and seven thousand omens constituted the final version of Enuma Anu Enlil. Seventy tablets (inscriptions on clay etc.
So whatever shape or development it has taken since its inception irrespective of the region or creed that contributed to such development is construed as the growth of the Mesopotamian astrology itself. As said earlier, in course of time astrology spread to other nations as well, directly or indirectly, through the Babylonians. The belief in the Western astrology was high in the ancient Babylonia. Western, Indian, and Chinese astrology are the three main branches of the field of astrology.Įnuma Anu Enlil, a precious collection of omens, developed by the Babylonians in 1600 B.C by means of watching the sky for the positions and appearance of the celestial bodies and correlating them with the terrestrial elements, is the earliest astrological report available now and is one a most important text which provides astronomical omens and their application to national and political affairs. With the existing evidence and available write ups, it is hard to determine the definite origin of astrology between these two traditions. But, Egyptian astrology also is claimed to be the forerunner in the field and a few proofs stand to support this claim. The regions Chaldea (a land area in Southern Iraq and Kuwait) and Babylonia(Present-day Iraq) were part of Mesopotamia and the above piece of information led researchers to the idea that Mesopotamians are the pioneers of astrology.
In the Hellenistic period between (323 BC - 146 BC) and late antiquity (300 AD - 600 AD), astrologers were referred to as "Chaldeans" and "Babylonians". The five planets above mentioned were associated as followed: Mercury with Nabu (god of wisdom and writing), Venus with Ishtar (goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex), Mars with Nergal (god of pestilence), Jupiter with Marduk (fertility god, but originally a god of thunderstorms), and Saturn with Ninurta (Ninib- god of war). Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn Sun and Moon were considered as planets and this notion holds good even in modern astrological manipulation. However, due to extensive research and development, in course of time, the system of astrology went through so many changes and slowly started being available even to common man.
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