Details of the Babylonian Tarot
Solandia's Summary: The Babylonian Tarot is a unique deck based on the cosmology and legends of the Ancient Sumerians, Mesopotamians and Babylonians, who lived more than 4000 years ago. There are 83 cards in this occult deck, including an extra major arcana card titled Genesis and another court card in each suit.
Creator(s):
Sandra Cicero
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 83 Major Arcana: 23 Minor Arcana: 60
Card Size: 3.19 x 4.61 inches = 8.10cm x 11.70cm
Publisher: Published by Llewellyn
2005
Deck Tradition: Crowley Thoth
Minor Arcana Style: Pips with Small Scenes
Suits: Cups, Arrows, Wands, Disks
Court Cards: Princess, Prince, Queen, King, Kerub
Major Titles: The Fool - Enkidu, The Magician - Ea, The High Priestess - Ishtar, The Empress - Aruru, The Emperor - Marduk, The Hierophant - Naba, The Lovers - Ishtar and Tammuz, The Chariot - Adad, Strength - Gilgamesh, The Hermit - Anu, The Wheel - Tablet of Destiny, Justice - Nanshe, The Hanged Man - Tammuz, Death - Ereshkigal, Temperance - Tree of Life, The Devil - Lamastu, The Tower - Marduk and Tiamat, The Star - Siduri, The Moon - Sin, The Sun - Shamash, Judgement - Etana and the Eagle, The World - Anki
The Fool is 0 Strength is 8 Justice is 11
Deck Characteristics:
Extra Major Arcana
Deck Themes:
Historical,
Occult
Other Decks by Creator(s):
Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot,
Golden Dawn Magical Tarot
by Sandra Cicero.
Card Back: Reversible
Back Design: A black and white, winged, human headed bull stands facing left at both ends over a light blue background with a slightly darker blue border.
Companion Material: The book has a four-page overview of Babylonian
cosmology and civilisation, a discussion of most cards and
the myth used to illustrate them at length (some are a
little brief), and upright and basic reversed
meanings. The
7-page appendix gives correspondences for the trumps,
pips and courts. Pip cards have keywords, mostly identical to those of the Thoth Tarot.
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Babylonian Tarot review by Bonnie Cehovet: The "Babylonian Tarot" is an 83 card deck that follows traditional lines, with the addition of five cards. The card "Genesis" has been added to the Major Arcana. It carries no number, and has no attribution. It represents time and space beyond words and number - the birth of the Universe. The card "Kerub" has been added to the court cards of each suit, and represents Spirit.
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