The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.39 (INTR 2025-08-08)


CTH 573.39

Bird oracle fragment

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Kurzbeschreibung

This fragment of a bird oracle contains portions of text on the obverse, reverse, and the edge of the tablet. The content of the three lines on the edge is unclear and does not appear to pertain to bird flight observations, as it mentions the goddess Ḫannaḫanna.

On the obverse (§1´), it is unclear how much text is missing from each line. Although the preserved text appears nearly complete – as presented in the edition by Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 513-514 (see in particular the continuity between obv. 1´ and 2´) – it is possible that entire sentences are missing, which cannot be accounted for in the present edition.

Texte

Exemplar AKBo 54.1031870/uT.I

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

  • D. Groddek, DBH 31, 2010: 64
  • Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 513f.

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1obv. (§1´) Control oracle
Abschnitt 2ID=2rev. (§2´) Oracle
Abschnitt 3ID=3edge (§3´) unclear

History of publication

Handcopy: D. Groddek (KBo 54, Groddek D. 2006a).

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 513-514. Transliteration: Groddek D. 2010d, 64.

Palaeography and handwriting

NS (jh.); diagnostic signs: AL(?), AR, LI(?).

However, the fragment's size prevents a meaningful palaeographic analysis.

Editio ultima: 2025-08-08