The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.104 (INTR 2025-08-12)


CTH 573.104

Bird oracle fragment

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Short description

This small fragment contains portions of two bird oracle reports. Apparently, the first report does not include an augural response. The second report, although it includes a response, is in part atypical, as it does not contain the augur’s name in the standard formulation (see line 10´; kola 13-14).

Texts

Manuscript AKUB 49.65Bo 9120Ḫattuša

Literature from the Konkordanz

  • J. Tischler, DBH 52, 2019: 95
  • Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 364f.

History of publication

Handcopy: A. Archi (KUB 49, Archi A. 1979e).

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 364-365.

Transliteration: Tischler J. 2019b, 95.

Tablet characteristics

This small fragment featuring bird oracles is characterised by double paragraph lines that follow each of the oracle reports.

Palaeography and handwriting

NS (jh.); diagnostic signs: E, IT, TAR.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1§1´
Section 2ID=2§2´
Editio ultima: 2025-08-12