KBo 38, 171 (P439427)
CTH 448, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 38, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P439427 |
| Museum no. | 2767/c |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 448 |
| 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.? | ||
| 1′ | ] x[ | |
| 2′ | NINDA.GU]R₄.RA ⸢GA.KIN.AG⸣ [ ]x-ra-a [ | ... a loaf of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ] ta ½{ḪI.A} ḫa-[ k]at-ta-an [ | ... and the Ḫa-gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ]x-aš-ša-an DINGIR{MEŠ} [ pa]l-⸢za⸣-ḫi EGIR-pa da-a-i | ... the gods ... he places afterwards.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | NINDA.GU]R₄.RA ⸢GA.KIN⸣.AG ták-na-aš {D}UTU-i | a loaf of bread, a cup of emmer, to the Sun-deity |
| 6′ | ]x iš-pa-an-ti a-ra-u-wa-an-ni | ... he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ]-⸢ga⸣-al-li-ia pár-ši-ia | ... breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | -š]a-an-ni kat-⸢ta⸣-an-da pé-eš-ši-ia-z[i | And he places it before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | pa]l-za-ḫi EGIR-pa da-a-i | ... he places it behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | ] ... | |
| 11′ | NINDA.GU]R₄.RA GA.KIN.⸢AG⸣ ták-na-aš {D}UTU-i | a loaf of bread, a cup of emmer, for the Sun-deity. |
| 12′ | {LÚ}S]AGI.A GAL LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM [ | The chief cupbearer, the tablemen, the chief cook ... |
| 13′ | ] GAL LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}GIDRU GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}NI.DUḪ pár-ši-i[a | ... the chief of the staff-bearers and the chief cook breaks ... |
| 14′ | ]x-ni kat-ta-an-da pé-eš-⸢ši⸣-ia-⸢zi⸣ | ... they place ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | ] da-a-i | he takes.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | GA.KIN.A]G ták-na-aš {D}UTU-i [ | ... the libation vessel of the Sun-deity ... |
| 17′ | -a]n-da-an {D}in-x[ | ... to In...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 18′ | ]-wa pu-u-x[ | |
| 19′ | ]x{ḪI.A} ḫa-at-⸢re⸣-eš-[ | ... the ḫatreš-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | ]x-an {GIŠ}pal-za-ḫi [ | ... the table ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs.? | ||
| 1′ | ] TI? AN?-x[ | |
| 2′ | ]x-li-*ia* ⸢ŠA⸣ [ | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | ] {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠÀ.TAM [ | ... the priests ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | {LÚ.M]EŠ}MUḪALDIM GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}[ | The great cooks, the cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ]x | |
| 6′ | ]x-an x[ | |
| 7′ | ] a-aš-šu-uš [ | ... to him ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8′ | ] ... | |
| 9′ | ]x-la-an-du-uš [ | ... they ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10′ | ]-kán-zi ku-i-e-eš [ | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11′ | ]-u-wa-aš IM-⸢an⸣-du(-)[ | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | ]x-ti-eš-ša-ni GAM-an(-)[ | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | {GIŠ}p]al-za-ḫi da-a-i | He places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ] ... | |
| 15′ | ]x ḫa-at-⸢te⸣-eš(-)[ ]x-ni-kán an-[ | ... the ... of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16′ | ]x-an GA KU₇ ku-it-ta [ | ... sweet milk ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | ] ku-it-ta 3-ŠÚ BAL-an-z[i | ... they libate three times.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ]x-TUM ⸢SAG.DU⸣{MEŠ} GÌR{MEŠ} [ | ... the head, the feet ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | ]x A-NA˽⸢PA⸣-NI {D}x[ | ... to Nabû-iddin, the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20′ | p]é-eš-ši-ia-zi [ | ... he pours ...(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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