Transcriptio CTH 563.4

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Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

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Citatio: Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 563.4 (transcr. 2024-02-14; TRde 2024-01-16)

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CTH 563.4

Oracle reports concerning the king’s winter residence and associated dangers

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1Oracle inquiry reveals a threat from an epidemic among the standing army

Abschnitt 1ID=18: Oracle inquiry reveals a threat from an epidemic among the standing army
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1ID=1	--	[… k]ēdanidieser:DEM1.D/L.SG MU‑tiJahr; zum Jahr gehörig:D/L.SG […]	This year [His Majesty intends to winter in …].1
2ID=2	--	[mān=ma=k]an(?)wie:CNJ=CNJctr=OBPk kuitmanwährend:CNJ […]	[If], while [His Majesty will be up in …],
3ID=3	--	[mān=ma]wie:CNJ=CNJctr A‑NA DUTU‑ŠI‘Meine Sonne’:D/L.SG […]	[if we have nothing to fear] for His Majesty [from …]
4ID=4	--	[…] SIG₅‑ruin Ordnung bringen; gut werden:3SG.IMP.MP	[then] let the […] be favorable.
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Presumably Ḫattuša, but also another place for the king’s winter stay is possible, such as Aleppo (cf. KUB 5.4+ rev. III 1-2), Katapa (KUB 5.3+ rev. IV 1-5; KUB 5.4+ rev. III 3-8); Ankuwa (KUB 5.3+ rev. IV 10; KUB 5.4+ rev. III 13) or Zitḫara (KUB 5.3+ rev. IV 13).

Editio ultima: Textus 2024-02-14; Traductionis 2024-01-16