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KBo 35, 168 (P438948)
CTH 712, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 35, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P438948 |
| Museum no. | 142/r |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 712 |
| 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′ | [LUGA]L-⸢uš⸣ {D}IŠTAR {D}[ni-na-at-ta | The king, Ištar, Ninatta(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | {[D]}⸢ku⸣-li-it-ta pa-an-ta-an-ni ša-[ú-ri {D}IŠTAR-we | Kulitta comes before me, Ištar. |
| 3′ | [n-Š]U GUB-aš IŠ-TUBI-IB-RI DINGIR-⸢LIM⸣ [e-ku-zi] | ... stands, and the god drinks from inside ... |
| 4′ | [NINDA].SIG{MEŠ} pár-ši-ia KI.MIN ta A-N[A!PA-NI {GIŠ}TUKUL{ḪI.A} ZAG-az da-a-i | He breaks the fine bread; alternatively, he places the weapon on his chest. |
| 5′ | [t]a-aš-ša-an ma-aḫ-ḫa-an TU₇{ḪI.A} a-[ri nu {LÚ}ḪAL | ... and before the soups, the cook ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | {[UZU]}TI{ḪI.A} zé-a-an ar-ḫa ku-e[r-zi še-er-ra-aš-ša-an | He libates the liver, and he drinks it afterwards. |
| 7′ | [a]p-pu-uz-zi ŠAGU₄ UDU ḫu-x[ | He libates; the ox and the sheep ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [NINDA].SIG{MEŠ}-ia ta-aš-ša-an x[] | ... the fine bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [n]u LUGAL-uš! ti-ia-zi nu-u[š-ši-kán {LÚ}ḪAL {GIŠ}EREN | And the king comes, and the overseer of cedars |
| 10′ | [k]i-iš-ša-ri-iš-ši d[a-a-i ta {LÚ}ḪAL 9 NINDA.SIG{MEŠ} | ... he takes, and the cook, nine fine breads ... |
| 11′ | ⸢a⸣-wa-ar-ri-we {D}IŠTAR [pár-ši-ia še-er-ra-aš-ša-an] | He breaks the Ištar ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ŠAGU₄ UDU {UZU}ÉLLAG.G[ÙN.A da-a-i] | He places an ox, a sheep, and a kidney. |
| 13′ | na-aš-ta a-na-ḫi pé-ra-[an ar-ḫa da-a-i] | And he places it before the door.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | {UZU}ap-pu-uz-zi-ia te-p[u da-a-i ḫu-up-ru-uš-ḫi-ia da-a-i] | He takes the appuzzi-meal and places it in the ḫurušhi-vessel. |
| 15′ | ta-aš-ša-an {DUG}ḫu-up-ru-⸢uš⸣-[ḫi a-pád-da-ia A-NAPA-NI | And he pours the hupru-vessel into the vineyard. |
| 16′ | DINGIR-LIM da-a-i GEŠTIN-ia ši-[pa-an-ti] | He places it before the god; he libates wine. |
| 17′ | LUGAL-ma-aš-*ša-an* ḫu-up-pár K[Ù.SI₂₂ ši-pa-an-ti] | The king libates with a gold huppa-vessel. |
| 18′ | 1 NINDA.SIG {D}ni-na-at-ta {D}ku-l[i-it-ta pár-ši-ia KI.MIN] | He breaks one fine bread for Ninatta and Kulitta, ditto. |
| 19′ | še-er-ra-aš-ša-an ŠAGU₄ UDU {U[ZU}ÉLLAG.GÙN.A | Afterwards, the ox, the sheep, and the liver |
| 20′ | da-a-i ta-aš-ta a-⸢na⸣-a-ḫi d[a-a-i {UZU}ap-pu-uz-zi-ia | He places it, and he places it. He places the liver. |
| 21′ | te-pu da-a-i ḫu-⸢up⸣-ru-〈uš〉-⸢ḫi-ia⸣ d[a-a-i a-pád-da-ia | He places it, and he places it in the ḫuruš-vessel. |
| 22′ | A-NADINGIR-LIM pé-ra-an ⸢da⸣-a-i [GEŠTIN-ia ši-pa-an-ti] | He pours wine before the god. |
| 23′ | LUGAL-ša-aš-ša-an ḫu-up-pár [KÙ.SI₂₂ ši-pa-an-ti] | The king libates with a gold huppa-vessel. |
| 24′ | ⸢10⸣ NINDA.SIG⸢{MEŠ⸣} pa-⸢an⸣-ta-ni ⸢ša-ú⸣-[ri {D}IŠTAR-we pár-ši-ia KI.MIN] | He breaks ten fine breads before Ištar, ditto. |
| 25′ | ⸢na⸣-at {LÚ}⸢AZU⸣ PA-NI{GIŠ}TUKUL{Ḫ[I.A} ZAG-az da-a-i] | And the vizier places it before the weapons on the right. |
| 26′ | ⸢GEŠTIN⸣-ia ⸢ši-ip-pa⸣-an-ti L[UGAL-ša-aš-ša-an ḫu-up-pár KÙ.SI₂₂ ši-pa-an-ti] | He libates wine; the king breaks a gold huppa-vessel. |
| 27′ | [1] ⸢NINDA.SIG⸣ {D}⸢IŠKUR⸣-ub pár-ši-i[a KI.MIN] | He breaks one fine bread for the Storm-god, ditto. |
| 28′ | [1] ⸢NINDA.SIG⸣ {D}IŠKUR-⸢ub⸣ pár-š[i-ia KI.MIN] | He breaks one fine bread for the Storm-god, ditto. |
| 29′ | [1 NIN]DA.SIG {D}IŠKUR-u[b | 1 fine bread for the Storm-god |
| 30′ | [ ]x[ | |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | {⸢D}?{⸣}x[ | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | {⸢LÚ⸣.MEŠ}N[AR {LÚ.MEŠ}AZU-ia iš-pa-an-da-an | The singers and the elders libate.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | la-⸢ak⸣-nu-[wa-an-zi | they do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | 3 {NINDA}a-a-an [ | 3 ayan-breads(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | DUB 2{KAM} x[ | Tablet 2 of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | I-NA{URU}š[a-mu-ḫa | in Šamuḫa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ku-u-un ka-a-lu-ti-in {m}a-⸢du⸣-un-ta[r-ri?] | instead of the kalūtin, Aduntarri(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | {LÚ}AZU PA-NIA-BI LUGAL ḫal-za-a-i[š] | The cupbearer libates to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ki-nu-un-ma-za ku-it {D}UTU-ŠI {D}IŠTAR {U[RU}ša-mu-ḫa] | In your place, the Sun-deity, the Ištar of Šamuḫa |
| 10′ | i-e-et na-an IŠ-TUDINGIR-LIM ar-ḫa a-r[i-ia-at] | And he takes it away from the god.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | na-aš SIG₅-ta-at na-an ki-iš-ša-an[ | And he is good, and thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ⸢ši-ip⸣-pa-an-te-er | he libates.(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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