KBo 11, 51 (P435256)
CTH 612, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 11, 51 |
|---|---|
| ID | P435256 |
| Museum no. | 186/p |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 612 |
| 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. III | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL ŠU{MEŠ}-aš wa-a-[tar | ... the king and the queen kiss the hands ... |
| 2′ | [ {GIŠ}BANŠU]R ti-an-zi | They set up the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ ]x-aš A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL ŠU{MEŠ}-aš wa-a-t[ar | ... to the king, the queen, from the hands ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš]-kán ú-ez-zi LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {⸢D⸣}[ta-u-ri(-)? | The king and the queen, while seated, go to Tauri. |
| 5′ | [a-ku-wa-an-z]i {LÚ}SANGA pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-a-⸢i⸣ [ ] | The priest drinks before the libation ... |
| 6′ | [ ]x LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU iš-tar-na pé-e-da-〈na〉 ḫar-zi [ ] | ... the staff-bearer stands before the throne ... |
| 7′ | [GIŠ.{D}INANN]A GAL ḫa-az-zi-ik-kán-zi Ú-UL SÌ[R-RU] | They sing the great lyre, but they do not sing. |
| 8′ | [LÚ{MEŠ}˽{G]IŠ}BANŠUR {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}GIDRU | The tablemen, the cooks, the overseer of the staff-bearers |
| 9′ | [pé-r]a-an ḫu-u-e-eš-ke-ez-zi | ... before him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [DUMU{M]EŠ}.É.GAL A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL gi-nu-wa-aš GADA{ḪI.A} da-an-zi | The palace servants give to the king and the queen the linen ginuwaš-cloth. |
| 11′ | [pá]r-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL GUB-aš {D}10 {D}wa-*še*-ez-za-li-in | The king and the queen stand before the Storm-god and the Wašezali. |
| 12′ | ⸢a⸣-ku-wa-an-zi LUGAL-uš ḫu-u-up-pa-ri ši-pa-an-ti | They drink; the king libates a libation. |
| 13′ | MUNUS.LUGAL-aš-ša na-at-ta ši-pa-an-ti GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš | The queen libates; the great lyre, the cult singers |
| 14′ | SÌR-RU 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA 2 NINDA mi-it-ga-i-mi-uš pár-ši-ia | He sings; he breaks one loaf of bread, two loaves of mitigmusu-bread. |
| 15′ | pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL GUB-aš {D}UTU {D}me-ez-zu-ul-la | The king and the queen stand before Šamaš and Mezzulla. |
| 16′ | a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš ⸢SÌR-RU⸣ | They drink; the great lyre, the cult singers sing. |
| 17′ | 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ pár-ši-ia | He breaks one sweet loaf of bread, two sweet loafs of bread. |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1 | [pár]-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}10 {D}wa-⸢še-ez⸣-z[a-li-i]n | The king and the queen, while seated, pray to the Storm-god and Wašezali. |
| 2 | [a-k]u-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš SÌR-R[U] | They drink; the great lyre, the cult singers sing. |
| 3 | [1 NINDA.GU]R₄.RA EM-ṢA 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ pár-ši-ia | He breaks one sweet loaf of bread, two sweet loafs of bread. |
| 4 | [LÚ{ME]Š}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR {NINDA}tu-na-ap-tu-un 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢÚ GAL | The tablemen, one tunaptu-bread, one large loaf of bread |
| 5 | [ GA.K]IN.AG ti-an-zi | they set out a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [ {LÚ.MEŠ}S]IMUG.A 2 SAG.DU GU₄ KÙ.BABBAR ú-da-an-zi {LÚ.MEŠ}ZABAR.DAB | The silversmiths bring two heads of oxen, the bronze smiths |
| 7 | [ -i]a KAŠ.GEŠTIN ú-da-an-zi LUGAL-aš pé-ra-an šu-un-⸢na-an⸣-zi | ... they bring wine, and the king takes it before them. |
| 8 | [ka-a-e]-⸢a⸣ 1 DUG GEŠTIN la-a-ḫu-u-wa-an-zi ka-a-e-a 1 DUG GEŠTIN | They pour one vessel of wine; they pour [one vessel of] wine. |
| 9 | [la-a-ḫu-u-w]a-an-zi | they libate(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | [ {LÚ}SAG]I.A kat-ti-eš-mi ar-ta {LÚ.MEŠ}ZABAR.DAB-eš-*ša?* | ... the cupbearer, above, the bronze sacrificial sheep ... |
| 11 | [ ]x {LÚ}SAGI.A la-a-ḫu-u-i | ... the cupbearer libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [ ]x 1 {NINDA}tu-un-na-ap-tu-un LUGAL-i pa-ra-a ⸢e⸣-[ep-zi] | ... he takes one tunnaptu-bread for the king. |
| 13 | [LUGAL-uš-ša-a]n QA-TAM da-a-i ta-aš-ta pé-e-da-an-[zi | The king places it opposite, and they go. |
| 14 | [ {LÚ.MEŠ}ta-ḫ]i?-ia-li-iš-ša {LÚ.MEŠ}S[IMUG.A? | ... the Taḫiyališa, the smiths ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [ ]-⸢e?⸣-di šar-ra-an-z[i | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [ ]x A-NA⸢LUGAL⸣ M[UNUS.LUGAL | ... for the king and the queen ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [ ]x[ | |
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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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