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KBo 41, 199 (P440307)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 41, 199 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440307 |
| Museum no. | 2184/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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€3} obv. I! | ||
| 1′ | x | |
| 2′ | zi-[ | ... life ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | IŠ-TU{L[Ú}IGI.MUŠEN E]R-TU[M Q]A-TA[M-[MA | ...the bird-catcher, the rear ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma GUN-liš 2-an ar-ḫa [pa-it | (If) a bird and its tail two times ... |
| 5′ | [n]a-at 2-an ar-ḫa pa-a-er ḫ[a-aš-ta-pí-iš- | ... two times before the ḫaštapi-vessel ... |
| 6′ | na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it [ | And before the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | na-aš-za-kán GIŠ-ru-i TUŠ-a[t | And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | i-pár-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma-ká[n | ... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | na-aš-kán pé-an a[r-ḫa pa-it | And before the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | {D}10 {URU}ḫal-pa {URU}x[ | The Storm-god of Ḫalpa, the city ... |
| 11′ | nu SU{MEŠ} NU.S[IG₅-du | and the livers are not good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ma-a-an-za-ká[n | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13′ | Ú-UL ku-i[t-ki | It is not yours.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | {D}10 {URU}ḫa[l?-pa | the Storm-god of Ḫalpa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | DINGIR-LUM-z[a | Ilumz[a](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | nu [ | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| {€2} obv. I | ||
| 1′ | [IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN E]R-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu [MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird of the steppe stands opposite it, and the birds sing. |
| 2′ | [a-ra-am(?)-m]a-na-an-za tar-liš pa-an pa-⸢it⸣ ar-ši-in-ta-at-ḫ[i-iš ] | ... he places it before Aršintaḫi ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ ] ku-uš ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫ[a p]a-it | ... and he breaks it twice.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [KA₅].A-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et nu-za EGIR-pa ME-aš | On the gate, before the ... and after the water ... |
| 5′ | [na-a]š-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-et nu-za GAM-an šal-u-wa-ia-an | And he places it before the good one, and he libates a libation. |
| 6′ | [ GU]N-an ⸢IK⸣-ŠU-UD KA₅.A 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... he pours a libation; he opens the door twice. |
| 7′ | [šal-u-wa-i]a-aš-ma-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an | ... before the svaluwa-offering, before ... |
| 8′ | [ar-ḫ]a pa-it EGIR KASKAL-NI a-ra-am-ma-na-an-za-kán | Afterwards, after the journey, they bring it to you. |
| 9′ | [pé-an] ku-uš ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... before ... and two times after ... |
| 10′ | [UM-MA] {m}kaš-šú-ú ar-ḫa-w[a p]é-eš-šer | Moreover, Kaššāya speaks thus: |
| {€1} obv. | ||
| 1′ | ]-pa ⸢BAL⸣-[ | ... he pours ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | ] nu SU{MEŠ} NU?.[SIG₅-du ]x[ | and the livers are not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ]x x-za SI×SÁ-at {D}10 {URU}ḪAT-T[I] | ... the horn of the Storm-god of Ḫatti |
| 4′ | ]-ma ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | and on your right ... not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ] ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | ... the extispicy is equal and the work is good. |
| 6′ | ]x ME-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš NU.SIG₅ | ... and the gods are not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠE]N E[R-TU]M QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird-watcher places it opposite, and the birds sing. |
| 8′ | p]é-an SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... he places it in your good hand, and he breaks it twice. |
| 9′ | p]a-it ar-ši-in-⸢ta-at⸣-ḫi-eš-ma-kán | ... he places it on the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | n]a-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... and before the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ] EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | Afterwards, upon your good fortune |
| {€2+1} obv. II 1′/obv. | ||
| 12′ | [ú-et] ⸢na-aš(?)⸣-[ pa]-it | And he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+1} obv. II 2′/obv. | ||
| 13′ | [UM-M]A {m.D}KAL [SI×SÁ-a]t-⸢wa⸣ | ... Šamaš-šēziba, the singer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+1} obv. II 3′/obv. | ||
| 14′ | [ ]x x {D}10 {URU}ḪAT-TI-pát KI.MIN nu ⸢SU{MEŠ} SIG₅?⸣ | ... the Storm-god of Ḫattipāt, ditto, and good omens |
| {€2+1} obv. II 4′/obv. | ||
| 15′ | [ ZÍ ḫi]-li-ip-ši-ma-an NU.SIG₅ | ... flour from the ḫilippši-vessel is not good |
| {€2+1} obv. II 5′/obv. | ||
| 16′ | [IŠ-T]U{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN [ ] | ... in the hand of the old woman ... likewise and ... |
| {€2+1} obv. II 6′/obv. | ||
| 17′ | [ ]x xx ME-an nu-kán ⸢DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš⸣ NU.SI[G₅] | ... ... and the gods are not satisfied.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+1} obv. II | ||
| 7′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} | The bird of the hearth is opposite, and the birds |
| {€2} obv. II | ||
| 8′ | ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-an-du kal-mu-ši-iš-ká[n] EGIR U[GU SI]G₅-za | Afterwards, he pours a libation, and afterwards he libates to you. |
| 9′ | ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-⸢ḫa⸣ pa-it | And he places it before the gate.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [T]I₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et nu-za EGIR-pa M[E-aš] | ... the bird before the fish, and then afterwards ... |
| 11′ | [na-a]š-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it šal-u-wa-ia-a[š ] | And before the šaluwa-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [ ] ku-uš ú-et 〈〈ú-et〉〉 na-aš 2-an a[r-ḫa pa-it] | ... he takes, and two times he goes out ... |
| 13′ | [EGIR KASKAL-NI a]-al-⸢li⸣-ia-aš tar-liš pa-an p[a-it] | Afterwards, on the road, he turns towards the rear. |
| 14′ | [UM-MA] {m.D}KAL SI×SÁ-at-wa [ ] | Thus says Šamaš-šēzib. |
| 15′ | [ {D}]10 {URU}li-iḫ-zi-na-ia nu SU{MEŠ} [ | ... the Storm-god of Liḫzina, and the livers ... |
| 16′ | [ {GIŠ}Š]Ú.A-ḫi GÙB-an NU.SIG₅ [ ] | ... stands on the table; it is not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [IŠ]-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.G[I] ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu [ | ... the šug-vessel ... likewise ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [DIN]GIR-LIM-za kar-p[í-i]n šal-li-ia wa-a[š-túl ME-aš] | [The god] libates, and he takes the water. |
| 19′ | nu-kán EGIR-pa ⸢{D}⸣DAG NU.SIG₅ [ ] | And afterwards, Nabû is not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [I]Š-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát n[u MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du] | ... the bird-watcher ... likewise, and the birds sing ... |
| 21′ | [T]I₈{MUŠEN}-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-et na-[aš- | The bird ... on the good day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [a-a]l-li-ia-aš-ma-kán EGIR GAM k[u-uš ú-et] | Afterwards, he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [nu-za E]GIR-pa ME-aš na-aš-kán EGI[R UGU SIG₅-za ú-et] | He places it on the throne, and he places the foot upon the good one. |
| 24′ | [na-aš-ká]n pé-an ar-ḫa pa-i[t | And he takes it out from behind.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [EGIR KASKAL-N]I pát-tar-pal-ḫi-i[š | Afterwards, on the road, pátar-palḫiš |
| 26′ | [ú-et] na-aš-kán pé-an [ar-ḫa pa-it | And he goes before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [UM-M]A {m.D}KAL SI×S[Á-at-wa] | ... Šamaš-šēziba ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2} rev. III | ||
| 1 | [ ]x {D}10 {URU}ḪAT-TI-pát {D}10 [ ] | ... the Storm-god of Ḫattipa, the Storm God ... |
| 2 | x-⸢za⸣ nu IGI-zi S[U{MEŠ}] SIG₅-ru EGI[R-ma NU.SIG₅-du] | ... and he looks at the hands. He is good, he is not good. |
| 3 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši ke KASKAL GÙB-za x[ ] | He looks at the side of the road ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} ZAG-za RA-IṢ x[ ] | Afterwards, at your right side, ... |
| 5 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.[G]I QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SI[G₅-ru] | he places it on the shoulder, and he performs the ritual. |
| 6 | DINGIR-LIM-za EGIR-an ar-ḫa kar-pí-i[n | Afterwards, he libates to the god.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | nu-kán an-da SIG₅-u-i INAUD 2{KAM} {D}UTU A[N GUB-iš | And he is good. On the second day, the Sun-deity stands above. |
| 8 | [KU]R-e-aš SIG₅ ME-aš na-at-kán DINGIR-LIM-ni DA.B[I-i? ZI-ni | ... good for the heart, for the body of the god ... |
| 9 | [INAU]D 3{KAM} ḪUL ME-an nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ [SIG₅] | On the 3rd day: “It is evil,{d} you pound it with an arrow, it is good. |
| 10 | [I]Š-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{Ḫ[I.A} SI×SÁ-an-du] | The bird of the stall stands opposite, and the birds sing. |
| 11 | [ḫ]u-u-ša-aš-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš-[kán ] | Afterwards, on top of your good, and ... |
| 12 | [a]r-ḫa pa-it ar-ši-in-ta-at!-ḫi-eš-ma-[kán?] | ... he goes to the gate of Arši-intaḫi-esvma. |
| 13 | [EGI]R GAM ku-uš ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-[it] | Afterwards, he eats, and he breaks it twice. |
| 14 | EGIR KASKAL-NI a-al-li-ia-aš zi-an [k]u-uš pa-i[t] | Afterwards, on the road, he takes the cloth. |
| 15 | UM-MA {m!}{.D}KAL ar-ḫa-wa pé-e[š]-šer [ ] | Thus says Šamaš-šēziba, ... |
| 16 | ki-i ku-it ŠANE ⸢SI×SÁ-at⸣ xx mi-lu-l[i?- | When he ... the horns ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du SIG₅-u-an-za pa-an-ga-u-wa-aš lu-[ | And if he is not good, he should be good. |
| 18 | a-ra-aš ŠAGÙB-tar ME-aš nu píd-du-li-ia-x[ | ... he libates to the ŠAGÙB-tar-priestess and to Pidduliya... |
| 19 | nu-kán EGIR-pa {D}DAG NU.SIG₅ | Afterwards, the Storm-god is not good. |
| 20 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird of the stall stands opposite it, and the birds sing. |
| 21 | a-al-li-ia-aš tar-liš pa-an pa-it TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán pé-an ⸢ku-uš⸣ | Afterwards, before the mouth of the bird, before Kuš |
| 22 | ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | And he places it before the gate. |
| 23 | ⸢ar-ši⸣-in-ta-at!-ḫi-iš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-z[a ú-et] | And he places it behind the good one. |
| 24 | na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it nu ER-TAM ER-u-e[n] | And he goes before the gate, and he brings the errû-demon. |
| {€2+1} rev. III 25/rev. | ||
| 1′ | nu-kán a-al-li-ia-aš pé-an SIG₅-za ú-et na-a[š p]a-it | And he takes it from the good place, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+1} rev. III 26/rev. | ||
| 2′ | EGIR KASKAL-NI KA₅.A ta[r-li]š pa-an ú-et [ ] | Afterwards, on the road to the gate of Tarliš, before ... |
| {€1} rev. | ||
| 3′ | ] ú-et | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | SI×SÁ-a]t-wa | he pours a libation(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | ]x | |
| 6′ | ]-iš NU.SIG₅ | ... not good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2} rev. IV | ... | |
| {€2} rev. IV | ||
| 1 | {[D]}10 {URU}ḪAT-TI ku-it {D}10 {URU}li-iḫ-zi-na-ia | the Storm-god of Ḫattu, the one who binds the Storm God of Liḫzina |
| 2 | [ ]-ti SI×SÁ-⸢ta⸣-at nu-kán {m}zu-wa-an-za-an pa-ra-a ne-an-zi | ... they take the horn, and Zuwanzan goes. |
| 3 | [ {M]EŠ} pé-di-š[i] a-ri-ia-zi na-aš-kán KASKAL-ši da-a-i | ... he takes the plants, and he places them on the road. |
| 4 | [ ] A-NA⸢{D}10⸣ {URU.GIŠ}GIDRU-TI mu-keš-šar da-a-i | he places it before the Storm-god of Šamaš. |
| 5 | [ ]x an-da-an SUD-an-zi pí-ia-aš-ši pí-an-zi | They pound ... and they give it to the mouth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [ ]-ri-ia-an-zi ku-it SI×SÁ-[ ] nu-uš-ši a-pa-a-at x[ ] | ... they go, together with the horn ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [ ] ku-i-e-eš ša-a-ku-wa [ ]x-an-te-eš | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [ ]x x x[ | |
| {€3} rev. IV! | ||
| 1′ | ]x x[ | |
| 2′ | [nu KIN] NU.SIG₅-⸢du⸣ [IŠ-TUM]U{ḪI.A} GÍD.DA x x[ | And in the evening, with a long rope ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [na]-at pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-an NU.SIG₅ [ ] | He will give it at the threshing floor and he will not succeed. |
| 4′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TA[M-M]A-pát nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅ [ ] | The cult actor speaks, and the body parts are not good ... |
| 5′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ ER-TUM QA-TAM-⸢MA⸣-[p]át nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-a[n-du | The bird of the hearth is opposite, and the birds sing. |
| 6′ | na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán EGIR UGU [SIG₅-za ú-et | And two times, at the entrance of the eagle, behind your good ... |
| 7′ | EGIR KASKAL-NI a-al-li-ia-aš-kán EG[I]R UGU SIG₅-za ⸢ú⸣-e[t | Afterwards, on your journey, afterwards, upon your good ... |
| 8′ | i-pár-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma kal-tar-ši-iš {D}UTU-un tar-liš p[a-an ] | He breaks it, and the kaltarši-offering of the Sun-deity before ... |
| 9′ | UM-MA {m}kaš-šú-ú SI×SÁ-at-wa [ ] | Thus Kašša, the horned ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | e-ni ku-it ut-tar SI×SÁ-at UN{MEŠ}-uš-kán [ | And he takes the horn of the people ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | nu EME e-eš-ša-an-zi nu DINGIR-LUM a-pa-a-⸢at⸣ [ | And they sing, and the god speaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | nu SU{MEŠ} NU.⸢SIG₅⸣-du SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ [ ] | And the flesh is not good, the heads are not good ... |
| 13′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu ⸢KIN NU⸣.SI[G₅⸣-du | The old woman is seated opposite, and the ritual is not performed. |
| 14′ | mu-keš-šar-ra ME-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš x[ | The cult actor speaks, and the gods |
| 15′ | ⸢UN?⸣-aš EME ku-iš ⸢SI×SÁ⸣-at nu-kán U[N- | ... the tongue, the tongue of the horn, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ -a]n?-kán IŠ-TUÉ-ŠU SIG₅-in [ | ... in his hand, good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [ar]-ḫa ḫar-ak-zi nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru [ | ... he libates, and the well-being ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [IŠ-TU]{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu [ | ... the hand of the old woman, beside it, and ... |
| 19′ | [ ]-mi-an ME-aš nu-kán an-da [ | ... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 20′ | [ ]-ŠU da-a-er na-[at | ... he takes it ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21′ | [ ]-⸢za wa-aš-túl⸣ [ | ... to the hearth ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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- 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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