Short description |
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One of the fragmentary reports in this tablet of bird oracles is attributed to the augur Piyammu, while in the others the augur’s name is lost.
One report may refer to KI.LAM (kolon 8), likely in reference to ‘the market’ as a place name, rather than the homonymous major festival. However, the reading remains difficult.
Another report mentions a woman by name, though it is fragmentary (Da[…], k. 17), while another refers to the Tawananna (k. 43), the Hittite Queen or Queen Mother.
Additionally, one oracle mentions ‘separation’, but the context remains unclear (k. 33; see note n. 1 to the translation).
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Texts |
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Literature from the Konkordanz |
- J. Tischler, DBH 52, 2019: 61-63
- Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 328-328-330
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History of publication |
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Handcopy: A. Archi (KUB 49, Archi A. 1979e).
Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 328-330.
Transliteration: Tischler J. 2019a, 61-63.
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Tablet characteristics |
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Fragment with the central portion of one column of text, preserved both in the obverse and reverse.
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Palaeography and handwriting |
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NS (jh.); diagnostic signs: AḪ, DA, E, ḪAR, LI, TAR.
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Historical context |
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The augur Piyammu (or Piyamu) appears in several bird oracle reports, including CTH 573.8, 573.16, 573.63, 573.80 and 573.87. See Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 711 for the attestations.
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