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--- babylonian_astronomy [2016/04/25 10:33] – gombert
+++ babylonian_astronomy [2016/05/25 21:51] (current) – [Astral sciences] gombert
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 The following aspects of ancient Mesopotamian astronomy are treated in the articles on astral sciences:
-**[[Introduction to Babylonian Astronomy]]**\\
+**- [[Introduction to Babylonian Astronomy]]**\\
-**[[Omens]] (Compendia, Letters and Reports)**\\
-**Theoretical texts, schematic (Coming soon)**\\
-**[[Observational Texts]] (Diaries, Goal-year texts, Almanacs, Eclipse records)**\\
-**Procedure texts, mathematical (Coming soon)**\\
-**Table texts (Coming soon)**\\
-**“Astrology” (Coming soon)**\\
+**- [[Omens]]**
+  * [[omens#enuma_anu_enlil|Enuma Anu Enlil]]
+  * [[omens#practical_use_in_letters_to_the_king|Practical use in letters to the king]]
+  * [[omens#bibliography|Bibliography]]
+**- Theoretical texts, schematic**\\
+**- [[Observational Texts]]**
+  * [[observational_texts#embedded_in_omens|Embedded in omens]]
+  * [[observational_texts#observational_texts_from_the_1st_millennium_bc|Observational texts from the 1st millennium]]
+**- Procedure texts, mathematical**\\
+**- Table texts**\\
+**- “Astrology”**\\
 From a modern point of view, it can be disputed whether celestial omens should be included among sources of Babylonian astronomy. For the Ancients the modern difference between astronomy and astrology certainly did not exist, as can be seen, e. g., from the inclusion of lunar tables in Tablet XIV of the omen collection Enūma Anu Enlil (see the article on Schematic astronomy).
+===== Text types =====
+Among the texts on astral science, the following types be can distinguished. The table below lists these types, provides their ancient name if any, indicates an approximate dating and a rough estimation of the number of tablets known to date. These text types are presented in detail in the articles on astral sciences.
 ^  Text type            ^  Period of      attestation                      ^  Ancient name (if known)                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^  Number (approx.)  ^