Editing Iguvine Tablets (section)

====Side A (B of Lepsius)====

(Lacuna at the beginning of the text).

Sacrifice of an ox to ''Iove Patre'', of a ram to ''Iovio''? (''Iuno'' according to Newman), of a lamb to ''Iovio'' (''Iuno'') and of a boar to ''Marte''.

The '''Hondia''' (elements that pertain to ritual sacrifice to Hondus, an earth deity)
 
Preparations made by the ''arfertur'': readying of the victim(s), grains, ''strues'', ''fertum'';<ref>''Strucla'', ''ficla'' would be equivalent to the Latin terms denoting the sweetmeats always accompanying religious ceremonies in ancient Roman religion. Cf. Festus s.v. strufertarii. Literally ''ficla'', ''ficula'' made into a shape.</ref> incense or meal, wine; salt, ''mola''; ''mandraculum'' (white linen used to wrap the officiant's hand), vases; pure water; ignition of the fire at the ''ara''. Petronian Feast to ''Hontos Iovios'': sacrifice to ''Hontos Iovios'' of puppies, offers of wine, libation, partition of the meats and their exposition on a board. Holding and turning of the ''ara'' with the hands and offer of wine. Division of the wine, the strues and ferctum, the meats among the participants. Burning (or inhumation) of the puppies at the ''ara''.