Subject: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World; Akkadian Canonical Compositions; Divine Focus; Hymns and Prayers
Diurnal Prayers of Diviners (1.116)
Subject: Exod 40:23; Lev 2…
Diurnal Prayers of Diviners (1.116)(372 words)
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Foster, Benjamin R., “Diurnal Prayers of Diviners (1.116)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 17 February 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_1_116>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
As with the immediately preceding selection (above, Text COSB.1.115, note 1), divination (here again by means of the entrails) demanded and relied on a “truthful” answer from the deity. To secure such an answer, the divination priest invoked Shamash and Adad, patrons of divination, here in the company of other great deities. [WWH]