The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.73 (transcr. 2025-02-11; TRde 2025-03-07)


CTH 573.73

Bird oracles by the augur Zapalli

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: rev. III §1´. Oracle report by Zapalli

1ID=1 --

[ ]

[]

2ID=2 --

a[r‑… ]

[]

3ID=3 --

zāi[m‑… ]

A zai[mnašši-(?) bird …]

4ID=4 --

TI₈MUŠEN=k[anAdler:NOM.SG(UNM)=OBPk ]

An eagle []

5ID=5 --

maršan[ašši‑… ]

A maršan[ašši- bird …]

6ID=6 --

n=aš=kanCONNn=PPRO.3SG.C.NOM=OBPk [ ]

and it []

7ID=7 --

[] peanvor:ADV(ABBR) kušungünstig:ABL(ABBR) []

[A … bird came …] in front from the unfavorable side.

8ID=8 --

UM‑MAfolgendermaßen:ADV mzapall[iZapalli:PNm.NOM.SG(UNM) ]

Thus (says) Zapall[i: “…”]

Abschnitt 2ID=2: rev. III §2´. Lost

9ID=9 --

PA A[ ]

[]

10ID=10 --

[ ]

[]

rev. III breaks off

Abschnitt 3ID=3: rev. IV §3´. Oracle report

11ID=11 --

[]

[]

12ID=12 --

[ i]šiyaḫḫerankündigen:3PL.PST

they [a]nnounced [].

13ID=13 --

[nuCONNn MUŠENḪI.AVogel:NOM.PL(UNM) ar]ḫaweg-:PREV peššianduwerfen:3PL.IMP

[Let the birds exclude (it)].

14ID=14 --

[] panvon jener Seite:ADV(ABBR) tarliš(Orakelterminus):NOM.SG.C(ABBR)

[] diagonally tar(uya)li-.

15ID=15 --

[ …‑e]r

th[ey …]

16ID=16 --

[] peanvor:ADV(ABBR) SIG₅‑zavon der guten Seite:HITT.ABL

[A … bird/birds (came)] in front from the favorable side.

17ID=17 --

[]

[Thus (says) … :]

18ID=18 --

[] SI×SÁ‑at=waordnen:3SG.PST=QUOT

“it was confirmed”.

Abschnitt 4ID=4: rev. IV §4´. Oracle report

19ID=19 --

[ …‑i]šša

[]

20ID=20 --

[ …‑m]a=kan peanvor:ADV(ABBR) SIG₅‑zavon der guten Seite:HITT.ABL

[A … bird/birds (came)] in front from the favorable side.

21ID=21 --

[ E]GIRwieder:ADV UGUoben:ADV SIG₅‑zavon der guten Seite:HITT.ABL

[A … bird/birds (came) in the b]ack up from the favorable side.

22ID=22 --

[ ḫašt]apiš=kan(Orakelvogel):NOM.SG.C=OBPk

[A ḫašt]api- bird []

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rev. IV breaks off

Editio ultima: Textus 2025-02-11; Traductionis 2025-03-07