andrew phillips
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A full moon, in fact. They kept a lunisolar calendar, so each month began with a new moon, 14th or 15th being the day of the full moon (sun and moon facing each other). It was the duty of the astrologers to keep track of the lunar phases, and to report an eclipse (in Akkadian 'antalû').
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
A full moon, in fact. They kept a lunisolar calendar, so each month began with a new moon, 14th or 15th being the day of the full moon (sun and moon facing each other). It was the duty of the astrologers to keep track of the lunar phases, and to report an eclipse (in Akkadian 'antalû').
His tablets explain that for example the ‘gods of the night’ (ilū mušīti), to be called upon, were identified with three bright groups of stars: the Pleiades (𒀯𒀯) and Hyades in Taurus (𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾), and Orion (𒀯𒉺𒇻𒍣𒀭𒈾). It further adds that the ‘veiled bride’ (kallātu kuttumtu) was the Sumerian goddess Gula
![Hand-drawn copy of tablet A 405 with several lines of cuneiform text. This tablet contains commentary regarding the Maqlû.
4ʹ [a]l‑⸢si‑ku‑nu‑ši dingir.meš mu‑ši‑tú⸣ dingir.meš mu‑ši‑tú mu[l].me[š] dingir.meš gal.meš ka‑a‑a‑ma‑nu‑ti i‑qab‑bi
5ʹ [šá]‑niš ana mul.mul mul.gu₄.an.na mul.sip.zi.an.na i‑qab‑bi
6ʹ [š]al‑⸢šiš⸣ ana mul.meš ka‑a‑a‑ma‑nu‑ti i‑qab‑bi
7ʹ ⸢ki⸣‑ku‑nu al‑si mu‑ši‑tú kal‑la‑tú kut‑tùm‑tú
8ʹ kal‑la‑tú kut‑tùm‑tú d.gu‑la
9ʹ šá mám‑ma la ú‑ṣab‑bu‑ši mu du.tu.šú.a qa‑bi](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2u3k5i7jhw4vcideaptznum6/bafkreic47onuusp7lccyltdsydj26ypwcbyob6coql7li4b3oxgfkffg2q@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
His tablets explain that for example the ‘gods of the night’ (ilū mušīti), to be called upon, were identified with three bright groups of stars: the Pleiades (𒀯𒀯) and Hyades in Taurus (𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾), and Orion (𒀯𒉺𒇻𒍣𒀭𒈾). It further adds that the ‘veiled bride’ (kallātu kuttumtu) was the Sumerian goddess Gula
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One favourite among runologists is this inscription with ciphered runes mentioning a carver “most rune-skilled west of the sea” kulturarvsdata.se/uu/srdb/9cfa...
October 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One favourite among runologists is this inscription with ciphered runes mentioning a carver “most rune-skilled west of the sea” kulturarvsdata.se/uu/srdb/9cfa...
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increasingly feel like every powerful person in the world has some form of early 2000s forum mod psychosis
October 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
increasingly feel like every powerful person in the world has some form of early 2000s forum mod psychosis
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In both Greek and Mesopotamian art, the κάλαθος and the 𒄭𒆷𒌅 ḫallatum became metaphors for prosperity, which is the origin of our modern notion of the cornucopia. Here for example is King Ashurbanipal of Assyria holding aloft a basket representing wealth:
September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In both Greek and Mesopotamian art, the κάλαθος and the 𒄭𒆷𒌅 ḫallatum became metaphors for prosperity, which is the origin of our modern notion of the cornucopia. Here for example is King Ashurbanipal of Assyria holding aloft a basket representing wealth: