Introductio CTH 577.17

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Joseph Barber (Hrsg.)

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Citatio: Joseph Barber (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 577.17 (INTR 2026-03-18)

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CTH 577.17

Oracles concerning the queen’s dream and the anger of IŠTAR of Lawazantiya

introductio

■ History of publication

■ Tablet characteristics

■ Palaeography and handwriting

Kurzbeschreibung

The content and progression of the oracular inquiries in this text are somewhat difficult to ascertain, given the often poor quality of the preservation of the text. There are several mentions of a dream which the queen had in a dream, and several of the oracles seem to be aimed at determining which god sent the dream. It is stated that IŠTAR of Lawazantiya is angry, and the text seems to mention various possible causes for divine anger, including sacrilege and missing cultic items, as well as compensation for previous omissions and offences.

Texte

Exemplar A	A₁	KUB 16.8	Bo 1845	Ḫattuša
	(+) A₂	(+) KUB 52.79	(+) Bo 5125	Ḫattuša

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1	Extispicy
Abschnitt 2ID=2
Abschnitt 3ID=3	KIN oracle
Abschnitt 4ID=4	Extispicy concerning Lawazanitya
Abschnitt 5ID=5	KIN oracle
Abschnitt 6ID=6
Abschnitt 7ID=7	ḪURRI-bird oracle
Abschnitt 8ID=8
Abschnitt 9ID=9	Extispicy
Abschnitt 10ID=10
Abschnitt 11ID=11	KIN oracle
Abschnitt 12ID=12	Extispicy
Abschnitt 13ID=13	Extispicy concerning whether the Storm-God of Nerik sent the dream to the queen
Abschnitt 14ID=14	Oracular inquiry concerning IŠTAR of Lawazantiya
Abschnitt 15ID=15	Oracular inquiry in Kummanni
Abschnitt 16ID=16	Oracular inquiry in the temple concerning the anger of the goddess
Abschnitt 17ID=17	KIN oracle
Abschnitt 18ID=18	Extispicy concerning the contents of the queen’s dream
Abschnitt 19ID=19	Extispicy concerning whether IŠTAR of Lawazaniya sent the dream
Abschnitt 20ID=20	KIN oracle

History of publication

Handcopies: Walther A. 1926a; Archi A. 1983c.

Partial edition: Mouton A. 2007a, 206-207, 233-235.

Tablet characteristics

These two indirectly joining fragments come from a two-column tablet, most of which is lost. Much of the text, especially on the obverse, is badly damaged and very difficult to read.

Palaeography and handwriting

The script is late New Hittite in form (diagnostic signs: ID, DA, E, IG, LI, RU, TAR note especially the IIIc form of ḪA).

Editio ultima: 2026-03-18