Are you planning to see #TotalEclipse2024? Here we highlight a tablet recording a record of solar eclipses that date from Seleucid Era year 141-147 (169-164/163 BCE). The tablet gives a list of the days, months, and years when these eclipses occur.
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The ancient Mesopotamians considered eclipses to be particularly significant events, especially lunar eclipses, and specific rituals were performed at them. In addition, the recording eclipses, the ancient Mesopotamians also tried to predict eclipses,trying to calculate the time