RANDOM NOTES

• a recently-found inscribed limestone block from Kibyra appears to be the ‘guidebook’ for people seeking divine guidance via astragalomancy
• typically, such people would toss four or five ankle bones (from sheep or calves; the astragalus bone) which had numerical values assigned to each side
• whatever the outcome of the toss was, it would be matched up to the corresponding entry on the stone
• the inscription reveals that it was originally associated with a statue of Hermes

QUELLEN

• Roman-era oracle found in Turkey offered 56 answers through sheep bone throws | Archaeology News Online Magazine
• A Roman-Era Oracle Stone Turned Goat Knucklebone Throws Into Divine Advice | Discover Magazine
• Ancient Fortune-Telling Instructions Found on 1,800-Year-Old Stone Oracle Monument in Türkiye’s Kibyra | Arkeonews
• Roman-Era Oracle Pillar With 56 Answers, Consulted by Throwing Sheep Bones, Found in Turkey

SEE ALSO

• A New Astragalos Oracle Text from Kibyra: A Comparative Study with Southern Asia Minor Parallels – Gephyra