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Akkadian omens from Hattuša and Emar: The šumma immeru and šumma ālu omens

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Abstract

This article presents editions of KBo. 36, 47 and KBo. 42, 116, both fragments of Akkadian omens found in attuša. KBo. 42, 116 is identified as a fragment of šumma immeru omens. KBo. 36, 47 obverse is demonstrated to be an Akkadian šumma immeru omen text almost identical to the Emar šumma immeru recension. Its reverse is proven to be an Akkadian recension of šumma ālu omens that can be identified with Tablet 41 of the canonical šumma ālu series. This invites us to discuss the textual history of these omen genres and their transmission to the so-called Western Periphery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-251
Number of pages19
JournalZeitschrift fur Assyriologie und Vorderasiastische Archaeologie
Volume97
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation1072/05

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