5.1.10 Astronomical and astrological texts

There are 85 entries associated with this topic.

Anaximenes and his gnomonics (1)
An Aramaic text combining physiognomy and astrology (1)
An Aramaic text combining physiognomy and astrology (2)
Association between Sirius and Mercury (1)
Astrologers and the Roman Emperors (1)
The astrology of body parts (1)
Astronomy of the Chaldeans (1)
Auspicious course of Venus (1)
Babylonia as the origin of astronomy (1)
Babylonian astrology in Greece (1)
Babylonian celestial science (1)
Babylonian horoscope (1)
Beginnings of catarchic astrology (1)
The birth omens in Greece (1)
The birthday of Rome (1)
The birthday of Rome (2)
The body was created by rulers (1)
The Book of the Chaldeans (1)
A Cairo Genizah text combining physiognomy and astrology (1)
The celestial observations (1)
The Chaldean astrologers (1)
Chaldean astrologers in Rome (1)
Chaldean astrologers in Rome (2)
Chaldean schools of astronomy (2)
Chaldean theory of planets (1)
Chaldean theory of the moon (1)
Chaldeans and the Roman kings (1)
The condition of the moon (1)
Cuneiform horoscopes (1)
Day after the new moon (1)
Diogenes on the Chaldean astrology (1)
Domitian and astrology (1)
The earliest Babylonian horoscope (1)
Earthquake in Šebat (1)
Fate of a Roman commander (1)
Favorinus on the Chaldean astrologers (1)
God reveals the fate (1)
Greek astrologers had read Chaldean horoscopes (1)
A Greek text combining physiognomy and astrology (1)
Heraclitus and the Moon (1)
The hour of birth (1)
The ideal calendar (1)
Iliad and {Mul Apin} (1)
Iranians offering in Esagil (1)
Laws counteract the fate (1)
Length of daylight (1)
List of constellations (1)
Macrobius on the planets' infuence (1)
Mars makes men fierce (1)
Mesopotamian water-clock in India (2)
The natal influence is exerted by the condition of the sky (1)
Natal-day prophecies (1)
The north is associated with Ursa Maior (1)
Observation of the lunar periods (1)
Observations of the Sun (1)
Omens in a Babylonian horoscope (1)
The order of constellations (1)
Oxyrhynchus' astronomical papyri (1)
Parameters of planetary theory (1)
Persons of the same fate (1)
Philo of Alexandria on Genesis 12:4 (1)
Phoenician intermediary of astrology (1)
Physiognomy and astrology (1)
Physiognomy linked with a prediction (1)
Planetary periods in Hipparchus (1)
Plato on the celestial phenomena (1)
Plato on the celestial phenomena (2)
Plato on the celestial phenomena (3)
Plato on the celestial phenomena (4)
Pleiades and Ursa Maior (1)
Powers of the stars (1)
Proclus quotes a Babylonian omen (1)
A prophecy from 'Horos' (1)
Saturn and kingship (1)
Selenodromion from Qumran (1)
Seneca on the astrological determinism (1)
Septimius Severus and horoscopes (1)
Some Venus omens in India (1)
Thales predicted a solar eclipse (1)
Threat of the Chaldean arts to Christianity in Edessa (1)
The time of birth determines man's course in life (1)
The turning-points of the Sun (1)
Ursa Major the Wagon (1)
Venus transits at Pondicherry (1)
The writings of pseudo-Petosiris (1)

5. Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore (745)

5.1 Astrological and astronomical knowledge and theories (146)

5.1 Astrological and astronomical knowledge and theories (146)

5.1.1 Circular (spherical?) model of cosmos (2)

5.1.1.1 “Circular Astrolabe” (1)

5.1.2 Three fixed-star zones (1)

5.1.3 Constellations (21)

5.1.4 Zodiac (29)

5.1.4.1 Hypsomata (2)

5.1.4.2 Triplicities (1)

5.1.5 19-year intercalation cycle (1) (1)

5.1.6 Eclipse periods (5)

5.1.6.1 Saros

5.1.6.2 Exeligmos

5.1.7 Planetary periods (10)

5.1.7.1 Venus (6)

5.1.7.2 Mars

5.1.7.3 Jupiter

5.1.7.4 Saturn

5.1.8 Great Year (5)

5.1.9 Mathematical astronomy (9)

5.1.9.1 Linear zig-zag functions (3)

5.1.10 Astronomical and astrological texts (85)

5.1.10.1 Astronomical treatises (Mul Apin) (15)

5.1.10.2 Star maps

5.1.10.3 Stellar distances

5.1.10.4 Star lists (astrolabes) (2)

5.1.10.4.1 Great star list

5.1.10.5 Astrological reports (3)

5.1.10.6 Astronomical diaries (1)

5.1.10.7 Lunar ephemerids (1)

5.1.10.8 Lunar tables (7)

5.1.10.9 Planetary ephemerids (1)

5.1.10.10 Planetary tables (2)

5.1.10.11 Horoscopes (47)

 

5.2 Omen interpretation (174)

5.2 Omen interpretation (174)

5.2.1 Celestial omens (Enūma Anu Enlil) (75)

5.2.1.1 Moon Omens (12)

5.2.1.2 Sun Omens (4)

5.2.1.3 Weather Omens (12)

5.2.1.4 Star Omens (30)

5.2.1.5 Constellation Omens (7)

5.2.2 Terrestrial omens (Šumma ālu) (47)

5.2.2.1 Topographical Omens (7)

5.2.2.2 Omens from natural phenomena (7)

5.2.2.3 Agricultural Omens (1)

5.2.2.4 Bird Omens (11)

5.2.2.5 Ominous behaviour of men and animals (14)

5.2.2.6 Travel Omens (5)

5.2.3 Anomaly omens (Šumma izbu) (10)

5.2.4 Hemerological and menological omens (Iqqur īpuš) (14)

5.2.5 Dream omens (Zaqiqu) (18)

5.2.6 Physiognomic omens (Alandimmû and Nigdimdimmû) (36)

5.2.7 Speech omens (Kataduqqû) (4)

 

5.3 Mantic (37)

5.3 Mantic (37)

5.3.1 Extispicy (31)

5.3.1.1 Purity requirements of haruspices (Enmeduranki) (7)

5.3.1.2 Liver omens (Bārūtu) (17)

5.3.1.3 Extispicy theory texts (Multābiltu) (8)

5.3.1.3.1 Liver = counterpart of the cosmos (4)

5.3.1.3.2 Names of organs = places or agents in physical world (1)

5.3.1.3.3 Three-tiered triadic structure of liver (1)

5.3.1.3.4 Left side = pars hostilis = negative (2)

5.3.1.3.5 Right side = pars familiaris = positive (1)

5.3.1.3.6 Middle = neutral

5.3.1.4 Liver models (1)

5.3.1.5 Queries to Sun god

5.3.1.6 Extispicy reports

5.3.2 Lecanomancy (3)

5.3.3 Psephomancy (1)

5.3.4 Necromancy (4)

 

5.4 Magic and exorcism (131)

5.4 Magic and exorcism (131)

5.4.1 Incantion-prayers and rituals (Šuilla) (2)

5.4.2 Apotropaic magic (19)

5.4.2.1 Namburbi (12)

5.4.3 Purification magic (10)

5.4.3.1 Bīt rimki

5.4.3.2 Bīt sala’ mê

5.4.3.3 Mouth-washing (mis pî) (1)

5.4.4 Anti-witchcraft and anti-curse magic (28)

5.4.4.1 Maqlû (9)

5.4.4.2 Šurpu (8)

5.4.4.3 Zikurudû

5.4.4.4 Namerimburrudû

5.4.5 Therapeutic magic (50)

5.4.5.1 Diagnostic and prognostic omens (Enīma ana bēt marṣi) (18)

5.4.5.2 Exorcism (30)

5.4.5.2.1 Utukku lemnūtu (2)

5.4.5.2.2 Asakku marsūtu (1)

5.4.5.2.3 Lamaštu (7)

5.4.5.2.4 Lilith (10)

5.4.5.2.5 Soothing a baby (3)

5.4.5.2.6 Zi-pa-incantations (1)

5.4.6 Temple magic (1)

5.4.6.1 Renewing a divine image

5.4.6.2 Renewing a temple (1)

5.4.6.3 Mouth-opening (pit pî)

5.4.6.4 Ear-opening (pit uzni)

5.4.7 Practical magic (teppušma išallim) (20)

5.4.7.1 Love charms (13)

5.4.7.2 Potency charms (Šaziga) (6)

5.4.7.3 Magic to secure brisk trade

5.4.8 Magic stones (1) (6)

 

5.5 Medicine and pharmacology (68)

5.5 Medicine and pharmacology (68)

5.5.1 Patrons of medicine (3)

5.5.1.1 Ninurta

5.5.1.2 Gula (2) (3)

5.5.1.3 Asklepios (1)

5.5.2 Physicians (7)

5.5.2.1 Chief physician (3)

5.5.3 Diagnostic handbooks (4)

5.5.4 Pharmaceutical handbooks (5)

5.5.4.1 Šammu šikinšu (1)

5.5.4.2 Uruanna (1)

5.5.5 Minerological handbooks (5)

5.5.5.1 Abnu šikinšu (5)

5.5.6 Pharmacies (3)

5.5.7 Medical recipes (32)

5.5.7.1 Recipes against fever (Ummu) (3)

5.5.7.2 Recipes against cough (Sualu) (1)

5.5.8 Drugs and healers (15)

5.5.8.1 Bandages

5.5.8.2 Drops

5.5.8.3 Fumigants

5.5.8.4 Ointments (1)

5.5.8.5 Plasters

5.5.8.6 Potions (4)

5.5.8.7 Pills (1)

5.5.8.8 Suppositories

5.5.8.9 Surgical instruments (1)

5.5.8.10 Tampons (2)

5.5.8.11 Magic stones (2) (2)

5.5.9 Medical reports and letters

5.5.10 Medical terms (1)

5.5.11 Hospitals

5.5.11.1 House of Gula

 

5.6 Lexicography and grammar (4)

5.6 Lexicography and grammar (4)

5.6.1 Dictionaries (2)

5.6.1.1 Harra=hubullu (2)

5.6.1.2 Nabnitu

5.6.1.3 Izi

5.6.2 Vocabularies

5.6.2.1 Emesal vocabulary

5.6.3 Synonym lists

5.6.4 Encyclopaedias (1)

5.6.4.1 God lists (An=Anu)

5.6.4.2 Professions lists (Lú=amēlu)

5.6.5 Syllabaries

5.6.5.1 Syllabary A and B

5.6.5.2 Diri

5.6.6 Grammars (1)

 

5.7 Chronology and hemerology (38)

5.7 Chronology and hemerology (38)

5.7.1 Beginning of day (1)

5.7.2 Seven-day week (5)

5.7.2.1 Planetary days (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Sun, Moon) (4)

5.7.2.2 Weekly holiday (7th day) (2)

5.7.3 Length of month (3)

5.7.3.1 Beginning of month (2)

5.7.3.2 Sighting of crescent

5.7.3.3 30-day month

5.7.3.4 29-day month

5.7.4 Month names (Nisan, Iyyar … ) (8)

5.7.5 Length of year (6)

5.7.5.1 Beginning of year

5.7.5.2 354-day lunar year

5.7.5.3 360-day cultic year (3)

5.7.5.4 365-day solar year (2)

5.7.6 Intercalation system (4)

5.7.6.1 19-year intercalation cycle (2) (1)

5.7.6.2 Intercalary Adar

5.7.6.3 Intercalary Elul

5.7.7 Eponym dating

5.7.7.1 Eponym officials

5.7.7.2 Eponym lists (1)

5.7.7.3 Selection of eponym (casting of lots)

5.7.8 Accession year

5.7.9 Chronometers (8)

5.7.9.1 Clepsydra (2)

5.7.9.2 Polos (1)

5.7.9.3 Gnomon (5)

5.7.10 Hemerologies (2)

5.7.10.1 Abšegeda

5.7.10.2 Lists of auspicious days (Utukku/ūmē ṭābūti)

5.7.11 Royal menology

5.7.11.1 Inbu bēl arhi

 

5.8 Mathematics (12)

5.8 Mathematics (12)

5.8.1 Number systems (4)

5.8.1.1 Decimal system

5.8.1.2 Sexagesimal system (2)

5.8.1.3 Place value notation (2)

5.8.2 Zero (1)

5.8.3 Pi

5.8.4 Negative numbers

5.8.5 Reciprocal numbers

5.8.6 Square roots

5.8.7 Cubic roots

5.8.8 Logarithms

5.8.9 Number series

5.8.10 Geometry (4)

5.8.10.1 Plane geometry (2)

5.8.10.2 Pythagorean theorem (1)

5.8.11 Algebra

5.8.11.1 Binomial equations

5.8.11.2 Polynomial equations

5.8.12 Mathematical problem texts (1)

 

5.9 Music and musical theory (13)

5.9 Music and musical theory (13)

5.9.1 Arithmetizing tuning theory (3)

5.9.1.1 “Pythagorean” tuning (3)

5.9.1.2 Scale patterns

5.9.2 Spiral-fifths tuning

5.9.3 Musical instruments (7)

5.9.3.1 Lyre (1)

5.9.3.2 Flute (1)

5.9.3.3 Tambourine

5.9.3.4 Cymbal

5.9.3.5 Drums

5.9.3.5.1 Kettledrum

5.9.3.6 Harp (1)

5.9.3.7 Lute (1)

5.9.3.8 Pipes (1)

5.9.4 Types of song (1)

 

5.10 Esoteric lore and hermeneutics (40)

5.10 Esoteric lore and hermeneutics (40)

5.10.1 Esoteric texts (14)

5.10.1.1 “Silbenalphabet” (creation through syllables) (1)

5.10.1.2 Inam gišhur ankia (esoteric numerology)

5.10.1.3 “Secrets of the great gods/heaven and earth” (2)

5.10.1.4 Explanations of religious symbols and ritual acts (3)

5.10.1.5 Birdcall text (symbolism of birds and their calls) (3)

5.10.1.6 Words, names and texts written in numerical code

5.10.1.7 Numerical values of letters

5.10.1.8 Astronomical theory texts (1)

5.10.1.9 Mathematical theory texts

5.10.1.10 Numbers of gods (2)

5.10.2 Commentaries (3)

5.10.2.1 Explanations of obsolete words (ṣâtu)

5.10.2.2 Explanations of hidden meanings of words (mukallimtu) (1)

5.10.2.3 Oral scholarly tradition (maš˒alāti u šut pî) (2)

5.10.3 Hermeneutical techniques (9)

5.10.3.1 Gematria (substituting words for numbers or vice versa) (1)

5.10.3.2 Notariqon (substituting words for syllables or vice versa) (2)

5.10.3.3 Temura (playing with different readings of logograms)

5.10.3.4 Homophony (4)

5.10.3.5 Homonymy

5.10.3.6 Allegory (2) (1)

5.10.4 Esoteric associations (16)

5.10.4.1 heaven = fire (3)

5.10.4.2 dove = mother goddess (5)

5.10.4.3 cosmic soul = human soul (5)

5.10.4.4 rainbow = bow of heaven (Anu) = deluge bow = weapon of Marduk

5.10.4.5 rainbow = penis = bow = bow of Ištar

5.10.4.6 rainbow = Virgo = Venus = Bow Star = Rainbow Star

5.10.4.7 ziggurat = Ištar

5.10.4.8 colours = planet(ary sphere)s = garments = divine powers (1)

5.10.4.9 palmette = crown of heaven

5.10.4.10 right hand = shoulder = penis

 

5.11 Historiography (64)

5.11 Historiography (64)

5.11.1 Royal inscriptions (22)

5.11.2 Historiographic texts (45)

5.11.2.1 Chronicles (7)

5.11.2.2 Synchronistic History

5.11.2.3 King lists (22)

5.11.2.4 Eponym lists (2)

 

5.12 Cosmo-, urano- and geography (18)

5.12 Cosmo-, urano- and geography (18)

5.12.1 Maps (3)

5.12.1.1 World maps

5.12.1.2 City maps (1)

5.12.1.3 Field maps

5.12.2 Geo- and uranographic texts (3)

5.12.2.1 Sargon’s empire (1)

5.12.2.2 Measurements of universe (2)

5.12.3 Geographic notions (4)

5.12.3.1 Four quarters of the world (2)

5.12.4 Topography (8)