Introductio CTH 573.75

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 573.75 (INTR 2025-08-11)

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CTH 573.75

Bird oracle fragment

introductio

■ Short description

■ History of publication

■ Tablet characteristics

■ Palaeography and handwriting

■ Overview of contents

Short description

Fragment with bird oracle. The text preserves portions of the description of the birds’ flight.

KUB 5.19

Bo 2264

Ḫattuša

History of publication

Handcopy: A. Walther (KUB 5, Walther A. 1922a).

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 31-32.

Tablet characteristics

Small fragment spanning ca. seven lines of text in the central part of a column.

Palaeography and handwriting

NS (jh.); diagnostic signs: ḪAR, late KI (LNS/IIIc), TAR.

Overview of contents

Editio ultima: 2025-08-11