KBo 11, 50 (P435255)
CTH 592, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 11, 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P435255 |
| Museum no. | 186/r |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 592 |
| 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′ | pí-[ ] | |
| Vs. I | ... | |
| 9′ | x[ ]x-n[a | ...na(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | an-⸢da⸣ [pa]-⸢a⸣-an-zi ⸢ta-az⸣-[ká]n? ⸢ŠU{MEŠ}-ŠU-NU(?)⸣ | ... they take, and they themselves ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | a[r-r]a-⸢an⸣-zi | ... they take(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | x x[ ]x x[ | |
| 13′ | {LÚ}ḫu-[ ]x[ | The ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14′ | nu-za x[ ]x x da-⸢a⸣-[ ]x[ ]x | And ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 15′ | [ ]x x[ ]x[ ]x[ -a]z? ⸢ú?⸣-ez-zi | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | [2 DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GA]L 1 ⸢{LÚ}⸣ME-⸢ŠE-DI LUGAL-i⸣ | 2 palace servants, 1 bodyguard of the king |
| 17′ | [p]é-ra-an ḫu-u-i-ia-an-⸢te⸣-e[š] | before the ḫuiyān-offerings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [LUGA]L-uš-kán ši-ú-na-aš ⸢{NA₄}⸣ḫu-u-⸢wa-ši⸣-i[a] | The king takes the ḫuwaši-stone. |
| 19′ | [ša]-ra-a GÌR-⸢it⸣ pa-⸢iz-zi⸣ | ... he goes to the foot.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [n]a-aš {NA₄}⸢ḫu-u-wa-ši⸣-ia kat-⸢ta⸣-an | And he places the huwaši-stone below. |
| 21′ | [t]i-ia-⸢zi KASKAL⸣-ši-ma-kán LUG[AL-i] | He takes the road to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [me]-na-⸢aḫ-ḫa⸣-an-da [{K]UŠ}kur-ša-aš ⸢ar-ta⸣ | And he takes the kurša-textile.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [na-an(?) {LÚ}SIPA(?) {K]UŠ}kur-ša-aš kar-⸢pa-an ḫar-zi⸣ | And the shepherd takes the kurša-garment away. |
| 24′ | [nu ki-iš-šar-ta] ⸢iš⸣-pa-an-[d]u-z[i-e]š-šar ⸢KÙ.BABBAR⸣ | And he libates in a kišarta-vessel of silver. |
| 25′ | [GEŠTIN-it šu]-u-wa-an ⸢ḫar-zi⸣ | He pours wine into the hearth. |
| 26′ | [{LÚ}ḫa-mi-na-aš] ⸢{LÚ}GUDU₁₂⸣ | The ḫammina-official, the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [ a-r]a?-an-⸢da⸣ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28′ | [ ]x-⸢u-wa⸣-an-za | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 29′ | [NINDA.GUR₄.RA ]x x x[ ]x | loaf of bread ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30′ | [ ] x LÚ˽{GIŠ⸢}GIDRU⸣ [ ] | ... the staff-bearer ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31′ | [ ]x x x-⸢an ḫar⸣-z[i] | ... they stand ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | [ ](-)⸢e?⸣(-)[ | |
| 2′ | ma-a-an L[UGAL-uš {GIŠ}ar-mi-iz-zi-ia-aš] | When the king the scepter(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ⸢a⸣-ri GAL? x[ | the great ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | {MUNUS}⸢AMA⸣.DINGIR-⸢LIM⸣ {L[Ú}SANGA ARAD{MEŠ} DINGIR-LIM] | The mother of the god, the priest, the servants of [the god] |
| 5′ | {LÚ}AGRIG ⸢{URU}⸣[a-an-ku-wa] | the steward of Ankuwa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | {LÚ}AGRIG {UR[U}ša-na-aḫ-ḫu-it-ta] | the steward of Šanaḫhutta(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | LUGAL-⸢i me-na⸣-a[ḫ-ḫa-an-da UŠ-KE-EN-NU] | The king prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | ⸢{LÚ}⸣[ḫa]-⸢mi⸣-na-aš [{LÚ}GUDU₁₂-ia a-ra-an-zi(?)] | The cupbearer and the cult actor come. |
| 9′ | LUG[AL-i p]é-r[a-an ḫu-u-ia-an-zi] | They go before the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II 10′! | ⸢pa⸣-ra-a-[ma nam-ma {MUNUS.MEŠ}ŠU.GI] | And then the old women ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II 11′! | {⸢MUNUS⸣.MEŠ}⸢KI⸣.[SIKIL {URU}zi-ip-pa-la-an-da] | The women of the cult singers of Zippalanda |
| Vs. II 12′! | KASKAL-ši [a-ra-an-ta] ta SÌR-RA] | On his journey, he sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II 13′! | m[a]-⸢a⸣-an-ká[n LUGAL-uš {MUNUS.MEŠ}ŠU.GI] | And the king, the old women,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II 14′! | {⸢MUNUS⸣.MEŠ⸢}KI⸣.[SIKIL {URU}zi-ip-pa-la-an-da] | The cult singers of Zippalanda(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II 15′! | ḫa-an-da-[it-ta ta ] | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Vs. II 18′! | tar-wi₅-e[š?-kán-zi(?)] | they libate.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. II 19′! | [n]u [ | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Rs. V | ||
| 1′ | {LÚ}ḫa-m[i-na-aš | the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | I-NAÉ⸣[ | in the house ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA-⸢ia⸣ [ | 2 loaves of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | kat-ti-iš-ši [ | ... below ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | nu-uš-ša-⸢an⸣ [pa-a-an-zi] | They take it.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | ⸢iš⸣-ta-⸢na⸣-[na-aš pé-e-ra-an] | ... before(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ⸢za⸣-al-wa-ni [ti-ia-an-zi] | ... they take.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | {LÚ}ḫa-mi-na-aš [{LÚ}GUDU₁₂-ia] | The ḫamina-priest and the cult actor |
| 9′ | EGIR {GIŠ}IG [ti-ia-an-zi] | They stand behind the door.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR [n+1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA aš-ka-az] | The tablemen [take] n+1 loaves of bread. |
| 11′ | pé-e-da-an-z[i GUNNI-i] | ... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | ta-pu-uš-za t[i-ia-an-zi] | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA GUNN[I-i ti-ia-an-zi] | They set one loaf of bread on the table. |
| 14′ | 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA-ma {NINDA}ḫar-[za-zu-un i-ia-an-zi] | They take one loaf of bread and ḫarzazu-bread. |
| 15′ | LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR EG[IR NINDA.GUR₄.RA] | The tablemen afterwards, the loaf of bread |
| 16′ | pár-aš-na-a-an-z[i] | they break.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17′ | {GIŠ}ḫar-ši-ia-al-li A[D.KID-ma-kán] | The ḫaršiyalli-vessel, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | pa-ra-a pé-⸢e⸣-[da-an-zi] | they go out.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19′ | LÚ˽{D}10 {GIŠ}GIDRU ḫar-[zi | The Storm-god takes the scepter. |
| 20′ | {LÚ}⸢pal⸣-wa-tal-la-aš [ | The chanter ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | an-⸢dur⸣-za ⸢ti⸣-i[a-zi] | He takes it to the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ [{GIŠ}i-la-aš] | The cult actor on the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | pé-ra-an ti-⸢i⸣-[ez-zi] | before he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | {LÚ}SANGA-ma [ḫa-an-te-ez-zi] | The priest comes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | {É}ḫi-i-l[i ti-i-ez-zi] | He goes to the hili-house.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | ta-za GU[NNI ta-pu-uš-za] | ... he places it on the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | A-⸢ŠAR⸣-Š[U e-ep-zi] | He takes the water.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | {LÚ}ḫa-[mi-na-aš GAL ME-E] | The ḫammina-official, the chief of the bodyguards, |
| 29′ | šu-u-w[a-an-da-an ḫar-zi] | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30′ | túḫ-[ḫu-eš-šar-ra-kán an-da ki-it-ta] | ... the tuḫuššara-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31′ | t[a- | |
| Rs. VI | ||
| 1′ | [1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA-ma {NINDA}]ḫar-z[a-zu-un] | one loaf of bread and ḫarz̮azu-bread |
| 2′ | [i-ia-an]-z[i] | ... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [{LÚ}ḫa-mi-n]a-aš ⸢EGIR⸣-pa ú-ez-zi | The ḫammina-official comes back. |
| 4′ | [nu 3 {NINDA}par-š]u-ul-⸢li⸣ da-a-i | And he places three paršul-breads. |
| 5′ | [na-a]t-ša-an [i]š-ta-na-ni | And he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [A-NA{D}10 {URU}z]i-⸢ip-la⸣-an-da da-a-i | He places it before the Storm-god of Zilanda. |
| 7′ | [nu nam-ma 3 {NIND]A}par-šu-ul-li | And then three sour loaves(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [A-NA{D}10 ŠA-ME]-⸢E⸣ da-a-⸢i⸣ | He places it before the Storm-god of the heavens. |
| 9′ | [nam-ma-aš ú-e-e]ḫ?-⸢zi⸣ | Then he comes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [nu-uš-ša-an 3 {NINDA}par-š]u-ul-⸢li⸣ | And three loaves of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [ták-n]a-aš ⸢{D}⸣[UTU-aš iš-t]a-na-ni d[a]-⸢a-i⸣ | And he places the Sun-deity with him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [{LÚ}]ḫa-mi-na-aš EGIR-pa ⸢ú⸣-ez-⸢zi⸣ | The ḫammina-official comes back. |
| 13′ | [ta]-aš ú-⸢e-eḫ-zi⸣ | And he takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [na]m-ma 3 {NINDA}par-šu-ul-li | And three paršulli-breads(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [GU]NNI-i da-a-i | He places the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | ⸢DUB⸣ 1{KAM} Ú-UL QA-TI | The first tablet is not completed.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | ⸢EZEN₄⸣ {URU}zi-ip-la-an-da | festival of Ziplanda(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ⸢zé-e⸣-na-an-da-aš ḫa-me-eš-ḫa-an-da-aš | and the ze’ešḫa-vessels,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | ... | |
| 20′ | ⸢A-NA⸣GIŠ.ḪUR-kán ḫa-an-da-an | he places on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. VI | ... | |
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- 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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