The Chapter Multabiltu of the Extispicy Series

The Chapter Multabiltu of the Extispicy Series

p. 75 ventral/visceral side of the liver

	*Akkad.*	*meaning*	*location*
A	manzazu	Praesence	groove on the Lobus sinister, toward the Omentum minus
B	padanu	Path	groove on the Lobus sinister, toward the Impressio abomalis
C	pu^ t.abu	Pleasing Word	groove on the Lobus sinister, toward the Ligamentum teres hepatis
D	nas.raptu	Dyeing-Vat	Impressio abomalis
E	ruqqu	Narrows
F	dananu	Strength	Ligamentum teres hepatis
G	bab ekalli	Palace-Gate	Incisura ligamenti teretis
H	s^ulmu	Well-Being	Lobus quadratus
I	padan imitti marti	Path to the right of the Gall-Bladder	groove on the Lobus quadratus
J	martu	Gall-Bladder
K	mih^is. pan nakri	Defeat of the Enemy	groove on the Lobus dexter
L	nidi kusse^	Throne-Base	Impressio renalis
M	ubanu	Finger	Processus pyramidalis / caudatus
N	s.ibtu	Increment	Processus papillaris
O	niru	Yoke	Impressio omasica
P	tib s^ari	Rise of Wind	right edge of Lobus sinister
Q	tib s^umeli	Left Rise	right edge of Lobus sinister
R	nar amuti	River of the Liver	Porta hepatis
S	kis.irti imitti	Right Ridge	Omentum minus
T	abul kutum libbi	Gate of the Entrails’ Cover	Vena cava caudalis

pp. 78-80 the lungs

p.	*Akkad.*	*Sumer.*	*meaning*	*location*
78	ah^ nari		River-Bank	along dorsal border
	asar mukil res^i		Place of the Daimon	?
	dannatu / dunnu	KI.KAL, BAD4	Strength	along basal border
	ekallu	E’.GAL	Palace	diaphragmatic lobes
	gips^u		Mass	?
	imeru	ANS^E	Donkey	?
	kappu		Wing	?
	kittabru		Arm / Mole	along basal border
	kubs^u	SAGS^U	Cap	cranial / apical lobe
	kutallu		Rear	cranial lobes closest to trachea
79	letu	A’B	Cheek	on middle lobe
	mas.s.artu / nis.irtu		?	?
	mus^tas^-nintu		?	?
	nakkapu		Tip	?
	nalbattu		Brick-Mold	along basal border
	naru		River	dorsal border ?
	nibu		Swelling	?
	niru		Yoke	?
	nis^ res^i h^as^i^	MU SAG MUR	Honor	?
	pus^qu	PAP.HAL	Narrowing	tip of diaphragmatic lobe towards basal border
	res^ has^i^	SAG MUR	Top of Lungs	cranial part of cranial lobes
	rups^u / narpas^u / tarpas^u	DAGAL	Width	middle-finger of lungs
	ruqqu	SAL.LA	Narrows	mediastinal surface
	samiltu / samis^tu		?	?
	siniptu		?	?
	s.eru	EDEN	Plain	coastal surfaces of lungs
	s.ulultu		?	?
	s^ulummatu		?	a fissure
80	terinnatu	NUMUN	Peg	cap of lung
	uban h^as^i^ kiditu	U/S^U.SI MUR SA-ti	Outer Finger of Lungs
	uban h^as^i^ qablitu	U/S^U.SI MUR MURUB4	Middle Finger of Lungs	intermediate lobe
	uban h^as^i^ rabitu	U/S^U.SI MUR GAL-ti	Large Finger of Lungs	right middle lobe
	uban s.eh^erti	U/S^U.SI TUR-ti	Little Finger of Lungs	right caudal part of cranial lobe
	ummatu		Bulk
	uru		Roof	?
	uzuntu	NI’G.PI	Handle

p. 83 other parts of the exta

*Akkad.*	*Sumer.*	*meaning*	*location*
kalitu	BIR		kidney
kaskasu	KAK.ZAG.GA		sternum
kunukku	KIS^IB		vertebrae
nayabtu		Peg	floating rib
sikkat s.eli	KAK.TI		ribcage
tallu	GIS^.DAL	Crossbeam	diaphragm
tiranu	S^A`.NIGIN		coils of colon

pp. 90-106 – 2. Tablet 1

p.	*line*	*prognostic : "__ is a weapon of chaos*	*from god __"*
105	114)	arrowhead-mark	EN.LI’L
	115)	pals^u^	?
	116)	didis^u^	?
106	117)	triple ...	?
	118)	uddis^u^	UTU = S^amas^
	119	"rebellion"	E’-A

pp. 107-137 – 3. Tablet 2-3

p.	*line*	*sign*	*prognostic*
107	1)	AN	"man’s wife will get her husband killed."
	2)	HAL	"man’s wife will become a prostitute."
108	3)	BAD	"will seize the enemy city."
	4)	HA	"man’s wife will cast a spell on her husband."

		*"__ will walk at the side of my army"*
136	195)	UTU = S^amas^
	197)	d15 = Is^tar
	199)	d30 = Sin

pp. 154-161 – 6. Tablet 7

p.	*lines*	*"Hand of __"*
157	23’-24’ = 25)-26)	Marduk
	25’=27)	Is^tar
158	26’=28)	Almu & Allamu
	28’ = 30)	Nergal

pp. 213-214 – 15. Tablet 15?, Text 2 (amutu)

p.	*lines*	*prognostic*
213	9’-14’	EN.LI’L "reason of the people on a peg. City will become estranged from city, house from house, and street from street."
214	r1-r4	U.GUR "will kill cattle, dogs, swine, all wild animals and mankind as well."

pp. 225-226 – 23. Tablet 15?, Text 10

p.	*lines*	*prognostic*
225	1-3	Omen of NE`-ERI11-GAL & NIN-GIS^-ZI-DA "of pestilence and fire."
	4-6	UTU "will install his own king in the land."
226	7-9	Omen of S^ar-rum-ki-in "who walked in darkness but (finally) saw light."

pp. 226-232 – 24. Tablet 15?, Text 11 (omens of LUGAL-GI.NA = S^arrukin)

p.	*lines*	*omen*
226	A 1-3	marched against NIM.MA.KI (Elam)
	A 4-6	marched against MAR.TU.KI (Amurru)
227	A 7-11	built KA’.DINGIR.RA.KI (Bab-ilu)
	A 12-14	marched against MAR.TU.KI (Amurru)
	A 15-18	marched against MAR.TU.KI (Amurru) a 2^nd time
	A 19-21	d15 allowed him to reach, "at the pointing of his finger"
228	A 22-26	"crossed the sea in the west .. and put is statues in the west, who made ... cross the sea on rafts."
	A 27-29	"expanded his palace"
229	A 30-34	"marched against Kazalla"
	A 35-38	"against whom by this omen all the land rebelled in his old age and besieged him in Akkade"
230	A r3-r9	"whom by this omen [SU.BIR4.KI] Subartu attacked"
231	A r10-r14	"Omen of [NA-RAM-d30] Naram-Sin, who by this omen marched against Apis^al"
	A r15-r18	"Omen of [NA-RAM-d30] Naram-Sin, who by this omen ... seized the land of [MA’-GAN-NA] Magan"

pp. 233-247 – 25. Commentary 1

p.	*line*	*prognostic : "the __ will overcome that patient and he will die."*
245	A iv 15’	AN-NUN-NA-KI
	A iv 17’	GIDIMx!.MES^ (= Et.emmu) ‘ghosts’
	A iv 21’	Alu^

ALTER ORIENT UND ALTES TESTAMENT, Band 326 = Ulla Susanne Koch : Secrets of Extispicy. Ugarit-Verlag, Mu:nster, 2005.