KBo 48, 285 (P442225)
CTH 634, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 48, 285 |
|---|---|
| ID | P442225 |
| Museum no. | Bo 1989/157 |
| 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. | ||
| 1′ | [{MUNU]S}⸢zi⸣-[in-tu-ḫi-ia-aš pal-wa-ez-zi] | He libates to the singers.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA⸣-z[a e-ša-an-ta LUGAL-uš-za e-ša-ri] | The priests ... and the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | xx 10 UD[U ku-ra-an-zi {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI A-NAGU₄{ḪI.A}] | ... 10 days, the bodyguards for the oxen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢pé-ra⸣-an ⸢ḫu-u⸣-[wa-i nu 20 GU₄{ḪI.A} ku-ra-an-zi] | They bring it back, and 20 oxen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | xx ta!-ru-up-⸢ta⸣-[ri nu 5? UDU 1? GU₄-ia ] | ... taruptari, and 5 sheep, 1 ox ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | EGIR GUNNI pé-e[š-še-ia-an-zi] | Afterwards, they pour libations.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ⸢{LÚ}GUDU₁₂⸣ ZAG.GAR.〈RA〉-ni EGIR-pa pa-iz-z[i nu iš-ga-ru-uḫ] | The cupbearer goes behind him, and he libates. |
| 8′ | ⸢ZAG.GAR.RA⸣ pé-ra-an ar-ḫa da-a-i [nu PA-NI] | He places it before the throne, and he places it beside it. |
| 9′ | ⸢ZAG.GAR.RA⸣ 3-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti {MUNUS}pal-[wa-ta-al-la-aš] | He libates three times on the throne. |
| 10′ | ⸢pal-wa-ez-zi⸣ {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ PA-NI{D}t[e-li-pí-nu 2-ŠU] | The cupbearer libates twice before Telepinu. |
| 11′ | ⸢ši-ip⸣-pa-an-[ti] | he libates.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. | ... | |
| 12′ | ⸢GUNNI 1-ŠU ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ-i⸣ [1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti] | He libates once in the ḫattalwa-vessel, once from the wood. |
| 13′ | ⸢na-aš?-ta {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ GUNNI pé-ra?-an?⸣ [ar-ḫa pa-iz-zi] | And the cult actor goes behind. |
| 14′ | ⸢A-NA?UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽BANŠUR? iš-⸢ga⸣-[ru-uḫ pa-ra-a] | For the overseer of the tablemen, he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | ⸢e-ep-zi na-aš-ta pa-iz-z[i? | he takes, and he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [{LÚ}GU]DU₁₂ ⸢PA-NIZAG.GAR.RA⸣ [ | The cupbearer libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [{LÚ}]⸢pal-wa-tal-la-aš⸣ pa[l-wa-ez-zi | The chanter goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ⸢{D}te-li-pí-nu 2-ŠU⸣ [ | Telipinu two times ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | [ ]x xx x[ | |
| Rs. | ||
| 1 | [ ]x ⸢AḪ?⸣ | |
| 2 | [ka-a-aš-mi-i]š-ša-a ḫal-⸢za⸣-[a-i | ... he shouts ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | [ ]x-zi ⸢nu⸣-uš-ša-a[n | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4 | [Q]A-⸢TAM da-a-i LUGAL MUNUS⸣.LU[GAL | He places it in the hand. The king and the queen |
| 5 | [DUMU]⸢{MEŠ}.É.GAL⸣ A-⸢NALUGAL⸣ M[UNUS.LUGAL ME-E QA-TI] | The palace servants give to the king and the queen ... |
| 6 | [pé]-⸢e-da-an-zi GAL DUMU{MEŠ⸣}.[É.GAL GADA-an pa-a-i] | The chief of the palace servants takes the linen cloth. |
| 7 | [GAL] ME-ŠE-⸢DI⸣-ma {GIŠ⸢}ŠUKUR⸣ ḫar-z[i na-aš-kán] | The Great One of the Bodyguards holds the spear, and ... |
| 8 | [me-n]a-aḫ-ḫa-an-da ar-ta n[u-za-kán LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL] | ... and he places it behind the king and the queen. |
| 9 | [ŠU{ME]Š}-⸢ŠU-NU⸣ a-ar-⸢ra-an⸣-z[i GAL ME-ŠE-DI-ma-kán] | The hands of the chief bodyguard ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | pa-⸢ra⸣-a pa-iz-z[i | ... goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | xx 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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