Joseph Barber (Hrsg.)

CTH 568.7

Oracles concerning the anger of the goddess NIN.KUR

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: Oracles concerning the anger of NIN.KUR

1ID=1 --

We enquired by oracle (at) the temple of NIN.KUR

2ID=2 --

And she, the goddess, was determined (as angry) concerning the inside of her temple.

3ID=3 --

Concerning the king, ditto (she was determined as angry).

4ID=4 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 2ID=2: Oracle concerning the inside of the goddess’s temple

5ID=5 --

We enquired by oracle about the goddess concerning the inside of her temple.

6ID=6 --

The sacrileges, 4 garments of the day, festivals, and missing objects ditto (were determined).

7ID=7 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 3ID=3: Oracle concerning the sacrilege

8ID=8 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the sacrilege.

9ID=9 --

Doing the great kupatu- (was determined).

10ID=10 --

They will give as reparation 2 sheep, 2 ban of gruel, 3 jugs of beer, and 1 jug of beer-wine.

11ID=11 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 4ID=4: Oracle concerning the garments of the day

12ID=12 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the 4 garments of the day.

13ID=13 --

The need to make up for them ditto (was determined).

14ID=14 --

Ditto (they will give) as reparation 2 sheep.

15ID=15 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 5ID=5: Oracle concerning the festivals

16ID=16 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the festivals.

17ID=17 --

The alinašša- festival ditto (was determined).

18ID=18 --

They will give as reparation 3 sheep, 2 ban [of gruel], 1 ban of šinaḫilu- grain, 3 jugs of be[er, and one jug of beer-wine].

19ID=19 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 6ID=6: Oracle concerning the missing objects

20ID=20 --

[We enquired] by oracle concerning the missing objects.

21ID=21 --

Silver, gold, egg-stones and a term[aza-] garment (were determined).

22ID=22 --

The response [is favorable].

Abschnitt 7ID=7: Oracle concerning the silver

23ID=23 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the silver.

24ID=24 --

10(?) [shekels ditto (was determined)].

25ID=25 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 8ID=8: Oracle concerning the gold

26ID=26 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the gold.

27ID=27 --

6 sh[ekels ditto (were determined)].

28ID=28 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 9ID=9: Oracle concerning the egg-stones

29ID=29 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the egg-stones.

30ID=30 --

30 blackened sto[nes] ditto (were determined).

31ID=31 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 10ID=10: Oracle concerning the termaza garment

32ID=32 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the termaza- garment.

33ID=33 --

1 white garment ditto (was determined).

34ID=34 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 11ID=11: Oracle about the king

35ID=35 --

We enquired by oracle about the king.

36ID=36 --

Concerning the matter of the coming and going back, a forgotten prayer ditto (was determined).

37ID=37 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 12ID=12: Oracle concerning the going and coming back

38ID=38 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the coming and going back.

39ID=39 --

And ditto (it was determined) with a sacrifice.

40ID=40 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 13ID=13: Oracle concerning the sacrifice

41ID=41 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the sacrifice.

42ID=42 --

1 sacrificial sheep ditto (was determined), and 3 wellbeing sheep ditto (were determined).1

43ID=43 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 14ID=14: Oracle concerning the forgotten prayer

44ID=44 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the forgotten prayer.

45ID=45 --

A votive offering with a sacrifice ditto (was determined).

46ID=46 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 15ID=15: Oracle concerning the sacrifice

47ID=47 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the sacrifice.

48ID=48 --

2 sacrificial sheep and 3 wellbeing sheep (were determined).

49ID=49 --

The response is favorable.

Abschnitt 16ID=16: Oracle concerning the votive offering

50ID=50 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the votive offering.

51ID=51 --

Ditto (it was determined) with silver.

Abschnitt 17ID=17: Oracle concerning the silver

52ID=52 --

We enquired by oracle concerning the silver.

53ID=53 --

5 shekels of silver ditto (were determined).

54ID=54 --

The zittari- ditto (was determined) by the KIN oracle.

Abschnitt 18ID=17: Flesh oracle

55ID=55 --

The response of the flesh oracle:

56ID=56 --

The ni(pašuri-), ši(ntaḫi-), the weapon of the Storm-God placed on the right, took inside, the mazeri- on the right, 12 coils.

57ID=57 --

Favorable.

Salvini M. – Trémouille M.-C. 2003a interpret ke as an abbreviation of keldi-, common in oracle texts, and hence the Sumerogram IZI as a writing of ambašši-, which is often paired with keldi-.
Editio ultima: Traductionis 2026-04-24