This part of the traditional textual content particulars a posh astronomical calendar system, outlining the actions of the solar and moon, and their relationship to the altering seasons. It describes the photo voltaic yr as 364 days, divided into 4 quarters of 91 days every, with additional subdivisions into weeks. The textual content additionally presents observations on the various lengths of days and nights all year long.
This calendar system represents a exceptional try to know and codify celestial actions in antiquity. It gives useful perception into the astronomical information and worldview of the authors. Its complexity challenges typical assumptions concerning the scientific understanding of historic civilizations and contributes considerably to the examine of historic astronomy and calendrical techniques. Moreover, it gives context for understanding different points of the E book of Enoch, significantly these associated to prophecy and cosmology.