Babylonian astrology
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Babylonian astrology is an ancient Mesopotamian system of celestial divination that laid much of the foundational structure and symbolism later adopted by Western astrology.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrological tradition
ⓘ
cultural practice ⓘ divination system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Babylonian kingship ⓘ |
| basedOn |
observation of planets
ⓘ
observation of stars ⓘ observation of the Moon ⓘ observation of the Sun ⓘ |
| coreTenet | celestial phenomena reflect divine will ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Mesopotamian celestial omen traditions ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Chinese astrology
ⓘ
Egyptian astrology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Babylonian astronomers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hellenistic horoscopic astrology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
celestial portents
ⓘ
correspondence between heaven and earth ⓘ omen series ⓘ planetary gods ⓘ zodiacal signs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Enuma Anu Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MUL.APIN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Neo-Assyrian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek astrology
ⓘ
Hellenistic astrology NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman astrology ⓘ Western astrology ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Babylonian scholars
ⓘ
court astrologers ⓘ temple priests ⓘ |
| use |
celestial divination
ⓘ
omen interpretation ⓘ prediction of military outcomes ⓘ prediction of political events ⓘ prediction of weather ⓘ royal policy guidance ⓘ state decision-making ⓘ |
| uses |
eclipse omens
ⓘ
fixed stars ⓘ hepatoscopy correlations ⓘ lunar omens ⓘ planetary omens ⓘ zodiac ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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