KBo 25, 178 (P437054)
CTH 630, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 25, 178 |
|---|---|
| ID | P437054 |
| Museum no. | 2015/u |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 630 |
| 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 | [ ]-x ⸢UDU{ḪI.A}⸣ kar-pa-⸢an⸣ ḫar-kán-z[i | ... the sheep ... they libate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [ ]x-an UDU{ḪI.A}-aš a-ú-li-ú-uš {GIŠ}ḫa-⸢a⸣-[pu-ti-ia(?) | ... the sheep, to the ḫaputi-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [pár-ši-i]a?-an-da-aš ša-ra-a tar-na-an-zi n[u | ... they libate, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [ta-p]u-uš-za ZAG-az ti-an-zi 4 UDU{ḪI.A}-ma-k[án | ... they place it on the right, four sheep ... |
| 5 | ⸢UGULA {LÚ⸣.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM mar-nu-wa!-an-da-aš ta-p[í-ša-n]a-an šu-[un-na-i | The overseer of the cooks libates to the marnuwana-vessel. |
| 6 | ⸢LUGAL-uš-ša!⸣-an tu-u-wa-az QA-TAM da-⸢a-i⸣ nu-uš-š[a-an | The king takes it, and he places it beside it. |
| 7 | {NINDA}ḫar-ša-ia-az-kán še-er ar-ḫa ⸢ḫa⸣-aš-ši-i aš-[ | ... the ḫarša-bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR-ma-aš-ši tu-u-wa-az an-da [ | The overseer of the tablemen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | {KUŠ}kur-ši 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti {GIŠ}DAG-ti 1-ŠU {GIŠ}l[u-ut-ti-ia 1-ŠU | He libates once in the kurši-vessel; he drinks once on the throne; once in my libation vessel; |
| 10 | ⸢ḫa⸣-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ-ru-i 1-ŠU nam-ma ... ḫa-aš-š[i-i ta-pu-uš-za | The ḫattalwaš-vessel once, and ... the hearth ... |
| 11 | ⸢ZAG⸣-az 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-[ti | He libates once on the right.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM KAŠ.LÀL ta-pí-ša-ni-it ši-pa-an-du-a[n-zi zi-in-na-i | The overseer of the cooks libates beer in a tapišni-vessel. |
| 13 | nu 2 ⸢UDU⸣{ḪI.A} ku-i-e-eš ḫa-aš-ši-i ta-pu-uš-za ZAG-az [ | And two sheep ... on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | na-aš-kán UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM GEŠTIN-it ši-pa-an-ti na-aš-kán [pa-ra-a pé-e-da-an-zi | And the overseer of the cooks libates wine; and they go out. |
| 15 | LUGAL-uš UŠ-KE-EN {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i | The king prostrates himself; the kiitta-priest sings. |
| 16 | LUGAL-uš-ša-an {GIŠ}DAG-ti ti-ia-az-zi 7 e-ku-zi ⸢{D}⸣[UTU-un | The king sits on the throne. He drinks seven times before the Sun-deity. |
| 17 | ⸢{D}⸣ta-pár-wa-šu-un {D}tap-pí-nu-ú-un {D}ka-ma-ma-a[n? | Taparwašu, Tappinu, Kamaman(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | ⸢{D}⸣ḫu-ul-la-an {D}te-li-pí-nu-un {D}GAL.⸢ZU⸣ [ | Ḫullan, Telepinu, the Great One ... |
| 19 | UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM {UZU}šu-up-pa ḫu-i-šu {UZU}GABA{ḪI.A} x[ | The overseer of the cooks, the šuppa-plant, the liver, the breast ... |
| 20 | {UZU}GÌR{MEŠ} ⸢ú⸣-[d]a-i nu ḫa-aš-ši-i ku-it x[ | He brings the flesh, and he places it on the hearth ... |
| 21 | ... k[i-i]t-ta-ri na-at-ša-an [ | ... the kittāru-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | ⸢še⸣-er-ma-aš-⸢ša⸣-an {UZU}Ì.UDU [ | Afterwards, the sheep's flesh ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | ⸢UGULA⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} {UZ[U}ŠÀ | The overseer of the cooks, the liver and the heart |
| 24 | pár-ši-ia-an-da-aš {GIŠ}ḫa-p[u]-t[i?-ia | He breaks the ḫaputiya-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | 1 {UZU}NÍG.GIG {GIŠ}DAG-t[i | 1 shoulder of the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ-r[u-i | ... the wood ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | ta-pu-uš-za ZA[G-az | ... is on the right.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ta-x[ | The overseer of the cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | LUGAL-uš-ša-an [ | The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | [ḫ]a-aš-ši-i 3-Š[U | ... three times(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | [š]u-up-pí-i[a?-aḫ-ḫa-an-zi | they libate.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32 | [ ] x-x[ | |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | x[ | |
| 2′ | ḫa-an-d[a- | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | na-aš-⸢ta⸣ [ | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | ḫa-an-da-a[n- | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | nam-ma-⸢kán⸣ x[ | And then ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6′ | GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM x[ | The chief cook ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | {LÚ}MUḪALDIM za-aš-ḫa-pu-n[a | The cook of the zašḫapuna-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | nu IŠ-TU{DUG}DÍLIM.GAL a[š- | And in the large vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | A-NA{LÚ}MUḪALDIM za-aš-ḫa-pu-n[a | For the cook of the zašḫapuna-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | ši-pa-an-ti na-aš-ta {LÚ}x[ | He libates, and the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ši-pa-an-ti ... 𒉽 x[ | he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | na-aš-ta {NINDA}ḫar-ši-in kat-[ta | And the ḫaršin-bread below(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | pé-ra-an-ma {É}ḫi-i-li {LÚ.MEŠ}N[AR | Before the ḫili-house, the singers |
| 14′ | na-aš-ta ma-aḫ-ḫa-an NINDA.GUR₄.RA-in p[a?- | And before the loaf of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}NAR ŠAGIŠ.{D}INANNA TUR {NINDA}ḫar-ši-[in | The singers, the small lyre, the ḫaršin-bread |
| 16′ | na-an I-NAÉ {LÚ}ZABAR.DAB p[é-e-da-an-zi | They bring it into the house of the bronzesmith. |
| 17′ | DUMU.LUGAL I-NAÉ {LÚ}ZABAR.DAB 7 ir!-ḫa-a-[ez-zi | The crown prince goes to the house of the bronze smith seven times. |
| 18′ | {D}ta-pár-wa-šu-ú-un {D}tap-pí-nu-un {D}ḫu-u-[ul-la-an | Taparwašu, Tappinunu, Hullan(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | {D}ka-ma-ma-an {D}te-li-pí-nu-un {D}GA[L.ZU | Kamaman, Telipinun, Galzu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
| 20′ | [DUB] ⸢2{KAM}⸣ ŠAUD 2{KAM} EZEN₄ {D}ZU[EN | Tablet 222 of the second month, festival of Sîn. |
| 21′ | [EZE]N₄ te-et-ḫu-wa-aš-ša ku-wa-p[í | ... the grain of the tetḫuwašša-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [Ú-UL] QA-TI [ | It is not complete.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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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