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Babylonian astrology
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Babylonian astrology was the first known organized system of astrology, arising in the second millennium BC.[1]
In Babylon as well as in Assyria as a direct offshoot of Babylonian culture, astrology takes its place as one of the two chief means at the disposal of the priests (who were called bare or "inspectors") for ascertaining the will and intention of the gods, the other being through the inspection of the livers of sacrificial animals (see haruspicy).
- ^ Holden (1996) p.1.
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