KBo 23, 108 (P436811)
CTH 582, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 23, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P436811 |
| Museum no. | 98/g |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 582 |
| 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. | ||
| 1 | [nu-z]a-kán ⸢ku-in⸣ Ù-TUM ⸢MUNUS⸣.[LUGAL | And he places it before the queen.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [a]n-da-an I-MUR Ù-ma-kán GIM-an [ | ... he places it on the hearth like ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [a]n-da ú-et nu-za ŠU{ḪI.A}-uš an-d[a | ... and he ... the hands ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [nu] IQ-BI ŠA{m}tu-ut-ḫa-li-ia-w[a | And Tutḫaliyawa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ku-iš-ša-an ⸢an-da⸣ ḫar-mi pa-ra-a-ma [ | And he goes down to the mountain ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | la-ap-ta nu-⸢wa-ra⸣-at-kán x[ | ... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | nu ma-a-an a-ši Ù-TUM ku-it aḫ?-[ | And when ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [i]-ši-ia-[aḫ]-ta ma-a-na-at x[ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | [ku?]-e x-[w]a?-az ḫu-ul-⸢lu?⸣-x[ | ... the destruction ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [ ] LÚ{MEŠ} na-at GAM-an ar-ḫa [ | ... the men, and afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ŠAKARAŠ pa-an-ga-u-wa-a[š | The libation vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | na-aš-ma ŠASAG.DU DUMU [ | And the cupbearer, the son ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | ⸢i-ši-ia-aḫ⸣-ta nu IGI-zi [SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du] | He libates, and he looks. The good ones are afterwards not good. |
| 14 | ni [ši t]a ke KASKAL 12 [{ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | ... on the journey 12 good clouds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | x[ ḫi-li]-ip-ši-ma-[an | ... the ḫilipši-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [IŠ-TU]⸢{MUNUS}⸣ŠU.GI [ER-TUM | ... of the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [ ]x x[ | |
| rev. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x x x[ | |
| 2′ | ŠADINGIR{MEŠ}-ia [ | the gods ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | na-at A-NA [ | ... for ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | e-ni ku-it GAL x[ | ... the great ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [nu]-wa-aš-ši-kán a-ši(-)i[t?- | And he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [š]a-ku-wa-aš-ša-ri še-er [ | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ši ir? QA-⸢TAM-MA⸣ ma-la-a-[ | ... likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-ḫi GÙB-aš NU.S[IG₅ | The throne is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM [ | ... the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [ ]x-un? ⸢ḫu⸣-u-ma-an-da-an z[i | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11′ | ⸢na⸣-at pa-an-ga-u-i pa-i[š?- | And he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | e-ni ku-it {D}UTU-ŠI š[i?- | ... the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | ma-a-an-ma-aš-ši-at pa-ra-a UL [ | And he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | nu ši zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR [ | And the righteous blood of the liver is good. Afterwards ... |
| 15′ | [ t]a? úr-kiš [ | ... the ritual assemblage ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | ]x x[ | |
| 17′ | ]x | |
| l. e. | ||
| 1 | ]x x ⸢LUGAL?⸣ SIG₅-ru x | ... the good king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | ]ME-aš nu-kán A-NA GIG.[ | ... and for the illness ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | L]UGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar ME-aš | ... the king, the right side of the body ... |
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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