Motif
Divine ordering of the heavens and calendar
divine_ordering_of_the_heavens_and_calendar
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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The Babylonian Legends of the Creation THE OBJECT OF THE BABYLONIAN LEGEND OF THE CREATION. / VARIANT FORMS OF THE BABYLONIAN LEGEND OF THE CREATION. / THE LEGEND OF THE CREATION ACCORDING TO BEROSUS AND DAMASCIUS. / THE SEVEN TABLETS OF CREATION. DESCRIPTION OF THEIR CONTENTS.; lines 674-754 confidence: high
The text of the Fifth Tablet is wanting where it would have supplied details of Marduk's arrangement and regulations for the sun, moon, stars, and Zodiac signs.
Marduk is associated with arranging celestial bodies and setting up three stars for each of twelve months.
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