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--- babylonian_astronomy [2016/04/25 10:41] – gombert
+++ babylonian_astronomy [2016/05/25 21:51] (current) – [Astral sciences] gombert
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 **- [[Introduction to Babylonian Astronomy]]**\\
-**- [[Omens]] (Compendia, Letters and Reports)**\\
+**- [[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 (Coming soon)**\\
+**- Theoretical texts, schematic**\\
-**- [[Observational Texts]] (Diaries, Goal-year texts, Almanacs, Eclipse records)**\\
+**- [[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 (Coming soon)**\\
+**- Procedure texts, mathematical**\\
-**- Table texts (Coming soon)**\\
+**- Table texts**\\
-**“Astrology” (Coming soon)**\\
+**- “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.)  ^