KBo 41, 179 (P440287)
CTH 573, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 41, 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440287 |
| Museum no. | 839/f |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 573 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obv. | ] 𒉽 | |
| obv. | ||
| 1′ | ] ... | |
| 2′ | ] xx xx xx x | |
| obv. 2b´ | ] ... | |
| 3′ | SI]G₅-za ú-e-⸢er⸣ na-at-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-a-⸢er⸣ | He libates, and then he goes back.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | SI×S]Á-at 𒉽 | ... the horns ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | ]x | |
| 6′ | {f].⸢D}IŠTAR-at⸣-ti ku-it ⸢SI×SÁ-at e-ni⸣ [k]u-it me-mi-er ku?-it?-x-x[ ] | Ištar-atti, with the horn of the eagle, with ... ... |
| 7′ | DING]IR-LUM xx xx x aš-šu Ú-UL xx x še-er i?-pád?-da-an-x [ ] | ... the god ... he does not ... below ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | mar-š]a-na-aš-ši-⸢uš GUN-li₁₂-an ⸢NI-MUR⸣ na-at-kán pé-an ku-⸢uš⸣ ú-e-er | ... he places it on the hearth, and before him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | na?]-at-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-e-er na-at 2-an ⸢ar-ḫa⸣ pa-a-⸢er⸣ | And he places it before the good one, and he breaks it twice. |
| 10′ | NI-M]UR na-aš pa-an tar-liš ⸢pa⸣-it na-aš-za TUŠ-at KA×U-ŠÚ-ma-za-⸢kán⸣ | ... he places it before the door, and he sits at the door of the door. |
| 11′ | GU]N-an NI-MUR na-aš-kán [EGIR] UGU SIG₅-za ú-et | ... he places it on the hearth. Afterwards, upon your good health ... |
| 12′ | E]GIR KASKAL-NI 2 TI₈{MUŠEN} ⸢GUN⸣-an NI-MUR na-at-kán EGIR UGU ⸢SIG₅⸣-za ú-e-er | ... on the path of the road two birds ... a talent ... and he places it behind the good one. |
| 13′ | p]a-a-er UM-MA {m}pí-ia-⸢am-mu SI×SÁ⸣-at-wa | ... Piya-ammu libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ] ⸢ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-a[t-t]i U[N-a]n ⸢ú⸣-e-⸢ri⸣-ia-an-zi | ... Ištar-atti ... and they bring ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | a]r-ḫa a-ni-ia-an-zi [m]a-ši-ia-an-ta-aš-kán MU{ḪI.A}-aš | ... they take, and the year ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | t]a-ri-ia-nu-wa-an-za e-eš-ta *nu a*-pé-e-né-eš-šu-wa-an | ... the tariyanuwanza-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | ]x-x za-⸢an-ki?⸣-[l]a-tar pí-[a]n-⸢zi⸣ EGIR-an-da-ma-aš A-NALUGAL | ... they give ... to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ]x nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du [ ] | ... and the birds sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | ]x ⸢na-at-kán(?)⸣ [ | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| rev. | ||
| 1′ | ] | |
| 2′ | ]x | |
| 3′ | ] | |
| 4′ | ] ... | |
| 5′ | ]x EGIR.KASKAL-NI [ ] | ... after my journey ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | ]x RA AZ [ ]x | |
| 7′ | ] x-aš MUŠEN{ḪI.[A} ] | ... birds ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | ] ⸢I⸣-NAEGIR-kán ŠÀ É-x[ ]-ni | ... in the house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ]x PA-NIDINGIR{MEŠ} ki-i me-mi-iš-⸢ke⸣-mi | ... he speaks to the gods as follows:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | ]x-wa še-ek-nu-〈uš〉 pí-ip-pu-u-wa-ar ⸢a-ša⸣-š[i](?) | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | -k]án DINGIR{MEŠ} ⸢EGIR⸣-pa an-da le-e [ ]-ni | ... the gods ... afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | MUŠEN]{⸢ḪI.A}(?) SI×SÁ-an-du⸣ 𒉽 | The birds sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. | ... | |
| 13′ | ]x-x-it x x-un GAM-an-ma a-an-[ | ... ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14′ | ]x še-ek-kán-ta-aš-ma x x[ | ... in the middle ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | ]-me? ⸢Ù?⸣ A-NA ⸢ka-pu⸣-eš?x xx | ... and to the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| rev. | ... | |
| 16′ | ]x x x[ | |
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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