Introductio CTH 573.10

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen

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Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.10 (INTR 2025-08-06)

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CTH 573.10

Bird oracle fragment, mentioning the Zawalli god(s)

introductio

Sections

■ Short description

■ Texts

■ Literature from the Konkordanz

■ History of publication

■ Palaeography and handwriting

■ Linguistic characteristics

■ Overview of contents

Short description

This fragment preserves portions of two bird oracles, the second of which refers to the Zawalli deity or deities. The name of the augur does not survive.

Texts

Manuscript A

KBo 41.195

273/f

Bk. E

Literature from the Konkordanz

Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 480f.

History of publication

Handcopy: H. Otten (KBo 41, Otten H. – Rüster C. 1999a).

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 480-481.

Palaeography and handwriting

NS (jh.); diagnostic signs: DA, ḪAR, LI.

Linguistic characteristics

The verb dala- /daliye/a- in line 9´ (‘to let, leave, let in peace, let alone’) probably belongs to the oracular question (see also the content of the previous line, the first in this paragraph, which refers to the Zawalli deities). Given the semantics of the verb, and the fact that the terminology is not typical of bird oracles, it is less likely that this line pertains to the flight description; thus, it is not to be understood as a reference to birds released for the purpose of oracular observation.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1	§1´. Bird oracle (fragment)
Section 2ID=2	§2´. Bird oracle, concerning the Zawalli god/gods (fragment)

Editio ultima: 2025-08-06