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Tablet of Sins (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Dream omens (Zaqiqu) 05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore 05.02 Omen interpretation 05.02.05 Dream omens (Zaqiqu) Heavenly book of life 01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery 01.05 Celestial imagery 01.05.10 Heavenly book of life	Keywords dreams omens
Period Cassite Empire	Channel Middle Babylonian texts

Text
BM 47749’:
Kurigalzu went into Esagila [ … ], the spirits approached him and anxiety … When he fell asleep on his couch Kurigalzu saw a dream. In the mourning, at sunrise, he made [a report (?)] to his courtiers: “This night, o courtiers, I joyfully beheld Bel! Nabû, who was standing before him, set up (?) the Tablet of Sins [ … ].

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BM 47749’

Bibliography

Finkel 1983, 78

Finkel, I. “The Dream of Kurigalzu and the Tablet of Sins.” Anatolian Studies 33 (1983) 75-80. [JSTOR (requires subscription)]

Amar Annus

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