Translatio CTH 572.123

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

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Birgit Christiansen (Hrsg.)

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

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CTH 572.123

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

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Abschnitte

1Oracle with a favorable outcome

2Oracle with an unfavorable outcome

3Oracle with a favorable outcome

4KIN oracle as a countercheck

Abschnitt 1ID=1: Oracle with a favorable outcome
1ID=1	--	[If …,]1
2ID=2	--	[let the … oracle be (un)favo]rable.
3ID=3	--	[(Un)favor]able.
Abschnitt 2ID=2: Oracle with an unfavorable outcome
4ID=4	--	[If …,]
5ID=5	--	[let the … oracle be (un)favo]rable.
6ID=6	--	Unfavorable.
Abschnitt 3ID=3: Oracle with a favorable outcome
7ID=7	--	[If …,]
8ID=8	--	[let the … oracle be favorable].
9ID=9	--	Favorable.
Abschnitt 4ID=4: KIN oracle as a countercheck
10ID=10	--	[Through the ‘Old Woman’ the very same question:]
11ID=11	--	[Let the KIN oracle be favorable.]
12ID=12	--	The deity to[ok] the whole soul
13ID=13	--	[… …] … [… …]
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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: Traductionis 2026-07-09

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