ield
was in the west, and was associated with Amurru, the land of the
Amorites; Anu's field was in the south, and was associated with Elam;
and Bel's central "field" was associated with the land of Akkad. When
the rulers of Akkad called themselves "kings of the four quarters",
the reference was to the countries associated with the three divine
fields and to Gutium[327](east = our north-east). Was Gutium
associated with demons, as in Scandinavia the north-east was
associated with the giants against whom Thor waged war?

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| | Date of Sun's Entry | |
|Constellations.|(Babylonian Month in | Babylonian Equivalent. |
| | brackets). | |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Aries (the |20th March (Nisan = |The Labourer or Messenger. |
|Ram). |March-April) | |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Taurus (the |20th April (Iyyar = |A divine figure and the "bull |
|Bull). |April-May) |of heaven". |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Gemini (the |21st May (Sivan = |The Faithful Shepherd and Twins|
|Twins). |May-June). |side by side, or head to head |
| | |and feet to teet. |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Cancer (the |21st June (Tammuz = |Crab or Scorpion. |
|Crab). |June-July). | |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Leo (the Lion).|22nd July (Ab = |The big dog (Lion). |
| |July-August). | |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Virgo (the |23rd August (Elul = |Ishtar, the Virgin's ear of |
|Virgin). |August-Sept.). |corn. |
|---------------+---------------------+-------------------------------|
|Libra (the |23rd September (Tisri|The Balance. |
|Balance). |= Sept.-Oct.). | |
|---------------+---------------------+--------------------------