Screen LibraryAstral sciences in Mesopotamia /
"Astronomy and astrology, or the astral sciences, played an enormous, if not key role in the political and religious life of the Ancient Near East, and, later, of the Greek and Roman world. This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the origins of the astral sciences in the Ancie...
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Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten,
Vierundvierzigster Band |
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| Summary: |
"Astronomy and astrology, or the astral sciences, played an enormous, if not key role in the political and religious life of the Ancient Near East, and, later, of the Greek and Roman world. This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the origins of the astral sciences in the Ancient Near East." "Every type of Sumerian or Akkadian text dealing with descriptive or mathematical astronomy, including many individual tablets are thoroughly dealt with. All aspects, such as the history of discovery, reconstruction, and interpretation come to the fore, accompanied by a full bibliography."--Jacket. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 303 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-292) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004101272 (hardback) : 9004101276 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | QB19 |
| CLC: | P1-093.7 |
| Call Number: | P1-093.7/H936 |