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From celestial omens to the beginnings of modern astrology in ancient Mesopotamia : new evidence for the development of modern astrology in cuneiform texts based on the study of three technical terms (DUR = ṭurru, GU and DUR) for the description of celestial phenomena and stellar positions / Jeanette C. Fincke.
Van Pelt Library BF1714.A86 F56 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fincke, Jeanette, author.
- Series:
- Babylonian sky ; 1
- Language:
- Akkadian
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy, Assyro-Babylonian--Sources.
- Astronomy, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Astrology, Assyro-Babylonian--Sources.
- Astrology, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Omens--Iraq--Babylonia.
- Omens.
- Akkadian language--Terms and phrases.
- Akkadian language.
- Cuneiform tablets--Iraq--Babylonia.
- Cuneiform tablets.
- Physical Description:
- xliii, 225 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 black-and-white map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Dresden] : ISLET, 2024.
- Language Note:
- English, includes texts in romanized and cuneiform Akkadian with English translation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-189) and index.
- ISBN:
- 3949546243
- 9783949546242
- OCLC:
- 1436455796
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