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KBo 27, 120 (P437390)
CTH 701, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 27, 120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P437390 |
| Museum no. | 1172/c |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 701 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| lk. Kol. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ ] | |
| 2′ | [ ]x-iz-ze-⸢el-lu⸣ | ... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [ nu-uš-š]a-an | And he(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | [{GIŠ}EREN kat-ta A-NA{DUG}GAL A da-a-i nu-za {DU]G}GAL A {LÚ}AZU | He places the cedar below into a large vessel, and he places it in the large vessel. |
| 5′ | [ša-ra-a da-a-i nu wa-a-tar A-NADINGIR-LIM me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da l]a-ḫu-u-wa-i | He places it, and he places it before the god. He libates. |
| 6′ | [ḫur-li-li-ma ki-iš-ša-an me-ma-i a-aš-še-eš] ⸢{D}⸣ḫé-pát šu-u-ni-ip | [In Hurrian] he speaks thus: “Ḫepa, he breaks. |
| 7′ | [ši-ia-i a-ḫar-ra-i ú-na-am-ma ke-el-ti-e-ni am-ba-aš-ši]-⸢e⸣-ni ge-lum nu wa-a-tar | |
| 8′ | [A-NAEN SÍSKUR me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da la-ḫu-u-wa]-i nu-uš-ša-an {DUG}GAL ME-E | To the lord of the sacrifice, he libates, and to the large vessel ... |
| 9′ | [kat-ta A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID d]a-⸢a-i⸣ | ... he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [na-aš-ta {LÚ}AZU {GIŠ}EREN {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-uš-ḫi-ia-a]z ... da-a-i | And the elder man places cedar in the aḫuš-vessel. |
| 11′ | [na-at-ša-an {DUG}ḫu-u-up-ru-uš-ḫi ḫa-aš-ši-i da-a-i ḫur-li-li-ma] ki-iš-ša-an | And he places the ḫupruš-vessel on the hearth, and in Hurrian likewise. |
| 12′ | [me-ma-i a-ḫar-re-eš la-ap-la-ḫi-ni-eš ḫu-u-ra-a]m-mi-ni-eš | |
| 13′ | [ ni-ḫar-ni-ip še-tu-še-ni-eš] ⸢{D⸣}ḫé-pát | |
| 14′ | [{D}ḫu-u-te-na wa-a-wa-an-ni gi-la-a-tu]-⸢ši⸣-en-na-a-i | |
| 15′ | [nu-uš-ša-an EN SÍSKUR A-NAMUŠEN QA-TAM da-a-i nu-uš-ši-kán] {LÚ}AZU | And the lord of the sacrifice places the bird beside it, and the priest |
| 16′ | [A-NA{UZU}GABA-ŠU a-na-a-ḫi da-a-i na-at-ša-an {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-u]š-ḫi-ia | He places it on his chest, and he places it in the aḫrušhu-vessel. |
| 17′ | [ ] | |
| r. Kol. | ||
| 1′ | š[u- ] | |
| 2′ | te-w[a-an-tu-ni? ] | |
| 3′ | nu-uš-ša-a[n {GIŠ}EREN kat-ta A-NA{DUG}GAL A da-a-i] | And he places the cedar below into the large vessel. |
| 4′ | nu-za {DUG}GAL A [ša-ra-a da-a-i nu wa-a-tar A-NADINGIR-LIM me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da] | And he takes the large vessel, and he places it before the god. |
| 5′ | la-ḫu-u-i A-N[ABE-EL SÍSKUR me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da la-a-ḫu-i] | Then the lord of the sacrifice takes the libation vessel. |
| 6′ | nu-uš-ša-〈an〉 {DUG}GA[L A kat-ta A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID da-a-i] | And he places the large vessel on the table. |
| 7′ | na-aš-ta {LÚ}⸢AZU⸣ [{GIŠ}EREN {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-uš-ḫi-az ša-ra-a da-a-i] | And the elder man places cedar in the ahrušḫi-vessel. |
| 8′ | na-at-ša-an ḫ[u-u-up-ru-uš-ḫi ḫa-aš-ši-i da-a-i] | And he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ḫur-li-li-ma me-ma-[i] a-ḫar-re-eš la-ap-la-ḫi-ni-eš KI.MIN] | In Hurrian he speaks: “The aḫarrēš-festival, the lalalahi-festess, ditto. |
| 10′ | nu-uš-ša-an EN SÍ[SKUR A-NAMUŠEN QA-TAM da-a-i nu-uš-ši-kán {LÚ}AZU] | And the lord of the ritual places the bird beside it, and the priest ... |
| 11′ | A-NA{UZU}GABA-⸢ŠU⸣ [a-na-a-ḫi da-a-i na-at-kán {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-uš-ḫi-ia] | He places it on his chest, and he places it in the aḫūru-vessel. |
| 12′ | A-NAÌ.GIŠ an-d[a šu-ú-ni-ez-zi na-at-ša-an {DUG}ḫu-u-up-ru-uš-ḫi-ia] | He pours it into the oil, and he places it in the ḫuprušhiya vessel. |
| 13′ | ḫa-aš-ši-i da-a-⸢i⸣ [ḫur-li-li-ma me-ma-i i-ra-te-ni-eš ḫa-wu-ru-un-ni-we-⸢ni⸣-eš KI.MIN] | He places it on the hearth. In Hurrian he speaks: “Irateni, Ḫurunniwani, ditto.’ |
| 14′ | ⸢da⸣-a-tu-u-uš-š[i-ni-eš KI.MIN] | |
| 15′ | [nu-za {L]Ú}AZ[U {DUG}GAL GEŠTIN da-a-i nu ḫu-u-up-ru-uš-ḫi-ia] | Then the brewer takes the large vessel of wine, and the ḫuprušhi-vessel |
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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