Kurzbeschreibung |
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CTH 544.2/KBo 34.136 is a short fragment with Hittite omens about animals appearing in different parts of the house.
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Texte |
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Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz |
- K.K. Riemschneider, DBH 12, 2004: 163f.
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Inhaltsübersicht |
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History of publication |
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H. Otten and Ch. Rüster published the hand copy in KBo 34, and Riemschneider K.K. 2004a: 163–164 provided the first edition. The terms É tár-pí-ia-aš and tár-pi-iš in rev. 3 and 4 have been the subject of lexical and etymological debates, including contributions by Tischler J. 1991-1994a: s. v. tarpi-, Otten H. – Soden W. von 1968a: 27–32, and Josephson F. 1979a.
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Tablet characteristics |
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A: A tall fragment from the lower right corner of a tablet with the beginning of the reverse preserved.
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Palaeography and handwriting |
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A: New Script: New TAR; both old and new LI.
The script is very spacious and slightly cursive. The scribe is somewhat inconsistent in the height at which he places the signs within a line, resulting in slightly wavy writing.
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Linguistic characteristics |
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Only a small portion of the text is preserved. Clear signs of earlier linguistic stages are lacking, but the use of logograms instead of syllabic spellings, such as LÚ and SAG.GÉME.ARAD is typical of later texts.
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General information |
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The text is mostly destroyed, but some paragraphs deal with the ašku-animal, so the fragment may belong the same text as CTH 544.1/KUB 34.22 and KUB 43.14. Judging from the photos, KBo 34.136 is not part of either tablet. The preserved omens concern animals appearing in certain parts of the house.
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