AppleDane t1_ja7twnl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Reply to comment by HermanCainsGhost in 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq. by Rifletree

The 12 hour clock was more due to having 1 hour of dawn and 1 hour of twilight. Night wasn't counted as "time", so they had 10 hours of effective time.

dreadcain t1_ja8e9n2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Source?

AppleDane t1_ja8g2mo wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:54 PM

I have to give up on finding any. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I remember this from either a documentary on TV or some article I read.

Everyone points to the babylonian number system, so I'm doubting myself too. Maybe I misremember this, or it was a later invention.