Ancient Mesopotamian Animal Omens: Structure and Patterns of Meaning
The article addresses a Babylonian collection of omens regarding animals and their behavior. These omens are part of a large series of terrestrial omens that is known as Šumma ālu (ina mēlê šakin) "If a city (is set on a height)." The main argument of this article is that these animal omen...
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University of Chicago Press
2022
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2022, Volume: 85, Issue: 4, Pages: 270-278 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Omen (Popular belief)
/ Mesopotamia
/ Animals
/ Behavior
/ Text
/ Babylonia
/ Bestiary
/ Society
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