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Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.62 (TRde 2025-08-08)


CTH 573.62

Bird oracles by Zella and Zapalli

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Abschnitt 1ID=1: obv. §1´ Bird oracle, augur Zella

1ID=1 --

[…]

2ID=2 --

[O deity, if …] you have approved […],

3ID=3 --

th[at …]

4ID=4 --

let [the birds] confirm (it).

5ID=5 --

We saw an aršint[atḫi- bird and a bird … GUN/tarli]an.

6ID=6 --

And they [c]ame in fron[t …]

7ID=7 --

and they […]

8ID=8 --

We saw [a bird … GUN/tar]lian.

9ID=9 --

And i[t …]

10ID=10 --

[We saw two e]agles GUN-lian […]

11ID=11 --

[One …]

12ID=12 --

The other one, however, came in the back u[p from the favorable side]

13ID=13 --

[and it fl]ew (away) […].

14ID=14 --

Thus (says) Zella:

15ID=15 --

[“…”].

ca. seven blank lines

Abschnitt 2ID=2: obv. §2´ Unclear content

16ID=16 --

[…] … […]

17ID=17 --

and it […] likewise.

18ID=18 --

[…] … […] they make […].

19ID=19 --

[…]

20ID=20 --

(But) one sheep … […]

21ID=21 --

[…] …

22ID=22 --

[…] …

Abschnitt 3ID=3: obv. §3´ Unclear content

23ID=23 --

On the […] day, from/with bread (offers) […]

24ID=24 --

[…]

25ID=25 --

[…]

26ID=26 --

[…]

27ID=27 --

[…]

28ID=28 --

[…] when […]

29ID=29 --

[…]

30ID=30 --

[… the e]xta […] fav[orable]/[un]fav[orable].

31ID=31 --

[…]

obv.? II breaks off

Abschnitt 4ID=4: rev. §4´ Bird oracle, augur Zapalli

32ID=32 --

[…]

33ID=33 --

and they [came] in front from the unfavor[able side].

34ID=34 --

[…] they flew away […].

35ID=35 --

Behind the road:

36ID=36 --

an eagle […] taruya[li- …].1

37ID=37 --

It came in the ba[ck] down from the unfavorable side

38ID=38 --

and it [flew] away in the middle.

39ID=39 --

Thus (says) Zapalli:

40ID=40 --

“they excluded (it)”.

rest of rev.? III blank

Abschnitt 5ID=5: rev. l. c. §5´ Unclear content

41ID=41 --

[…]

rest of rev.? IV/l. c. blank

Either “an eagle [came/was] …” or “[We saw] an eagle …”.
Editio ultima: Traductionis 2025-08-08

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