Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid

But now I think they've moved the date a little bit further based on other evidence. But the Kassite period is really a kind of anchor for a lot of the production of these texts.

But now I think they've moved the date a little bit further based on other evidence. But the Kassite period is really a kind of anchor for a lot of the production of these texts.

In order to expand upon the omens, so let's say you start with something like Venus wearing a crown. Venus, the planet, sometimes looks like it's surrounded by a bit of a halo. They might expand on that by giving the crown a different color, red, green, white, black, etc. They might expand on it by saying it's really bright or really dim. So opposites, binary opposites.

In order to expand upon the omens, so let's say you start with something like Venus wearing a crown. Venus, the planet, sometimes looks like it's surrounded by a bit of a halo. They might expand on that by giving the crown a different color, red, green, white, black, etc. They might expand on it by saying it's really bright or really dim. So opposites, binary opposites.

In order to expand upon the omens, so let's say you start with something like Venus wearing a crown. Venus, the planet, sometimes looks like it's surrounded by a bit of a halo. They might expand on that by giving the crown a different color, red, green, white, black, etc. They might expand on it by saying it's really bright or really dim. So opposites, binary opposites.

And they might say it's dimmed on the left side or it's dimmed on the right side. So they definitely use a lot of left-right symbolism, let's say, in generating outcomes for these omens. Because again, it's very unlikely that these are grounded in prediction of

And they might say it's dimmed on the left side or it's dimmed on the right side. So they definitely use a lot of left-right symbolism, let's say, in generating outcomes for these omens. Because again, it's very unlikely that these are grounded in prediction of

And they might say it's dimmed on the left side or it's dimmed on the right side. So they definitely use a lot of left-right symbolism, let's say, in generating outcomes for these omens. Because again, it's very unlikely that these are grounded in prediction of

like something being observed with the moon and an actual political event happening immediately after, very unlikely that that's the source for there's just far too many of them. One really nice example from Enuma Anu Enlil is a description of Venus being dimmed on the right side, having a bad outcome, which is that childbirth will be difficult for women.

like something being observed with the moon and an actual political event happening immediately after, very unlikely that that's the source for there's just far too many of them. One really nice example from Enuma Anu Enlil is a description of Venus being dimmed on the right side, having a bad outcome, which is that childbirth will be difficult for women.

like something being observed with the moon and an actual political event happening immediately after, very unlikely that that's the source for there's just far too many of them. One really nice example from Enuma Anu Enlil is a description of Venus being dimmed on the right side, having a bad outcome, which is that childbirth will be difficult for women.

And the next omen after that is Venus being dimmed on the left side, having a good omen, which is that childbirth will be easy. So the kind of reasoning there is that Something bad being dim happening to the good side, the right side, has a bad outcome because it's a positive and a negative. Something bad happening to the bad side, they kind of cancel each other out.

And the next omen after that is Venus being dimmed on the left side, having a good omen, which is that childbirth will be easy. So the kind of reasoning there is that Something bad being dim happening to the good side, the right side, has a bad outcome because it's a positive and a negative. Something bad happening to the bad side, they kind of cancel each other out.

And the next omen after that is Venus being dimmed on the left side, having a good omen, which is that childbirth will be easy. So the kind of reasoning there is that Something bad being dim happening to the good side, the right side, has a bad outcome because it's a positive and a negative. Something bad happening to the bad side, they kind of cancel each other out.

So dimmed left side has a good outcome because two negatives become a positive. So there's almost like a mathematical approach to it. But yes, there's definitely this left-right symbolism That comes up in really surprising ways in The Omens and really shows how much they thought about how to generate these according to really specific rules.

So dimmed left side has a good outcome because two negatives become a positive. So there's almost like a mathematical approach to it. But yes, there's definitely this left-right symbolism That comes up in really surprising ways in The Omens and really shows how much they thought about how to generate these according to really specific rules.

So dimmed left side has a good outcome because two negatives become a positive. So there's almost like a mathematical approach to it. But yes, there's definitely this left-right symbolism That comes up in really surprising ways in The Omens and really shows how much they thought about how to generate these according to really specific rules.

Even if reading them at first glance, you're like, what on earth? This is so bizarre. Like this is, you know, how are they making these up? But there are actually internal rules to doing it. And right left is part of that.

Even if reading them at first glance, you're like, what on earth? This is so bizarre. Like this is, you know, how are they making these up? But there are actually internal rules to doing it. And right left is part of that.

Even if reading them at first glance, you're like, what on earth? This is so bizarre. Like this is, you know, how are they making these up? But there are actually internal rules to doing it. And right left is part of that.