The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Joseph Barber (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Joseph Barber (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 577.9 (INTR 2026-03-02)


CTH 577.9

Oracles concerning military campaigns

introductio



Kurzbeschreibung

The purpose of the oracles contained in this text is unfortunately unclear, since the text of the questions is badly preserved. From what is legible, it seems that they pertained to the chief of the guards being involved with the king in the possibility of waging war (see note to colon 55) against various towns.

Texte

Exemplar AA₁KBo 44.216168/kBk. D
(+) A₂(+) KUB 16.62(+) Bo 1392Bk. D *

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

  • H. Roszkowska-Mutschler, DBH 22, 2007: 205-208
  • L. Warbinek, KIN, 2020: 318f.
  • Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 128-132

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1
Abschnitt 2ID=2Bird oracle
Abschnitt 3ID=3Bird oracle
Abschnitt 4ID=4Extispicy and KIN oracle concerning the chief of the guards
Abschnitt 5ID=5Extispicy
Abschnitt 6ID=6Bird oracle
Abschnitt 7ID=7Extispicy
Abschnitt 8ID=8
Abschnitt 9ID=9KIN oracle
Abschnitt 10ID=10Bird oracle
Abschnitt 11ID=11

History of publication

Handcopies: Otten H. − Rüster C. 2003a; Walther A. 1926a.

Partial transliteration: Roszkowska-Mutschler H. 2007a, 205-208.

Partial editions: Warbinek L. 2020a, 318-319; Sakuma Y. 2009b, II 128-132.

Tablet characteristics

The text is preserved in several large fragments of a large, multi-column tablet. So far as it is preserved, the reverse is very sparesely inscribed.

Palaeography and handwriting

Late New Hittite script (diagnostic signs: ID, DA, ḪA, IG, TAR).

Historical context

The bird oracles in this text are carried out by the augur Armapiya, who is known from several other oracular texts, most of which are mixed oracles like those here: KBo 40.378+, KUB 5.23+, KUB 16.52, KUB 16.71+, KUB 49.14+, KUB 50.120, KBo 19.99+. See also Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 707.

Editio ultima: 2026-03-02