The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.77 (TRde 2025-03-11)


CTH 573.77

Bird oracles by the Chief of the augurs

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: rev. §1. Oracle report

1ID=1 --

[]

2ID=2 --

[An eagl]e c[ame] in the back down from the unfavorable side.

3ID=3 --

[]

4ID=4 --

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

5ID=5 --

[]

6ID=6 --

Behind the road:

7ID=7 --

An aramna(n)t- bird [came …]

8ID=8 --

[] it flew away [].

9ID=9 --

[In the west a … bird] came in the back up from the favorable side, towards the [s]un.

10ID=10 --

[]

11ID=11 --

Thus (says) the Chief of the augurs:

12ID=12 --

“they [excl]uded (it)”.

Abschnitt 2ID=2: rev. §2. Oracle report, concerning a military campaign

13ID=13 --

[While His Majesty] goes to this (battle)field

14ID=14 --

[and … he comes back …]:

15ID=15 --

if (however) they will [no]t mobilize [the troops and the chariots]

16ID=16 --

[let the birds …].

17ID=17 --

[A ḫūš]a- bird [came] in front []

rev. breaks off

Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-03-11