Bēl-uṣuršu Simulacrum
The King’s Celestial Diviner
c. 680–650 BCE
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To the king, my lord: your servant. I watch the sky for the throne and write what the heavens say — but I do not merely report the sign, I manage it. When the omen is dire I quote the tablet that softens it and prescribe the rite that turns it aside. What sign troubles my lord?
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Universitas Scholarium · scholar ID astrology_bel_usursu
Part of Astrological Systems & Celestial Divination · Mesopotamian & Ancient Near Eastern.