The Sumerian astrology would influence later Babylonian astrology and even the much later Greek astrology. The Sumerians dilligently recorded the sun, moon, planets and stars that they could see and eventually would come to map constellations as well as eventually defining the Zodiac which was as follows:
Hunga - âThe Hired Manâ Aries âď¸
Gugulana - âThe Bull Of Heavenâ Taurus âď¸
Mastabbagalgal - âThe Great Twinsâ Gemini âď¸
Allul - âThe Crabâ Cancer âď¸
Urgula - âThe Lionâ Leo âď¸
Absin - âThe Furrowâ Virgo âď¸
Zibanitu - âThe Scalesâ Libra âď¸
Girtab - âThe Scorpionâ Scorpio âď¸
Pabilsag - (The God Pabilsag) Sagittarius âď¸
Suhurmas - âThe Goat-Fishâ Capricorn âď¸
Gula - âThe Great Oneâ Aquarius âď¸
Simmah - âThe Swallowsâ Pisces âď¸
Kunmes - âThe Tailsâ South-West Pisces âď¸
This shows that as far back as Sumerian times the Zodiac is largely unchanged with a few exceptions: Aquarius as the great one instead of water-barer, Aries as the hired man instead of the ram, Virgo as the furrows, Sagittarius as the God Pabilsag and Pisces as swallows instead of fishes. Interestingly Libra is still seen as a scales of balance in Sumerian astrology while in later Greek mythology the sign was known as the âclaws of the scorpionâ before being related back to the scales in the modern age.
