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KBo 26, 181 (P437235)
CTH 526, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 26, 181 |
|---|---|
| ID | P437235 |
| Museum no. | 1625/u |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 526 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| {A2} obv. i | ||
| 1 | [A-N]A ⸢{D}⸣[10 {URU}za-ḫ]a-lu-ka₄ 12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} 2 EZ[EN₄{MEŠ}] | For the Storm-god of Zaḫaluka: 12 festivals, month 2 festivals |
| 2 | 1 ⸢EZEN₄ zé⸣-e-⸢ni 1 EZEN₄ Ú⸣.BAR₈ ki-nu-un {LÚ}SANGA T[A É-ŠU e-eš-ša-i] | One festival of barley, one festival of emmer, the šangû-priest goes from the house. |
| 3 | e-eš-ša-i-ma-aš kiš-an ma-a-an EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} {U[RU}ne-ri-ik-ki(?)] | And likewise, when the festival of the month of Nerik |
| 4 | DÙ-zi nu ŠA {D}10 {URU}za-ḫa-lu-ka₄ an-da-an [ḫal-zi-ia-u-wa-ar] | They go, and the Storm-god of Zaḫaluka ... |
| 5 | kiš-ša-an GIM-an-kán {D}UTU AN-E wa-an-t[a-ez-zi] | And he goes down to the heavens like the Sun-deity. |
| 6 | nu-za {LÚ}SANGA ŠA {D}10 za-ḫa-lu-ka₄ 2 NINDA LAB-KU{Ḫ[I.A]} | And the priest of the Storm-god of Zaḫaluka, two loaves of bread |
| 7 | 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA tar-na-aš da-a-i na-aš {GIŠ}ta-ḫa-a[n-ki pa-iz-zi(?)] | He places two loaves of bread on the table, and he goes to the taḫanki-vessel. |
| 8 | na-aš-kán {GIŠ}AB-za an-da pa-iz-zi nu NINDA.G[UR₄.RA] | And he goes to the window, and the loaf of bread |
| 9 | pár-ši-ia-zi ar-ḫa-ma-an UL ar-nu-z[i ... ] | He breaks it, but he does not break it ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | da-a-i 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA-ma pár-ši-ia-zi na-⸢an⸣ [DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš(?)] | He takes one loaf of bread and breaks it, and to the gods ... |
| 11 | ḫa-az-zi-ú-i-aš pé-e-da-aš šar-ra-i [LÚ˽{D}10(?)] | The ḫašziu-offering, before the king, the Storm-god |
| 12 | 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA-ma ⸢da⸣-a-i na-aš {GIŠ}ta-ḫa-an-⸢ki⸣ [an-da(?)] | He takes one loaf of bread and places it in the tahanki-vessel. |
| 13 | DU-zi nu {D}10 za-ḫa-⸢lu⸣-ka₄ an-da-an ḫal-za-a-⸢i⸣ [DINGIR-LAM(?)] | He goes, and the Storm-god of Zaḫalluka speaks: “The god |
| 14 | šu-up-pí-an-ta-an EGIR-pa INA É DINGIR-LIM p[ésic-e-da-i] | He pours a libation afterwards into the house of the god. |
| 15 | na-an-kán ZAG.GAR.RA-ni da-a-i nu A-N[A] ⸢AŠ-RU⸣ [ ... ] | And he places it on the throne, and to the place ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [ ... ]-ma {GIŠ}ta-ḫa-an-ka₄-⸢aš⸣ an-da-an ḫa[l-za-a-i] | ... and the taḫanka-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [ ... ]{D}⸢10 za-ḫa-lu⸣-ki-pát a-a-ra {GIŠ}t[a-ḫa-an-ki ... ] | ... of the Storm-god of Zaḫalukipa, for the tahanki-vessel ... |
| 18 | [ ... ]⸢an-da-an⸣ UL ku-iš-k[i ... ] | ... he does not drink ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1} obv. i | ||
| 1′ | [2 BÁN ZÌ.D]A 1 DUG KAŠ 1 ⸢{DUG}ÚTUL⸣ {[T]U₇}⸢kán-ka₄⸣-t[i A-NA 1 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM}] | Two bowls of flour, one vessel of beer, one bowl of kankatu-beer for one festival of the month |
| 2′ | [1 UDU 1 P]A 3 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 {[DU]G}ÚTUL {TU₇}[kán-ga-ti A-NA EZEN₄ Ú.BAR₈] | [1] sheep, 1 pānu, 3 (measures of) flour, 1 bowl, 1 jar of kangatu-beer for the festival of the meal. |
| 3′ | 1 UDU 1 PA ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 {DUG}ÚTUL {[TU₇}k]án-⸢ga-ti⸣ [A-NA EZEN₄ zé-e-ni] | 1 sheep, 1 PA of flour, 1 bowl, 1 jar of kangati-beer for the festival of Zēni. |
| 4′ | ŠU.NÍGIN 6! PA 3 BÁN ZÌ.DA 4 BÁN ½ BÁN BAPPIR ⸢4 BÁN ½ BÁN⸣ DIM₄ 3 P[A ... ] | Total: 6 PA 3 BÁN of flour, 4 BA° of groats, 224 BAB₂.BA₂ of emmer, 3 P[A ...] |
| 5′ | ... 2 BÁN 2 UP-NU GÚ.⸢GAL.GAL!⸣ [ ... ] | 2 bowls, 2 large bowls ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ŠU.NÍGIN.GAL 2 UDU 12 PA tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an A-NA 1[2 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM}] | A total of 2 sheep, 12 PA of the taršān-offering, for one festival of the month |
| 7′ | Ù A-NA 2 EZEN₄{MEŠ} ze!-e-ni ḫa-me-eš-ḫi-ia {LÚ}SANGA ⸢TA⸣ [É-ŠÚ pé-eš-ke-ez-zi] | And for two rites of libation, the priest goes out from his house. |
| 8′ | {LÚ}⸢GUDU₁₂⸣ {URU}ne-ri-ik ku-iš nu-kán šu-up-pí {GIŠ}GIDRU ⸢e⸣-[ep-zi na-at(?)] | The cupbearer of Nerik takes it, and he takes the scepter. |
| 9′ | ⸢ŠÀ É⸣-ŠÚ ar-ta-ri nu {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ A!-NA {D}10 za!-ḫa-[lu-uk-ka₄] | The cult actor goes to the Storm-god of Zaḫalukka. |
| 10′ | 2sic ⸢EZEN₄⸣{MEŠ} 1 EZEN₄ zé-e-ni 1 EZEN₄! ḫa-me-eš-ḫi ⸢e-eš-ša!-a⸣-[i] | Two festival days, one festival of sweet beer, a festival of ḫamešhi-beer, ... |
| 11′ | 1 UDU 1 PA 3 BÁN ZÌ.DA! ⸢DUR₅!sic⸣ 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 {DUG}〈ÚTUL〉 {TU₇}kán-ka₄-ti ḫ[a-me-eš-ḫi] | 1 sheep, 1 PA-measure, 3 BA-measures of flour for sour bread, 1 KA.GAG-vessel, 1 bowl of kankati-beer ... |
| 12′ | ⸢1⸣sic PA ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 {DUG}〈ÚTUL〉 {TU₇}kán-〈ga〉-ti zé-e-ni ŠU.NÍGIN 1 U[DU 4 PA 5 BÁN] | One bowl of flour, one bowl of sweet beer, a total of one sheep, four bowls, five ... |
| 13′ | tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an TA! É {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ [ ... ] | Afterwards, from the house of the cult actor ... |
| 14′ | ŠU.NÍGIN.GAL 3 UDUsic 16 PA 5 BÁN tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an A-NA [12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM}] | Total: 3 sheep, 16 PA 5 BÁN taršān-offerings for twelve festivals of the month |
| 15′ | Ù! A-NA 4 EZEN₄{MEŠ} {LÚ}SANGA {LÚ}GUDU₁₂-ia T[A? É{MEŠ}-ŠÚ-NU pé-eš-ka-an-zi(?)] | And for four festivals, the priest and the cult actor from inside their houses |
| 16′ | ... | |
| {A1+3} obv. i 17′/ | ||
| 1′ | ŠA {m}NIR.GÁL {GIŠ}kur-ta-za 12 EZEN₄ ⸢ITU{KAM}⸣ 1 EZEN₄ Ú.BAR₈ [DÙ-an-za] | From Nirgal of the kurtaza-tree. 12 festivals of the month, 1 festival of the prebend they perform. |
| {A1+3} obv. i 18′/ | ||
| 2′ | EZEN₄ zé-e-ni-ma UL DÙ-an-za [ŠÀ?] É tup-pa-aš-ša ku-e [ ... ] | He does not perform the festival. In the house of the tablet ... |
| {A1+3} obv. i 19′/ | ||
| 3′ | GUL-za-tar{ḪI.A} nu EZEN₄ Ú.BA[R₈] DÙ-an-za EZEN₄ zé-e-ni-ma [UL DÙ-an-za] | GUL-zatarḫīya, and the festival of the festival takes place. The festival is sweet, but it does not take place. |
| {A1+3} obv. i 20′/ | ||
| 4′ | ŠA A-BI A-BI {D}UTU-ŠI-m[a {GIŠ}kur-t]a!-za 2 EZEN₄ zé-e-n[i] | For the father, for the father of the Sun-deity, in your kurta-vessel, two festival(s) are held. |
| {A1+3} obv. i 21′/ | ||
| 5′ | i-ia-an-za EZEN₄ Ú.B[AR₈-ma? Ú-U]L i-ia-an-za | He places it. The festival takes place, and he places something. |
| {A1+3+6} obv. i 22′/6′/ | ||
| 1′ | ... ] | |
| {A1+3+6} obv. i 23′/7′/ | ||
| 2′ | nu ⸢Ì?.[GÁL?] SIG₅ {LÚ}SANGA ŠA {D}10 za-[ḫa-l]u-uk-ka₄ [ ... ] | And the good oil, the priest of the Storm-god of Zaḫalukka |
| {A1+3+6} obv. i 24′/8′/ | ||
| 3′ | IN[IM?] pa-ra-a gul-ša-an-za nu A-N[A] {D}10 za-ḫa-⸢lu⸣-uk-ka₄ [ ... ] | ... he breaks the word, and to the Storm-god of Zaḫalukka ... |
| {A1+3+6} obv. i 25′/9′/ | ||
| 4′ | EZ[EN₄ n]u-un-tar-ri-ia-aš-ḫa-aš zé-e-n[a-aš] EZEN₄ mu-uḫ-ḫu-⸢e⸣-[la-aš-ši] | The festival of Nuntarriyašḫa, the festival of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+3+6} obv. i 26′/10′/ | ||
| 5′ | S[IxSÁ?-a]n-te-eš {URU}ḫa-ad-du-ta-zi-i[a?-za?] ku-wa-pí [ ... ] | ... of Ḫaddutaziyaza ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A3+6} obv. i 11′/ | ||
| 6′ | [GU₄{Ḫ]I.A} UDU{ḪI.A} u-un-ni-ia-an-zi [ ... ]x x[ ... ] | they bring the oxen and sheep(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A6} obv. i | ||
| 7′ | [NINDA.GU]R₄.RA ŠA 1 BÁN pé-e-da-a[n-zi ... ] | They bring one loaf of bread ... |
| 8′ | [ ... I]A? x ḫu-u-kán-zi [ ... ] | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | [ ... ] I-NA x[ ... ] | ... in ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10′ | [ ... ]x x x[ ... ] | |
| {A4} obv. ii | ||
| 1 | [ ... {m}mi-it-tan-n]a?-A.A PA-NI A-BU-IA-wa-kán | ... Mittanna, together with Abu-iawaka |
| 2 | [ ... ]-x {GIŠ}BANŠUR šu-up-pí ŠÀ ⸢É?⸣[DINGIR-LIM(?)] | ... the table, the bread of the temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [ ... ]-x-at nu-wa ⸢A⸣-NA ⸢{GIŠ}⸣ta-ḫa-ka₄ DINGIR-LIM | ... ... to the throne of the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [ ... ]-x-⸢li⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.RA UD-MI UD{KAM}-li | ... the loaf of bread on the day of the month |
| 5 | [ ... ]-ia-an-né-eš-ke-et | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [ ... ] pa-a-an | ... before(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [ ... Š]I? É DINGIR-LIM-wa-kán | ... of the temple of the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [ ... ]-x Ú-UL-wa-ra-at-kán | ... they do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [ ... ]-x e-eš-ta GIM-an-ma-wa DINGIR{MEŠ} | ... ... when the gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [ ... pa?]-ra-a ú-te-er | ... he returns ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | [ ... ]-⸢an?⸣ ḫa-pal-ki an-da i-e-er | ... he turns to the right.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [ ... ]-x-ki-ma-wa ki-i iš-ḫi-ú-⸢ul⸣ | ... when ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [ ... ]x ⸢{GIŠ}⸣ŠÚ.A UL A[N? ... ] | ... his hand ... not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [ ... ]-⸢zé?-eš⸣-[ ... ] | ... the ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| {A1} obv. ii | ||
| 1′ | [ ... ]x x x[ ... ]x-⸢er⸣ | |
| 2′ | [ ... ]-wa-an-zi | ... they take.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [ ... ]x [ ... ]-⸢lu⸣-wa-ra-aš | ... ... the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | [ ... -z]i ḫu-u-ma-an-ti-ia-wa-ra-aš-kán | ... to the ḫumantiyawaraš-priest(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ ... ] šal-li-iš | ... he brings ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | [DINGIR]-LUM-m[a an-na-al-la]-⸢za⸣ tup-pí-ia-za GIM-an | ... the god ... and on your tablet, like |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 7′/ | ||
| 1′ | [ḫa]-⸢ti-ú-i-ta-an⸣ e-eš-ta INA {URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄-aš-kán | ... and in the city Nerikka(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 8′/ | ||
| 2′ | [ ... ]x e-eš-[t]a na-aš QA-TAM-MA-pát | ... ... and likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 9′/ | ||
| 3′ | [UM-MA] ⸢LÚ⸣{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LI[M] A-BU-NI-wa-an-na-aš | Moreover, the men of the house of the god, their fathers, |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 10′/ | ||
| 4′ | [EGIR?-p]a me-mi-eš-ke-er [D]INGIR-LUM-pát-wa ša-ku-wa-šar-ra-aš | Afterwards, he prostrates himself before the god of Šakuwašara. |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 11′/ | ||
| 5′ | [an-n]a-al-li-iš {URU}ne-ri-ik-ki-wa-kán | And he goes to Nerikkiwa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 12′/ | ||
| 6′ | [ḫal-ki-i]š(?) še-er e-⸢eš⸣-ta | ... the enemy, above,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 13′/ | ||
| 7′ | [KÙ.BABBA]R KÙ.SI₂₂ ŠA {D}10 za-ḫa-lu-uk-⸢ka₄⸣ GIŠ.〈ḪUR〉 ḫa-ti-ú-i-ta-an | Gold, gold, of the Storm-god of Zaḫalukka, a wooden ... |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 14′/ | ||
| 8′ | [ḫar-m]i(?) KÙ.BABBAR wa-ak-ka₄-ri UM-MA LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM | ... the silver ... Then the men of the temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 15′/ | ||
| 9′ | [MU.I]M.MA-wa ku-wa-pí ÚŠ-an e-eš-ta | ... he pours a libation of kupi-beer on the hearth. |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 16′/ | ||
| 10′ | [nu]-wa-ra-aš-kán IŠ-TU É DINGIR-LIM ⸢pa-ra⸣-a ḫar-ak-ta | And he breaks it from inside the temple of the god. |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 18′/ | ||
| 11′ | DINGIR-LUM-ma IGI-an-da a-ri-ia-nu-un ku-⸢u⸣-[u]š-ma-ašsic | The god looks at the ariyanu-vessel. |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 19′/ | ||
| 12′ | EZEN₄{MEŠ} pé-e-ta-an ḫar-kán-zi EGIR-⸢an⸣-da-ma-kán | They hold the festivals outside, and afterwards |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 20′/ | ||
| 13′ | [U]L ku-it-ki ne-ia-an-zi NU.SIG₅ | ... they take a ... and they are not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 21′/ | ||
| 14′ | [EZ]EN₄ nu-un-tar-ri-ia-aš-ḫa-an-kán EGIR-an-da | Afterwards, during the festival of Untarriya, |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 22′/ | ||
| 15′ | [i-i]a-an-zi ku-u-uš-ma-aš-ma-aš EZEN₄{MEŠ} | They go, and the festivals(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+5} obv. ii 23′/ | ||
| 16′ | [pé-e]-ta-an ḫar-kán-zi SI×SÁ-ta-at zi-la-a[š] NU.SIG₅ | ... they stand, and the horn is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A5} obv. ii | ||
| 17′ | [nu a-ri-i]a-nu-un(?) nu DINGIR-LUM A-NA xx xx | And the god to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [ ... -z]i ... | |
| {A1} rev. iii | ||
| 1′ | 1? x[ ... ] | |
| 2′ | ⸢2?⸣ PA x[ ... ] | |
| 3′ | ku-u-⸢uš⸣ x[ ... ] | And ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | ŠU.NÍGIN 3 x[ ... ] | Total: 3 ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | ŠA EZEN₄{MEŠ} I[TU{KAM} ... ] | of the festivals of the month ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ḫa-az-zi-ú-i x[ ... ] | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | {LÚ}SANGA-ši šu-up-pí-eš [ ... ] | The priest libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | KÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₂₂ kap-pu-wa-a-an ⸢UL⸣ x[ ... ] | The silver, the gold, the kappuwa-vessel, not ... |
| 9′ | {LÚ}SANGA {m.D}UTU.LÚ-eš 7 LÚ{MEŠ} 2 DUMU.NITA [ ... ] | The priest, Šamaš-šēpê, seven men, two sons ... |
| 10′ | ŠU.NÍGIN 17 SAG.DU{MEŠ} pa-ri-ia-na-aš-kán {LÚ}SA[NGA ... ] | A total of 17 heads, the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | {LÚ}KISAL.LUḪ 1 〈LÚ〉˽{GIŠ}TUKUL {LÚ}NAR-ia-aš-ši [ ... ] | The cult actor, one weapon, the singer ... |
| 12′ | ... 1 É DINGIR-LIM ŠA {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ {URU}n[e-ri-ik ... ] | one temple of the god of Zababa of Nerik |
| 13′ | A-NA {D}10 AN-E 12! EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} 1 EZEN₄ Ú.B[AR₈ 1 EZEN₄ zé-e-ni] | For the Storm-god of heaven, 12 festivals of the month, 1 festival of the eponymy of ... |
| 14′ | ki-nu-un {LÚ}SANGA IŠ-TU É-ŠÚ e-eš-ša-⸢i⸣ [ ... ] | The priest, when he enters his house ... |
| 15′ | 2 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 DUG KAŠ 1 {DUG}ÚTUL {TU₇}kán-ka₄-⸢ti A⸣-[NA] ⸢1 EZEN₄⸣ [IT]U{K[AM]} | Two bowls of flour, one vessel of beer, one bowl of kankatu-beer for the one festival of the month |
| 16′ | 1 UDU 1 PA 3 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 DUG k[á]n-⸢ka₄-ti EZEN₄⸣ Ú.BAR₈ | 1 sheep, 1 PA-measure, 3 BÁN of flour, 1 bowl, 1 vessel of kkankatu-beer, festival of Ubar. |
| 17′ | 1 UDU 1 PA ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG 1 {DUG}ÚTUL {TU₇}k[á]n-ka₄-ti EZEN₄ zé-e-⸢ni⸣ | 1 sheep, 1 PA of flour, 1 jar, 1 bowl of kankati-beer, the festival of Zēni, |
| 18′ | ar-kam-ma-an-na ku-wa-pí ⸢{URU}nasic-ta-a⸣-za ú-da-an-zi | Afterwards, they bring the kuwapi-vessels to Nasicta. |
| 19′ | [n]u 1 DUG KAŠ 1 BÁN ZÌ.DA ⸢{LÚ}SANGA⸣ {D}10 AN-E pa-a-i | And one vessel of beer, one bowl of flour, the priest of the Storm-god of heaven gives. |
| 20′ | [ŠU.NÍG]IN 12 PA tar-⸢ša⸣-an ⸢ma⸣-al-la-an A-NA 12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} | a total of twelve PA-measures, each, for twelve festivals of the month |
| 21′ | [Ù A-NA] ⸢2⸣ E[ZE]N₄{[ME]Š} {LÚ}SANGA IŠ-TU É-ŠÚ ki-nu-un SUM-zi | And the priest gives it to the two she-goats from inside his house. |
| 22′ | [ŠA A-BI] A-BI {D}UTU-ŠI {GIŠ}kur-ta-za 1 EZEN₄ GIBIL 1 EZEN₄ ḫar-pa-aš | From the father, from the father of the Sun-deity of the kurtaza-tree, one new festival, one festival of ḫarpaš-fruit, |
| 23′ | [DÙ-an-za] EZEN₄ ḫa-me-eš-ḫa-an-ta-aš-ma UL DÙ-an-za | He goes; the festival of Ḫamešḫanta does not go. |
| 24′ | [ḫal-ku-eš]-šar-ma kiš-šu-wa-an-pát ki-nu-un ma-ši-wa-an | ... he libates, and he prostrates himself with a reed mat. |
| 25′ | [A-NA] EZEN₄ zé-e-ni EZ[E]N₄ Ú.BAR₈-aš-ša pé-eš-kán-zi UL-kán wa-ak-k[a₄]-ru | During the festival, they bring the festival of the libation vessel; they do not libate. |
| 26′ | [an-na-l]a-za-ma tup-pí-za EZ[E]N₄{MEŠ} ḫa-zi-ú-i UL! ku-it-ki KAR-u-en | Afterwards, on your tablet, the festivals are held; it is not yours. |
| 27′ | [Ú-NU-T]UM ŠA {D}10 AN-E kap-pu-wa-a-an 3 GÚ GU₄ KÙ.BABBAR | ... of the Storm-god of the heavens, three oxen of silver |
| 28′ | [ ... ] KÙ.BABBAR 1 BI-IB-RU UDU.KUR.RA KÙ.BABBAR 4 GÌR{MEŠ} a-ra-an-za | ... of silver, one rib, a sheep, silver, four feet ... |
| 29′ | [ ... ]x-eš-ši-ia-tar KÙ.BABBAR ŠA ⸢{URUDU}!KIN⸣.GAL IŠ-TU {GIŠ}ḪAR-ḪA-TI | ... ... silver of the large copper vessel with a torch ... |
| 30′ | [ ... ]-zu-ú kap-pu-wa-u-en UM-MA {m}lu-pa-ak-ki | ... the ... of Kappuwa, thus Lipakki:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31′ | [ ... ]-wa an-na-la-za UL ú-uk ḫar-ku-un | ... he does not go to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | ⸢IŠ-TU⸣ UD{KAM} {m}NIR.GÁL-wa-ra-an ku-iš ḫar-ta | On the day that Nirgal-warrān goes, |
| 33′ | nu-wa-ra-aš INA {URU}u-ut-ru-na A-NA {D}10 〈{URU}〉ne-ri-ik {LÚ}SANGA DÙ-an-za | The priest goes to Utruna for the Storm-god of Nerik. |
| 34′ | [k]u-it-ma-wa am-mu-uk {LÚ}SANGA i-e-er nu-wa-mu Ú-NU-TE{MEŠ} | ... he says: “The priest enters, and the cups ... |
| 35′ | [k]u-e EGIR-pa ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫe-er nu-wa-ra-at ti-it-ti-ia-an | Afterwards, he libates to Maniaḫber, and he prostrates himself. |
| 36′ | [U]M-MA LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM an-na-la-za-wa-kán DINGIR-LUM É.ŠÀ-ni | Now, the men of the house of the god, the god of the inner chamber, |
| {A1+2} rev. iii 37′/ | ||
| 1′ | ⸢EGIR⸣-an e-eš-ta nu-wa-ra-an pa-an-ku-uš UL uš-gít | Afterwards, he places it on the ground, but he does not return. |
| {A1+2} rev. iii 38′/ | ||
| 2′ | ki-nu-un-ma-aš-kán {GIŠ}iš-ta-⸢na⸣-[ni] GUB-ri | And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+2} rev. iii 39′/ | ||
| 3′ | ŠU.NÍGIN n] ⸢SAG.DU{MEŠ}⸣ | Total: n heads.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A1+2} rev. iii 40′/ | ||
| 4′ | ARAD{MEŠ} {D}10 AN-E 1 〈LÚ〉 ⸢{GIŠ}sic⸣TUKUL {L[Ú}NAR-ia-aš-ši(?)] | servants of the Storm-god of heaven, one man, the weapon of the singer(?) |
| {A1+2+4} rev. iii 41′/5′/rev. iii | ||
| 41′ | ... ] | |
| {A1+2+4} rev. iii 42′/6′/rev. iii | ||
| 42′ | xx x[ ... ]x x[ ... ] an-da RA-an-za e-eš-⸢ta⸣ [...] | ... ... and he places it before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {A4} rev. iii | ||
| 43′ | [ ... an-na]-al-li-uš UL KAR-u-en ki-nu-[un] | ... he does not ..., he is true.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44′ | [ ... ]-⸢ši?⸣-it-x an-da RA-an-za | ... ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 45′ | [ ... ] {m}NIR.GÁL PA-NI A-BI A-BI {D}UTU-ŠI-⸢ma-aš⸣ | ... Nirgal, his son, his Sun-deity ... |
| 46′ | [ ... ] e-eš-ta UM-MA LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-⸢LIM⸣ | ... and thus the men of the temple of the god |
| 47′ | [ ... ]-mu-wa-kán ZAG.GAR.RA {NA₄}ZI.KIN {D}KAL | ... ... the ziggurat, the stone of the Stag-god. |
| 48′ | [ ... ]-x-ma-at UL GUB-ri | ... does not stand there.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 49′ | [A-NA {D}KAL 12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} 1 E]ZEN₄ zé-e-ni 1 EZEN₄ Ú.BAR₈ {LÚ}SANGA | For the Stag-god, 12 festivals of the month, 1 festival of juniper; 1 festival at the festival of the priest; |
| 50′ | [ki-nu-un IŠ-TU É-ŠÚ] e-eš-ša-i | Then he places it inside his house.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 51′ | [2 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 DUG] KAŠ 1 {DUG}ÚTUL {TU₇} kán-〈ka₄〉-ti A-NA 1 EZEN₄ IT[U{KAM}] | Two bowls of flour, one vessel of beer, one bowl of kanka-beer for one festival of the month |
| {A1} rev. iv | ||
| 1′ | [ ... ]x x Ú ⸢UK⸣ [ ... ] | ... ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | [ ... ]⸢5?⸣ [DUM]U{MEŠ} ARAD{MEŠ} ⸢{D}⸣[KAL ... ] | ... the sons, servants of the Stag-god ... |
| 3′ | ⸢{D}⸣te-li-pí-nu-un an-na-⸢al⸣-[la-za tup-pí-ia-za UL(?)] | Telipinu is here, the tablet is not.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [K]AR-u-en {URU}ne-ri-ik-ki-i[a ... ] | ... Nerikkia ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [n+]1 {GIŠ}ma-ri-uš KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA wa-x[ ... ] | n+1 silver scepter ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | i-wa-ar i-ia-an-te-eš 1 {GIŠ}m[a-ri-iš(?) ... KÙ.S]I₂₂ GAR.RA | ... he pours a libation. One ... of gold is placed. |
| 7′ | 1 ZA.SIG₄ {NA₄}GUG KÙ.SI₂₂ GAR.RA x[ ... ] | 1 piece of lapis lazuli, set in gold ... |
| 8′ | ⸢e⸣-eš-ta EZEN₄{MEŠ}-ma-aš-ši EZEN₄ ⸢ITU⸣[{KAM} an-na-al-la-za(?)] | Afterwards, the festivals, the festival of this month, |
| 9′ | tup-pí-ia-za UL ku-i-e-eš-ka₄ KAR-⸢u⸣-[en] | The tablet is not in your hand.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [I]Š-TU A-BI A-BI {D}UTU-ŠI-ia {GIŠ}gur-ta-za DINGIR{ME[Š} {URU}ne-ri-ik(?)] | ... the son, the son of Šamaš-šiya, on the throne of the gods of Nerik |
| 11′ | [EZE]N₄{MEŠ} EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} UL ku-i-e-eš-ka₄ KAR-u-e[n] | The spring lambs, the festival of the month, are not present; they are taken away. |
| 12′ | [UM-M]A LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM {D}te-li-pí-nu-un-wa DINGIR{MEŠ} {U[RU}ne-ri-i]k | ... the men of the temple of the god, Telipinunwa, the gods of Nerik |
| 13′ | [{m}NI]R?.[GA]L? ⸢I⸣-NA {URU}ut-ru-na i-ia-at nu-wa-ra-aš [{NA₄}Z]I.KIN | ...NIR.GAL ... in Utruna ... ... the scepter ... |
| 14′ | [I-NA(?)] ⸢É?⸣ [{D}KA]L? ar-ta-at KÙ.BABBAR-ma-wa KÙ.SI₂₂ [ ... ] | In the temple of the god Šamaš, a silver ... of gold ... |
| 15′ | ⸢na-a⸣-wi₅ ku-it-⸢ki⸣ e-eš-ta nu-wa-za A-BI {D}UTU-ŠI [ ... ] ... *〈〈AN〉〉* | And he places it on the altar, and the son of Šamaš ... |
| 16′ | ku-wa-*pí* I-NA {URU}ut-ru-ú-na EZEN₄ pu-ru-ul-li-i[a-a]š | ... in Utruna, the festival of Purulliya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | i-ia-at nu-wa-kán A-NA TUP-PA{ḪI.A} EZEN₄ pu-ru-ul-li-i[a-aš] | And he places it on the tablets of the festival of Purulli. |
| 18′ | {D}te-li-pí-nu-un ḫa-az-zi-ú-i-ia-aš an-da KAR-⸢er⸣ | Telipinu, the ḫašziya-priestess, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | nu-wa-ra-an ZA.SIG₄! KÙ.BABBAR TUR i-e-er na-aš ki-nu-*un* | And he pours a small amount of small (silver) into the lapis-lazuli. |
| 20′ | ZA.SIG₄ KÙ.BABBAR TUR na-*aš-⸢kán⸣* A-NA {GIŠ}ZAG.GAR.RA-TI | The small bricks of silver are placed on the throne |
| 21′ | A-NA {D}KAL GAM-an GUB-ri | He places it before the Stag-god. |
| 22′ | ki-nu-un-ma-aš-ši 12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} 1 EZEN₄ zé-e-ni | In the evening, twelve festivals of the month, one festival of the anger. |
| 23′ | EZEN₄ ḫa-mi-eš-ḫi {LÚ}SANGA IŠ-TU É-ŠÚ e-eš-ša-i | During the festival of Ḫami-ešḫu, the priest goes into his house. |
| 24′ | 2 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 DUG KAŠ 1 {DUG}ÚTUL ⸢GÚ⸣.GAL.GAL A-NA 1 EZEN₄ ITU{K[AM]} | Two bowls of flour, one vessel of beer, one large bowl for one festival of the month |
| 25′ | 1 UDU 2 PA 3 BÁN ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}KA.GAG A-NA EZEN₄ Ú.BAR₈-aš | 1 sheep, 2 PA, 3 BÁN of flour, 1 bowl for the festival of the libation. |
| 26′ | 1 UDU 1 PA ZÌ.DA 1 {DUG}ÚTUL GÚ.GAL.GAL A-NA EZEN₄ zé-e-ni | 1 sheep, 1 bowl of flour, 1 large bowl for the festival of Zēni. |
| 27′ | ŠU.NÍGIN 2 UDU 11 PA 4 BÁN tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an | A total of two sheep, eleven PA-measures, four ... |
| 28′ | A-NA 12 EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} Ù A-NA 2 EZEN₄{MEŠ} {LÚ}SANGA TA ⸢É⸣-[ŠÚ] | For 12 festivals of the month and for 2 festivals, the priest from his house |
| 29′ | pé-eš-ke-ez-zi | he places. |
| 30′ | {LÚ}SANGA {m}gal-li-li-iš 1 LÚ 1 MUNUS-TUM 1 DUMU.NITA 1 DUMU.MUNUS | The priest of Galliliš, one man, one woman, one son, one daughter |
| 31′ | 4 SAG.DU{MEŠ} ARAD{MEŠ} {D}te-li-pí-nu 1 É DINGIR-LIM ŠA {D}KAL | 4 heads, servants of Telipinu; 1 temple of the god of the Stag-god; |
| 32′ | Ù ŠA {D}te-li-pí-nu | and of Telipinu |
| 33′ | ḫal-ki-iš {URU}ne-ri-ik-ki-kán an-na-al-li ... | The rebellious one of Nerik, he fills ... |
| 34′ | {GIŠ}gur-ta A-NA ŠUM-MU DINGIR{MEŠ} an-da ŠUM-an i-ia-an-za | He places the gurta-vessel before the gods. |
| 35′ | A-NA KASKAL DUMU.LUGAL-ia-aš-kán an-na-al-li an-da É-⸢ri⸣ | On the road of the son of the king, he goes to the house. |
| 36′ | i-ia-an-za DUMU.LUGAL ku-wa-pí ú-ez-zi na-aš ḫu-u-da-a[k] | The crown prince goes to Kuwapi, and he drinks. |
| 37′ | I-NA É ḫal-ki pé-ra-an pa-ra-a pa-iz-zi | He goes out from the house of the rebels. |
| 38′ | na-an {m}NIR.GÁL ALAM i-ia-at | And the statue of Nirgal is there. |
| 39′ | ⸢na-aš-kán⸣ ŠÀ É {D}10 {URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ | And in the house of the Storm-god of Nerik |
| 40′ | [A-NA]˽PA-NI {D}10 {URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ GUB-ri | He places it before Nabû, the Storm-god of Nerik. |
| 41′ | [EZ]EN₄{MEŠ}-ma-aš-ši UL ku-i-e-eš-ka₄ GAM-an ḫa-ma-a[n-kán-te-eš] | The festivals are not present; they are gathered together. |
| {A2} rev. iv | ||
| 1′ | *3*-ŠU TUP-PU EGIR-an tar-nu-wa-aš | Afterwards, the tarnuwaš-vessel |
| 2′ | ŠA DINGIR{MEŠ} {URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ | of the gods of Nerik |
| 3′ | ke-e-da-ni-ìš-ša-an A-NA TUP-PÍ | likewise for the tablet |
| 4′ | 6 DINGIR{MEŠ} {D}10 za-ḫa-lu-uk-ka₄ {D}ZA-BA₄-⸢BA₄⸣ | 6 gods, the Storm-god of Zaḫalukka, Zababa |
| 5′ | {D}10 AN-E {D}te-li-pí-nu-uš | The Storm-god of heaven, Telipinuš |
| 6′ | {D}KAL {D}ḫal-ki-iš SI×SÁ-an-te-eš | the Stag-god and Ḫalkiš, the horns |
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