KBo 48, 139 (P442081)
CTH 670, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 48, 139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P442081 |
| Museum no. | 42/u |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 670 |
| 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′ | [ N]INDA.GUR₄.RA [ | loaf of bread(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | [ {LÚ}]⸢pal-wa⸣-a-at-〈tal〉-la-aš x[ | ... the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [pár-aš-na-a-u-wa-a]š {LÚ}SAGI.A ⸢ú⸣-[ez-zi | The cupbearer comes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ {D}te-l]i(?)-pí-nu-un e-ku-zi GIŠ.{D}IN[ANNA | ... Telipinu drinks; the lyre ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri]-⸢eš⸣ SÌR-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A [ | The cult singers sing; the cupbearer ... |
| 6′ | [a-aš-ga-az ú-d]a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia {LÚ}SA[GI.A | The king breaks it; the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [LUGAL-i NINDA.GUR₄.RA] ⸢e⸣-ep-zi na-an-kán pa-ra-a p[é-e-da-i | He takes the loaf of bread for the king, and he takes it away. |
| 8′ | [{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ m]e-ma-i {LÚ}pal-wa-a-at-tal-la-aš pa[l-wa-ez-zi | The cult actor speaks; the chanter goes. |
| 9′ | [ pár-aš-n]a-a-u-wa-aš {LÚ}SAGI.A ú-ez-[zi | The cupbearer comes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [ {D}Z]A-BA₄-BA₄ e-ku-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GA[L | ...Zababa drinks; the great lyre ... |
| 11′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-r]i-eš SÌR-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A iš-[ | The cult singers sing; the cupbearer ... |
| 12′ | [ ]x-zi {LÚ}SAGI.A ⸢a⸣-aš-ka-a[z] x[ | ... the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [ ]x ú-da-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-i[a | ... he brings; the king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [{LÚ}SAGI.A LUG]AL-⸢i⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.⸢RA⸣ e-ep-zi na-a[n-kán pa-ra-a] | The cupbearer takes the loaf of bread for the king, and he goes. |
| 15′ | [pé-e-da-i {LÚ}pal-wa-at-ta]l-la-aš pa[l-wa-ez-zi | The chanter goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ t]e-ez-zi ta LÚ{ME[Š} | ... he goes, and the men ...(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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