KBo 44, 131 (P440908)
CTH 634, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 44, 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440908 |
| Museum no. | 163/o |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 634 |
| 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′ | [ zé-ri-ia]-al-li GAD[A-it] | ... he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [wa-aš-ša-an-t]a {É⸢}ḫi⸣-i-[li] | ... in the ḫili-house(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ka-ru-ú] ar-⸢ta⸣-[ri] | The karû-offering is ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [na-aš-ta GA]L DUMU{MEŠ}.É.[GAL] | And the great palace servants(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [GAL ME-ŠE-DI-i]a pa-ra-a pa-a-an-[zi] | They go to the chief of the bodyguards.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU] pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-a-[i] | The staff-bearer comes before the ... |
| 7′ | [DUMU{MEŠ}].LUGAL a-⸢ša⸣-a-[ši] | The king's sons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ]}⸢MUḪALDIM⸣ ⸢ḫa⸣-an-⸢te-ez⸣-[z]i ti-an-z[i] | The cooks stand before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [LÚ˽{GI]Š}GIDRU A-⸢NA⸣{LÚ.MEŠ⸢}NAR⸣ ta-⸢ku⸣-[uš-za] | The staff-bearer drinks with the singers. |
| 10′ | [ḫal-z]a-⸢i {LÚ}SAGI.A⸣-m[a] | ... the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [wa-aš-š]a-an-za A-NAGIŠ.{D}INANNA{ḪI.⸢A⸣} | And he places it before the Ištar-priests. |
| 12′ | [pé-ra-a]n ḫ[u]-u-wa-a-i | ... before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [{LÚ}S]AGI.A-⸢aš {NINDA}ša-ra⸣-a[m-na-aš(?)] | The cupbearer of the šaramna-bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [še?-er? pár?]-aš?-na-ez-[zi] | He breaks it down.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [ ]x[ ] | |
| Rs. (V) | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ ] | |
| 2′ | [ ]-⸢ez⸣-z[i ] | ... they go ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | [ LUGA]L-⸢uš⸣ ḫu⸣-u[p-pa]-r[i] | ... the king breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ši-pa-an-ti i]š-⸢ga-ru-uḫ-ḫi-kán⸣ | ... he libates to Išgaruhḫi.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [la-ḫu-u]-a-an | he drinks.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | [GIŠ.{D}INANN]A GAL ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri⸣-eš | The great lyre, the cult singers |
| 7′ | [SÌR]-RU {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-⸢i⸣ | The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [{LÚ}]ki-i-ta-aš ⸢ḫal-za-a-i⸣ | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [{L]Ú}pal-wa-tal-la-aš p[a]l-wa-a-ez-zi | The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [{LÚ}]SAGI.A-aš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA | The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread. |
| 11′ | [a-aš-k]a-az ú-da-i ⸢LUGAL-i⸣ pa-a-i | He brings it to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [LUGAL-u]š pár-ši-ia {LÚ}SAGI.A-kán | The king breaks it; the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [LUGAL]-⸢i⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.⸢RA⸣ e-ep-z[i] | The king breaks the loaf.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | na-an-kán p[a-r]a-⸢a⸣ [pé-e]-⸢da⸣-[i] | And he places it before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ⸢}BANŠUR-aš⸣ [2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇] | The tableman ... two sweet loaves of bread ... |
| 16′ | šu-up-⸢pa⸣-a[z {GIŠ}BANŠUR-az(?) da-a-i] | He places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [ ]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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