Nis.irtu Baruti Texts

p. 21 – Introduction, 3-4. association of the special niph^u-s with the caelestial triad

niph^u

Akkad.

Sumer.

is associated with __

the 7 Weapons

kakku sebetti

GIS^.TUKUL 7-ti

S^amas^ (the sun)

the 5 Splits

s^ili h^amis^ti

BU`R 5-ti

Is^tar (the planet Venus)

the 3 Holes

pit.ir s^alas^ti

DU8 3-ti

Sin (the moon)

pp. 40-41 – Introduction, 32. the Nish^u Series (divided into sections by ruled lines)

p.

lines

text

40

1-8

Weapon-mark ?

 

9

(ruled line – "extraneous")

 

10-14

Hole in Courtyard of House of Division ?

 

15

(ruled line – "extraneous")

 

16-22

Splits in Throne-Base

 

23-49

Mixed Throne-Base protases

41

50

(ruled line – "result of extispicy")

 

51-57

Weapon-mark in Yoke

 

58-64

Holes in Yoke

 

72-78

Splits in Yoke

 

79-81

Requaest-marks in Yoke

 

82-112

(ruled lines – "result of extispicy")

 

85-113

Mixed Lung protases

 

114-117

(ruled lines – "result of extispicy")

 

118-127

Weapon-marks in Lung

 

128-142

Holes in Lung

 

143-156

Splits in Lung

 

157

(ruled line – "result of extispicy")

 

158-175

Lecanomancy

 

176

(rule -- general statement)

 

177

List of favorable days in Nisan

 

178-179

List of favorable days in every month

 

180

List of "big" and "small" 20th days

 

181

?

p. 42 parts of the liver, listed in the sequence of inspection

for the 1st-6th nish^u-s

Praesence,

Path,

Pleasing-Word,

Dyeing-Vat,

Strength,

Well-Being,

Path to the Right of the Gall-Bladder,

Defeat of the Enemy Army,

Gall-Bladder,

Finger,

Increment,

area around Throne-Base

for the 7th nish^u

Throne-base,

Yoke,

Lung

pp. 44-45 – Introduction, 32. forbidden days in hemerologies

p. 44

p. 45

hemerol. of As^s^ur

"bread-offering" hemerol.

Enbu Bel Arh^i

1st

1st

 

7th

7th

7th

9th

   

14th

14th

14th

19th

19th

19th

21st

21st

21st

28th

28th

28th

30th

30th

 

p. 55 – Introduction, 58-89. sequence of inspection of exta

Praesence

manzazu

64:1-30

Path

padanu

64:31-39

Rise of Wind

tib s^ari

 

Pleasing Word

pu^ t.abu

 

Strength

dananu

 

Palace-Gate

bab ekalli

 

Well-Being

s^ulmu

63:1-14

Path to the right of the Gall-Bladder

padan imitti marti

63:15-17

Gall-Bladder

martu

64:76-88

Throne-Base

nidi kusse^

65:1-7

Finger

ubanu

65:12-32

Yoke

niru

65:33-36

Increment

s.ibtu

65:37-40

Lung

h^as^u^

65:41-68

Sternum

kaskasu

65:69-72

Diaphragm

tal libbi

65:73

Coils of the Colon

tiranu

65:74-82

1st Stomach

kars^u

65:83-85

pp. 69-70 -- Introduction, 107. sequence in Nougayrol’s Group 2

p.

part of liver

lines

69

Left Cattle-Pen

1-4

 

between Praesence & Yoke

5-7

 

Praesence

8-15

 

Right Cattle-Pen

16

 

Rise of Wind

18-22

 

between Praesence & Path

23-26

 

[Narrows of Wind-Cleft]

 
 

[Narrows of Dyeing-Vat]

 
 

[Dyeing-Vat]

 
 

Right Narrowing

30-36

 

Path

37-40

 

Pleasing Word

48-49

 

[Strength]

 
 

Palace-Gate

61-71

 

between Palace-Gate & Well-Being

72-79

 

Well-Being

80-90

 

Path to the Right of Gall-Bladder

91-93

 

Gall-Bladder

94-127

 

Thin of Socle

128-135

70

around Gall-Bladder

136-149

 

around Palace-Gate

150sq

 

Path to Left of Gall-Bladder

160-164

 

Throne-Base

165-166

 

towards Finger

167-173

 

Courtyard of Share-House

176-181

 

Defeat of Enemy Army

182-185

 

Features on Left of Gall-Bladder

186-191

 

Finger

192-212

 

Yoke

213-222

 

[Increment]

 
 

[central area from Gall-Bladder to Yoke]

 
 

River of Liver

269-274

 

Lungs

275-339

p. 72 -- Introduction, 109. sequence in Nougayrol’s Group 1

part of liver or of lung

lines

Finger

55-71

between Finger & Yoke

72-80

mus^tas^-nintu of right side of Lung

81-85

right side of Lung :

Bank of River,

Narowing,

Bulk, etc.

86-94

Middle Finger of Lung

95-101

Inside,

Guard of Palace,

Bulk,

Palace,

Wind-Pipe

102-105

left side of Lung :

Honor,

Mass,

Cheek,

Backside

102-110

mus^tas^-nintu of left side of Lung

110-113

left side of Lung :

Outside,

Mass,

Plain

114-120

left side of Lung :

River,

Yoke,

Roof,

Narrowing,

nakkapu,

Swelling, etc.

121-128

(rules concerning right-left-neutral zones)

129-139

(general rules concerning interpretation of Holes, Splits, and Weapons)

140-143

pp. 274-296 – 32. nish^u KAR 151

p.

line

protasis

apodosis

294

A r36

2, 3, or 4 bubbles

hand of DIS^+U (= Igigi)

 

A r39

sparkleth like star

?

 

A r40

sign NU

GIDIM (‘ghost’) will strike him

       

295

 

A r52’ the 7 favorable days for Nisan

A r53’-r56’ the 15 favorable days for other months

   

1st

 
   

3rd

3rd

   

5th

5th

     

6th

   

7th

 
     

8th

   

9th

 
     

10th

   

11th

11th

     

12th

     

15th

     

16th

     

?th

     

21st

   

23rd

23rd

     

24th

     

26th

     

27th

       

296

A r57’-r61’

favorable day

comment

   

3rd

but not for Marduk

   

4th

 
   

5th

but not for Gula

   

8th

 
   

10th

 
   

11th

 
   

12th

 
   

13th

when moon and sun see each other

   

14th

but not for Marduk

   

16th

" " " "

   

17th

 
   

22nd

 
   

23rd

for Gula

   

24th

but not for ...

   

25th

" " " "

   

26th

 
   

27th

 

A r67’-r69’ (Colophon A) "Secret of extispicy, the uninitiated may not see it! Taboo of [PA] S^ullat and [LUGAL] Hanis^."

pp. 381-391 – 58. DA 209-212

p.

line

"Hand of __"

386

r1 = 63)

AMAR.UTU = Marduk

 

r2 = 64)

PAP

 

r3 = 65)

GAS^AN TIN.TIR.KI = Belet Bab-ili

 

r4 = 66)

Nanaya

 

r5 = 67)

Kanis^urra

 

r6 = 68)

Qibi-dumqi

 

r7 = 69)

AG = Nabu^

387

r8 = 70)

Tas^metum

 

r9 = 71)

Gula

 

r10 = 72)

Sa-da`r-nun-na

 

r11 = 73)

UTU = S^amas^

 

r12 = 74)

S^ala

 

r13 = 75)

INNANA-ARHUS^-SU` = Is^tar-rema-urrak

 

r14 = 76)

U.GUR = Nerigal

387-8

r15 = 77)

IS^KUR = Adad

388

r16 = 78)

ZA-BA4-BA4

 

r17 = 79)

EN.LI’L = Illil

 

r18 = 80)

GIS^.TUKUL-lab-bi = Kakki-Labbi

 

r19 = 81)

Mus^tes^ir-h^ablim

 

r20 = 82)

Lumur-dins^u

 

r21 = 83)

Ih^bita

 

r22 = 84)

Libur-Saggil

 

r23 = 85)

AG = Nabu^

 

r24 = 86)

AG = Nabu^ whom he knoweth

 

r25 = 87)

AG = Nabu^ whom he knoweth not

389-90

r26 = 88)

AG = Nabu^ by whom oath is sworn

390

r27 = 89)

Mamitu

 

r28 = 90)

NIN-URTA

 

r29 = 91)

Uras^

 

r30 = 92)

MAR.TU = Amurru

 

r31 = 93)

NIN-S^UBUR = Ilabrat

 

r32 = 94)

Bunene

 

r33 = 95)

La-gamal

391

r34 = 96)

PAP-SUKKAL

 

r35 = 97)

LUGAL-BA`N-DA

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