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KBo 44, 210 (P440984)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 44, 210 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440984 |
| Museum no. | 819/f |
| 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. | ||
| 1′ | ] ⸢ku-iš⸣-ki x[ | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | [ ]x[ ]x x ⸢EGIR⸣-pa ú-e-zi [ | ... afterwards he takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ ]x DINGIR-LIM-tar-pát nam-ma-⸢ma ta⸣-ma-a-i ⸢DINGIR⸣{ME[Š}-tar | ... the gods, and he speaks: “The gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [EGIR-m]a NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} ni-eš-kán G[ÙB? | Afterwards, they look at the one who is not good; the livers of Niškan ... |
| 5′ | [ ]x GAR-ri 12 ⸢{ŠÀ}⸣DIR [SI]G₅ EGIR SU{MEŠ} x[ | ... is present; 12 small clouds are covered; behind the throne ... |
| 6′ | [ ]x QA-TAM-⸢MA⸣-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru ⸢LUGAL⸣-uš [ | ... opposite, and the king ... good news ... |
| 7′ | [ ] ⸢{D}GUL⸣-i? DA.BI-i ZI-ni INAUD 2{K[AM} | ... of the god GUL, beside it, a second word ... |
| 8′ | INA?[UD 3{KAM}(?)] ⸢DINGIR{MEŠ}⸣ GUB-er TI-tar IK-RI-BU-⸢ia⸣ d[a-a-er | On the 3rd day, stand before the gods, accept my prayer. |
| 9′ | pa-a-i-u-e-ni k[u]-⸢e⸣-da-ni ud-da-ni-i MUNUS.LUGAL [ | He takes it, and he gives it back. The queen ... |
| 10′ | ⸢nu⸣-kán ke-⸢e⸣-[da-n]i ud-da-ni-i [a]r-pa-ti-i[a? | And when he comes back, he libates to me. |
| 11′ | na-aš-ma-at-ši ⸢a⸣-[ri-i]a-še-eš-na-za ⸢DÙ⸣-ri na-aš [ | And he brings it to the ariyašna-priest, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ⸢na⸣-aš-kán KASKAL-ši [ti-i]a-u-e-ni ma-a-an-ma-a[š | And he goes on his journey, and when(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | ka-a-aš ta-pa-aš-ša-aš a-⸢pé⸣-ez INIM-za a[r- | And when he comes, the word ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ni ši ke GÙB-za RA-IṢ 1-aš-za(?) an-da-an [ | ... on your left ... once ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | ⸢ŠA⸣{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN ⸢SIG₅⸣-[ru | The old woman is seated opposite, and the work is good |
| 16′ | IK-RI-BU-ia ME-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš INAUD [2{KAM} | And he speaks to the gods on the second day: |
| 17′ | ⸢nu⸣-kán EGIR-pa {GIŠ}[DA]G INAUD 3{KAM} ḪUL-lu [ | And afterwards, the throne of the 3rd evil |
| 18′ | MUNUS.LUGAL {D}IŠTAR {URU}la-wa-za-an-ti-ia INIM [ | The queen speaks to Ištar of Lawantia: |
| 19′ | ⸢A-NA⸣DINGIR-LIM IK-RU-UB | to the god he prostrates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| obv. | ... | |
| 20′ | [k]i-i [k]u-it {D}30 ⸢GISKIM-aḫ-ta⸣ INIM x[ | ... the sign of the moon, the sign ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | [ ]x x[ ] ŠA x[ | ... of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 22′ | [ ]x[ | |
| 23′ | [ -e]r? ⸢ma-a-an⸣ [ | ... once ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24′ | [ SI]G₅-⸢ru⸣ EGIR-ma | ... it is good. Afterwards(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25′ | [ ] ⸢ni⸣ ši ta KASKAL x[ | ... the road ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26′ | [IŠ-T]U{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-M[A-pát | ... the hand of the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | ⸢nu-za⸣-kán ⸢pa⸣-ri-ia-an wa-aš-túl x[ | And he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | ki-i ku-it INIM ZI SI×SÁ-at nu ku-[ | If the word of a man’s life is good, and ... |
| 29′ | ku-it-ma-na-aš EGIR-pa ú-ez-zi ku-[ | Afterwards, he comes out ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | ma-a-an-ma ki-nu-un IŠ-TUINIM ḫ[u- | Where is the true wording of the incantation? |
| 31′ | ⸢a⸣-pa-a-at-ma GAM-an ar-ḫa GAR-ru ku-w[a-pí | And he places it before the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | [K]I.MIN nu IGI-zi SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-⸢du⸣[ | Ditto, and he will see good things. Afterwards, they will not be good. |
| 33′ | [n]a-aš-ta ke GÙB-za RA-IṢ ŠU-TI ZAG-aš ŠAx[ | ... on your left hand, the right hand ... |
| 34′ | ⸢EGIR⸣ SU{MEŠ} ZAG-za an-ša-an NU.S[IG₅] | Afterwards, the right side is not good. |
| 35′ | [I]Š-⸢TU⸣{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SI[G₅-ru | ... of the old woman, the extispicy is equal, and the work is good. |
| 36′ | [na-a]t pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-er INAUD 2⸢{KAM}⸣ SIG₅ ME-an [ | ... he will give it before Panga'u. The second tablet is good. |
| 37′ | [ ] ḪUL ME-an nu-⸢kán⸣ an-da SUD-[li₁₂ | ... evil ... and he libates with it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38′ | [ ER-TUM Q]A-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} [ | ... and the birds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39′ | [ ] ⸢ú-et?⸣ nu-za GAM-an a-[ra-an | ... and he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40′ | [ ]x-kán pé-a[n | ... before ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 41′ | [ ]x x x[ | |
| 42′ | [ ]x[ | |
| rev. | ||
| 1′ | [ ] ⸢DINGIR-LUM ŠÀ É⸣ DINGIR-LIM-⸢KA⸣-pát x[ | ... the god of the house of the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [ ku-i]t-ki TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru it-[ | ... he takes, and he gives good health ... |
| 3′ | [ DINGI]R-LUM ku-it-ki MUNUS.LUGAL TUKU.TUKU-at-ti SI×SÁ-at DINGIR-[ | [The god] ... the king, the one who has wisdom, he praises the god ... |
| 4′ | [ ] ⸢a⸣-pád-da še-er nu ⸢SU⸣{MEŠ} NU.⸢SIG₅⸣-du ⸢SAG!⸣.ME NU.SIG₅ | ... he libates, and the knees are not good, the head is not good. |
| 5′ | [ ]x-pát nam-ma-ma ta-ma-i ⸢UL⸣ ku-it-⸢ki⸣ | ... and he speaks: “It is not yours,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [ S]IG₅-du IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} 〈〈SU{MEŠ}〉〉 ⸢ši⸣-ia-an ⸢EGIR⸣-x[ | ... he looks good; the livers, the kidneys ... afterwards ... |
| 7′ | [ ] ZAG-za ⸢RA⸣-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | ... on your right is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [ ] LUGAL? ŠÀ Ù-za-kán GIM-an {D}UTU-ŠI {M}úr-ḫi-{D}10-up [ | ... the king ... and like the Sun-deity Urḫi-Adad ... |
| 9′ | [ {LÚ}KA]R-TAP-PÍ 𒑱la-wa-ri-ia A-NA⸢MUNUS.LUGAL ú⸣-d[a?- | ... the cupbearer brings a lawariya-vessel to the queen. |
| 10′ | [ ]x-an tar-uḫ-ta ŠA{M}úr-ḫi-{D}10-up-za-kán IGI{ḪI.A}-⸢wa⸣ x[ | ... before Urḫi-Adad-upza ... |
| 11′ | [ ] SIG₅-du ⸢ku-uš⸣ 2-an NU.SIG₅ | ... is good; two are not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [ ]x-pát x[ ]x-še-ḫu-wa-ar-ma-at UL ku-it-⸢ki⸣ 1-NU(?)[ | ... ... one ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [ NU.SI]G₅-du ⸢IGI-zi⸣ SU{MEŠ} ⸢zul-kiš⸣ ZAG-aš NU.SIG₅ ⸢EGIR⸣-m[a | ... are not good. They look at the livers, the right side is not good; afterwards ... |
| 14′ | [ ]x SI×SÁ-at {D}LUGAL-ma-aš nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du [ | ... the horns of the Stag-god, and the livers are not good ... |
| 15′ | [ ]-wa-ar ku-it SI×SÁ-at pu-nu-uš-mi | ... in place of the horns on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ ]x-kán GIM-an MUNUS.LUGAL 3?-aš ⸢DUMU.MUNUS⸣{MEŠ} xx x[ | ... like a queen, three daughters ... |
| 17′ | [ ]x na-an 𒑱ip-ru-⸢uš-ta?⸣-aš na-an x x[ | ... and the ipru-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [ ]x DINGIR-LUM GEŠTIN-ia tar-nu?-ši-ir-ti x[ | ... of the god, wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | [ ]x DINGIR{MEŠ} šu-up-pa-ia-aš ki-[ | ... of the gods, with the šuppa-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [ ]x-an nu-kán ⸢A-NAGIG.TUR(?)⸣ x[ | ... and the small ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | [ šu-up]-⸢pa⸣-ia-aš-pát xx x x[ | ... the šuppa-offering ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | pa-an-ga]-⸢u-i SUM-er⸣ INAUD ⸢2⸣{K[AM} | He places it before him. He speaks the second time. |
| 23′ | -z]i ŠAx [ | |
| 24′ | ]x[ | |
| rev. 30″ | [ ]-šar 4? | |
| rev. 31″ | [ ]x t[i- | |
| rev. 32″ | [ ]x-iz-zi ku-it-ma-a[n | ... he stands ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. 33″ | [ ] ku-e-da-ni-ik-ki [ | ... the kudānikku ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 34″ | [ ] SI×SÁ-at [ | ... the horn ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. 35″ | [ ]x-⸢e?⸣-en nu DINGIR-⸢LUM⸣ MUNUS-TUM SI×S[Á-at | ... and the goddess, the woman, sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 36″ | [ ]x-ri-ki-⸢na-ia⸣ Ù SAG⸣.DU x[ | ... and the head ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 37″ | [ ]x-ni KI.MIN nu ⸢KIN⸣ SIG₅-ru [ | ... ditto, and a good message ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 38″ | [ ]-ni NU.⸢SIG₅⸣ | ... not good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. 39″ | [ ]-ḫu?-wa-ar-ma ku-it na-at [ | ... he takes, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 40″ | [ ] nu-mu a-pí-ia ku-⸢iš⸣-ki wa-[ | ... and he ... the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| rev. 41″ | [ ] x x-⸢e⸣-eš nu x[ | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| rev. 42″ | ]x[ | |
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- 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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