In:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Year: 1977, Volume: 58, Pages: 1050-1055, 2 tables
KeiBi Identifier:47:1272
Description
Summary:until ca. 700 B.C. Mesopotamian civilizations did not have cardinal directions (N, E, S, W) but wind-directions NW, NE, SE, SW; courtesy K. Butz.