The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.66 (TRde 2025-08-08)


CTH 573.66

Bird oracle with reference to Šamuḫa

translatio



Abschnitt 1ID=1: obv. §1´

1ID=1 --

[]

2ID=2 --

[]

3ID=3 --

[]

4ID=4 --

[]

5ID=5 --

[a]nd it [perched]1 𒑱 in the west/westward.

6ID=6 --

[]

7ID=7 --

and it came lengthways GUN-li-.

8ID=8 --

[… it came/flew] lengthways, down 𒑱 in the west/westward.

9ID=9 --

[and] it turned [its beak] GUN-lian.

10ID=10 --

[A … bird] came in the back up from the favorable side.

11ID=11 --

[] it flew away [].

12ID=12 --

Behind the road:

13ID=13 --

[]

14ID=14 --

it came [] from the favorable side.

15ID=15 --

[]

16ID=16 --

[] it flew [away …].

17ID=17 --

[]

18ID=18 --

[… an a]lliya- bird []

19ID=19 --

[… it flew away] in the middle.

20ID=20 --

[][]

obv. breaks off

Abschnitt 2ID=2: rev. §2´

21ID=21 --

[][]

22ID=22 --

[][]

23ID=23 --

[] in front []

24ID=24 --

[… birds] cam[e …] from the favorable side.

25ID=25 --

[] they flew [a]way [].

26ID=26 --

Beh[ind the road]:

27ID=27 --

[… birds] came in [f]ront from the unfavorable side.

28ID=28 --

They flew diagonally [].

29ID=29 --

[Thus (says) …]-ma:

30ID=30 --

“It was confirmed”.

Abschnitt 3ID=3: rev. §3´

31ID=31 --

[]

32ID=32 --

but back in/to Šamuḫa, [].

33ID=33 --

Let the birds exclude (it).

34ID=34 --

[Two … birds] came in the back down from the unfavorable side.

35ID=35 --

[One …] flew away [],

36ID=36 --

the other one, however, []2

37ID=37 --

[and it met] a fellow (bird) ‘below’ [tar(uya)lian3].

38ID=38 --

[Th]ey came lengthways from from the unfavorable side.

39ID=39 --

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

rev. breaks off

See KUB 22.17 obv. I? 3′: [] ⸢i⸣-pa-tar-ma TUŠ-at.
According to Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 122, 693: “[came in front the unfavorable side]” (‘rule’ of quadrant change).
Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 122.
Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-08-08