The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

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


CTH 573.39

Bird oracle fragment

translatio



Abschnitt 1ID=1: obv. (§1´) Control oracle

1ID=1 --

Through the augur, [the same que]stion.

2ID=2 --

Let the birds ex[clude (it)].

3ID=3 --

A ‘fox-bird’ [came] in front from the fa[vorable side]

4ID=4 --

and it fl[ew] away in the middle.

5ID=5 --

An eagle, however, [came] in fron[t from …]

6ID=6 --

and it [flew] away in the middle.

7ID=7 --

Behind the road:

8ID=8 --

an al[liya- bird … came/flew] lengthways from the unfavorable side.

9ID=9 --

[][]

obv. I breaks off

Abschnitt 2ID=2: rev. (§2´) Oracle

10ID=10 --

[]

11ID=11 --

and i[t/they …]

12ID=12 --

and it []

13ID=13 --

three … [birds]

14ID=14 --

[]

15ID=15 --

and i[t/they …]

rev. breaks off

Abschnitt 3ID=3: edge (§3´) unclear

16ID=16 --

[]

17ID=17 --

[] “…” []

18ID=18 --

[] and Ḫannaḫanna []

end of l.e.

Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-08-08