Oil as a Lubricant in the Ancient Middle East

There is a significant interest toward the history of tribology in both engineering and historical communities. However, there is a gap between engineers and historians in their approach to the topic, and existing literature sometimes overlooks various cultural influences, in particular, oriental on...

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Autor principal:	Michael Nosonovsky
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Japanese Society of Tribologists 2007
Materias:	history of lubrication olive oil gypsum ancient middle east Physics QC1-999 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:79fe6471af8a4d999bcb31f3ed82d8342021-11-05T09:29:57ZOil as a Lubricant in the Ancient Middle East1881-219810.2474/trol.2.44https://doaj.org/article/79fe6471af8a4d999bcb31f3ed82d8342007-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/2/2/2_2_44/_pdf/-char/enhttps://doaj.org/toc/1881-2198There is a significant interest toward the history of tribology in both engineering and historical communities. However, there is a gap between engineers and historians in their approach to the topic, and existing literature sometimes overlooks various cultural influences, in particular, oriental ones, which affected the tribological science and technology. We consider the early history of lubrication and show that while the evidences of usage of lubricants (water, gypsum, and animal fats) in Ancient Egypt in 2nd-3rd millennia BC are hypothetic, rather than established facts, the Hebrew Bible contains earliest records of using oil as a lubricant. In particular, the account of rubbing the shield of King Saul (11th century BC) is discussed as well as other similar cases. These findings allow us to better understand the universal nature of history of science and technology as a multicultural phenomenon.Michael NosonovskyJapanese Society of Tribologistsarticlehistory of lubricationolive oilgypsumancient middle eastPhysicsQC1-999Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Mechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ChemistryQD1-999ENTribology Online, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 44-49 (2007)
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description	There is a significant interest toward the history of tribology in both engineering and historical communities. However, there is a gap between engineers and historians in their approach to the topic, and existing literature sometimes overlooks various cultural influences, in particular, oriental ones, which affected the tribological science and technology. We consider the early history of lubrication and show that while the evidences of usage of lubricants (water, gypsum, and animal fats) in Ancient Egypt in 2nd-3rd millennia BC are hypothetic, rather than established facts, the Hebrew Bible contains earliest records of using oil as a lubricant. In particular, the account of rubbing the shield of King Saul (11th century BC) is discussed as well as other similar cases. These findings allow us to better understand the universal nature of history of science and technology as a multicultural phenomenon.
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Oil as a Lubricant in the Ancient Middle East

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