Introductio CTH 573.20

The Corpus of Hittite Divinatory Texts (HDivT)

Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis

Birgit Christiansen

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Citatio: Andrea Trameri (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 573.20 (INTR 2025-08-06)

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CTH 573.20

Fragment with bird oracle by the augur Luwanza

introductio

■ Short description

■ Literature from the Konkordanz

■ History of publication

■ Palaeography and handwriting

■ Linguistic characteristics

■ Historical context

■ Overview of contents

Short description

Fragment containing bird oracle reports. In the second paragraph, the last line preserves the name of the augur Luwanza.

KBo 41.154

123/g

Bk. D

Literature from the Konkordanz

Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 460f.

History of publication

Handcopy: H. Otten (KBo 41, Otten H. – Rüster C. 1999a).

Edition: Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 60-461.

Palaeography and handwriting

A dating of this fragment to the NS (jh.) can be suggested based on the diagnostic sign TAR. However, this determination remains dubious, as several early forms characterize the fragment, such as IT, LI, possibly AL (less clear).

Linguistic characteristics

For the bird name ḫūwa-, attested here and elsewhere in its stem form instead of being inflected, see the discussion in the introduction to CTH 573.86.

Historical context

The name of the augur Luwanza is also attested in KUB 16.67 III 16 (CTH 573.68).

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1	§1´. Oracle (continuation)
Section 2ID=2	§2´. Oracle by the augur Luwanza

Editio ultima: 2025-08-06