How Long to Read Babylonian Oracle Questions

How Long Does it Take to Read Babylonian Oracle Questions?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Babylonian Oracle Questions by Wilfred G. Lambert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Babylonian tamitu texts are a corpus of questions addressed to the sun-god Shamash and the storm-god Adad jointly. Professional diviners were employed to put the questions with the appropriate rites and to formulate the wording correctly, since the only answer would be "yes" or "no." Thus the questions had to include a detailed exposition of the matter, and they open up intimate glances of things not otherwise available. Kings ask whether they should undertake a certain campaign, laying out a detailed plan of action. At the other end of the scale, a man wants to know whether his wife is telling him the truth. All tablets are of first millennium B.C. date, though some of the questions date from the second millennium B.C. Scribes copied out questions to serve as models for later use. In this volume W.G. Lambert has gathered together all the known material, including 54 tablets and fragments not previously published. All are given in cuneiform copy, transliteration, translation, with notes and an introduction. By far the greater part of this material has not been edited before.

How long is Babylonian Oracle Questions?

Babylonian Oracle Questions by Wilfred G. Lambert is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Babylonian Oracle Questions Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Babylonian Oracle Questions aloud.

What Reading Level is Babylonian Oracle Questions?

Babylonian Oracle Questions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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