Introductio CTH 572.45

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

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Citatio: Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 572.45 (INTR 2026-07-09)

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CTH 572.45

Small fragment recording a KIN oracle

introductio

■ Kurzbeschreibung

■ Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

■ Inhaltsübersicht

■ History of publication

■ Palaeography and handwriting

Kurzbeschreibung

The text is a small fragment of a KIN oracle consisting of only eight fragmentarily preserved lines. The topic of the oracle inquiry remains unclear.

ABoT 2.134

AnAr 12174

Ḫattuša

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

H. Marcuson, Diss., 2016: 513
R. Akdoğan, DBH 32, 2010: 65

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1	Oracle question
Abschnitt 2ID=2	KIN procedure
Abschnitt 3ID=3	Favorable outcome
Abschnitt 4ID=4	Continuation of the oracle inquiry?

History of publication

Handcopy: R. Akdoğan 2011 in ABoT 2, pl. 25, no. 134. Transliteration: Akdoğan R. 2010b, 65; Marcuson H. 2016a, 513.

Palaeography and handwriting

NH/LNS (IIIc). Diagnostic sign: KI in line 3′ with two verticals.

Compared to other Hittite oracle reports, the text looks quite well written. The tablet surface is smooth, and the signs are deeply engraved in the clay.

Editio ultima: 2026-07-09