The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 580.50 (TRde 2026-03-11)


CTH 580.50

Oracle report on the wrath of a deity concerning goods transferred from the house of Armatarhunta to the house of Labarna and transgressions in the context of cultic festival

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: Reason for the oracle inquiry

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1ID=1 --

[Either] is alive

2ID=2 --

or this one is alive.

3ID=3 --

Because []… is/are angry since many years, []

4ID=4 --

because [… of Arma]tarḫunta is left in the house of Labarna, []

5ID=5 --

they read [] to the people.

6ID=6 --

And it back to him/her … []

7ID=7 --

[And] they take away [] … from the house of Armatarḫunta

8ID=8 --

and they [] him/her.

9ID=9 --

There i[s] one festival of spring (and ) one festival of autu[mn]. []

10ID=10 --

[Wh]en they/he provi[de(s)] towns, cattle, sheep (and) troops,

11ID=11 --

he lets inside from that one/there [].

Abschnitt 2ID=2: KIN oracle

12ID=12 --

[If …],

13ID=13 --

[let the KIN oracle be favorable/unfavorable]

14ID=14 --

[] took []

15ID=15 --

Into good.

16ID=16 --

Second:

17ID=17 --

The assembly [took] rightness [].

18ID=18 --

[… to …].

19ID=19 --

Third:

20ID=20 --

The deity took the whole [soul]

21ID=21 --

[and … to …].

22ID=22 --

[Favorable/Unfavorable].

Abschnitt 3ID=3: Bird oracle

23ID=23 --

[Through the augurs] ditto:

24ID=24 --

Let the birds confirm (it).

25ID=25 --

An eagle [came …]

26ID=26 --

[and] it flew away [].

27ID=27 --

Behind the road:

28ID=28 --

A ḫarrani- (bird) [… … …].

29ID=29 --

[] of the gods [][]

Editio ultima: Traductionis 2026-03-11