The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Joseph Barber (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Joseph Barber (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 568.6 (INTR 2026-02-04)


CTH 568.6

Bird and KIN oracles concerning ritual neglect and pollution

introductio



Kurzbeschreibung

A record of various bird and KIN oracles performed to ascertain the cause of divine anger.

Texte

Exemplar AA₁KBo 58.781163/vT.I
(+) A₂(+) KBo 48.137(+) 140/xT.I *
+ A₃+ KUB 16.42+ Bo 2809T.I *

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1
Abschnitt 2ID=2Oracles concerning the anger of the deity
Abschnitt 3ID=3Oracle concerning further misdeeds
Abschnitt 4ID=4Oracle, question uncertain
Abschnitt 5ID=5Oracle concerning further misdeeds
Abschnitt 6ID=6Countercheck
Abschnitt 7ID=7KIN oracle
Abschnitt 8ID=8Oracle concerning pollution and the words of Pallalla
Abschnitt 9ID=9Oracle concerning offerings
Abschnitt 10ID=10
Abschnitt 11ID=11
Abschnitt 12ID=12

Tablet characteristics

Part of a single-column tablet, only fragmentarily preserved, with most of the reverse missing.

Palaeography and handwriting

New Hittite script.

General information

Owing to the less than ideal state of preservation, it is difficult to understand clearly the contents of this text. It contains bird and KIN oracles which seem to be aimed at determining the cause of divine anger. References to pollution, an unclean woman entering the temple, and apparent neglect of cultic duties suggest that these are among the potential causes. Am individual name Pallalla seems to be involved in the oracle process. After the cause of the divine anger is possibly onfirmed, offerings are made, followed by further oracular questions.

Editio ultima: 2026-02-04