These tablets,dated from 1000BC onwards,are a form of astronomical calendar,giving the pre-dawn risings of 3 stars in each month. They demonstrate the Babylonian mastery of stellar movements,but also that the Zodiac had not yet been identified. At top right is the Babylonian sun-god Shamash holding a ring of coiled rope and a measuring rod | |
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