Dillon,Henry. — Assyro-Babylonian liver-divination.

Rom, Pontificio Insituto Biblico, 1932. 50 pp. Softcover (orig. printed wrappers). 4to. - Covers sl. dam. and a bit loose (secured with pieces of tape). (Übersicht über die Keilschrift-Literatur, 2).Scarce original publications on Assyro-Babylonian liver divination, or hepatoscopy (a form of extispicia). This was a highly developed, scientific-looking method of predicting the future by examining the livers of sacrificed sheep. As part of a larger system of omen literature, it served as an important diagnostic tool for identifying diseases and determining the favor of the gods in state decisions.