Introductio CTH 573.6

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen

Contact

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.6 (INTR 2025-08-05)

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CTH 573.6

Bird oracles by the augur Zapalli

introductio

Sections

■ Short description

■ Texts

■ Literature from the Konkordanz

■ History of publication

■ Palaeography and handwriting

■ Overview of contents

Short description

The last partially preserved entry in this series of bird oracles contains a report by the augur Zapalli. The same augur is also the author of the oracles on the tablet KBo 24.131 (CTH 573.4).

Texts

Manuscript A

KBo 41.192

2222/c

Bk. E

Literature from the Konkordanz

Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 476-478

History of publication

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

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 476-478.

Palaeography and handwriting

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

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1	obv. §1´. (lost)
Section 2ID=2	obv. §2´. Oracle: control oracle
Section 3ID=3	obv. §3´. Oracle: control oracle
Section 4ID=4	rev. §4´. Oracle: continuation after gap
Section 5ID=5	rev. §5´. Oracle: control oracle
Section 6ID=6	rev. §6´. (lost)

Editio ultima: 2025-08-05