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Babylon in a Pahlavi text (1)

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01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery




 		Keywords
astrology
Babylon
omens
Persia
Period
Sasanid Empire 		Channel
Iranian culture

Summary
The report of a geographical text on the provincial capitals of the Sasanian empire.

Text
Pahlavi Geographical text:
The capital of Bābīl was built by Bābīl during the reign of Yam. He (= Bābīl) bound there also the planet Tīr (Mercury = Nabû) and he pointed out the computation of the 7 and the 12 of the zodiacal signs and the planets. As the eighth (he taught the learning of) the fate through the sorcery of Mithra (= Sun) and those below (= mankind).

Source (list of abbreviations)
Pahlavi Geographical text

Bibliography

Markwart and Messina 1931, 24Markwart, J. and G. Messina. A Catalogue of the Provincial Capitals of Eransahr. Pahlavi text, version and commentary. Rome: Pontificio Istituto Biblico 1931 (24).

Andrea Piras


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