The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 572.46 (INTR 2026-07-09)


CTH 572.46

Small fragment recording a KIN oracle

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Kurzbeschreibung

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

Texte

Exemplar AABoT 2.135AnAr 12216Ḫattuša

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

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

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1Oracle question likely referring to heavily armed soldiers
Abschnitt 2ID=2KIN procedure

History of publication

Handcopy: R. Akdoğan 2011 in ABoT 2, pl. 25, no. 135. Transliteration: Akdoğan R. 2010b, 65; Marcuson H. 2016a, 513.

Palaeography and handwriting

NH. Diagnostic sign: DA with unbroken middle horizontal. Compared to other oracle texts, the texts looks carefully written with the signs deeply engraved in the clay.

Editio ultima: 2026-07-09