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KBo 24, 126 (P436908)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 24, 126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P436908 |
| Museum no. | 2212/c |
| 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. | ||
| 1 | ]-pu?-wa? ki-i-ma DÙ-an-zi [ ] | ... when they go ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | ]x pé-e-da-an-zi ma-a-[an? ] | ... they go, and when ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | ]x nam-ma wa-aḫ-nu-zi x[ ] | ... and they rise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | ]x-i pa-iš INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR.M[AḪ? ] | ... before the second incantation of the god ... |
| 5 | ] INAUD 3{KAM} ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} ka[r-pí-uš ] | ... on the 3rd day, the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ] ḫi-li-ip-ši-ma-an NU.SIG₅ | ... not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | pé-eš]-⸢ši⸣-ia-an-du u-ra-ia-an-ni-[i]n | ... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | EGI]R UGU SIG₅-za ú-et | ... he places it upon your good ... |
| 9 | ] NI-MUR na-at-kán pé-an | ... before(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ] ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... and he, on the left side, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| obv. | ] ... | |
| 11 | k]u-u-un {F}pí-ḫa-IR-in | and Piḫa-IR(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | pé-e]š-ši-ia-an-du TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán | ... the bird ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | -m]a-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et | ... and before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | -ká]n EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | Afterwards, upon your good fortune |
| 15 | ] a-ra-am-na-za {D}UTU-un | ... the Sun-god of Aramnaza(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | EGIR UG[U U]M-MA UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}IGI.MUŠEN ar-ḫa-wa pé-eš-šer | Afterwards, now, the overseer of the bird-catchers comes out. |
| 17 | ki-i ku-it x[ ]x xx IŠ-TU{LÚ}[Ḫ]AL {LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN-ia | When ... with the haruspex, the bird-watcher |
| 18 | NU.SIG₅-ta DINGIR-LUM-z[a ] mar-ki-ia-an ḫar-ti | (Sum) The one who is not good, the god ... (Akk) [The one who] is not excellent, the deity ... |
| 19 | ma-a-na-an-kán GAM pé-[ ] pé-e-tum-mar ḫar-ga-aš ag-ga-tar-ra ki-ša-ri | And he places it before ... and he puts it before the throne of the aggarru-demon. |
| 20 | nu DINGIR-LUM a-pa-a-at uš-ke-⸢ši⸣ n[u MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-a]n-⸢du?⸣ ḫu-u-wa-aš GUN-liš ⸢ar-ši⸣-[i]n-da-at-ḫi-eš-ma-kán | And the god speaks, and the birds sing, and he libates to the ḫuwaš-vessel. |
| 21 | pé-an ku-uš ú-et na-aš-kán ⸢pé-an⸣ ar-ḫa pa-it pát-tar-⸢pal⸣-aḫ-ḫi-iš-⸢ma-kán⸣ EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-et | And before the fish, and before the river, and after the fish ... |
| 22 | na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it EGIR KASKAL-NI 2 TI₈{MUŠEN.ḪI.A} GUN-liš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-a-er | Afterwards, after the journey, two ducks, two tails, go up. |
| 23 | al-li-ia-aš-ma zi-an ku-uš ⸢pa⸣-it UM-MA {M}ḫal-pa-LÚ ar-ḫa-wa pé-eš-šer | Alliya, and he takes the right side. Thus Ḫalpa-šarri, he goes out. |
| 24 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du SIG₅ ME-an nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš | ... of the old woman, in the middle of the evening, and the evening meal is not good, but it is good for the gods. |
| 25 | INAUD 2{KAM} ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} mi-nu-mar{ḪI.A} ME-an-te-eš₁₇ na-⸢at⸣ DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-eš | On the second day, the gods present the libations, and they give them to the god. |
| 26 | INAUD 3{KAM} ḪUL-lu M[E-a]n nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ SIG₅ | On the 3rd day he speaks evil, and he libates to An. |
| 27 | ma-a-an a-niUD{KAM}-ti U[D{KAM}-z]a SIG₅-eš-zi nu-uš-ma-aš {M}u-ra-ḫe-eš-ma-aš {F}pi-ḫa-IR-i[š-ša] | And on that day, on this day, it is good, and Uraḫešmaša, the ... |
| 28 | ar-ḫa a-ni-ia-an-zi a[r]-ḫa-ma-aš-ma-aš i-wa-ar {F}du-ut-tar-ri-ia-ti-ia-aš | ... they take, and the aramašma-priestess of Duttarriyati ... |
| 29 | 𒀹pa-ra-at-ta-ša-at-ta-[a]n a-ni-ia-an-zi nam-ma-za-aš MUNUS.LUGAL pé-ra-an GAM te-eḫ-ḫi | ... they take, and the queen comes before the spouse. |
| 30 | na-aš wa-tar-na-aḫ-mi na-aš a[r-ḫ]a KASKAL-ši-aḫ-mi ma-a-an-ma-aš-ma-aš Ú-UL ku-it-ki ḪUL-u-e-eš-zi | And the watarnaḫmi-drum, and the arḫu-drum of the road, but he does not ... |
| 31 | [nu KI]N SIG₅-ru ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} mi-nu-ma[r{ḪI].A} ME-[a]n-te-eš na-at DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-eš INAUD 2{KAM} | And he gives the good food to the gods, the libation vessels, and the cult deities. On the second day |
| 32 | [ ME-a]n nu-kán DINGIR-LIM-ni DA.BI-i [Z]I-ni INAUD 3{KAM} {D}DAG-iš GUB-iš pár-na-aš SIG₅ ME-aš | ... and to the god, to the side ... The word of the 3rd day, standing of the Dag-god, ... he breaks ... good ... |
| 33 | [nu-kán(?)] DINGIR{MEŠ}-[aš] SIG₅ | And the good gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM Q]A-⸢TAM-MA⸣-pát nu IGI-zi ⸢SU⸣{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi ⸢SU{MEŠ} ⸢ir?-iš⸣ | The cult actor performs the extispicy. He looks at the good ones. Afterwards, he does not look at the bad ones. |
| 35 | TU]KU.TUKU ša-pu-ḫi-ta ki-ru-ḫi-ta ke EGIR ke [ ] | ... from the šapuḫi-vessel, from the cr[oss], from behind ... |
| 36 | ] {GIŠ}TUKUL ⸢TUKU.TUKU(?) EGIR-pa u-da-aḫ-ḫa-x[ | ... the weapon ... afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | k]um-man-ni pa-a-⸢an?⸣-z[i? | ... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 38 | ]x-an-za ⸢I-NA⸣ [ | ... in ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 39 | ]x x[ | |
| rev. | ||
| 1′ | ki-i [ku-it(?) ]x-ši ḫ[a- ]x-iz-⸢zi⸣ [ ]x x(-)da-ma-ru še-er | When ... they stand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | ŠA ma-[ ]x-ni-ia-i [ ]x za-an-⸢ki-la-tar⸣-ra SUM-an-zi | They give ... to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | SISKUR-ia x[ ]x-⸢e?⸣-za x-za-kán [ -e]r ma-al-x-i? SISKUR-ma a-ri-ia-an-zi | ... the offering ... ... they bring the offering.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | SI×SÁ-an-du? [ -a]n-zi ma-a-an-ma-kán [k]u-it-ma-[a]n? a-pí-ia EGIR-pa an-da | ... they take ... ... and he ... again ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ma-a-an-ma-⸢aš-ši⸣ x[ {M]EŠ}? SIG₅-ru SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ | And ... the good ... of the heads are not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [I]Š-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TU[M QA-TAM-M]A-⸢pát nu KIN SIG₅⸣-ru ḪUL-lu ME-an nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš NU.SIG₅ | ... the hand of the sick man, likewise, and a good word, evil, and the gods are not good. |
| 7′ | nu-uš-ši {LÚ}pa-ti-li-iš še-er aš-ta-ni-ia-i pár-kán-na za-an-ki-la-tar-ra IŠ-TUÉ.⸢LUGAL⸣ SUM-an-zi | And the patiliš-priest goes up to the side. They give it from the king. |
| 8′ | SISKUR-ia IŠ-TUÉ.LUGAL ⸢SUM⸣-an-zi SISKUR-ma a-ri-ia-an-zi GIM-an-at ⸢SI×SÁ⸣-ri na-at QA-TAM-MA | They give my sacrifice to the king. They perform the sacrifice and they take it. Just as the horns, just as likewise. |
| 9′ | pí-an-zi {D}UTU-ŠI-ia-aš-ši-kán še-er {GIŠ}AL da-i ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM KI.MIN nu *SU{MEŠ}* SIG₅-ru | They give it to the Sun-deity. He places it on the throne, and wherever he places it, the god, ditto, and the good omens |
| 10′ | ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | On your right ... not good. |
| 11′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-an ZI-an ME-aš | he places it in the hand of the old woman; and he gives a good libation to the god; he takes a bath. |
| 12′ | na-an-za-an-kán kar-pí ME-iš NU.SIG₅ | And he does not perform the karpi-offering. |
| 13′ | nu-wa-aš ku-uš-ma SUM-tar? A?-NA?É.LUGAL SUM-an-zi 〈〈SUM-an-zi〉〉 še-er-ma-kán {M}⸢ta-at⸣-ta-ma-ru-un | And he gives it to the king. They give it. Then Tattamaru |
| 14′ | ḫal-zi-ia-an-zi pár-kán za-an-ki-la-tar-ra É.LUGAL SUM-⸢an⸣-zi SISKUR-ia É.LUGAL ⸢SUM⸣-an-zi | They break it, and they give it to the king. They give the offering to [the king]. |
| 15′ | {D}UTU-ŠI-ia-za-kán še-er ma!-al-da-i KI.MIN nu KIN SIG₅-ru DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-an ZI-an | Šamaš-šiya-ka, above, ditto, and the work is good; your god will give (them) to drink. |
| 16′ | pár-na-aš-ša SIG₅ ME-aš na-at pa-an-ga-u-i pa-iš INAUD 2{KAM} {D}DAG-iš GUB-iš A-DAM!-MA ME-aš | He breaks it, and he places it before him. On the second day, standing, he speaks: “Adamma of the water |
| 17′ | A-NA{M}ta-at-ta-ma-ru ZAG-za GAR-ri INAUD 3{KAM} *ḪUL-lu ME-an xx x x* | To Tattamaru, on your right side, the word of the 3rd evil ... |
| 18′ | nu-kán an-da *SUD-li₁₂* SIG₅ | And a good libation |
| 19′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ⸢ni⸣ ši ta ke KASKAL GÙB-za RA-IṢ | The cult actor places the hearth on the right side, and the well-being of the body, and he ... the road. |
| 20′ | 14 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | 14 good š. |
| 21′ | [I]Š-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-et | ... the bird of the hearth is opposite, and the birds sing. The bird of yours, on the right, is good. |
| 22′ | [na-a]š 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it u-ra-ia-an-ni-iš tar-liš pát-tar-pal-aḫ-ḫi-eš-ma-kán | And two times, at the entrance of the gate of the cult daises, |
| 23′ | [EGI]R UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it EGIR KASKAL UGA{MUŠEN} G[UN?-liš] | Afterwards, on top of your good thing, and before the gate, behind the path of the bird, the tail(?) |
| 24′ | [al-l]i-ia-aš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it [ ] | Afterwards, on top of your good thing, and then on the right side ... |
| 25′ | [ ] UM-MA {M}GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}IGI.MUŠEN SI×SÁ-at-wa [ ] | Moreover, the chief of the bird-catchers sings ... |
| lo. e. | ||
| 26′ | [ ]x xx ⸢{m.D}KAL ku-it⸣ xx xx ⸢GIŠ⸣ xx [ ] | ... Šamaš-šēzib, with ... the wood ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [ ]-za xx | |
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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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