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KBo 11, 45 (P435250)

CTH 647, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE

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Designation	KBo 11, 45
ID	P435250
Museum no.	312/p
Collection	Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Language	Hittite
Period	Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
Genre	CTH 647
Find spot	Ḫattusa (mod. Boğazkale)
Coordinates	40.0144, 34.6164

Transliteration (ATF)

From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0

Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.

Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
Vs. II
1′	[ ar-ḫ]a-ma-kán UDU{ḪI.[A}	Afterwards, the sheep(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′	[ pa-r]a-a ḫu-u-it-ti-ia-a[n-zi	... they set out ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	[ a]n-dur-za ti-an-zi [	... they stand ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	[nu-za-kán DUMU.LUGAL] GÍR DINGIR-LIM da-a-i nu GU₄ BA[L-ti]	The crown prince places the feet of the god, and the ox is pure.
5′	[ ]x A-NA{D}10 a-pa-a-ši-la ⸢ḫu-ek⸣-z[i	... to the Storm-god he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	[nu-uš-ši-kán {UZU}E]ME{ḪI.A}-ŠU {UZU}GEŠTU{ḪI.A}-ŠU	And the tongue, the ear,(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′	[{UZU}KUN-ŠU-i]a ku-er-zi	he places his loin.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	[na-at-ša-an A-NA]{⸢D⸣}10 {DUG}DÍLIM.GAL kat-ta ... da-a-i	And he places the large vessel before the Storm-god.
9′	[na-aš-ta ku-ra-an-z]a ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš ŠAUDU{ḪI.A}	And he places it on the throne, and the ears(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′	[GU₄.MAḪ{ḪI].A} {UZU}EME{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU {UZU}GEŠTU{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU	The oxen, their tongues, their ears(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′	[{UZU}KUN{ḪI.A}-ŠU-N]U-⸢ia⸣ ku-ra-an-zi	they cut off their loins.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′	[na-at-ša-an ŠA]{⸢D⸣}10-pát {GIŠ}DÍLIM.GAL kat-ta ti-an-zi	And the Storm-god and the Great One stand below.
13′	[nu ŠA]{D}10 {GIŠ}DÍLIM.GAL pé-e-da-i	And he places the Storm-god on the great pedestal.
14′	[na-an kat-t]a da-a-i	He places it on the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′	[EGIR-an-da] DUMU.LUGAL pa-iz-zi nu A-NA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄	Afterwards, the crown prince goes and to Zababa
16′	[ku-in UDU? ḫa-an-t]e-ez-zi-⸢in GÍR? {D}IŠKUR(?)⸣ xx xx [ ]	... he places the sheep ... the feet of the Storm-god ...
17′	[a-pa-a-ši-la ḫ]u-⸢ek-ta⸣ nu-⸢uš-ma-aš-kán⸣ {UZU}EME{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU	... he breaks, and the tongues ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′	[{UZU}GEŠTU{ḪI.A}-ŠU-N]U {UZU}KUN{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU ku-ra-an-zi	They hold the ears and the tails.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′	[na-at-ša-an A-N]A{GIŠ}DÍLIM.GAL ŠA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄	And to the Great Oval of Zababa(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′	[kat-ta ti-an-z]i	... they set down below.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′	[ŠAUDU{ḪI.A} GU₄.MAḪ{ḪI].A} ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš	The ears of the oxen are ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′	[{UZU}EME-ŠU-NU {UZU}GEŠT]U-⸢ŠU⸣-NU {UZU}KUN-ŠU-NU	The tongue, the ear, the tail(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′	[{LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ku-ra-an-zi na-at-š]a-an A-NA{GIŠ}DÍLIM.GAL	The cooks libate, and to the great throne
24′	[ŠA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ kat-ta t]i-an-zi	They set the throne down.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25′	[ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma ]x nu LÚ˽{D}10	... and the Storm-god(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′	[LÚ˽{D}10 {LÚ}GUDU₁₂(?) ]x	The Storm-god, the priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′	[ GÍR-ia ap-pa-an-z]i	... they take my foot ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28′	[ ] ⸢da⸣-a-i	... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Vs. III
1′	x[
2′	2 x[
3′	DUMU[	son(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	x[
Vs. III	...
8′	[DUMU.LUGAL pa-iz-zi A]-NA{D}UT[U? UŠ-KE-EN	The prince goes and prostrates himself before Šamaš.
9′	[QA-TE{MEŠ₄}]-⸢ŠU⸣ ar-ḫa e-ep-[z]i ⸢ta⸣ m[a-al-ti]	... he performs the likewise. From the left ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′	ḫa-at-ti-li Ù {LÚ}SANGA {D}ḫa-li-p[í-nu]	Hatti and the priest of Ḫalipinu(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′	EGIR-ŠU ti-ia-zi ta UŠ-KÉ-EN	Afterwards, he steps, and he prostrates himself.
12′	ta-az A-ŠAR-ŠU e-ep-zi	he takes to the field.
13′	DUMU.LUGAL pa-iz-zi A-NA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ UŠ-KÉ-EN	The prince goes and prostrates himself before Zababa.
14′	{LÚ}GUDU₁₂ EGIR-ŠU ti-ia-zi	The cult actor stands behind him.
15′	ta ma-al-di ḫa-at-ti-li ta-az A-ŠAR-ŠU	And he takes the ḫattili-vessel, and he places it in his hand.
16′	e-ep-zi {LÚ}SANGA {D}za-ḫa-lu-uk-ka₄	The priest of Zaḫalukka takes it.
17′	A-NA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ UŠ-KÉ-EN	He prostrates himself before Zababa.
18′	QA-TI-ŠU ar-ḫa e-ep-zi ta ma-al-di	He takes his hand and takes it away.
19′	ḫa-at-ti-li {LÚ}SANGA {〈〈D〉〉} {D}ḫa-li-pí-nu-ú	Hatti, the priest, Ḫalipinu,
20′	⸢EGIR⸣-ŠU ti-ia-zi ta UŠ-KÉ-EN	Afterwards, he steps, and he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′	ta-az A-ŠAR-ŠU e-ep-zi	he takes to the field.
22′	ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma e-eš-ḫa-ni-i ⸢EGIR⸣-an-da	Afterwards,(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′	ir-ḫa-u-wa-an-zi zi-in-na-an-zi	they libate, they sing.
24′	nu-kán UDU{ḪI.A} GU₄.MAḪ{ḪI.A}-ia ar-kán-zi	And they bring the sheep and the bulls.
25′	nu-kán {UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ša-ra-a da-an-zi	And they take the liver and the heart.
26′	[wa]-ar-kán-za-ma ḫu-u-ma-an-za ki-it-ta-ri	... and he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′	[ ]x ku-i-e-eš ta-ḫa-an-ga še-er	... he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
28′	[ ]x x ŠU ⸢I-NA⸣ta-ḫa-an-[ga	... in the hand ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
Rs. IV
1′	[ ]⸢a-ap-pa⸣[ ]	... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′	[ ]⸢zi-ik-ke⸣-[ez-zi]	... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	[ t]i-iš-kán-zi[ ]	... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	ma-⸢aḫ-ḫa⸣-an-ma ŠA{D}10 šu-up-pa ḫu-⸢e-ša-wa⸣-az	When the Storm-god reaches the hearth,
5′	nu ŠA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ šu-up-pa QA-TAM-MA	And Zababa, likewise ...
6′	ti-an-zi še-er ar-ḫa-ma-kán {UZU}Ì.UDU	they place, and then the sheep's flesh
7′	ḫu-u-it-ti-ia-an-zi	they take.
8′	ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma {UZU}šu-up-pa ḫu-e-ša-wa-az	Afterwards, the flesh of the ḫuešawa-vessel
9′	zi-in-na-an-zi nu {GIŠ}GIDRU ku-e	They stand, and the scepter they take.
10′	iš-ga-ra-an-ta na-at-kán ḫu-it-ti-an-zi	... they place it on the table.
11′	na-at-ša-an A-NA{NINDA}pár-šu-ul-li še-er	And he pours it into a prašulli-bread.
12′	A-NA{D}10 ti-an-zi ŠA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄-ia	They set it before the Storm-god. Zababa-ia
13′	iš-ga-ra-an-ta ḫu-it-ti-an-zi	they place it on the table.
14′	na-at-ša-an A-NA6 {NINDA}pár-šu-ul-li še-er	And he pours a parrašulli-bread.
15′	A-NA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ ti-an-zi	They set it before Zababa.
16′	DUMU.LUGAL ti-ia-zi nu-uš-ši ME-E QA-TI	The crown prince stands, and he takes a bath.
17′	pí-an-zi DUMU.LUGAL QA-TI-ŠU ⸢a-ar-ri⸣	The crown prince takes his hand.
18′	A-NADUMU.LUGAL-ma-za-kán {LÚ}GU[DU₁₂	To Marduk-mazak, the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′	a-ar-re-eš-ke-ez-[zi]	... he bows down.(low confidence: few signs survive)
20′	DUMU.LUGAL ar-x[	the crown prince(low confidence: few signs survive)
21′	iš-pa-an-[	... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
22′	GUB-aš?[	standing ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. V
1′	-z]i?
2′	]-ia-an-za	... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3′	{D}ZA-B]A₄-BA₄	Zababa(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	NIN]DA{ḪI.A}	bread(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′	-z]i
6′	]x x ⸢ti⸣-an-zi	... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′	]-an-zi	they take(very low confidence: a guess)
8′	] ki-it-ta	... firmly ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′	]⸢ki⸣-iš-tu-un	... again(low confidence: few signs survive)
10′	]x-ma kat-ta-an	... and below(low confidence: few signs survive)
11′	]x
12′	n]a-an-⸢kán⸣ an-da	And then ...(very low confidence: a guess)
13′	]x a-še-ša-nu-an-zi	... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14′	-z]i
15′	]-⸢a⸣-i	... he(very low confidence: a guess)
16′	] šar-ra-a-i	... the king(low confidence: few signs survive)
17′	]
18′	]x x da-a-i	... places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
19′	{LÚ].⸢MEŠ}SANGA⸣	the priests(low confidence: few signs survive)
20′	]-⸢a⸣-i	... he(very low confidence: a guess)

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Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0 · Müller, G., Prechel, D., Rieken, E., Schwemer, D. (2026). TLHdig Beta Version 0.3. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20328284

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