The Moon and Planets in Ancient Mesopotamia By Mathieu Ossendrijver

https://www.academia.edu/43754072/The_Moon_and_Planets_in_Ancient_Mesopotamia https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190647926.013.198 In ancient Mesopotamia, all five planets visible to the naked eye were known and studied, along with the Moon, the Sun, the stars, and other celestial phenomena. In all Mesopotamian sources concerning the Moon and the planets, be they textual or icono­graphical, the astronomical, astrological, and religious aspects are intertwined. The term “astral science” covers all forms of Mesopotamian scholarly engagement with celestial entities, including celestial divination and astrology. Modern research on Mesopotamian astral science began in the 19th century. Much research remains to be done, because im­portant sources remain unpublished and new questions have been posed to published sources.