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KBo 38, 281 (P439523)
CTH 701, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 38, 281 |
|---|---|
| ID | P439523 |
| Museum no. | 1345/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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€1} Rs.? (III) | ||
| 1′ | [ ] xx x[ ] | |
| 2′ | [ ]x ⸢pár⸣-ši-i[a ] | ... breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [ -r]i-ez-zi[ ] | he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | [ {G]IŠ}BANŠUR DING[IR-LIM ] | the table of the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | [ ] [ ] | |
| 6′ | [ n]a-aš-ta a-na-a-[ḫi ] | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | [ ]a-aḫ-ru-u-uš-ḫi[ ] | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | [ ḫu-up-ru(?)]-uš-ḫi pé-eš-še-eš-k[e-ez-zi ] | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [ A-N]A{GIŠ}BANŠUR-ma ... [ ] | ... to the table ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [ ]{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-du-[uš ] | ... the ḫumandu-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [ ]NINDA.SIG{ḪI.A} ka-lu-t[i- ] | ... fine bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [ k]u-it-ma-an-ma x[ ] | Moreover, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+2} Rs.? (III) 13′/Vs. II? | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x x x[ ] | |
| {€2} Vs. II? | ||
| 2′ | [ ]-⸢zi⸣ | ... they take ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | [ ]x-na zi-⸢in-na⸣-i nu-uš [ ] | ... he speaks, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ḫa-an-te-ez-zi-ia UD]-⸢at⸣ [ma-aḫ]-⸢ḫa⸣-an ša-r[a-a š]u-u-uḫ-ḫi pé-⸢e⸣-[da-aš] | And he takes the day, and he places it before the hearth. |
| 5′ | [ki-nu-un-na-aš-kán DINGIR]˽LÚ{M[EŠ}-uš š]a-ra-a QA-TAM-MA pé-e-da-i | In Kinunna, the men's gods come forth together. |
| 6′ | [ ]x-an [ ]-⸢ḫa⸣ [l]a-a-ḫu-i na-aš-kán ḫa-an-te-⸢ez⸣-z[i]-⸢ia⸣ | ... ... and he takes, and they stand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [UD-at ma-aḫ-ḫa-an -i]š [ki-nu]-⸢na⸣-aš-k[án] ⸢QA-TAM⸣-MA šu-⸢un⸣-na-i {LÚ}AZU-⸢ia⸣ | On the day that he comes, he places it on the bed. Likewise, the physician |
| 8′ | [ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ḫa-an-te-ez-zi]-ia [UD-a]t A+NAG[AL{ḪI.A}] ⸢DINGIR-LIM⸣ ḫur-li-li | And he goes to the great god of Ḫurlili |
| 9′ | [me-mi-iš-ke-et k]i-n[u-un-n]a-at QA-⸢TAM-MA⸣ me-[mi-i]š-ke-ez-zi | He speaks, and likewise speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [na-aš-ta {LÚ}AZU A-N]AB[E-E]L SÍSKUR {GIŠ}EREN ⸢ar-ḫa⸣ da-a-i na-at-ša-an kat+ta | And the cupbearer takes a cedar offering for the sacrifice, and he places it on the ground. |
| 11′ | [A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.K]ID ŠASÍSKUR da-a-i BE-E[L SÍSKUR] UŠ-KE-EN {LÚ}AZU-ma | He places it on the table; the lord of the ritual prostrates himself; the physician |
| 12′ | [ḫur-li-li] ku-un-zi-ip zu-uz-zu-m[a-a-ki-i]p KI.MIN me-ma-i | |
| 13′ | [BE-EL SÍSKU]R e-ša-ri *nu-uš-ši* a-ku-a[n-na p]í-an-zi nu 3-ŠU e-ku-zi | The lord of the throne libates, and he drinks three times. |
| 14′ | [ ]-zi-ma {D}ḫé-pát-un-pát DINGIR{MEŠ}-ia-aš-š[i-i]š-ša-an ku-i-e-eš an-da | ... and Ḫepa-unpa, the gods, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [ ]x-an an-da ak-ku-uš-⸢ke⸣-ez-zi | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | [ ] e-ku-zi nu {LÚ}AZU ša-ra-a ti-i-e-ez-zi nu-uš-ša-an ... | ... he drinks, and the cupbearer comes, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [ ]x Ì.DU₁₀.GA-ia la-a-ḫu-i na-at pa-ra-a ta-me-⸢e-da-ni?⸣ | ... he pours my sweet oil, and he takes it away. |
| 18′ | [A-NA{LÚ}AZ]U pa-a-i a-pa-a-ša-az kar-aš m[a-a]l-la-an da-⸢a⸣-i | He gives it to the cupbearer, and he places it on the table. |
| 19′ | [na-at GÙ]B-⸢li⸣ ki-iš-ri!-i ku-un-na-az [ki]-iš-ra-az kat+ta wa-ar-ap-pí-iš-ke-zi | And he places it on the left, and he puts it down below. |
| 20′ | [ ]x-ša-an {LÚ}AZU GEŠTIN-an Ì.DU₁₀.GA-ia IŠsic-TU[{DUG}]DÍLIM.GAL | ... the cupbearer pours wine and fine oil into the large vessel. |
| 21′ | [ le]-⸢el-ḫu-wa⸣-a-i na-⸢aš⸣-ta DINGIR-LUM GÌR{MEŠ}-ŠU ar-ri | ... he shouts, and the god, the feet, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [ Š]ADINGIR-LIM GÌR{MEŠ}-aš ar-ru-ma-aš SÌR-in | [The god] sings a recitation of the feet. |
| 23′ | [SÌR-RU ]x ⸢PA⸣-NIDINGIR-LIM ar-⸢ḫa⸣ x[ ]x | ... sings ... the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | [ ]x[ ] | |
| {€2} Rs. III? | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x x[ ] | |
| 2′ | [A-NASÍSKUR-ma ku-iš {LÚ}AZ]U ar-ta-ri nu-[za 1 {NINDA}i-du-ri-in da-a-i] | He takes one idurin-bread at the offering, and the cupbearer takes it. |
| 3′ | [ ka]t-ta-an da-a-i na-an pár-⸢ši⸣-i[a-ri] | ... he places it, and he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [{LÚ}AZU-ma ḫur-li-li ú]-⸢e⸣-ni-eš ku-up-ḫa-še-e-ni-eš KI.MIN me-ma-⸢i⸣ [ ] | The cupbearer speaks in Hurrian.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [na-aš-ta a-na-a-ḫi pé-ra-a]n ar-ḫa da-a-i na-aš-ta {TU₇}ga-an-g[a-ti] | He places it before the door, and he places it behind. And he libates. |
| 6′ | [ša-ra-a ka-a]š-⸢du⸣-pa-a-ez-zi ZÀ.AḪ.LI-ia-kán an-da [šu-ni-e]zsic-zisic | And he pours a libation, and he places it on the table. |
| 7′ | [na-at-k]án {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-uš-ḫi Ì.GIŠ an-da da-a-i ḫur-li-l[i] | Then he places oil in the aḫrušhu-vessel; in Hurrian ... |
| 8′ | [ki-i]š-ša-an me-ma-i ga-an-ga-tu-uḫ-ḫi-ni-ip ku-tim-me-ni-eš | And he speaks thus: “I want to pacify the heart’, |
| 9′ | [t]u-u-ḫal-zi-ni-e-eš da-a-tu-nu-uš-še-ni-eš {D}ḫé-pát ḫu-u-te-ni wa-a-wa-a-ni ... | |
| 10′ | [wu-u-r]i ke-e-lu-ul-la-a-e nu-uš-ša-an ½ NINDA.KU₇ ḫa-aš-ši-i ḫa-ri-ia-an-da-an | |
| 11′ | [A-NA{D]UG}DÍLIM.GAL {TU₇}ga-aš-ga-ti-ti-aš da-a-i | He places it into the large bowl of gāšgati-beer. |
| 12′ | [na-aš-ta] {LÚ}AZU {DUG}GAL GEŠTIN da-a-i nu ḫu-u-up-ru-u-uš-ḫi kat+ta-an A-NADINGIR-LIM-kán | And the cupbearer takes the large vessel of wine, and the ḫuprušhi-vessel below to your god. |
| 13′ | [me-na-aḫ-ḫ]a-an-da 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti ḫur-li-li-ma šu-u-wa-a-la ni-e-eš-še | ... once he libates, and in Hurrian ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [wa-a-aḫ-r]u-še-en-ni-eš ši-i-iš ke-e-lu me-ma-i nam-ma-aš-ša-an | And he speaks thus:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [ ]x TU₇˽BA.BA.ZA ḫu-ul-li-eš-ni še-er ši-pa-an-ti | ... he libates a libation of bābazza-beer on the ḫulli-ešni-vessel. |
| 16′ | [nu-uš-ša-an] {DUG}GAL GEŠTIN kat+ta A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID da-a-i | And he places the large vessel of wine on the table. |
| 17′ | [nu-uš-ša-an BE-E]L SÍSKUR A+NA{DUG}DÍLIM.GAL TU₇˽BA.BA.ZA QA-TAM da-a-i | Then the lord of the sacrifice places (it) in a large bowl with babazza-beer. |
| 18′ | [ ]x-ap kar-ap-zi na-at PA-NIDINGIR-LIM da-a-i | He takes ... and places it before the god. |
| 19′ | [ pár-š]i-ia-an-na-i na-aš-ta a+na-a-ḫi pé-ra-⸢an ar⸣-ḫa | ... he breaks, and then he goes back ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [da-aš-ke-ez-zi n]a-at-kán {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-u-uš-ḫi Ì.GIŠ an-da | And he pours oil into the aḫru-vessel. |
| 21′ | [šu-ú-ni-iš-ke-ez]-zi | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22′ | [na-at-ša-an ḫu-u-up-ru-u]š-ḫi ḫa-aš-ši-i pé-eš-še-eš-ke-ez-zi [ ] | And he pours a libation in the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [ ]x x ⸢{GIŠ⸣}BANŠUR DINGIR-LIM PA-NI x[ ] | ... the table of the god, beside ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+2} Vs.? (II) 1′/Rs. III? | ||
| 24′ | [ ]x-an-⸢da? ši⸣-pa-an-za-ke-ez-z[i] | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€1+2} Vs.? (II) 2′/Rs. III? | ||
| 25′ | [ ḫa-an-t]e-ez-⸢zi-ia⸣ UD-at [ ] | ... on the day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+2} Vs.? (II) 3′/Rs. III? | ||
| 26′ | [ Q]A-TAM-MA ⸢ka-lu⸣-t[i- ] | Afterwards, the kalūti-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1} Vs.? (II) | ||
| 4′ | [ ]x LÚ{MEŠ}-aš ša-ra-[a ] | ... the men ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ Q]A-TAM-MA ša-ra-a [ ] | Afterwards, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [ n]a-at *ma-a-aḫ-ḫa*-a[n ] | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7′ | [ -u]n-na-i {LÚ}AZU [ ] | ... the priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [ L]ÀL Ì-ia a[r- ] | ... oil ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | [ ]x-ke-ez-zi ⸢ma⸣-[ ] | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10′ | [ -k]án *A-NA*BE-E[L ] | ... the lord ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11′ | [ {GIŠ}BAN]ŠUR AD.KID d[a-a-i] | He takes the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [ ḫur]-li-li[ ] | ... Ḫurlili ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | [ ]x x [ ] | |
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- 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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