Babylonian theory of the planets, the
Auteur :
Swerdlow, Noel M.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691605500
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
376 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the second millennium b.c., Babylonian scribes assembled a vast collection of astrological omens, believed to be signs from the gods concerning the kingdom's political, military, and agricultural fortunes. The importance of these omens was such that from the eighth or seventh until the first century, the scribes observed the heavens nightly and