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Enmeduranki the Diviner (1)

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01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery




 		Keywords
diviners
Enmeduranki
Period
Neo-Assyrian Empire 		Channel
Neo-Assyrian texts

Text
Enmeduranki 1.1-15:
Šamaš and Ebabbara [appointed] Enmeduranki, [king of Sippar], the beloved of Anu, Enlil [and Ea]. Šamaš and Adad [brought him in] to their assembly, Šamaš and Adad [honoured him], Šamaš and Adad [made him sit] before [them] on a golden seat. They showed him how to observe oil on water, a mystery of Anu, [Enlil and Ea], they gave him the Tablet of the Gods, the liver, a secret of heaven and netherworld, they put in his hand the cedar, beloved of the great gods, and he [in accordance with] their [command (?)], brought into his presence the citizens of Nippur, Sippar and Babylon, and honoured them, he made them sit in his presence on thrones, he showed them how to observe oil on water, a mystery of Anu, Enlil and Ea, he gave them the Tablet of the Gods, the liver, a secret of heaven and netherworld, he put in their hand the cedar, beloved of the great gods.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Enmeduranki 1.1-15

Bibliography

Lambert 1997, 152Lambert, Wilfred G. “The Qualifications of Babylonian Diviners.” In: S. M. Maul (ed.). Festschrift für Rykle Borger zu seinem 65. Geburtstag am 24. Mai 1994. Cuneiform Monographs 10. Groningen: Styx 1997, 141-158.

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