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Abschnitt 1ID=1: Liver oracle concerning whether Šaušga of Šamuḫa is angry |
| 1ID=1 | -- | [If] you, Ša[ušga] of Šamuḫa are not at all [angr]y in the temple, |
| 2ID=2 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 3ID=3 | -- | The ni(pašuri-) threw to the right and to the left. |
| 4ID=4 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 5ID=5 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 2ID=2: KIN oracle |
| 6ID=6 | -- | [Thr]ough the Old Woman ditto: |
| 7ID=7 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 8ID=8 | -- | The assembly took for itself sinisterness, fire, and [gre]at sin, |
| 9ID=9 | -- | To the god and the whole soul. |
| 10ID=10 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 3ID=3: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of the festivals and rituals |
| 11ID=11 | -- | Since [Šaušg]a of Šamuḫa has been confirmed as angry in the temple, |
| 12ID=12 | -- | are you, [O god] angry because of the festivals and rituals? |
| 13ID=13 | -- | Let the exta be unfavorable. |
| 14ID=14 | -- | The heart was taken. |
| 15ID=15 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 16ID=16 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 4ID=4: KIN oracle |
| 17ID=17 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditto: |
| 18ID=18 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 19ID=19 | -- | The god took for hi[mself] the whole soul and blood, |
| 20ID=20 | -- | To the mi[nor disea]se. |
| 21ID=21 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 5ID=5: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 22ID=22 | -- | If you, [Šau]šga of Šamuḫa are angry i[n the te]mple because of the festivals and rituals, |
| 23ID=23 | -- | but then, O god, you are not angry because of any other shortcoming, |
| 24ID=24 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 25ID=25 | -- | The exta are favorable, |
| 26ID=26 | -- | but afterwards, there was šuri-. |
| 27ID=27 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 28ID=28 | -- | Through [the] se[eere]ss too unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 6ID=6: KIN oracle |
| 29ID=29 | -- | Through [the O]ld Woman d[itt]o: |
| 30ID=30 | -- | Let the [KI]N be fa[vorable]. |
| 31ID=31 | -- | The sun-god of heaven arose, |
| 32ID=32 | -- | and took the f[av]ou[r]s [of the gods] and … |
| 33ID=33 | -- | They were placed with the god and anger. |
| 34ID=34 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 7ID=7: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of the broken objects |
| 35ID=35 | -- | Are you, [O god], angry because of the b[rok]en objects? |
| 36ID=36 | -- | Let [the ex]ta be u[nfavora]ble. |
| 37ID=37 | -- | It looks backwards and upwards. |
| 38ID=38 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 39ID=39 | -- | [Through] the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 8ID=8: KIN oracle |
| 40ID=40 | -- | [Thr]ough the Old Woman ditto: |
| 41ID=41 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 42ID=42 | -- | evil took the serious disease, |
| 43ID=43 | -- | and (put it) behind the throne. |
| 44ID=44 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 9ID=9: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 45ID=45 | -- | [I]f you, O god, are angry in the temple because of the festivals only and the rituals and the [br]oken objects |
| 46ID=46 | -- | but then, O god, you are not angry because of any other shortcoming, |
| 47ID=47 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 48ID=48 | -- | Bruised on the right. |
| 49ID=49 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 50ID=50 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 10ID=10: KIN oracle |
| 51ID=51 | -- | [Thr]ough the Ol[d wom]an d[itt]o: |
| 52ID=52 | -- | [Let] the KIN be favora[ble] |
| 53ID=53 | -- | The as[sem]bly took for itself the heart, fire, [evi]l, libation, and invocation, |
| 54ID=54 | -- | and they were given to the storm-god. |
| 55ID=55 | -- | [U]nfavorable. |
Abschnitt 11ID=11: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of a sacrilege |
| 56ID=56 | -- | [Are y]ou, O god, angry in the temple because of a sacrilege? |
| 57ID=57 | -- | Let [the ex]ta be unfavorable. |
| 58ID=58 | -- | The exta are favorable, |
| 59ID=59 | -- | but afterwards, there was šuri-. |
| 60ID=60 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 61ID=61 | -- | [Thr]ough the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 12ID=12: KIN oracle |
| 62ID=62 | -- | [Through the O]ld [Woman] ditto: |
| 63ID=63 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 64ID=64 | -- | The assembly took for itself sinisterness, …, the front, striking, and the temple, |
| 65ID=65 | -- | [an]d (gave them) to the god and to the whole s[ou]l. |
| 66ID=66 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 13ID=13: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 67ID=67 | -- | [If] you, O god, are angry in the temple because of the festivals only and the rituals and the [brok]en objects and the sacrilege, |
| 68ID=68 | -- | but [the]n you, O god, are not angry in the temple be[cause of] any other shortcoming, |
| 69ID=69 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 70ID=70 | -- | … zi(zaḫi-)…bruised. |
| 71ID=71 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 72ID=72 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavo[rable]. |
Abschnitt 14ID=14: KIN oracle |
| 73ID=73 | -- | Thr[ough the] Old [Wom]an ditto: |
| 74ID=74 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 75ID=75 | -- | evil took invocation and vigor, |
| 76ID=76 | -- | and (gave them) to the gods. |
| 77ID=77 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 15ID=15: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of the šarriya |
| 78ID=78 | -- | Are you, O god, angry because of šarriya?1 |
| 79ID=79 | -- | Let the exta be unfavorable. |
| 80ID=80 | -- | Bruis[ed] on the right. |
| 81ID=81 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 82ID=82 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 16ID=16: KIN oracle |
| 83ID=83 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditto: |
| 84ID=84 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 85ID=85 | -- | The god took for himself the whole soul, |
| 86ID=86 | -- | and placed it in anger for himself. |
| 87ID=87 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 17ID=17: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 88ID=88 | -- | If you, O god, are angry in the temple be[cause of] these shortcomings only, |
| 89ID=89 | -- | and there is no other shortcoming at all in the presence of the god, |
| 90ID=90 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 91ID=91 | -- | The throne is to the left. |
| 92ID=92 | -- | Un[favorable. |
| 93ID=93 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 18ID=18: KIN oracle |
| 94ID=94 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditto. |
| 95ID=95 | -- | [Le]t the KIN be fa[vorable]. |
| 96ID=96 | -- | The ḫannaḫanna a[ros]se, |
| 97ID=97 | -- | [and took]… [of] the gods, |
| 98ID=98 | -- | [and] gave [it to the sun-god of he]aven. |
| 99ID=99 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 19ID=19: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of blasphemy |
| 100ID=100 | -- | The blasphemy […] is constantly [confirm]ed,2 |
| 101ID=101 | -- | and to you, O [god], it is […] |
| 102ID=102 | -- | Are you, O go[d, angry because of] the blasphemy? |
| 103ID=103 | -- | Let [the exta] be unfavorable. |
| 104ID=104 | -- | […] temi-,3… |
| 105ID=105 | -- | U[nfavorable]. |
Abschnitt 20ID=20: KIN oracle |
| 106ID=106 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditt[o]: |
| 107ID=107 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 108ID=108 | -- | [The assem]bly [took] for itself [sinisterness, fire], and great sin, |
| 109ID=109 | -- | [an]d… |
| 110ID=110 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 21ID=21: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry only for these reasons, and not angry with the king |
| 111ID=111 | -- | Since the god has been confirmed as angryin the temple [beca]use of the[se shortcomings], |
| 112ID=112 | -- | If you, O go[d], are angry because of [these] shortcomings [on]ly, |
| 113ID=113 | -- | and you, O god, are not at all angry [with Hi]s Majesty, |
| 114ID=114 | -- | [Let] the exta be favorable. |
| 115ID=115 | -- | […] |
| 116ID=116 | -- | [Un]favorable.4 |
| 117ID=117 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 22ID=22: KIN oracle |
| 118ID=118 | -- | Through the Ol[d] Woman [di]tto: |
| 119ID=119 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 120ID=120 | -- | The sun-god [of heaven arose], |
| 121ID=121 | -- | and took the favors of the [g]ods and … |
| 122ID=122 | -- | [and they] were placed [in the god and a]nger. |
| 123ID=123 | -- | [Unfavorable].5 |
Abschnitt 23ID=23: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of the temple |
| 124ID=124 | -- | Since the god [has been confirmed as] angry with His Majesty, |
| 125ID=125 | -- | Is it as a result of the temple?6 |
| 126ID=126 | -- | [Let] the e[xta be unfavorable]. |
| 127ID=127 | -- | [SA]G.ME. |
| 128ID=128 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 129ID=129 | -- | [Thr]ough the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 24ID=24: KIN oracle |
| 130ID=130 | -- | [Thr]ough the Old Woman ditto: |
| 131ID=131 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 132ID=132 | -- | E[vil] took the serious [di]sease, |
| 133ID=133 | -- | and (put it) behind the throne. |
| 134ID=134 | -- | Unfa[vorable]. |
Abschnitt 25ID=25: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 135ID=135 | -- | If you, O god, are angry with His Majesty as a re[sult of] the temple only,7 |
| 136ID=136 | -- | and you are not at all angry w[it]h His Majesty, |
| 137ID=137 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 138ID=138 | -- | The g[allbladder] is ḫilipšiman. |
| 139ID=139 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 140ID=140 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 26ID=26: KIN oracle |
| 141ID=141 | -- | Through the Old Woman, ditto: |
| 142ID=142 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 143ID=143 | -- | The god took for himself the whole soul and invocation, |
| 144ID=144 | -- | and placed them in anger. |
| 145ID=145 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 27ID=27: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry with the king |
| 146ID=146 | -- | If you, O god, are angry with His Majesty, |
| 147ID=147 | -- | let the exta be unfavorable. |
| 148ID=148 | -- | itḫi-. |
| 149ID=149 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 150ID=150 | -- | Through the seeress too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 28ID=28: KIN oracle |
| 151ID=151 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditto: |
| 152ID=152 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 153ID=153 | -- | The assembly took for itself sinisterness, fire, and great sin, |
| 154ID=154 | -- | and (gave them) to the god and to the whole soul. |
| 155ID=155 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 29ID=29: The men of the temple describe the neglect of the festivals |
| 156ID=156 | -- | Since Šaušga of Šamuḫa was confirmed as angry in the temple because of the festivals and rituals, |
| 157ID=157 | -- | we asked the men of the temple, |
| 158ID=158 | -- | and they said: |
| 159ID=159 | -- | “They regarded the šatlašša- festival as a complete abomination. |
| 160ID=160 | -- | They filled the wite- vessels(?)8 with sour wine. |
| 161ID=161 | -- | But there was no fine oil. |
| 162ID=162 | -- | They used to take care of the thick bread offerings daily and the cups from the palace, |
| 163ID=163 | -- | but now they do not take care of them. |
| 164ID=164 | -- | For the AN.DAḪ.ŠUM-festival, half a measure of barely was cut out, |
| 165ID=165 | -- | and the festivals of the house of Armatarḫunta were cut out. |
| 166ID=166 | -- | And when they were determined by oracle as compensation, |
| 167ID=167 | -- | and for the festivals too, for this one festival especially, one sheep, one measure of flour, and on ḫuppar- vessel of beer were de[termi]ned, |
| 168ID=168 | -- | they did not give these things. |
end of obv. I |
| 169ID=169 | -- | The re[gular] festival […] |
| 170ID=170 | -- | The AN.D[AḪ.ŠUM] festival […] |
| 171ID=171 | -- | The men of the te[mple…] |
| 172ID=172 | -- | For the r[egular] festival […a ḫ]uppar- vessel […] |
| 173ID=173 | -- | […] was mandated. |
| 174ID=174 | -- | They regularly give […] |
| 175ID=175 | -- | but the wine was cu[t out]. |
| 176ID=176 | -- | The ten festivals of the house of Armat[arḫunta…] |
| 177ID=177 | -- | And the festivals which […] the house… |
| 178ID=178 | -- | 1 measure of barley was cut. |
| 179ID=179 | -- | The fest[ival…] of the kiln was offered with bread and beer. |
| 180ID=180 | -- | But the contribution which […] off[er…] |
| 181ID=181 | -- | 6 shekels of gold, 12 shekels of silver, 1 set of men’s [for]mal [garments], 1 set of women’s formal garments, 2 paris of [sh]oes – one pair of men’s and one pair of women’s. |
| 182ID=182 | -- | And they [b]ring [them [dai]ly/[year]ly decorated with silver. |
| 183ID=183 | -- | But yearly they bring them taniyaienzi-. |
| 184ID=184 | -- | They used to give 3 putalli- table cloths, 12 gazzarnul- fabrics, 12 red ta[rpal]a- fabrics, and 12 blue tarpala- fabrics from the palace. |
| 185ID=185 | -- | They took them up for the house of Armatarḫunta, |
| 186ID=186 | -- | but it was cut out 5 years ago. |
| 187ID=187 | -- | They used to provide lamps with fine oil for the šatlašša- festival, |
| 188ID=188 | -- | but there was no fine oil. |
| 189ID=189 | -- | They provided them with ghee. |
| 190ID=190 | -- | The men of the palace of Ḫaryaša9 cut out 3 vessels and [1] ḫuppar- vessel of beer for the festival. |
| 191ID=191 | -- | We celebrated the festival [of the god]. |
| 192ID=192 | -- | The SAN[GA]-priests and S[ANGA]-priestesses […] the garments of the deity for them. |
| 193ID=193 | -- | The donkey festival […] |
| 194ID=194 | -- | [..]… |
| 195ID=195 | -- | […] there was no […] |
| 196ID=196 | -- | […]…” |
Abschnitt 30ID=30: Description of further ritual neglect; liver oracle concerning whether the goddess is angry for other reasons |
| 197ID=197 | -- | “[…š]ekan- measures… |
| 198ID=198 | -- | They used to provide […] |
| 199ID=199 | -- | [They] provide […] |
| 200ID=200 | -- | A sample offering […] |
| 201ID=201 | -- | The god […] 7… |
| 202ID=202 | -- | …not…7… |
| 203ID=203 | -- | And the god […] |
| 204ID=204 | -- | […] them. |
| 205ID=205 | -- | […] it. |
| 206ID=206 | -- | They regularly provide beer daily, a hani[šša- vessel…] |
| 207ID=207 | -- | …[…] |
| 208ID=208 | -- | They fill[ed…] in the temple. |
| 209ID=209 | -- | But in the presence of Pirenkiri […] it. |
| 210ID=210 | -- | For the festival of manliness they did not turn a torch inside the temple. |
| 211ID=211 | -- | They did not turn the gakdu-.” |
| 212ID=212 | -- | Are you, O god, ditto?10 |
| 213ID=213 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 214ID=214 | -- | The gallbladder is ḫilipšiman. |
| 215ID=215 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 31ID=31: The men of the temple describe further neglect of the festivals; liver oracle concerning whether the goddess is angry for any other reasons |
| 216ID=216 | -- | We questioned them further. |
| 217ID=217 | -- | And they said: |
| 218ID=218 | -- | “Since there was a plague up in Pannašša,11 |
| 219ID=219 | -- | the ašanaya and 1 measure of fresh flour were cut out from Šaḫḫarwantaya, |
| 220ID=220 | -- | and they brought wine from the palace of Ḫilazawa.12 |
| 221ID=221 | -- | But the transgressed, |
| 222ID=222 | -- | and they did not give it. |
| 223ID=223 | -- | And i[ was cu]t out. |
| 224ID=224 | -- | In winter, the ŠU.GAN plant was cut out [in] the first [m]onth.” |
| 225ID=225 | -- | Are you, O god, ditto? |
| 226ID=226 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 227ID=227 | -- | The ni(pašuri-) threw to the right. |
| 228ID=228 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 32ID=32: The men of the temple describe further neglect of the festivals |
| 229ID=229 | -- | We questioned them further. |
| 230ID=230 | -- | And th[ey] said: |
| 231ID=231 | -- | “They offered the zanzapušši- vessel in the house of the inkeeper, |
| 232ID=232 | -- | and they used to fill it with […]. |
| 233ID=233 | -- | But now for the third year they have not been bringing it. |
| 234ID=234 | -- | But when they used to place the KA.GAG vessels […] |
| 235ID=235 | -- | They offered ḫaḫari- and maškuwa- at once. |
| 236ID=236 | -- | But now they do not give them. |
end of obv. II |
Abschnitt 33ID=33: ḪURRI- bird oracle concerning whether this neglect has caused the goddess’s anger |
| 237ID=237 | -- | If only these festival[ and ri]tuals […], |
| 238ID=238 | -- | but then for you, O god, […] the festivals and ritual have n[ot at all] been cut out, |
| 239ID=239 | -- | [let] the ḪURRI- bird be favor[able]. |
| 240ID=240 | -- | [Favorable]. |
Abschnitt 34ID=34: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry about the cuts made to festival provisions |
| 241ID=241 | -- | If you, O god, have said only this one thing, |
| 242ID=242 | -- | but then f[or yo]u, O god, the festiv[als] and ritu[al] have [not] at all been [cu]t out, |
| 243ID=243 | -- | let the exta be favorable. |
| 244ID=244 | -- | The ni(pašuri-), [ši(ntaḫi-), ke(ldi-), the th]ing took itself i[nsi]de, the [z]i(zaḫi-) is placed, 12 coils. |
| 245ID=245 | -- | [Favor]able. |
Abschnitt 35ID=35: KIN oracle |
| 246ID=246 | -- | Through the Old Woman ditto. |
| 247ID=247 | -- | [Let] the KIN be fa[vorable]. |
| 248ID=248 | -- | [The as]se[mb]ly took for itself sinisterness, thick bread, libation, [and] the good [of] the hou[se], |
| 249ID=249 | -- | and (gave them) to the gods. |
| 250ID=250 | -- | On the second day: |
| 251ID=251 | -- | ḫannaḫa[nna aro]se, |
| 252ID=252 | -- | too[k] [l]ife, |
| 253ID=253 | -- | and (gave it) to the god and the w[ho]le s[oul]. |
| 254ID=254 | -- | […] |
| 255ID=255 | -- | The god [took] for himself the whol[e sou]l [and blood], |
| 256ID=256 | -- | and (placed them) inside g[ood]. |
| 257ID=257 | -- | [Favorable]. |
Abschnitt 36ID=36: Bird oracle |
| 258ID=258 | -- | Through the augur ditto. |
| 259ID=259 | -- | Let [the birds ex]clude it. |
| 260ID=260 | -- | [We s]aw 2 alliya- birds. |
| 261ID=261 | -- | They [cam]e in fr[ont…]. |
| 262ID=262 | -- | They [fle]w [away] in fr[ont…]. |
| 263ID=263 | -- | [We saw] a marš[anaš]ši- bird […] |
| 264ID=264 | -- | It […] |
| 265ID=265 | -- | It flew away in the middle. |
| 266ID=266 | -- | We saw […] |
| 267ID=267 | -- | […] |
| 268ID=268 | -- | It flew away in the middle. |
| 269ID=269 | -- | […] |
| 270ID=270 | -- | “They [ex]cluded (it).” |
blank paragraph, ca. six lines preserved |
gap, ca. 15 lines |
Abschnitt 37ID=37: List of sacred items damaged; oracle |
| 271ID=271 | -- | “…not at [all…] |
| 272ID=272 | -- | 1 statue of […] |
| 273ID=273 | -- | 1 statue of a woman […] |
| 274ID=274 | -- | 1 silver statue […] |
| 275ID=275 | -- | They washed off its head and eyes […] |
| 276ID=276 | -- | […] of silver, impi-13 […] |
| 277ID=277 | -- | golden gods, stones […] aw[ay…] |
| 278ID=278 | -- | 5 small ones of gold […] away. |
| 279ID=279 | -- | For the empty tabri- […] silver and gold was brought in. |
| 280ID=280 | -- | But [now] it is placed in the sealed storeroom. |
| 281ID=281 | -- | 1 golden weapon [o]f Šuppiluliuma is completely de[stro]yed. |
| 282ID=282 | -- | There was 1 staff of the god and fists inlaid with silver.14 |
| 283ID=283 | -- | They were completely destroyed. |
| 284ID=284 | -- | There was a warpalla- inlaid with iron for the chariot of the god, |
| 285ID=285 | -- | but the w[ar]palla- was completely destroyed. |
| 286ID=286 | -- | There were 3 pegs of b[ron]ze, their heads inlaid with gold. |
| 287ID=287 | -- | They were completely destroyed. |
| 288ID=288 | -- | 1 peg for the gate was compl[etely de]stroyed. |
| 289ID=289 | -- | 2 [pegs] of the god were completely destroyed.” |
| 290ID=290 | -- | […] |
| 291ID=291 | -- | [Unfa]vorable.15 |
Abschnitt 38ID=38: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry because of the damaged objects |
| 292ID=292 | -- | [… because of] the broken object…the soul (?). |
| 293ID=293 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 294ID=294 | -- | […are you angry because of] …the object of the god that was thrown out? |
| 295ID=295 | -- | Let the exta be unfavorable. |
| 296ID=296 | -- | enti-. |
| 297ID=297 | -- | [Unfavorable]. |
Abschnitt 39ID=39: KIN oracle |
| 298ID=298 | -- | Through [the O]ld W[oman ditto: |
| 299ID=299 | -- | Let the KIN be unfavorable. |
| 300ID=300 | -- | The assem[bly] took [for itself…] and fire, |
| 301ID=301 | -- | and (gave them) to the god and the whole so[ul]. |
| 302ID=302 | -- | [Unfavorable]. |
Abschnitt 40ID=40: Liver oracle concerning whether she is angry for any other reason |
| 303ID=303 | -- | If you, O god, [are angry] in the temple [because of] this broken object, |
| 304ID=304 | -- | and the object of the god […] |
| 305ID=305 | -- | But then, to y[ou…] |
| 306ID=306 | -- | […] silver, gold, objects… |
| 307ID=307 | -- | […] not at all a[ngry…] |
| 308ID=308 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 309ID=309 | -- | […] the weapon on the right […] |
end of rev. III |
Abschnitt 41ID=41: KIN oracle |
| 310ID=310 | -- | [Through the O]ld [Woman ditt]o: |
| 311ID=311 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 312ID=312 | -- | The god [took] for himself the whol[e sou]l, life, and favors, |
| 313ID=313 | -- | and they were given to the storm-god. |
| 314ID=314 | -- | On the second day: |
| 315ID=315 | -- | ḫannaḫanna arose, |
| 316ID=316 | -- | took […]… |
| 317ID=317 | -- | and they were given to the assembly. |
| 318ID=318 | -- | On the third day: |
| 319ID=319 | -- | The assembly took for itself sinisterness and evil, |
| 320ID=320 | -- | Into emptiness. |
| 321ID=321 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 42ID=42: Bird oracle |
| 322ID=322 | -- | Through the augur ditto: |
| 323ID=323 | -- | Let the birds exclude (it). |
| 324ID=324 | -- | We saw an [ea]gle GUN-li-. |
| 325ID=325 | -- | It came in front from the unfavorable side, |
| 326ID=326 | -- | and it flew away in front. |
| 327ID=327 | -- | W[e saw] a šaluwia- bird tar(uya)li-. |
| 328ID=328 | -- | It came behind down from the unfavorable side, |
| 329ID=329 | -- | and it flew away in the middle. |
| 330ID=330 | -- | Behind the [ro]ad: |
| 331ID=331 | -- | We saw a ‘wide-wing’ bird tar(uya)li-. |
| 332ID=332 | -- | It came behind u[p from the favorable side], |
| 333ID=333 | -- | and it flew away in the middle. |
| 334ID=334 | -- | T[hu]s (says) Nerikaili: |
| 335ID=335 | -- | “Th[ey] have excluded (it).” |
blank paragraph, ca. eleven lines |
Abschnitt 43ID=43: Liver oracle concerning the anger of the goddess |
| 336ID=336 | -- | Since the god has been confirmed as angry with [His Majes]ty, |
| 337ID=337 | -- | …why…since in front and behind … ditto. |
| 338ID=338 | -- | Let the exta [be favorable]. |
| 339ID=339 | -- | The gallbladder is ḫilipšiman. |
| 340ID=340 | -- | Unavorable. |
Abschnitt 44ID=44: KIN oracle |
| 341ID=341 | -- | Thr[ough] the Old Woman d[itto]: |
| 342ID=342 | -- | Let [the KIN] be favorable. |
| 343ID=343 | -- | ḫannaḫanna arose, |
| 344ID=344 | -- | [and took] the favo[rs] of the go[ds], |
| 345ID=345 | -- | and placed them in the god and in anger. |
| 346ID=346 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 347ID=347 | -- | [Through the] s[ee]r[ess] too, unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 45ID=45: Liver oracle concerning the anger of the goddess |
| 348ID=348 | -- | If you, O go[d are an]gry […] away…before… |
| 349ID=349 | -- | [Let] the e[xta be favorable]. |
| 350ID=350 | -- | […]… |
| 351ID=351 | -- | Unfavorable. |
| 352ID=352 | -- | […]… |
Abschnitt 46ID=46: Oracle |
| 353ID=353 | -- | […]… |
| 354ID=354 | -- | [Through] the seeress too, [unfavorable]. |
Abschnitt 47ID=47: Oracle concerning the anger of the goddess |
| 355ID=355 | -- | I[f] you, O god, are angry with [His Majesty] be[caus]e of […] |
| 356ID=356 | -- | and [you], O god, […] another short[coming…] |
| 357ID=357 | -- | and good […] |
Abschnitt 48ID=48: KIN oracle |
| 358ID=358 | -- | Through the Old Wom[an] ditto: |
| 359ID=359 | -- | The go[d…] |
| 360ID=360 | -- | And […] them… |
| 361ID=361 | -- | Through the se[eress too, unfavorable]. |
Abschnitt 49ID=49: Oracle |
| 362ID=362 | -- | Ar[e yo]u, O god, […]… |
| 363ID=363 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 50ID=50: KIN oracle concerning the anger of the goddess |
| 364ID=364 | -- | angr[y be]cause of […] |
| 365ID=365 | -- | Through the Ol[d] Woman [ditto]: |
| 366ID=366 | -- | [Let the KIN be (un)favorable]. |
| 367ID=367 | -- | […]… |
| 368ID=368 | -- | The god [took] for himself the who[le soul…] |
| 369ID=369 | -- | The hands […]… |
| 370ID=370 | -- | and (gave them) to the gods. |
| 371ID=371 | -- | [U]nfavorable. |
remainder of the column is uninscribed, ca. 30 lines |
end of tablet |
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The term šarriya is difficult to explain, and the reading is not entirely certain. Miller J.L. 2019a, 134 entertains a possible connection to šarra- “portion” or šāriya- “column”, but as he explains, neither of these is without difficulty. For this meaning of EME (= Hitt. lala-), see CHD, L, 23-24. The text must be referring here to a separate oracular inquiry, since no mention of blasphemy has been made thus far. cf. te-em-mi-eš in another liver oracle (KUB 18.11, rev. 10′).
Although the NU of NU.SIG5 is entirely lost, it is fairly securely reconstructed, as is NU.SIG5 in line 67, since the following oracular procedure also yields an unfavorable response and, as pointed out by Miller J.L. 2019a, 114, the seeress and KIN oracles never contradict the liver oracle results in this text, so far as it is preserved. See note to line 63. Moreover, the result here must be unfavorable, since a positive symbol is putting other positive symbols in negative symbols.
Unusually, the partical -kan is found mid-sentence here.
On the location of Ḫaryaša, see Miller J.L. 2019a, 136 (with further references), who suggests this was a town in the vicinity of Šamuḫa. The KI.MIN here likely refers back to the questions whether the goddess is angry only for the stated reasons, and no other reasons, since here and in the following inquiry it is met with a negative result (implying there is another cause of her anger), which prompts a further interrogation of the temple personel.
Miller J.L. 2019a, 136 tentatively suggests this might be an alternative spelling of Parnašša.
This city name and Šaḫḫarwantaya are otherwise unattested.
Cf. DAAM 1.60 obv. I 15′, where impi- is also used for a feature of a divine statue and comes after a silver object.
Miller J.L. 2019a, 129 seems to take GÉŠPUḪI.A as genitive (“1 staff for the deity’s hands”), but it is perhaps better taken as a nominative, since the verb in the next clause ( ḫarker) is plural. The singular verb ēšta is not a problem for this interpretation, since this list regularly uses this and other singular verb forms with unambiguously plural subjects (e.g. rev. III 67′, 69′, 71′).
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