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Oldest surviving astrological text is just a Babylonian spreadsheet tracking the planet Venus for bad omens

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Long before Co-Star was sending you cryptic, aggressive push notifications, the Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa was getting the job done. It's literally just a clay tablet of data tracking Venus for 21 years, noting exactly when the king was most likely to get overthrown based on planetary lighting.

Oldest surviving astrological text is just a Babylonian spreadsheet tracking the planet Venus for bad omens
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