Mathis Kreitzscheck (Hrsg.)

CTH 532.1

Fragment of Hittite lunar eclipse omens during the vigils of the night

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Abschnitt 1ID=1.1: Eclipses during different stages of the night

unknown number of lines missing, but perhaps only one omen lost

1ID=1 --

[mānwie:CNJ išpanz]a(?)Nacht:NOM.SG.C ḫantigetrennt:ADV šarr[atta(?)]teilen:3SG.PRS.MP

[If the nigh]t is half over

2ID=2 --

[D30‑ašš]=aMond:NOM.SG.C=CNJadd pušzisich vermindern:3SG.PRS

and [the moon] eclipses:

3ID=3 --

utnī=[kanLand:D/L.SG=OBPk anda]in:POSP ÚŠ‑anSeuche:NOM.SG.N k[īša]werden:3SG.PRS.MP

there will b[e] pestilence [in] the land.

4ID=4 --

[]n(?)wie:CNJ išpanzaNacht:NOM.SG.C zinnewa[nbeendigen:SUP dāi(?)]setzen:3SG.PRS

[I]f the night [begins] to end

5ID=5 --

D30‑ašš=aMond:NOM.SG.C=CNJadd pušz[i]sich vermindern:3SG.PRS

and the moon eclipse[s]:

6ID=6 --

[utnī]=kan(?)Land:D/L.SG=OBPk andain:POSP [ ]

[] in the [land …].

rest lost

Editio ultima: Textus 2026-03-10; Traductionis 2023-11-09