KBo 41, 198 (P440306)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 41, 198 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440306 |
| Museum no. | 2191/c + 2233/c |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 577 |
| 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. I | ||
| 1 | ]x | |
| 2 | ]x-na | ...na(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | ]x-in-wi₅-ta | from ...inwi(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | -a]n-ni | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5 | ]x-ni | ...ni(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | ]x-in | ...in(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | ]x-mi-wi₅-ia-ia | ...miwiya(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | ]x-ni | ...ni(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | ]x | |
| 10 | ]x x | |
| 11 | ]x nu? xx x | |
| 12 | ]x | |
| 13 | ] | |
| 14′ | EGI]R UGU SIG₅-za | (If) it is flattened on top of your good |
| 15′ | -i]t | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16′ | ] | |
| 17′ | pé-e]š-šer | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18′ | ] | |
| 19′ | ]x UD DINGIR-LIM | ... day of the god(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20′ | ]x-aš? Ú-UL | ... not(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 21′ | ]x | |
| obv. II | ||
| 1 | nam-ma wa-ar-pu-u-x[ | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2 | DINGIR-LIM-ia 2-an EGIR-pa [ | Afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM Q[A-TAM-MA | From the cult singer of the extispicy ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši k[e | He looks at him, and he bows down.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} {GIŠ}Š[Ú.A | Afterwards, with the table(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-[TUM | The bird of the extispicy ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | na-aš-kán EGIR UGU [SIG₅-za ú-et | Afterwards, upon your good |
| 8 | EGIR KASKAL!-NI TI₈{MUŠEN} GU[N-li₁₂-an NI-MUR | Afterwards, the bird calls out ... |
| 9 | TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán pé-a[n ú-et | ... the bird ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | na-aš GUN-liš pa-a[n | ... he gives the talent ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ⸢ú?⸣-e-er na-at 2-a[n ar-ḫa pa-a-er | ... he takes, and twice he breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [ i]k?-šu?-x-aḫ? [ | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13 | INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR x[ | On the second day, the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | INAUD 3{KAM} DINGIR x[ | On the 3rd day: the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | {D}IŠTAR {URU}[ | Ištar of the city ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | ka-né-šer₉ [ | ... the kanesver-vessel ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | na-a-wi₅ DÙ-[ | ... the nawi-official ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | IŠ-TU {LÚ}x[ | from the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19 | nu IGI-zi [ | and he will see ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}[ŠU.GI(?) | ... the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | ma-a-an x[ | Where ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. III | ||
| 1′ | IŠ-TUx[ | from ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | nu-kán an-da [ | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | INAUD 3{KAM} ḪU[L | On the 3rd day: good.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | {D}IŠTAR {URU}x[ | Ištar of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | A-NAEME-ia [ | my tongue ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL {MUNUS}[ŠU.GI(?) | The cult actor, the old woman, |
| 7′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ma?-a?-[ | ... the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | a-ši INIM {F}ḫu-me-li 2 x[ | As for the word of Ḫumeli, 2 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ma-a-an-za DINGIR-LUM ke-e-d[a- | Where is the god?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | nam-ma da KI.MIN nu x[ | And likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši k[e | He looks at him, and he bows down.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | EGIR TE{MEŠ} šu-x[ | Afterwards, with ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI E[R?-TUM | ... of the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ŠALUGAL A-DAM-M[A | The king and his fathers(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | INAUD 2{KAM} SIG₅ x[ | On the second day: good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. IV | ]x | |
| rev. IV | ||
| 1′ | ]x NU.SIG₅-du | ... not good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | ]x{MEŠ}? SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ | ... the heads are not good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ]x nu KIN SIG₅-ru | ... and a good month(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ]x pa-an-ga-u-i pa-iš | ... he places before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ]x-li-ia wa-aš-túl ME-aš ... | ... he takes the water ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ] MUNUS.LUGAL-za ZAG-tar ME-aš | ... the queen, the front of the battle ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. IV | ... | |
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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