Astrology in Mesopotamian Culture: An Essay

abstract Alfred Jeremias ancient Babylonians animal appears Ashur Ashurbanipal assyrian asterism astronomical Babel Babylon Baentsch Bēl Böhl Bull called civilisation compare EEA consciousness considered constellations cosmic cycle death deity dingir doctrine documents dragon Enlil Epic of Creation Ereshkigal evidently existence fact father goddess gods Greek Gudea HAOG heaven and earth heavenly bodies heliacal heliacal rising hellenistic Hugo Winckler human idea indicated Ishtar Jastrow Jupiter Kidinnu king kingdom Kugler later legend lord lunar Marduk Marduk-Jupiter Mars means Mercury Mercury-Nebo mesopotamian culture modern astrology Moon myth Nabû nature Nebo Nebo-Mercury Nergal Ninib Ninurta Nippur Nusku orientation perhaps physical planetary Pleiades Pluto precession precessional principle qualities relation religion remarkable represented rôle ruler ruling Saturn says Jeremias seven planets Shamash solar system spiritual starlist sumerian symbol symbolised Taurus temple texts THIERENS Tiâmat underworld Universal Mother Venus vernal equinox Weidner worship zodiacal sign