The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 581.31 (INTR 2025-04-14)


CTH 581.31

Letter with extispicy reports

introductio



Short description

Fragment of approximately the bottom half of a letter with extispicy report(s). The first oracular question is not preserved. The preserved question (obv. 7´-11´) concerns the safety of the king during his journeys throughout the year. The consultation of the entrails aims at excluding negative ‘signs’ (obv. 10´).

Texts

Manuscript ADAAM 1.91Kp 17/61Kayalıpınar

History of publication

Handcopy: E. Rieken (DAAM 1, Rieken E. 2019a).

Since a photograph of this tablet was not yet available when this text edition was completed, our reading relies on the handcopy.

Tablet characteristics

Narrow and long tablet, probably written only on the obverse (the reverse is blank as far as preserved).

Palaeography and handwriting

LNS (sjh.); diagnostic signs: AḪ, DA, E, EN, KI.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1§1. (broken)
Section 2ID=2§2. Control oracle: extispicy
Section 3ID=3§3. Oracle concerning the winter journeys of the king: extispicy
Section 4ID=4§4. Control oracle: extispicy
Editio ultima: 2025-04-14