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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.87 (TRde 2025-08-12)


CTH 573.87

Bird oracles by Zella and Piyamu, mentioning Šaušgatti

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: §1´. Bird oracle by Zella

1ID=1 --

[] to []

2ID=2 --

and it fl[ew] a[wa]y [].

3ID=3 --

[] it came …

4ID=4 --

and it flew away in the middle.

5ID=5 --

[]

6ID=6 --

It came in the b[ack u]p from the favorable side

7ID=7 --

and it [flew away] in front.

8ID=8 --

Thus (says) Ze[lla]:

9ID=9 --

[it was con]firmed.”

Abschnitt 2ID=2: §2´. Bird oracle by Piyamu

10ID=10 --

Because this … diagonally,

11ID=11 --

and he/she [] to []

12ID=12 --

and they niḫḫ- to them

13ID=13 --

[] because/which oil []

14ID=14 --

“and [] him, whom [] from …”

15ID=15 --

and one/the first []

16ID=16 --

[] would not []

17ID=17 --

and [] not alantuyala- [].

18ID=18 --

[] he/she revealed to Šaušgatti:

19ID=19 --

let the birds confirm (it).

20ID=20 --

We saw a ša[lwini- bird and a … bird …].

21ID=21 --

They came in front from the unfavorable side.

22ID=22 --

The šalwin[i- bird flew …]

23ID=23 --

[However, the other bird …] turned back,

24ID=24 --

it cam[e] in front from the favorable side

25ID=25 --

[and it flew …].

26ID=26 --

We saw a … bird GUN-lian,

27ID=27 --

it [came] in the back up from the favorable side

28ID=28 --

[and it] flew away [].

29ID=29 --

Behind the road:

30ID=30 --

we saw a ‘wide-wing’ bird tar(uya)lian,

31ID=31 --

[it came …]

32ID=32 --

[and] it flew away in the middle.

33ID=33 --

An aramn[ant- bird …]

34ID=34 --

[ ] … came [] from the favorable side,

35ID=35 --

[and it …].

36ID=36 --

[T]hus (says) Piyamu:

37ID=37 --

“it was confirmed”.

Abschnitt 3ID=3: §3´. (Lost)

38ID=38 --

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Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-08-12