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Solstice

The year’s standstill of the sun’s path — longest or shortest day. Not equinox, and not a festival dump alone.

Mesopotamian tradition

Solstice appears in Mesopotamian tradition.
MUL.APIN tracks the sun’s standstills among year hinges. A named solstice hinge in that sky compendium, not equinox and not a festival dump alone.
from Hermann Hunger and David Pingree · MUL.APIN, 1989 (this edition); tablets earlier
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MUL.APIN · Hermann Hunger and David Pingree
Hermann Hunger and David Pingree, MUL.APIN.