Introductio CTH 573.8

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 573.8 (INTR 2025-08-06)

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CTH 573.8

Bird oracle fragment by the augur Piyammu

introductio

Sections

■ Short description

■ Texts

■ Literature from the Konkordanz

■ History of publication

■ Palaeography and handwriting

■ Historical context

■ Overview of contents

Short description

A fragment featuring bird oracles; the text is difficult to read due to the largely abraded surface of the tablet. One report preserves the name of the augur Piyammu (rev.? 10´).

Texts

Manuscript A

KBo 41.184

2235/c

Bk. E

Literature from the Konkordanz

Y. Sakuma, Diss., 2009: II 470f.

History of publication

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

Edition: (only l. 10): Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 470-471.

Palaeography and handwriting

NS (jh.). A palaeographic analysis is inconclusive; a date of the tablet in the Empire period can be determined thanks to the augur’s name, attested in other texts.

Historical context

The augur Piyammu is attested in several other oracles: KUB 22.30, rev.? 11'; KUB 49.19 III 11', 36'; KUB 49.37, 17; KUB 16.46 IV 5, 12; KUB 49.19 III 25'; KUB 49.38 I 10'; KBo 41.179 obv. 13' (Sakuma Y. 2009b, II, 711).

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1	obv.? §1´
Section 2ID=2	rev.? §2´
Section 3ID=3	rev.? §3´

Editio ultima: 2025-08-06