The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.114 (transcr. 2025-04-30; TRde 2025-04-30)


CTH 573.114

Bird oracle fragment

transcriptio



Abschnitt 1ID=1: §1´

1ID=1 --

[ ][ ]

[][]

2ID=2 --

[ ]‑an kušungünstig:ABL(ABBR) ue[t(?)kommen:3SG.PST ]

[A … bird] ca[me …] from the unfavorable side.

3ID=3 --

[ ]‑aš=ma tarlian(Orakelterminus):ADV(ABBR) NI‑M[URsehen:1PL.PST ]

We saw [a …]1 bird tar(uya)lian

4ID=4 --

[] paitgehen:3SG.PST

[… it] flew [].

5ID=5 --

[]

[]

6ID=6 --

[] paitgehen:3SG.PST

[… it] flew [].

7ID=7 --

[ ]‑it

[… it fl]ew/came [].

Abschnitt 2ID=2: §2´

8ID=8 --

[ …‑i]t

[… it fl]ew/came [].

Text breaks off

Since this bird’s name is an -a- stem, there are several options available, such as alliya-, ḫalliya-, ḫuša-, ḫuwa(ra)-, šaluwa(ya)-, šaluwašaluwa-.
Editio ultima: Textus 2025-04-30; Traductionis 2025-04-30