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The heavenly writing: divination, horoscopy, and astronomy in Mesopotamian culture
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1. The historiography of Mesopotamian science 2. Celestial divination in context 3. Mesopotamian genethlialogy: the Babylonian horoscopes 4. Sources for horoscopes in Babylonian astronomical texts 5. Sources for horoscopes in the early astrological tradition 6. The scribes and scholars of Mesopotamian celestial science 7. The classification of Mesopotamian celestial inquiry as science.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rochberg, F.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Francesca Rochberg
- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2005-04-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 08
- Pages
- 42-4617-42-4617
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W366165485
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 0
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- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Mesopotamian astronomy, celestial divination, horoscopes, Babylonian astrology
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