The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 572.123 (TX 2026-07-09; TRde 2026-07-09)


CTH 572.123

Small fragment recording a KIN oracle that is preceded by another oracle technique (presumably MUŠEN ḪURRI)

partitura



Abschnitt 1ID=1: Oracle with a favorable outcome

1ID=1 --

[If …,]1

1ID=1 A

1′

2ID=2 --

[let the … oracle be (un)favo]rable.

2ID=2 A

1′

3ID=3 --

[SI]G₅?gut:NOM.SG(UNM)

[(Un)favor]able.

3ID=3 A

1′ SI]G₅?gut:NOM.SG(UNM) ¬¬¬

Abschnitt 2ID=2: Oracle with an unfavorable outcome

4ID=4 --

[If …,]

4ID=4 A

2′

5ID=5 --

[ NU.S]IG₅‑duungünstig werden:3SG.IMP

[let the … oracle be (un)favo]rable.

5ID=5 A

2′ NU.S]IG₅‑duungünstig werden:3SG.IMP

6ID=6 --

NU.SIG₅ungünstig:NOM.SG(UNM)

Unfavorable.

6ID=6 A

2′ NU.SIG₅ungünstig:NOM.SG(UNM) ¬¬¬

Abschnitt 3ID=3: Oracle with a favorable outcome

7ID=7 --

[If …,]

7ID=7 A

3′

8ID=8 --

[]

[let the … oracle be favorable].

8ID=8 A

3′ ]

9ID=9 --

SIG₅gut:NOM.SG(UNM)

Favorable.

9ID=9 A

3′ *SIG₅*gut:NOM.SG(UNM) ¬¬¬

Abschnitt 4ID=4: KIN oracle as a countercheck

10ID=10 --

[Through the ‘Old Woman’ the very same question:]

10ID=10 A

4′

11ID=11 --

[]

[Let the KIN oracle be favorable.]

11ID=11 A

4′ ]

12ID=12 --

DINGIR‑LUMGott:NOM.SG(UNM) DA.BI‑anjeder; ganz:QUANall.ACC.SG.C ZI‑anSeele:ACC.SG.C M[E‑aš]nehmen:3SG.PST

The deity to[ok] the whole soul

12ID=12 A

4′ DINGIR‑LUMGott:NOM.SG(UNM) DA.BI‑anjeder; ganz:QUANall.ACC.SG.C ZI‑anSeele:ACC.SG.C M[E‑aš]nehmen:3SG.PST

13ID=13 --

[ ] [ ]

[… …][… …]

13ID=13 A

5′ ]x x x x x[ ] text breaks off

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The restorations are based on the standard formulae of Hittite oracle texts. The oracle procedures recorded in lines 1–3 (cola 1–9) are likely MUŠEN ḪURRI oracles, since the oracle outcome is stated directly in response to the request, whereas in other oracle types, such as KIN or SU (sheep extispicy), the findings are usually described before the verdict is given.
Editio ultima: Textus 2026-07-09; Traductionis 2026-07-09

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