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KBo 35, 255 (P439021)
CTH 628, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 35, 255 |
|---|---|
| ID | P439021 |
| Museum no. | 604/f |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 628 |
| 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. II? | ||
| 1′ | -z]i-pát | ... he breaks ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Vs. III? | ||
| 1′ | iš-⸢ḫu-u⸣-w[a-i nu me-ma-a-i li-la-aš a-pár-ra-aš aš-mar-ra-aš ba-an-tu-uš-ša-aš gi-lu-uš] | And he speaks: “The lila-plant, the apra-plant and the ašmarra-vessel, the bantuša-plant (and) the gilu-plant |
| 2′ | EGIR-ŠU-ma IŠ-T[U{DUG}GAL GEŠTIN ši-ip-pa-an-ti nu me-ma-i šu-wa-li-iš] | Afterwards, he libates wine from the large vessel, and he speaks: ... |
| 3′ | ki-lu-uš a-a-re-en-ni [ki-ri-pé-en-ni ki-ri-iš-du-un-na ku-ne-ne] | |
| 4′ | nam-ma GAL GEŠTIN LUGAL-i pa-[a-i LUGAL-uš-ša EGIR-an-da ši-pa-an-ti] | Then he gives the great wine to the king. The king libates afterwards. |
| 5′ | me-ma-i-ma [Ú-UL ku-it-ki] | He says: "It is not yours."(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | na-aš-ta {LÚ}SANGA ... {GI[Š}EREN A-NALUGAL pa-a-i nu LUGAL-uš] | And the priest gives cedar to the king, and the kin[g] |
| 7′ | a-ru-wa-a-ez-zi {LÚ}[SANGA me-ma-a-i tu-pu-nu-uz-za] | The priest speaks: “You are the one who ... |
| 8′ | šu-um-ma-a gi-li-[ia {D}le-el-lu-ri-in-na a-ba-te-en-na | |
| 9′ | up-pa-lu-ur-⸢zi⸣-i[š | |
| Rs. IV? | ||
| 1 | nu-za-kán LUGAL-uš ŠU{M[EŠ}-ŠU a-ar-ri na-an -iz-zi] | And the king takes his hands and goes. |
| 2 | IŠ-TUŠA {D}10-m[a nu-uš-ša-an 2 MUŠEN A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID | In the seat of the Storm-god, two birds are seated on the table. |
| 3 | 5 NINDA.SIG{MEŠ} IN-BI{Ḫ[I.A} ku-it-ta pa-ra-a te-pu ] | 5 fine breads, the ingredients, he takes away, and he pours ... |
| 4 | iš-ḫu-u-wa-a-an 1 {D[UG}ga-az-zi -ḫi-iš Ì.GIŠ TUR] | He pours one bowl of small oil. |
| 5 | MUN-ia ḫa-a[n-da- | ... the salt ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | 1 {GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID Q[A-DUME-EL-QÉ-TI EGIR-an | One table with a reed ... afterwards. |
| 7 | nu-za {LÚ}SANGA 1 MUŠEN d[a-a-i na-an PA-NI{D}IŠKUR | The priest takes one bird and places it before the Storm-god. |
| 8 | an-da ú-ez-⸢zi⸣ [ | And he comes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | nu LUGAL-uš n[am-ma UŠ-KE-EN nu-uš-ši {LÚ}SANGA {GIŠ}EREN pa-a-i nu me-ma-i] | And the king prostrates himself, and the priest gives cedar, and speaks: |
| 10 | iz-zi-pu-u-n[i?-pí ka-a-za ka-a-u-zi-bi il-wa-i da-a-e | |
| 11 | x-⸢a?-u-ia⸣[ | |
| 12 | x[ | |
| Rs. V? | ||
| 1 | ] | |
| 2 | ]-ia | ... for me(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | -š]a | |
| 4 | -š]i-i | ... he(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5 | ]x | |
| 6 | ] | |
| 7 | ] | |
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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