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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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