KBo 40, 154 (P439922)
CTH 470, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 40, 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P439922 |
| Museum no. | 329/d |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 470 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Rs.? (III) | ||
| 1′ | d[a?- | |
| 2′ | nu me-[ | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | pa-ap-[pár-aš-zi(?) | ... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ke-e(-)[ | and how(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | pa-⸢ap⸣-[pár-aš-zi(?) | ... he breaks...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | ḫa-aḫ-ḫ[i?- | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7′ | e-eš-še?-[er? | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | nu-uš-š[a-an | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9′ | nu-uš-m[a-aš | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10′ | še-e-e[r | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 11′ | nam-m[a | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 12′ | le-⸢e⸣ [ | |
| 13′ | pát-tar [ | |
| 14′ | 1 ⸢ur⸣-[ | |
| 15′ | x [ | |
| Rs.? (IV) | ||
| 1′ | M]U?{KAM.ḪI[A} G]ÍD.DA i-i[a] | ... the year ... he takes the linen cloth. |
| 2′ | ]-li x A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL | ... for the king and the queen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ] pé-eš-ši-an e-eš-⸢tu⸣ | ... before he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ]x-za e-eš-⸢tu⸣ ma-a-an | ... when ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ku-w]a-pí a-ar-ti nu-za-an | ... he libates, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ]-za da-a nu-⸢uš-ma⸣-x x-⸢li⸣ | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7′ | ma?-š]i-i-e-eš | ... they ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8′ | ] I-NAIZI za-nu-an-zi ⸢{MUNUS⸣}ŠU.GI | ... they fill the fire. The old woman ... |
| 9′ | -z]i na-at-ša-an {NINDA}ḫar-ša-aš še-er ar-ḫa | ... he takes the ḫarša-bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | MÁŠ.G]AL QA-TAM-MA-pát I-NANINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} še-er ar-ḫa | The large vessel, together with the groats, the loaf of bread, below, |
| 11′ | {UZU}]QA-TÚ A-NADINGIR˽LÚ{MEŠ} 1 {UZU}mu-uḫ-ra-in | The QA-TU-offering to the men, one muḫra-cut |
| 12′ | ]-ši 1 {UZU}MAŠ.ŠÌL A-NA⸢DINGIR⸣ EN-ia MUNUS-TI | ... one extispicy for the god, my lord, a woman. |
| 13′ | ]{ḪI.A} ši-pa-an-ti MÁŠ.GAL a-da-an-zi | ... he libates, and they give the large vessel. |
| 14′ | ] šu-uḫ-ḫa-⸢an⸣-zi šu-up-pa-aš pé-ra-an ši-pa-an-ti | ... he pours a libation, he libates before ... |
| 15′ | ] ⸢a⸣-da-an-zi {GIŠ}la-aḫ-ḫur-nu-⸢zi⸣-aš-kán an-da | ... they bring, and the laḫurnu-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | da-a]-⸢i⸣ na-at šu-uḫ-ḫi ḫar-wa-ši pé-di da-a-i | He places it, and he places it on the hearth of the ḫarwa-vessel. |
| 17′ | ke-e-ez k]e-e-ez-zi-ia te-kán pád-da-an-zi 2 {DUG}ÚTUL | ... they go, and they bring two vessels ... |
| 18′ | -a]r-ra-an ḫa-at-ta-ri na-aš-ta {GIŠ}tup-pa-tu-ri-in | ... and he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | ] nu-uš-ša-an pát-te-eš-na-aš an-da wa-la-aḫ-z[i] | ... and he goes to the opposite side ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | ]x-an pu-u-ru-ut na-a-i nu ku-u-un-na [ | ... the responsibility is upon him, and he is secure ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | ] IŠ-TU9 GAG URUDU Ù 9 {GIŠ}GAG A.Š[À | ... a bowl of copper and 9 baskets of fruit ... |
| 22′ | ]x QA-TAM-MA KASKAL-ši-kán ⸢iš-tar⸣-na [ | ... likewise, on your journey, the goddess ... |
| 23′ | ]x ⸢ar-ḫa? i-ia⸣-[ | ... he takes ...(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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