From Astral Omens to Astrology: From Babylon to Bīnāker

Abū Ma'shar according al-mawālīd already ancient Anup Anūpasimha appears Arabic Aries associated astrology astronomy Babylonian beginning Bīkāner Book Byzantine called catarchic CCAG celestial omens century CESS chapter collection composed computed concerning conjunction contains copied court defined developed discuss Dorotheus Dorotheus of Sidon early eclipses edited fact four fragments genethlialogy given Greek Hermes History horoscopes Indian indicate interrogations Jupiter Jyotiṣarāja Kankah king Kitāb known late later Latin Leipzig Library lunar manuscript margin material meaning mentioned Moon nativity occurred omens original Pahlavi perhaps period Persian Pingree planets predictions preserved probably refers reign Sahl Sanskrit Sasanian Saturn scribe seems solar sources stars Studies tablets tājika technical theory tradition translation transliterates treatise Valens Venus written wrote Yavanajātaka zodiacal sign