Mesopotamian Astronomy & Astrology
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Dans l'expression Astrologie : « science des astres » il y a… 3 mots qui posent problème : « science », « des » et « astres » ! Ce sera le fil conducteur pour une analyse critique en profondeur de l'astrologie, qui plus est rénovée par... more
The second part of 'An ancient Arabian zodiac. The constellations in the Safaitic inscriptions' discusses the position of the Arabian zodiac visa -vis other parapegmata from antiquity, and takes up a comparative etymological study of the... more
This article is devoted to cuneiform sources shedding light on history of Mesopotamian constellations mul uz 3 ("The Goat") located in the area of modern Lyra, mul d Gula, a goddess connected with mul uz 3 , and mul ur.gi 7 ("The Dog")... more
In this paper, we will discuss the concept an-ki, “universe”, from the analysis of a diverse corpus of Mesopotamian texts (lexical, administrative, literary, omens, and kudurrus), with the aim of understanding how the tripartition of the... more
The moon had a particular importance in the III millennium Mesopotamian society, being the basis of the Ur III calendar, of the daily life, and of the religious cult. It was in fact the astral representation of the moon-god Nanna/Sîn.... more
This paper discusses the evidence pertaining to water clocks in Mesopotamia, revealing the serious flaws that exist in our current understanding of the devices and attempting to remedy this, while recognising the limitations inherent in... more
A brief but detailed rundown of astral science in cuneiform, from Sumerian and Old Babylonian celestial divination, via EAE 14 and ideal-period astrology, Mul.Apin and star-mapping to predictive astronomy in texts from 750 BCE on. The... more
An alternative translation to a passage in a Sumerian narrative composition concerned with Inana is offered, based on similarities with OB compositions concerned with water clocks. The new translation suggests that in this composition... more
- by David Brown
- Ancient astrology, Assyriology Sumerology Akkadian Sumerian Sumerian & Akkadian literature Sumerian Religion Mesopotamia History Ancient Mesopotamian Religions Cuneiform Ancient Near East Ancient Near Estern Languages Religious Studies, Sumerian Grammar, Mesopotamian Astronomy & Astrology
This review praises Swerdlow’s attempt to show how the parameters underlying the cuneiform mathematical astronomical texts for the five star-planets might be derived from observations not of the accurate locations of the planets’ synodic... more
The article deals with the history of ecliptic as an element of the mathematical astronomy in Ancient Mesopotamia. It contains data from the cuneiform sources of the 2nd-1st millennia BC and from the modern studies shedding light on the... more
Divination and Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia: A Journey Among the Stars, Università Niccolò Cusano, Rome, 26th-27th October 2017
This paper is part of a book about new research concerning the Magdalenenberg in Germany. It's aim is to summarise what was known about astronomy in Egypt, Mesopotamia and early Greek prior or contemporary to the building of the... more