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|               | Date of Sun’s Entry |                               |
|Constellations.|(Babylonian Month in |    Babylonian Equivalent.     |
|               |     brackets).      |                               |
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|Aries (the     |20th March (Nisan =  |The Labourer or Messenger.     |
|Ram).          |March-April)         |                               |
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|Taurus (the    |20th April (Iyyar =  |A divine figure and the “bull  |
|Bull).         |April-May)           |of heaven”.                    |
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|Gemini (the    |21st May (Sivan =    |The Faithful Shepherd and Twins|
|Twins).        |May-June).           |side by side, or head to head  |
|               |                     |and feet to teet.              |
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|Cancer (the    |21st June (Tammuz =  |Crab or Scorpion.              |
|Crab).         |June-July).          |                               |
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|Leo (the Lion).|22nd July (Ab =      |The big dog (Lion).            |
|               |July-August).        |                               |
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|Virgo (the     |23rd August (Elul =  |Ishtar, the Virgin’s ear of    |
|Virgin).       |August-Sept.).       |corn.                          |
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|Libra (the     |23rd September (Tisri|The Balance.                   |
|Balance).      |= Sept.-Oct.).       |                               |
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|Scorpio (the   |23rd October         |                               |
|Scorpion).     |(Marcheswan =        |Scorpion of darkness.          |
|               |Oct.-Nov.).          |                               |
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|Sagittarius    |22nd November        |Man or man-horse with bow, or  |
|(the Archer).  |(Chisleu =           |an arrow symbol.               |
|               |Nov.-Dec.).          |                               |
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|Capricornus    |21st December (Tebet |Ea’s goat-fish.                |
|(the Goat).    |= Dec.-Jan.).        |                               |
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|Aquarius (the  |19th January (Sebat =|God with water urn.            |
|Water Carrier).|Jan.-Feb.).          |                               |
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|Pisces (the    |18th February (Adar =|Fish tails in canal.           |