The Melammu Project

The Heritage of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East

Planetary exaltations (1)

Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Hypsomata 05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore 05.01 Astrological and astronomical knowledge and theories 05.01.04 Zodiac 05.01.04.01 Hypsomata	Keywords astrology Mesopotamia omens
Period 4th century CE Roman Empire	Channel Roman philosophers and scholars

Text
Firmicus Maternus, De Errore 2.3.6:
The Babylonians called the signs in which the planets are exalted their ‘houses’.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Firmicus Maternus, De Errore 2.3.6

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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