Transcriptio CTH 532.1

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Mathis Kreitzscheck (Hrsg.)

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Citatio: Mathis Kreitzscheck (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 532.1 (transcr. 2026-03-10; TRde 2023-11-09)

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CTH 532.1

Fragment of Hittite lunar eclipse omens during the vigils of the night

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1Eclipses during different stages of the night

Abschnitt 1ID=1.1: Eclipses during different stages of the night
unknown number of lines missing, but perhaps only one omen lost
1ID=1	--	[mānwie:CNJ išpanz]a(?)Nacht:NOM.SG.C ḫantigetrennt:ADV šarr[atta(?)]teilen:3SG.PRS.MP	[If the nigh]t is half over1
2ID=2	--	[D30‑ašš]=aMond:NOM.SG.C=CNJadd pušzisich vermindern:3SG.PRS	and [the moon] eclipses:
3ID=3	--	utnī=[kanLand:D/L.SG=OBPk anda]in:POSP ÚŠ‑anSeuche:NOM.SG.N k[īša]werden:3SG.PRS.MP	there will b[e] pestilence [in] the land.
4ID=4	--	[mā]n(?)wie:CNJ išpanzaNacht:NOM.SG.C zinnewa[nbeendigen:SUP dāi(?)]setzen:3SG.PRS	[I]f the night [begins] to end
5ID=5	--	D30‑ašš=aMond:NOM.SG.C=CNJadd pušz[i]sich vermindern:3SG.PRS	and the moon eclipse[s]:
6ID=6	--	[utnī]=kan(?)Land:D/L.SG=OBPk andain:POSP …[… …]	[…] in the [land …].
rest lost

Literally: ‘is split in two’. Probably a translation of mūšumašil. As the following omen is about the night ending, this likely refers to the second night watch or specifically to the middle of the second night watch, cf. Streck M.P. 2017a: 584.603.

Editio ultima: Textus 2026-03-10; Traductionis 2023-11-09

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