Posted on 09/27/2025 10:06:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Recent excavations near the Turkish village of Kayalipinar, which has been identified as the ancient Hittite settlement of Samuha, unearthed 56 cuneiform tablets and 22 seal impressions that have provided new insight into Late Bronze Age political structures and religious rituals, according to a Türkiye Today report. Several of the clay tablets contain information concerning bird divination, a practice in which priests were consulted and would make prophecies based on the behavior and flight patterns of birds. The texts record inquiries that were made to these interpreters, called lumushen, regarding the fates of royal heirs such as the crown princes and princesses. The seal impressions belonged to high-ranking government officers and members of the royal family, including Tudhaliya IV (reigned ca. 1237–1209 b.c.), the son of King Hattushili III. These items would have been used in an official capacity to sign off on administrative documents and financial transactions. The collection of newly discovered artifacts may have been part of a state archive located in the ancient city, suggesting the site served as a major Hittite administrative and religious center 3,200 years ago. To read about a monument Tudhaliya built to himself at a natural spring in central Turkey, go to "The Ancient Promise of Water: The King's Speech."
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More seals, we do not need. Another bird omen text, we do not need. Keep the Bird-Hittite dictionary and show us a Minoan-Hittite!
This is where the term
“Bird-Brained” originated.
Groucho Marx was the greatest, if you are old enough to have watched all of his shows.
“According to this bird divination, guess what the inscription says and the duck will fly down and give you $100.”
Ah, you’ve struck on one of those “would be nice” parts of archaelogy.
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BFD! How about Noah’s Ark?
It sits there in Turkey and no one (almost no one) is investigating THAT!
Noah’s Ark Data
https://www.youtube.com/@noahsarkdata8497
You must have left the wrong inscription, but thanks for the long list of links.
No, it isn’t.
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