Kurzbeschreibung |
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The Hittite incipit of the first conjuration describes the cure of a snake’s bite, which should be accompanied by a conjuration. The colophon of the second conjuration states that it is performed for the stress relief of a pregnant woman.
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Texte |
| Exemplar A | A₁ | KBo 8.130 | 1/m | Bk. M * |
| + A₂ | + KBo 29.25 | + 1280/v | Bk. M | |
Inhaltsübersicht |
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History of publication |
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Both fragments were published separately in transliteration in Starke F. 1985a: 224–226 as pregnancy spells and subsequently joined by D. Sasseville. Fragment A₁ is also edited with commentary in Beckman G. 1983b: 210–211.
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Tablet characteristics |
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The right edge, top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse with the Randleiste are preserved. Based on both the photograph and autograph, one can surmise that the lower part of the reverse is broken at the intercolumnium on the left side. If this observation holds, we are dealing with the two-column tablet featuring the upper part of column two and the lower part of column three. The available text begins with an incipit and ends with a colophon, which do not match one another. This suggests that this tablet was inscribed with more than one composition.
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Palaeography and handwriting |
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Middle Script
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Text transmission |
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The fragment A₂ was found in Building M of Büyükkale, while the find spot of A₁ was determined through join.
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Intertextuality |
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The incipits of both conjurations mention a doctor, as does the colophon of CTH 764.7. Compare the mention of the snake in the historiola of the conjuration against a snake bite with the state of affairs in CTH 764.1, where personified diseases are also mentioned in a historiola.
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Allgemeine Informationen / General information |
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As was already seen in Steitler Ch. 2017a: 202, this tablet contains at least two conjurations. The first one focuses on treating the snake’s bite, while the second one is for a pregnant woman. All the three gods of the Tauriša triad appear in the first conjuration (cf. Steitler Ch. 2017a: 202). Moreover, Kamrušepa is called the mother of the Protective god of Tauriša. The story, which is told twice in the first conjuration, features a snake as one of its characters, which links it to the conjuration’s ultimate purpose. The narrative of the second conjuration describes a heavenly wagon, while the Protective god of Tauriša is the only deity whose name is preserved in this text.
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