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KBo 23, 103 (P436806)
CTH 741, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 23, 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P436806 |
| Museum no. | 400/d |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 741 |
| 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 | [ma-a-an LUGA]L-⸢uš {URU}ḫa⸣-at-tu-ša-za | When the king of Ḫattuša(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [{URU}zi-ip-l]a-an-da pa-iz-zi | He goes to Ziplanda.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [na-aš-t]a ma-aḫ-ḫa-an LUGAL-uš pa-ra-a | And before the king goes out |
| 4 | ⸢te-ek⸣-ku-uš-ši-i-ez-zi nu {MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL | he drinks, and the kisikil-women(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [{UR]U}zi-ip-la-an-ti ki-iš-ša-an SÌR-RU | He sings thus in Ziplanni.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [ḫ]a-an-te-ez-zi-e-eš ḫal-zi-ia-an-zi | ... they sing ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | ma-a-i-ia lu-ul-la ta-a-i-e | |
| 8 | ta-a-i-ia lu-wa-a-i-u a-pí-ma-aš-ma-aš a-pé-ma-aš-ma-aš | |
| 9 | [k]at-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi ta-ba-ar-na | They take the tabarnu-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ú-uš ta-ba-ar-na tu-u-ḫa-nu | |
| 11 | nu [ḫ]a-an-te-ez-zi-e-eš ḫal-zi-an-zi | And they sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | i-ta(-)a-aš ta-wa-ar-nu še-e-it-ta-nu | |
| 13 | eš-ta-ar-nu še-e-ta-ka-aḫ-zi-iš | |
| 14 | a-pé-e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | And they go down to the ground. |
| 15 | ma-a-i-ia lu-ul-la ta-a-i-e | |
| 16 | ta-a-i-e lu-wa-a-i-u | |
| 17 | na-aš-ta ⸢LUGAL-uš⸣ ka-ta-pu-uz-na-aš | And the king of Katapuzna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | ⸢{É}ta-aš⸣-[tap-p]a [a]n-da pa-iz-zi ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-⸢kán⸣ | He goes to Taštappa, and he goes before him. |
| 19 | [LUGAL-uš {É}ta-a]š-tap-pa-az pa-ra-a ú-ez-zi | The king goes to the Taštappa-house. |
| 20 | [nu {LÚ}SAG]I.A LUGAL-i ⸢GAL-it⸣ a-ku-an-na pa-a-i | And the cupbearer gives it to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | [LUGAL-ša {D}IŠKUR {URU}]zi-ip-pa-⸢la⸣-an-ta | The king, the Storm-god of Zipalanta |
| 22 | [IŠ-TUGAL n-Š]U e-ku-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA TUR {LÚ.MEŠ}⸢ḫal-li-ia⸣-ri-eš | The king drinks ... The small lyre, the cult singers |
| 23 | [SÌR-RU {MUNUS.MEŠ}K]I.SIKIL-ma ki-iš-ša-an SÌR-RU | He sings; the cult singers sing accordingly. |
| 24 | [ la]-⸢a-i⸣-ia-li!-wa la-a-i-ia-li-wa-a | |
| 25 | [ ] ⸢a⸣-pé-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an | ... above, below ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [ar-ku-wa-an-zi] | they drink.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26 | ši-ip-ši-el ka-at-taḫ | |
| 27 | [ ta-ba]-⸢ar⸣-na li-wu-u-ur | |
| 28 | [ -n]a-aš *ki*-ip-ša-li-iš-tu-u-uš | |
| 29 | [ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma L]UGAL-uš {GIŠ}ḫu-lu-ga-ni | And the king, on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [e-ša nu {MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL {URU}zi-ip-l]a-〈an〉-ti ki-ša-an SÌR-RU | ... and the cult singers of Ziplanni sing together. |
| 31 | [ ]-⸢a⸣-i-u ta-a-ia *〈〈x〉〉* | |
| 32 | [ -i]a i-lu-u-wa-i-u ma-ia-lu-u-wa-i-u | |
| 33 | [a-pé-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-a]n ar-ku-wa-an-zi | And they go down to the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. I | ... | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | še?-x[ | |
| 2′ | ta-⸢a⸣-[ | |
| 3′ | a-pé-[e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | And they go down to the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | i-e-x[ | |
| 5′ | li-x[ | |
| 6′ | {URU}z[i-ip-la-an-ti | |
| 7′ | x?[ | |
| 8′ | nu ḫa-[an-te-ez-zi-e-eš ḫal-zi-an-zi | And they sing ḫantezzi.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ka-[ | |
| 10′ | ta-a-[i-e | |
| 11′ | ma-a-[i-ia | |
| 12′ | a-p[é-e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an | ... below ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | a[r-ku-wa-an-zi | they libate(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | nu [ | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 15′ | t[e- | |
| 16′ | t[e- | |
| 17′ | x[ | |
| 18′ | š[e- | |
| 19′ | i-[ | |
| 20′ | l[i-x | |
| 21′ | a-p[é-e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | ... they go down to the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | i-x[ | |
| 23′ | ta-b[a-ar-na | |
| 24′ | te-e-x[ | |
| Vs. II | ... | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | x[ | |
| 2′ | i[t?- | |
| 3′ | x[ | |
| Rs. III 4″ | n[u | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Rs. III 5″ | x[ | |
| Rs. III 6″ | a-[pé-e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | ... they go up and down.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. III 7″ | x[ | |
| Rs. III 8″ | x[ | |
| Rs. III | ... | |
| Rs. III 15″ | x[ | |
| Rs. III 16″ | ⸢i⸣-[ | |
| Rs. III 17″ | ⸢i⸣-[ | |
| Rs. III 18″ | a-p[é?-e-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | ... they go down to the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. III 19″ | ma-[ | |
| Rs. III 20″ | ma-[ | |
| Rs. III 21″ | l[i- | |
| Rs. III 22″ | ma-[x | |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | [ku-i]t-ma-an-na LUGAL-uš IŠ-TUKÁ.GAL | ... the king from the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [{É}ḫ]a-li-in-tu-u-aš an-da i-ia-at-ta | and into the ḫalintu-house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [nu {MUNUS.M]EŠ}KI.SIKIL ki-iš-ša-an SÌR-RU | And the singers sing accordingly.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ma]-⸢a⸣ wa-u-ti-ia wu-u-ti-ia a-pé-ma-aš-ši | |
| 5′ | [kat]-ta-an ⸢ar-ku⸣-wa-an-zi wu-u-ti-ia | ... they go up to me.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ⸢nu⸣ nam-ma 1-aš ḫal-za-a-i ma-i-zi-wu-u-ti-ia | And he sings once: "Aiziwutiya!"(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | a-pé-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | And they go down to the ground. |
| 8′ | wu-u-ti-ia kat-ta-ra-ú-úl!? za-aš-ḫa-zi-na | |
| 9′ | wu-u-ti-ia | |
| 10′ | nu nam-ma ḫal-za-a-i | And he calls out. |
| 11′ | a-pé-ma-aš-ši kat-ta-an ar-ku-wa-an-zi | And they go down to the ground. |
| 12′ | wi-ú-ul-la ma-a i-zi-wi-ul-la wi-ú-ul-l[a] | |
| 13′ | kat-ta-ra-ú-ul *〈〈x〉〉 za*-aš-ḫa-*pu-na* wi-ú-ul-la | |
| 14′ | [D]UB 1{KAM} ma-a-an LUGAL-uš uk-tu-u-ri-ia | Tablet 1: When the king returns, |
| 15′ | [E]ZEN₄-ni {URU}zi-ip-la-an-ti ú-ez-zi | He comes to the festival of Ziplanni.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | nu {MUNUS.MEŠ}⸢KI⸣.SIKIL ki-i SÌR{ḪI.A} iš-ḫa-ma-iš-kán-zi | And the kirsikil women perform the rites. |
| 17′ | ma-a-an LUGAL-ša ku-wa-pí EZEN₄ pu-u-ru-li-ia-aš | When the king of Kuwapi the festival of Puruliya |
| 18′ | e-ia-zi nu ḫa-an-te-ez-zi UD-ti ki-i-pát | He rises, and he takes the day. |
| 19′ | SÌR{ḪI.A} iš-ḫa-mi-iš-kán-zi | They sing the songs. |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
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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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