KBo 11, 46 (P435251)
CTH 616, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 11, 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P435251 |
| Museum no. | 187/r |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 616 |
| 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. I | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x | |
| 2′ | [ ] | |
| 3′ | [ ] | |
| 4′ | [ Š]U⸢{MEŠ}-ŠU a-an-ši⸣ | ... his hands ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ an-d]a ⸢pa-iz⸣-zi | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | [ ]x ⸢UDU{ḪI.A}⸣ IGI.⸢DU₈.A⸣ | ... sheep before the eyes(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [ ]-⸢i⸣ | |
| 8′ | [ ]xx ⸢ša⸣ xx | |
| 9′ | [ k]i-⸢i⸣-ta-aš ḫal-za-i | ... he sings ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | [ -t]a? xxxx x-⸢a?⸣-x-⸢it⸣ | |
| 11′ | [ {DUG}ḪAB.ḪA]B GÚ GÍD.DA GEŠTIN | ... a vessel of wine on the neck, reed ... |
| 12′ | [ A-N]A{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ pár-⸢ši-ia⸣ | He breaks it for Zababa.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [ ]x-ša-an ⸢KAŠ.GEŠTIN⸣ | ... wine ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | [ pí-an-zi-ma-at I]Š-TU⸢É.GAL⸣ x-x-⸢an-pát⸣ | ... they take, in the palace ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [ LU]GAL-i ⸢pa-a-i⸣ | ... the king takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ ke-e-ez 3-ŠU ke]-⸢e⸣-ez-⸢zi-ia⸣ ⸢3-ŠU⸣ | ... three times, three times ... |
| 17′ | [ ] | |
| 18′ | [ GEŠT]IN? da-⸢a⸣-i | ... he takes wine ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19′ | [ ] {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-⸢i⸣ | ... the recitation priest sings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [ p]a-ra+a ú-ez-zi | ... he comes.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21′ | [ LUGAL-i pé-ra]-an ḫu-u-ia-an-te-⸢eš⸣ | before the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [ t]a-aš {É}⸢ḫi-i-li⸣ | ... in Ḫilili ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [ GAL ME-ŠE-DI {LÚ}SANGA {D}É]-⸢A(?)⸣ {TÚG}še-⸢ek-nu-un⸣ | The chief of the bodyguards, the priest of Ea, the šeknun-garment |
| 24′ | [e-ep-zi tú]ḫ-ḫu-eš-⸢šar⸣ pa-⸢ra-[a] | He takes the tuḫuššar-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [e-ep-zi ] ⸢GADA-an⸣ L[UGAL-i pa-a-i] | He takes the linen cloth and gives it to the king. |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | [ ]-⸢a?⸣ [ ] | |
| 2′ | [ ]x x[ {LÚ}ALAM.Z]U₉ ⸢me-ma⸣-[i] | ... the cult actor speaks:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ⸢{LÚ}ki⸣-i-⸢ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i⸣ | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | LUGAL-uš [i]š-ta-na-ni pé-⸢ra⸣-an ti-ia-zi | The king steps forward.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | UGULA 〈LÚ{MEŠ}〉˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR 3 ⸢{NINDA⸣}dan-na-aš LUGAL-i pa-a-⸢i⸣ | The overseer of the tablemen gives three big loaves to the king. |
| 6′ | LUGAL-uš A-NA{D}A-A pár-ši-ia | The king breaks it for Aya. |
| 7′ | na-at PA-NI{D}⸢A⸣-A-pát da-a-i | He places it before Aplaya.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | 1 ⸢{NINDA}dan-na⸣-aš-ma pár-ši-ia | He breaks one danna-bread. |
| 9′ | na-at PA-NI{D}iz-⸢zum⸣-mi da-a-i | He places it before Išummi.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | 1 ⸢DUG KAŠ-ia⸣ pí-an-zi-⸢ma⸣-at | They pour one vessel of beer. |
| 11′ | IŠ-TU⸢É⸣.GAL {D}A-A | from the palace of Aya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ⸢DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL(?) ta⸣-pí-ša-ni-in GIR₄ | The palace servants, the ta-piš-ša-ni-vessel, |
| 13′ | ⸢ti?-ia⸣-z[i LUG]AL-uš iš-⸢ta-na-ni⸣ | ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ⸢pé-ra-an A-NA{D}A-A {D}⸣x[ ] | before Aya and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | 3-ŠU x[ ] {D}x[ ] | Three times ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | ⸢3-ŠU⸣ ⸢pár-ši-ia⸣ | He breaks it three times.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II | ... | |
| Vs. III | ||
| 1′ | ⸢{D}⸣[ ] | the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | pa[l-wa-a-ez-zi(?) ] | ... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | GAL x[ ] | the chief ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | na-at-k[án ] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | pí-an-[zi-ma-at(?) ] | They give ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | x[ ] | |
| Rs. V | ||
| 1′ | ⸢pa-ra+a ú-wa⸣-a[n-zi] | ... they break ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU ... pé-ra-⸢an⸣ [ḫu-u-wa-i] | The staff-bearer ... before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ta DUMU{MEŠ}.LUGAL [a-ša-a-ši] | and the sons of the king(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ḫa-a[n-te-ez-zi(?) ti-an-zi] | The cooks stand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | x[ ] | |
| 6′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-l]i-⸢ia⸣-[ri-eš? LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU pé-ra-an] | The cult singers and the staff-bearer before |
| 7′ | ⸢ḫu⸣-u-⸢wa⸣-a-i na-aš-t[a {LÚ.MEŠ}NAR GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL] | And the singers of the great lyre(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš {LÚ.[MEŠ}ALAM.ZU₉ {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš-ša] | The cult singers, the cultic singers and the kiitta-priests |
| 9′ | an-da ú-wa-an-zi na-a[n ] | they bring, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | pé-ra-an ti-ia-zi {LÚ}AL[AM.ZU₉-ma-kán] | He steps forward; the cult actor ... |
| 11′ | {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš-ša LUGAL-i me-na-aḫ-ḫa-⸢an-da⸣ | The kiitta-priest places it before the king. |
| 12′ | ti-ia-zi | he stands |
| 13′ | ta {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM TU₇˽A˽UZU GU₄ ti-an-zi | And the cooks libate meat of an ox. |
| 14′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-a-i ta *NAP-TA-NIM* | The staff-bearer comes before the huwa-priest. |
| 15′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA TUR-TIM šu-up-pa-a-eš ... | The small priests libate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | {LÚ}SANGA ŠA{D}10 {URU}ḫa-la-*ap* ... | The priest of the Storm-god of Ḫalap |
| 17′ | {MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM ḫal-ki-aš {LÚ.MEŠ}UM-MI-IA-NU-TIM | The mother of the god, the cult singers, |
| 18′ | [{LÚ}S]ANGA {D}KAL {LÚ}SANGA {D}⸢ḫa?⸣-x-x-[ ŠA?NAP-T]A!-⸢NIM⸣ | The priest of Šamaš, the priest of Ḫa..., ... |
| 19′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ}DUGUD ÉRI]N{MEŠ}-ia ⸢a⸣-[ša-a-ši(?)] | The heavy men of my camp ... |
| Rs. VI | ||
| 1′ | [ -ḫ]a-aš | |
| 2′ | [ ]x | |
| 3′ | [ ]x | |
| 4′ | [ -z]i | |
Sources & licences
- 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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