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KBo 42, 102 (P440439)
CTH 591, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 42, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440439 |
| Museum no. | Bo 1992/222 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 591 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Vs.? (II) | ||
| 1′ | ](-)ḫu?(-)[ | |
| 2′ | ]x-ia | ...ya(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | ]-zi | ... he takes(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | pé-ra-a]n ⸢ḫu-u⸣-wa-i nu DUMU{MEŠ}.LUGAL a-ša-ši | ... before the king, and the sons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ]x ḫa-an-⸢te-ez⸣-zi ti-an-zi LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU | ... they set up, and the staff-bearer ... |
| 6′ | ]x {LÚ}NAR ta-ku-uz-za ḫal-za-a-i | ... the singer sits and sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | {LÚ}S]AGI.A A-NAGIŠ.{D}I[NANN]A⸢{ḪI.A} pé-ra-an⸣ | The cupbearer places it before the Ištar-deities. |
| 8′ | ]x na-aš-ta {LÚ.[MEŠ}ḫal-li-i]a-ri-eš | ... and the cult singers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | {LÚ}pal-w]a-tal-la-[aš | The chanter(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs.? (III) | ||
| 1′ | x[ | |
| 2′ | ḫu-u-m[a- | |
| 3′ | na-aš-ta pa-[ | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | ti-an-zi n[a- | they set up ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | na-aš-ta pár-aš-na-u-[wa-aš | And he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ú-ez-zi x LUGAL MUNUS.L[UGAL | ... the king and the queen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ⸢a⸣-k[u]-wa-an-zi [m]a-an[ | they libate, when(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | 1 ⸢NINDA.GUR₄.RA⸣ [ | 1 loaf of bread ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-a[š | The king and the queen are seated.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | a-ku-wa-an-zi [ | they drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11′ | iš-ga-ru-ḫi-i[t | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | še-er e-ep-z[i | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-l[a-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi | The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš [ḫal-za-a-i | The recitation priest sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | {LÚ]}SAGI.A x[ | the cupbearer ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | ] LUGAL-i pa-[a-i | He gives it to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | ]x-a-kán x[ | |
| 18′ | ] pa-ra-a [ | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs.? (IV) | ||
| 1′ | ]x x[ | |
| 2′ | ] ... [ | |
| 3′ | x[ ]x {NINDA}t[a-pár-wa-šu- | ... taparwašu-bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | šu-x x[ ]x[ ] ⸢e⸣-ep-z[i | ... he does ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | 1 {UZU}⸢ÚR UDU? še-er⸣ d[a]-a-i x[ | He takes one sheep's flesh below ... |
| 6′ | ku-it {UZU}Ì {NINDA}ta-pár-wa-š[u- | with oil, taparwašu-bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | zi-ik-ke-ez-zi na-at x[ | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | nu GAL ME-ŠE-DI A-NAEN ÉRIN⸢{MEŠ} IGI⸣[{ḪI.A}-it | And the chief of the bodyguards before the troops |
| 9′ | iš-kit₉-taḫ-ḫi na-aš-⸢ta⸣ x[ | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ša-ri-k[u-wa-an | The šarrikuwa-officials(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | an-da x[ | ... with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 12′ | nu {LÚ.ME[Š} | and the men(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | nu {⸢NINDA}?{⸣}[ | And the bread ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | ⸢na⸣-[ | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 15′ | x[ | |
| Rs.? (V) | ||
| 1′ | ⸢pár-aš⸣-n[a-u-wa-aš | ... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL [ ]x x | The king and the queen ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-[ri-eš ]x-i | The cult singers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [{L]Ú}⸢pal⸣-wa-tal-l[a-aš ]x-x | The chanter ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ ]x-ši-an-x[ ] ⸢e⸣-ep-zi | ... takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | NINDA.GU]R₄.RA EM-ṢA a-aš-ka-az ú-da-i | ... he brings the sour loaf of bread to the side. |
| 7′ | ] pár-ši-ia | ... breaks(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | NIND]A.GUR₄.RA e-ep-zi | He takes the loaf of bread.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ]x ŠAGAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL | the chief of the palace servants(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | pár-aš-na]-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi | He goes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ] ... | |
| 12′ | ]x-ia-an | ...yan(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-r]i?-eš | The cult singers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ]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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