Mesopotamian Astrology : An Introduction to Babylonian and Assyrian Celestial Divination.

Koch-Westenholz, Ulla

ISBN 10: 8772892870 / ISBN 13: 9788772892870

Published by The Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies / Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen. 1995, 1995

About this Item

223 pages, orig. hardcover, corners slightly bumped, else fine. - - Contents: 1. Introduction, The Astronomical Background. - - 2. A Brief History of Mesopotamian Astrology: The Third Millenium. - The Old-Babylonian Period. - The Middle Period. - The Perpheral Areas. - The First Millenium. - - 3. The Neo-Assyrian Period: The Sources. - Dramatis Personae. - - 4. The Received Traditions. - - 5. The Working Principles: The Moon. - The Sun. - The Weather, Earthquakes. - The Planets ad Fixed Stars. - Jupiter. - Saturn. - Venus. - Mercury. - Mars. - The Fixed Stars. - - 6. Practice, A Case Study. - - 7. Royal Inscriptions. - - 8. The Persian and Seleucid Periods. - - Appendix A: Reports Written on March 15th 669 B.C. - Appendix B: The Great Star List. - Appendix C: List of Babylonian Star Names. - Bibliographgy, List of Abbreviations. Seller Inventory # 02794

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mesopotamian Astrology : An Introduction to ...

Publisher: The Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies / Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen. 1995

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Sehr gut

Edition: 1. Auflage

About this title

Synopsis:

This book is intended to serve as a general introduction to Mesopotamian astrology, both its outward phenomena and its inner structure.

About the Author:

Koch-Westenholz