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Abschnitt 1ID=1: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning the festivals of the son of Arnuwanta |
| 1ID=1 | -- | Will you, [O g]od, no longer at all [pull] us back by the cloak1 [becau]se of the matter of the [festivals] of the sun of Arnuwanta? |
| 2ID=2 | -- | Let [the fir]st ḪURRI-bird be favorable, |
| 3ID=3 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 4ID=4 | -- | [The first ḪURRI-bird] is favorable. |
| 5ID=5 | -- | The second is unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 2ID=2: Countercheck: Extispicy |
| 6ID=6 | -- | [As a countercheck] we asked [the ex]ta. |
| 7ID=7 | -- | Let the first exta be favorable, |
| 8ID=8 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 9ID=9 | -- | [The first exta]: |
| 10ID=10 | -- | […on the righ]t and on the left sideways, the head above them […] |
| 11ID=11 | -- | [Favor]able. |
| 12ID=12 | -- | The second exta: |
| 13ID=13 | -- | In damage on the left […] |
| 14ID=14 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 3ID=3: Bird oracle |
| 15ID=15 | -- | [The] very [s]ame question [through the augur]: |
| 16ID=16 | -- | Let the birds confirm (it). |
| 17ID=17 | -- | [We s]aw […] |
| 18ID=18 | -- | It came in front from the favorable side. |
| 19ID=19 | -- | It [flew away?] in the middle. |
| 20ID=20 | -- | We saw […]… GUN-li-. |
| 21ID=21 | -- | It [came] behind up [from the favorable side]. |
| 22ID=22 | -- | [It] flew away in front. |
| 23ID=23 | -- | Behind the road: |
| 24ID=24 | -- | A ḫuwa- bird [came] tar(uya)li-. |
| 25ID=25 | -- | [It] came [behind u]p from the favorable side. |
| 26ID=26 | -- | It [flew] away in front. |
| 27ID=27 | -- | [Thus (says) Artum]manna: |
| 28ID=28 | -- | “It was confirmed.” |
Abschnitt 4ID=4: KIN oracle |
| 29ID=29 | -- | [The] very [s]ame [question through the Old Woman]: |
Abschnitt 5ID=5: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning the son of Arnuwanta |
| 30ID=30 | -- | […] begin […] |
| 31ID=31 | -- | But if the gods […] the son of Arnuwanta, |
| 32ID=32 | -- | […] not…anything in [ev]il… |
| 33ID=33 | -- | Let [the first] ḪURRI-[bi]rd be favorable, |
| 34ID=34 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 35ID=35 | -- | […] |
Abschnitt 6ID=6: Oracle concerning the cause of the gods’ anger at the son of Arnuwanta |
| 36ID=36 | -- | Since […] was [confi]rmed (to be) in ang[er], |
| 37ID=37 | -- | [… the festival]s were mandated. |
| 38ID=38 | -- | Are you, gods, angry [with the son of Arnuwant]a because of these festivals? |
| 39ID=39 | -- | […] |
| 40ID=40 | -- | [(Un)fav]orable. |
Abschnitt 7ID=7: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning the cause of the gods’ anger at the son of Arnuwanta |
| 41ID=41 | -- | Is it only because of [these] festivals [that you, O gods, are angry at the so]n of Arnuwanta? |
| 42ID=42 | -- | But [then] ditto, |
| 43ID=43 | -- | Let the first ḪURRI-bird be favorable, |
| 44ID=44 | -- | [but let the second be unfavorable]. |
| 45ID=45 | -- | [The fi]rst ḪURRI-bird is favorable. |
| 46ID=46 | -- | The second is unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 8ID=8: Countercheck: Extispicy |
| 47ID=47 | -- | [As a countercheck] we asked [the ext]a. |
| 48ID=48 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 49ID=49 | -- | The ni(pašuri-) on the right and on the left, […] the large ši(ntaḫi-), ta(nani-) of the right hand, […]… 10 coils. |
| 50ID=50 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 9ID=9: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning penitence offerings for omitted festivals or rites |
| 51ID=51 | -- | Since [the gods hav]e been confirmed [(to be) in anger at the son of Ar]nuwanta [because of] the festivals, |
| 52ID=52 | -- | they will send out a man. |
| 53ID=53 | -- | [If for them any f]estival or cultic ritual [has been omitt]ed, |
| 54ID=54 | -- | [they will begin] to celebrate it for them, |
| 55ID=55 | -- | and they will give [them] a penitence-offering. |
| 56ID=56 | -- | But if for you gods [the soul] will be pacified [by this] matter, |
| 57ID=57 | -- | [let the first ḪURRI-bird] be favorable, |
| 58ID=58 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 59ID=59 | -- | The first is unfavorable. |
| 60ID=60 | -- | The second is favorable. |
Abschnitt 10ID=10: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning penitence offerings for omitted festivals or rites |
| 61ID=61 | -- | They will send [ou]t [the man], |
| 62ID=62 | -- | and he will question the gods. |
| 63ID=63 | -- | [If for the god]s any festival or cultic ritual [has been omitted], |
| 64ID=64 | -- | they will begin to celebrate [i]t again, |
| 65ID=65 | -- | and they will give [a penite]nce-offering. |
| 66ID=66 | -- | They will bring it with His Majesty […] of the palace a gift… |
| 67ID=67 | -- | […] |
| 68ID=68 | -- | Let [the first] ḪURRI-bird be favorable, |
| 69ID=69 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 70ID=70 | -- | [The first ḪURRI-bird is unfavor]able. |
| 71ID=71 | -- | the second is favorable. |
Abschnitt 11ID=11: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning penitence offerings for omitted festivals or rites |
| 72ID=72 | -- | They will send out [the man], |
| 73ID=73 | -- | and he will question the gods. |
| 74ID=74 | -- | He will be[gin…] |
| 75ID=75 | -- | They will [ma]ke up for the festivals which were omitted […] |
| 76ID=76 | -- | and later [they will give] a penitence-offering. |
| 77ID=77 | -- | Since it was confirmed [wi]th His Majesty, |
| 78ID=78 | -- | they will bring [… of the pa]lace. |
| 79ID=79 | -- | Ditto. |
| 80ID=80 | -- | [Let] the first [ḪURRI-bird be favorable], |
| 81ID=81 | -- | but let the [se]cond be unfavorable. |
| 82ID=82 | -- | [The first ḪURRI-bird] is favorable. |
| 83ID=83 | -- | The second is favorable. |
Abschnitt 12ID=12: Countercheck: Extispicy |
| 84ID=84 | -- | [As a countercheck] we as[ked the exta]. |
| 85ID=85 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 86ID=86 | -- | The ni(pašuri-), ši(ntaḫi-), [… the l]eft broken behind, 12 coils. |
| 87ID=87 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 13ID=13: KIN oracle |
| 88ID=88 | -- | The very same [qu]estion [through the Old Woman]: |
| 89ID=89 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 90ID=90 | -- | [The favor]s [of the gods] were taken, |
| 91ID=91 | -- | and they were given to ḫannaḫanna |
| 92ID=92 | -- | […] |
| 93ID=93 | -- | [evi]l was taken. |
| 94ID=94 | -- | Into emptiness. |
| 95ID=95 | -- | […gi]ven… |
| 96ID=96 | -- | then he took away wrath. |
| 97ID=97 | -- | [Into goo]dness. |
| 98ID=98 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 14ID=14: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning settling the issue of Piyaššili and Ḫaitili with an effigy |
| 99ID=99 | -- | […Piššili] and Ḫaittili arandaz.2 |
| 100ID=100 | -- | His Majesty will complete the ritual3 with Piššili [and with] Ḫaittili, |
| 101ID=101 | -- | and they will set up [an effigy], |
| 102ID=102 | -- | and th[ey will…] for them in a small amount…hand… |
| 103ID=103 | -- | Then they will replace them. |
| 104ID=104 | -- | [If] this matter of Piššili and Ḫaittili will be resolved by [this] thing, |
| 105ID=105 | -- | [Let] the first ḪURRI-bird [be favorable], |
| 106ID=106 | -- | but let [the se]cond be unfavorable. |
| 107ID=107 | -- | The first ḪURRI-bird is unfavorable. |
| 108ID=108 | -- | The second is favorable. |
Abschnitt 15ID=15: KIN oracle |
| 109ID=109 | -- | The very same question [through the Ol]d Woman: |
| 110ID=110 | -- | Let the KIN be favorable. |
| 111ID=111 | -- | [The gods aros]e. |
| 112ID=112 | -- | They took protection and the year, |
| 113ID=113 | -- | [and] gave [them] to [the ass]embly. |
| 114ID=114 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 16ID=16: Bird oracle |
| 115ID=115 | -- | The very same question [through the] augur: |
| 116ID=116 | -- | Let the birds confirm (it). |
| 117ID=117 | -- | [… t]ar(uya)li-. |
| 118ID=118 | -- | An alili- bird came in front from the favorable side. |
| 119ID=119 | -- | [It] flew away [in the mi]ddle. |
| 120ID=120 | -- | A ḫaštapi- bird flew tar(uya)li- diagonally. |
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| 121ID=121 | -- | But [ano]ther ḫaštapi- bird came behind up from the favorable side. |
| 122ID=122 | -- | [It] flew away in front. |
| 123ID=123 | -- | Behind the road: |
| 124ID=124 | -- | An urayanni- bird came [behind u]p from the favorable side. |
| 125ID=125 | -- | It flew away in front. |
| 126ID=126 | -- | [Thus (said)] Artummanna: |
| 127ID=127 | -- | “It was confirmed.” |
Abschnitt 17ID=17: KIN oracle concerning whether the god still requires compensation for the bloodshed of Piyaššili and Ḫaittili |
| 128ID=128 | -- | [If] you keep seeking compensation for the [bloodshed o]f Piyaššili and of Ḫaittili,4 |
| 129ID=129 | -- | let [the KIN be u]nfavorable. |
| 130ID=130 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 18ID=18: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning whether the bloodshed is the only thing for which the god requires compensation |
| 131ID=131 | -- | Is it only for the bloodshed that you [O go]d, keep seeking compensation, |
| 132ID=132 | -- | [and then dit]to? |
| 133ID=133 | -- | The first ḪURRI-bird is unfavorable. |
| 134ID=134 | -- | The second is favorable.5 |
Abschnitt 19ID=19: Extispicy concerning the king cleaning away his and the people’s tears |
| 135ID=135 | -- | They will set [u]p [effegies], |
| 136ID=136 | -- | [Th]ey will […] the hand zazkitallan6 for them. |
| 137ID=137 | -- | But just as His Majesty will clean himself from […] the [te]ars of all the people, |
| 138ID=138 | -- | just so [ditto (he will clean himself)] from his own (tears). |
| 139ID=139 | -- | But [then] afterwards they will not seek (anything). |
| 140ID=140 | -- | [Will] this matter of Piyaššili and Ḫaitili [be resolv]ed [by this thi]ng? |
| 141ID=141 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 142ID=142 | -- | The gallbladder is ḫilipšiman. |
| 143ID=143 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 20ID=20: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning the curse of the offspring |
| 144ID=144 | -- | […] they will practice a curse [o]f the offspring, |
| 145ID=145 | -- | let the ḪURRI-bird [be (un)favorable]. |
| 146ID=146 | -- | Unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 21ID=21: ḪURRI-bird oracle concerning compensation and the king wiping away his tears |
| 147ID=147 | -- | […] they bring .. of that pankur.7 |
| 148ID=148 | -- | […they will give] compensation with a small amount of blood. |
| 149ID=149 | -- | They will hold them under a curse. |
| 150ID=150 | -- | But His Majesty will clean himself only from his own [tear]s. |
| 151ID=151 | -- | And they will […] those… |
| 152ID=152 | -- | [Th]ey will […] the hand zazkitallan for them. |
| 153ID=153 | -- | They will satisfy them. |
| 154ID=154 | -- | But if for us [this matter] of Piyaššili and Ḫaitili will be resolved by this thing, |
| 155ID=155 | -- | Let [the firs]t ḪURRI-bird be favorable, |
| 156ID=156 | -- | but let the second be unfavorable. |
| 157ID=157 | -- | [The first] ḪURRI-bird is favorable. |
| 158ID=158 | -- | the second is unfavorable. |
Abschnitt 22ID=22: Countercheck: Extispicy |
| 159ID=159 | -- | [As a countercheck] we asked [the e]xta. |
| 160ID=160 | -- | Let the exta be favorable. |
| 161ID=161 | -- | The ni(pašuri-), ši(ntaḫi-), ta(nani-), […] 10 coils. |
| 162ID=162 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 23ID=23: Bird oracle |
| 163ID=163 | -- | The very same question [through the au]gur: |
| 164ID=164 | -- | Let the birds confirm (it). |
| 165ID=165 | -- | [… tar(uya)l]i-. |
| 166ID=166 | -- | An alili- bird came behind up from the favorable side. |
| 167ID=167 | -- | [It] flew [tar(uya)li- di]agonally. |
| 168ID=168 | -- | An alliya- bird [cam]e in front […] |
| 169ID=169 | -- | It came GUN-li lengthways. |
| 170ID=170 | -- | [Behind the road]: |
| 171ID=171 | -- | We saw an alili- bird and a tarpašši- bird tar(uya)li-. |
| 172ID=172 | -- | [The alili-] bird came in front from the favorable side. |
| 173ID=173 | -- | It flew away in the middle. |
| 174ID=174 | -- | But [the tapašši-] bird ran back. |
| 175ID=175 | -- | It [fle]w […] tar(uya)li-. |
| 176ID=176 | -- | Thus (says) Kurša-Kurunta: |
| 177ID=177 | -- | “It was confirmed.” |
Abschnitt 24ID=24: KIN oracle concerning the setting up of effigies, offerings, and the cleansing of a curse |
| 178ID=178 | -- | Since […] this […] has hurt many people, |
| 179ID=179 | -- | they will set up [effigies], |
| 180ID=180 | -- | and make offerings to them. |
| 181ID=181 | -- | The will satisfy [them in an untouch]ed place. |
| 182ID=182 | -- | They will [cl]ean [away] the curse of the living, |
| 183ID=183 | -- | and His Majesty will cleanse himself. |
| 184ID=184 | -- | [Ditto]. |
| 185ID=185 | -- | Let [the K]IN be favorable. |
| 186ID=186 | -- | The god then took away anger, |
| 187ID=187 | -- | [Into] good. |
| 188ID=188 | -- | On the second day: |
| 189ID=189 | -- | evil was taken, |
| 190ID=190 | -- | [and it] was given [to] the sun-god of heaven. |
| 191ID=191 | -- | On the third day: |
| 192ID=192 | -- | The assembly took for itself rightness, [life] and [liba]tion, |
| 193ID=193 | -- | and gave them to the ḫannaḫanna. |
| 194ID=194 | -- | Favorable. |
Abschnitt 25ID=25: Bird oracle |
| 195ID=195 | -- | The very same [qu]estion [through the augur]: |
| 196ID=196 | -- | Let the birds confirm (it). |
| 197ID=197 | -- | […] came in front from the favorable side. |
| 198ID=198 | -- | It [met] a fellow bird tar(uya)li-. |
| 199ID=199 | -- | [Th]ey flew away tar(uya)li- diagonally. |
| 200ID=200 | -- | But [we saw] a kalmuši- bird [tar(uya)li-] |
| 201ID=201 | -- | It sat down. |
| 202ID=202 | -- | [It turned] its beak tar(uya)li-. |
| 203ID=203 | -- | We asked [a que]stion. |
| 204ID=204 | -- | An alili- bird [came] in front [from the favorable side]. |
| 205ID=205 | -- | [I]t flew away in the middle. |
| 206ID=206 | -- | Behind the road: |
| 207ID=207 | -- | An aššuraššura- bird […] |
| 208ID=208 | -- | […] came tar(uya)li- diagonally. |
| 209ID=209 | -- | But in the west […] came [towards the s]un GUN-li lengthways. |
| 210ID=210 | -- | [Thus (says) Artumm]anna and Kuršakurunta: |
| 211ID=211 | -- | “It was confirmed.” |
Abschnitt 26ID=26: Extispicy |
| 212ID=212 | -- | [The] very [sa]me [question through the extispicy expert]: |
| 213ID=213 | -- | Let the exta be favorable.8 |
| 214ID=214 | -- | The first exta: |
| 215ID=215 | -- | The ni(pašuri-) […] of the left…to the side, the ši(ntaḫi-), 12 coils. |
| 216ID=216 | -- | […] |
| 217ID=217 | -- | […šur]i-. |
| 218ID=218 | -- | Unfavorable. |
remainder of the tablet blank, spanning ca. 18 lines |
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An expression likely meaning to bring someone back against their will to a previous negative situation ( CHD S, 361).
Hout Th.P.J. van den 1998c, 77 operates under the assumption that these oracles relate to the murder of Piyaššili and Ḫaitili. However, their names in the genitive might also be taken as a subjective genitive ( Hoffner H.A. − Melchert H.C. 2024a, 332), understanding ešḫar (if the reconstruction is correct) as a noun denoting an action (killing). See also introduction.
The recording of this oracular inquiry is somewhat abridged, without the usual “let the first ḪURRI-bird be (un)favorable…” However, since the next inquiries do not attempt to ascertain any further event for which the god requires compensation, it is likely that the result of this inquiry was positive.
A rare Luwian word, attested only here (and rev. III 22) and in KUB 46.42, III 3, 4. See Melchert H.C. 2024a, 306. In KUB 46.42 the ablative form is qualified with the adjective dammelaza “fresh” as the source of items to be used in a ritual, based on which CHD S1, 64 tentatively suggests the translation “stock”. It is not clear whether such a meaning can make sense in the present text. The exact meaning of this word is uncertain, but here likely refers to some kind of kinship group ( CHD, S1, 93). It is strange that only one set of exta results is requested, given that it seems the customary two observations are made. Since this is the end of the text and the oracular inquiry is concluded, perhaps we should understand that the following observations produce a favorable result, and that this is a shorthand for requesting the first exta to be favorable and the second to be unfavorable.
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