Joseph Barber (Hrsg.)

CTH 568.8

Oracles concerning the anger of the Protector Deity of the KI.LAM

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Kurzbeschreibung

A series of oracular enquiries from Emar concerning the cause of the anger of the Protector Deity of the KI.LAM.

Texte

Exemplar A+ Msk. 74.114Emar

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1Oracles concerning the anger of the Protector God of the KI.LAM
Abschnitt 2ID=2Oracle concerning the inside of the god’s temple
Abschnitt 3ID=3Oracle concerning the sacrilege
Abschnitt 4ID=4Oracle concerning the festivals
Abschnitt 5ID=5Oracle concerning the missing objects
Abschnitt 6ID=6Oracle concerning the silver
Abschnitt 7ID=7Oracle concerning the bronze object
Abschnitt 8ID=8Oracle concerning the king
Abschnitt 9ID=9Oracle concerning the going and coming back
Abschnitt 10ID=10Oracle concerning the sacrifice
Abschnitt 11ID=11Flesh oracle

History of publication

Previously edited by Salvini M. – Trémouille M.-C. 2003a.

Tablet characteristics

A single column tablet, neatly laid out with rulings between each enquiry.

General information

This series of oracular enquires aims to determine the cause of anger and how to appease the Protector Deity of the KI.LAM. At the start, several causes are determined for the anger of the god, including sacrilege, missing objects, and omitted festivals. For each cause, further enquiries are made in order to determine how to appease the god and exactly what and how many offerings to give to him.

Editio ultima: 2026-02-04