Kurzbeschreibung |
The Luwian passages contain a mythological narrative, while the Hittite part prescribes the remedy against a disease. Several body parts are mentioned, including kidney, throat, legs and hands, but one cannot define the precise aim of the conjuration.
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Inhaltsübersicht |
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History of publication |
This text was published in transliteration in Starke F. 1985a: 397–399 as an unspecified Luwian fragment. The numbering of the columns in the edition is the opposite to the one proposed in Starke F. 1985a, where the Hittite text is aligned with column one.
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Tablet characteristics |
The fragment preserves parts of all the four columns of a two-column tablet together with the intercolumnium on both sides. No edges of the tablet are visible.
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Palaeography and handwriting |
Middle Script
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Linguistic characteristics |
The prescription accompanying one of the conjurations is formulated in Hittite.
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Text transmission |
This fragment was found in Building A of Büyükkale.
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General information |
The mention of the “human child” (DUMU.NAM.LÚ.U₁₉.LU) anchors this manuscript within the genre of conjurations, as does the presence of the particle =kuwa. The logic of this genre implies that the treatment of a patient is described after the mythological narrative. Therefore, we align the Luwian narrative and the Hittite prescription with columns one and four respectively. This is the most likely order even if several conjurations are recorded on this tablet. Judging by the mentioned body parts we are indeed dealing with at least two separate conjurations: the fragmentary column two contains a mention of kidneys and possibly throat, while the treatment in column four is applied to human hands and feet.
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