The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.45 (TRde 2025-08-08)


CTH 573.45

Bird oracle for the safety of the King

translatio



Abschnitt 1ID=1: obv. (§1) Oracle report

1ID=1 --

[]

2ID=2 --

[We s]aw []

3ID=3 --

[… the ‘d]ivinity’, (it) was confirmed.

4ID=4 --

[]

5ID=5 --

[] they/them [] on the road.

6ID=6 --

[If] we [have nothing to fear] for the safety of My Sun

7ID=7 --

[let the birds ex]clude (it).

8ID=8 --

[A … bird ca]me/flew [].

obv. breaks off

Abschnitt 2ID=2: rev. (§2´) Oracle report (continued)

9ID=9 --

[A … bird/birds came …] from the favorable side.

10ID=10 --

[] tar(uya)lian [].

11ID=11 --

[and it flew] away in front.

12ID=12 --

[… birds] came []

13ID=13 --

[]

14ID=14 --

[Thus (says) …]:

15ID=15 --

“they [ex]cluded (it)”.

16ID=16 --

[]

Abschnitt 3ID=3: rev. (§3´) Additional bird flights

17ID=17 --

[A … bird came in the ba]ck up from the favorable side

18ID=18 --

[and] it flew [].

end of rev.

Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-08-08