Babylonian Astronomy II. The Thirty-six Stars
1. Hilprecht’s Nippur Text — 2. The Stars as Indicators of Seasons in Egypt and Greece — 3. “The Three Stars Each” — 4. The Stars of Elam, Akkad and Amurru — 5. Which Stars Were Meant — 6. Comparison between the Astrolabes and <sup>mul</sup>apin — 7. The Paths of the Stars of Enlil, Anu,...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| In: | JNES Year: 1949, Volume: 8, Pages: 6-26 (3 fig.) |
| KeiBi Identifier: | 12:137 |
| Summary: | 1. Hilprecht’s Nippur Text — 2. The Stars as Indicators of Seasons in Egypt and Greece — 3. “The Three Stars Each” — 4. The Stars of Elam, Akkad and Amurru — 5. Which Stars Were Meant — 6. Comparison between the Astrolabes and <sup>mul</sup>apin — 7. The Paths of the Stars of Enlil, Anu, and Ea — 8. The Numbers on the Circular Astrolabe — 9. The Thirty-six Stars in <sup>mul</sup>apin — 10. The Date and Place of Observation — 11. Astronomical Science in the Great Omen Period — 12. Astrolabe B, Star Mythology, and Diodorus — 13. The Sun’s Path in <sup>mul</sup>apin — 14. The Twelve Zodiacal Signs. |
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