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1247Alphabetical oracles  

Scope note

  • Inscriptions written in verse and containing 24 divine verdicts, whose initial letters correspond to the 24 letters of the alphabet. The believer chose randomly a letter and the oracle gave him the answer to his question with the corresponding divine verdict that he would have to apply in his case.

Source

  • Guarducci 2008

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Chrysovitsanos Gerasimos (AA)

Notation

  • 1247

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