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KBo 22, 264 (P436733)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 22, 264 |
|---|---|
| ID | P436733 |
| Museum no. | Bo 1968/097 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 577 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obv. I | ... | |
| obv. I | ||
| 1′ | A-NA{D}UTU-ŠI la-aḫ-ḫi-ia-tar DINGIR-LUM ke-e-da-ni MU-ti | To the Sun-deity Laḫiyatar, the god, his name |
| 2′ | ZAG KUR dur-mi-it-ta ma-la-a-an ḫar-ti | the border of the land of Urmitta, as much as there is, |
| 3′ | nu KIN SIG₅-ru LUGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar KASKAL-ia ME-aš | And it is a good day for the king, the beginning of my journey. |
| 4′ | na-at A-NALÚ{MEŠ} ⸢ḪAT-TI⸣ pa-iš | And he goes to the men.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | INAUD 2{KAM} {LÚ}KÚR-za ZAG-tar DUḪ{ḪI.A}-ia ME-aš nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ | On the second day, the cult actor libates a cup of water, and then he pours water. |
| 6′ | INAUD 3{KAM} DINGIR.MAḪ GUB-eš a-aš-šu {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄-na ME-aš | On the 3rd day, the god stands, and Zababa speaks: |
| 7′ | nu-kán A-NAGIG.GAL SIG₅ | And a good cup |
| 8′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} | The cult actor places the throne opposite, and they look at each other. |
| 9′ | SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} | Afterwards, they look at the one who is not good. |
| 10′ | ni ZAG-za GÙB-za ar-ḫa-ia-an še-er-ma-aš-ma-aš SAG.UŠ GAM | ... on your right and on your left ... ... the head ... |
| 11′ | ši ta ke GÙB-za RA-IṢ NÍG-aš-za an-da-an ME-aš | And he places it on your neck, on your chest, beside his body. |
| 12′ | zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EGIR TE{MEŠ} | he places it. 12 fine šūr-bowls, behind them, |
| 13′ | ZAG-za GAM-ta uš-ke-zi zu-ul-kiš wa-al-kiš NU.SIG₅ | On your right side he prostrates himself, and the limbs are not good. |
| 14′ | nu-kán DINGIR-LUM A-NA{D}UTU-ŠI la-aḫ-ḫi-ia-tar | And the god to the Sun-deity ... |
| 15′ | ke-e-da-ni MU-ti ZAG KUR ne-ri-ik-ma | “This is my name, the border of the land is firmly secured. |
| 16′ | ma-la-a-an ḫar-ti nu KIN SIG₅-ru LÚ{MEŠ} ḪAT-TI-ma-aš | as much as the ḫartu-offering and the good work, the men of the ... |
| 17′ | ZAG-tar ŠALUGAL-ia ZAG-tar ME-er nu-kán A-NAMU{ḪI.A} [GÍD.DA] | The right side of the king is the right side, the left side, and to the walls ... |
| 18′ | ⸢INA⸣[UD 2]{KAM} LUGAL-uš-za BÀD IZI ḪUL-ia ME-aš | On the 2nd day the king takes the torch of evil fire. |
| 19′ | [nu-kán] an-da SUD-li₁₂ | And he libates with it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| obv. II | ||
| 1′ | ša-⸢ak-kat⸣-t[a- | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | nu IGI-zi TE{M}[{EŠ} | And they look at each other.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} n[i | ... they look at ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ši ša-pu-ḫi-ta [ | from Šapuḫi ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}D[IR | he places it; 12 ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | {D}10-kán ku-it n[e-pí-ši | ... the Storm-god, in the midst of the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ZAG-TUM MU.IM.MA [ | The front of the year ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | ki-nu-na-ia-an UL [ | ... is not ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9′ | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du [ | Afterwards, it is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | ši ḫa-a-ri pa-a-ni-⸢i⸣ [ | ... he pours the beer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | KASKAL GÙB-za RA-IṢ 12 {[ŠÀ}DIR | The road to your left ... 12 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TU[M | ... to the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | LUGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar tar-nu-mar [ | The king ... the right side ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | nu ZAG-TUM {KUR}ḪAT-TI ME-aš n[a-at | And on the right side of the land of Ḫattu ... |
| 15′ | INAUD 2{KAM} {D}10 GUB-eš BÀD [ | On the second day, the Storm-god stands, ... |
| 16′ | INAUD 3{KAM} {LÚ}KÚR-za EGIR-an a[r- | On the 3rd day the cult actor goes back ... |
| 17′ | ták-šu-ul ME-aš na-at-ká[n | ... he does not drink, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | {D}10-kán ku-it ne-pí-ši [ | The Storm-god, in the midst of the night ... |
| 19′ | A-NA[DUM]U? {m.D}10-NI-RA-RI GIM-an ⸢šu⸣-[ | For the son of Adad-niri, like ... |
| 20′ | [ ]x-a-an EGIR-pa am-mu-u[k | ... afterwards I will do.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. III | ||
| 1 | nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGI[R-ma NU.SIG₅-du | And he looks at the side of the good one, and he is not good. |
| 2 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} kat-ti-ra-aš ZAG-[ | He looks at the sides of the kattira-vessel. |
| 3 | ši ta ke 10 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ [ | ... 10 good clouds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-T[AM-MA-pát | ... to the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ḪUL-u-wa-an-za PAP-aḫ-nu-mar Š[A | ... the evil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | na-an A-NA{D}UTU AN-E pa-i[š | And he goes to the Sun-deity of heaven. |
| 7 | KASKAL ḪUL-lu-ia ME-er nu-k[án | And he goes on the evil road.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | na-at-kán A-NA{LÚ}KÚR wa-[aš-túl | And to the enemy ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | {LÚ}KÚR-za BÀD tar-nu-mar T[I-tar-ra | The cult actor libates; he prostrates himself. |
| 10 | SUD-li₁₂ SIG₅ [ | good sour [beer](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | ma-a-an LUGAL KUR aš-šur ke-e-[da-ni MU-ti | If the king of Assyria indeed calls it ... |
| 12 | INA{URU}ma-li-ti-ia UL ú-e[z-zi | He does not go to Malitiya.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | *ni* ši GÙB-za RA-IṢ ta [ | ... on your left ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ [ | 12 good clouds ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | xx xx x x[ | |
| rev. IV | ||
| 1 | [I]Š-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | ... of the old woman, a libation, likewise, and a good day. |
| 2 | LÚ{MEŠ} ḪAT-TI-ma-aš GÙB-tar ḪUL-lu-ia ME-aš | The men of the throne, the evil-doer, the water |
| 3 | na-at A-NA{LÚ}KÚR pa-iš *INA*UD 2{KAM} DINGIR.MAḪ GUB-eš | And to the cult actor, on the 2nd day, the gods stand. |
| 4 | a-aš-šu {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ ME-aš nu-kán A-NAGIG.GAL | And Zababa, his body, and the Great One |
| 5 | INAUD 3{KAM} LUGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ ME-aš | On the 3rd day, the king stands before Zababa. |
| 6 | nu BÀD za-a-iš šal-li wa-aš-túl ME-aš | And he libates, and he drinks water. |
| 7 | *na*-at-kán A-NA*{LÚ}KÚR* SUM-an SIG₅ | And he gives it to the cult actor, and it is good. |
| 8 | ma-a-an LUGAL KUR aš-šur ke-e-da-ni MU-ti | When the king of Assyria invokes that name |
| 9 | ú-i-du-ma-an-zi UL ú-ez-zi nu KIN SIG₅-ru | They go, but they do not go, and the work is good. |
| rev. IV | ... | |
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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