In ancient times the peoples of Central Asia and China considered natural phenomena a reaction of the Heaven to their deeds. The article introduces the unique Manchu manuscript from the Gest Library, Princeton University, which deals with the interpretation of celestial signs. Since the manuscript is written entirely in Manchu, similar Chinese texts on solar and lunar omens are presented as well.
At the Department of Ancient Eastern Studies, the PhD dissertation by
M.A. Redina-Thomas Provincial Administration in Kassite Babylonia in the 14th-13th centuries B.C. (on the Material of Nippur Archives will be discussed.
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