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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... should he take the hand of his god, or the h]and of his goddess, or [the hand of his city god, or the h]and of a god of heaven, or [the 'hand' of a god of earth], (4) should he pay [attention, (and) frequent] the holy places of [his] go[ds, (so that) the wrath of] god and goddess [may not befall him]? (6) Is it decr[eed] and confirmed [by the command of] your great divinity, [Šamaš, great lord]? Will he who can see, see it? [Will he who can hear, hear it]? (8) Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, be it good, [be it faulty]. (9) The base of the 'path' is c…
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... ill] with the 'hand' [of god ......] (2) [......] said [......] (3) [......] ... [......] (4) [......] taboo [......] (Break) (r 1) [Disregard the (formulation)] of today's case, [be it good, be it faulty]. (r 2) [Disregard that a clean or] unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep, or [blocked the way of the sacrificial sheep]. (r 3) [Disregard that an uncl]ean man or woman [has come near] the place of the extispicy [and made it unclean]. (r 4) [Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in] this place. (r 5) [Disregard that the ram…
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