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KBo 44, 216 (P440990)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 44, 216 |
|---|---|
| ID | P440990 |
| Museum no. | 168/k |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€1} obv. I | ||
| 1 | ] ... | |
| 2 | ]x-er zi-x x[ | |
| 3 | ] Ú MUŠEN ku-e-da-a[š | ... the bird ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | ]x-aš ma-a-an-ma-aš ku-u-[ | ... wherever ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ]x x-aš? pa-iz-zi ma-⸢a-an⸣ [ | ... goes, wherever ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ] ⸢Ú⸣-UL ku-⸢it⸣-ki x x[ | ... is not yours ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | ]x-ma {m}ni-na-at-ni an-[ | ... Ninatni ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ]x ZALAG.GA-an-ti ⸢pa?⸣-ra-⸢a⸣ [ | ... he breaks the light ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ] ZAG-za GAR-ri x {ŠÀ}⸢TIR⸣ [ | ... is placed on your right ... the forest ... |
| 10 | [IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN E]R-TUM QA-TAM-MA-⸢pát nu⸣ MUŠ[EN{ḪI.A} | The bird-watcher takes the upper part opposite, and the birds |
| 11 | ] ⸢2⸣ TI₈{MUŠEN} 2 ⸢ša?⸣-an-[n]a?-x[ | ... two birds, two ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | ]x zi-an ne-i[a?-at | ... the righteous one(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | p]é-an SIG₅-za ú-e-[er | He brings it into your good hand. |
| 14 | p]a-aš-šu-i e-ša-⸢an⸣-t[a-at | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | t]a?-pa-x-x A?-NA?-na?-x-x-[ | ... to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16 | ]-aš-ši-iš?-kán? xx x x[ | ... to you ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 17 | ] ú-et 1-aš-ma-⸢kán pé?-an?⸣ xx x x[ | ... once before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | ú]-⸢e⸣-er na-at-⸢kán⸣ pé-⸢an?⸣ xx x x[ | ... and before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ]-kán al-〈〈la〉〉li-ia-aš EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-[et] | Afterwards, he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | p]a-it EGIR KASKAL-NI TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán ⸢EGIR GAM ku⸣-[uš] | Afterwards, on the road, the bird, afterwards, ... |
| 21 | a]r-ḫa pa-it i-pár-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma-kán | ... he breaks the mouth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | {D}UTU-u]n EGIR UGU ⸢SIG₅⸣-za ú-et | Šamaš, behind your good ... |
| 23 | pa-i]t UM-MA {m.D}30!-SUM ar-ḫa-[wa pé-eš-šer] | Then Sîn-nādin comes out. |
| 24 | ]x-er i-pár-w[a-a]š-ši-iš-ma | ... he breaks, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | ]-el ⸢i⸣-pár-wa-aš-ši-ia-aš | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26 | ] TI₈{MUŠEN} tar-li₁₂-an NI-MUR | ... the bird, the tarlīn-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | al-l]i-ia-aš-ma-kán pé-an SIG₅-za | And he places it before you.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | pa-i]t šal-wa-ia-an-ma GUN-an | He places it on the hearth, and he heaps up the talent. |
| 29 | a-r]a-am-ma-na-an-za-ma-kán | ... they libate ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | na-aš-ká]n pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | And he opens the door behind.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | -ká]n EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et | Afterwards, on top of your good |
| 32 | pa-i]t UM-MA {m.D}30!-SUM SI×SÁ-at-wa | before Sîn-iddina ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | ] xx ⸢TE{MEŠ} SIG₅⸣-ru | ... good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+2} obv. I | ||
| 34 | ] xx | |
| {€1+2} obv. I 35/obv.! | ||
| 1′ | [ Z]AG?-za RA-IṢ ḫu-x[ ] x | ... on your right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+2} obv. I 36/obv.! | ||
| 2′ | [ ] TE{⸢MEŠ⸣} {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-ḫi GÙ[B- ] | ... with the table, on the left ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2} obv.! | ||
| 3′ | ⸢ku⸣-it-ma-an GAL ME-ŠE-ED-DÌ x x[ | And the chief of the bodyguards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢I-NA{URU}⸣kum-ma-an-ni pa-iz-zi ku-it-x[ | He goes to Kummanni ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ⸢ma⸣-a-an-ma-aš-ši DA.BI-an DA.BI-an-za SI[G₅ | And he takes it, and he drinks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ⸢Ú⸣-UL-kán ku-it-ki la-aḫ-ḫi-i[a-zi | And he does not take the kuit-vessel. |
| 7′ | nu KIN SIG₅-ru DINGIR{MEŠ} ⸢GUB?⸣-er TI-tar x[ | And the good word of the gods, the throne, the life ... |
| 8′ | na-at pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-er INAUD 2{KAM} x[ | He gives it before Pangû. The second tablet ... |
| 9′ | pár-na-aš-ša SIG₅ ME-aš na-at-kán an-[da | He breaks it, and he places it before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | ⸢INA⸣UD 3{KAM} {D}UTU-an GUB-iš-ša DINGIR{MEŠ} x[ | On the 3rd day the Sun-deity stands; the gods ... |
| 11′ | na-at DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-e[š | they give to the gods.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IG[I-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru] | The chief cupbearer places the crouching beside it, and he rises, and they are good. |
| 13′ | ⸢EGIR⸣-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi ni ši t[a | Afterwards, they look at the good one, and ... |
| 14′ | ŠA{D}IŠTAR 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EG[IR | The goddess Ištar, 12 good stretches of thin clouds behind |
| 15′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-[MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa] | The bird-watcher ... likewise, and the birds ... |
| 16′ | pé-eš-ši-an-du ar-ši-in-t[a-at-ḫi-in | ... he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | na-aš-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-e[t | And before the good one ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | a-al-li-ia-aš-ma-kán pé-an ku-[uš ú-et na-aš(-) ] | And he ... before him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | ar-ḫa pa-it 2 TI₈{MUŠEN} GU[N- | Afterwards, two ducks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | kal-mu-ši-iš-ma-kán EGIR GAM [ku-uš ú-et na-aš(-) ] | ... afterwards ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | ar-ḫa pa-it i-pár-wa-aš-ši-[ | ... he breaks the mouth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | {D}UTU-un EGIR UGU SIG₅-za [ú-et na-aš(-) ] | Šamaš, afterwards on your good ... |
| 23′ | ar-ḫa pa-it UM-MA {M}[ | ... he goes, thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1} obv. II | ||
| 1′ | xx x[ | |
| 2′ | nu-za {URU}?x[ | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | ma-a-an-ma [ | Where ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | pa-a-i-mi ku-it x[ | “My mouth is the ... of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | {TÚG}ši-ik-nu-un [ | the šiknu-garment ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} S[IG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du] | And he looks at him, and he is good; afterwards, he will not be good. |
| 7′ | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši t[a? | He looks at him, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | EGIR TE{MEŠ} SAG.ME [ | Afterwards, with the heads ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | GAL ME-ŠE-DI ÍD ⸢{URU}kum-mi-iš⸣-x[ | The chief of the bodyguards, in the river Kummiš... |
| 10′ | pa-ra-a-ma-aš {URU}ga-aš-ša-ri-x[ | ... before Ǧaššari...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | nu {D}UTU-ŠI GAL ME-ŠE-DI-ia a-pí-⸢i⸣-[ | And Šamaš, the great of the bodyguards, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ma-a-an tar-uḫ-ḫu-u-e-ni x-da-x[ | When he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | tar-uḫ-ḫu-u-e-ni na-an [ ]x [ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | x x{ḪI.A}-na(?) {D}10 {UR[U} | ... the Storm-god of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2} rev.! | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x xx [ | |
| 2′ | ⸢ki-i ku-it⸣ ŠA [ | When he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | nu 2 [ | and 2(very low confidence: a guess) |
| {€2} rev.! | ... | |
| {€2} rev.! | ... | |
| 4′ | ma-a-an [DIN]GIR-LIM Ù-TUM x[ | When the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | Ú-UL [ ] ú-i-ri-x[ | ... does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | TUKU.TUKU-za Ù-TUM-wa-aš x[ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | QA-TAM-MA-pát a-ši {URU}[ | likewise, in the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | ... ⸢pa-an⸣-ku-uš-za-kán x[ | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | xx x DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš | ... the gods(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | [ ] ⸢{LÚ}ḪAL⸣ ER-[TUM | ... the overseer of the troops ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2} rev.! | ... | |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
| {€1} rev. IV | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x ku-it-ki i-ši-aḫ-ta nu-x[ | ... he takes ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [ ]x-ma ku-it-ki i-ši-aḫ-ta [ | ... and he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
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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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