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Some Hittite Oracular Texts Containing sag.ki-(an)zadab-(ann) “of Confirmation”

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Abstract

This article deals with some Hittite oracular texts in which entrails of confirmation are observed with reference to the ḫurri bird. A new join, KpT 1.58 + KpT 1.61, is presented with transliteration, translation and commentary, followed by four other texts. In all these texts igi-anda (= menaḫḫanda) “as a countercheck”, instead of ištu / ta ... “by ...”, introduces the check by entrails. This proves that theḫurri bird method was indeed considered a kind of extispicy.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Mark Weeden for his kind English editing of my manuscript and Joost Hazenbos for his valuable information and suggestions.

Abbreviations

KpT Kayalıpınar-Texte (KpT 1 = Rieken 2019).

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Published Online: 2025-11-27
Published in Print: 2025-11-25

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