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KBo 53, 221 (P443024)

CTH 670, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE

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DesignationKBo 53, 221
IDP443024
Museum no.1623/u
CollectionAnadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
LanguageHittite
PeriodMiddle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
GenreCTH 670
Find spotḪattusa (mod. Boğazkale)
Coordinates40.0144, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
Vs. lk. Kol.
1′{L]Ú}SAGI.⸢A⸣the cupbearer(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′NINDA.GUR₄.R]A EM-ṢA TURa small loaf of bread(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′]x
4′]-šu-ú... he(very low confidence: a guess)
5′-n]u-ú
6′-i]š SÌR-RU... sings ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′] LUGAL-uš pár-ši-iaThe king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′]x e-ep-zi... takes(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′-d]a-ihe takes ...(very low confidence: a guess)
10′{LÚ}SA]GI.Athe cupbearer(low confidence: few signs survive)
11′{LÚ}SA]GI.A *〈〈x x〉〉*The cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′]x ú-da-i... he brings(low confidence: few signs survive)
13′]x GAL{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU... their great ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′]x x[ -z]i
Vs. r. Kol.
1′x[
2′{D}IŠK[URthe Storm-god(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′{D}ka-x[Ka...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-l[i-ia-ri-iš SÌR-RUThe cult singers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′{LÚ}SAGI.A LU[GAL-i NINDA.GUR₄.RA pa-a-iThe cupbearer gives the loaf to the king.
6′LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia {L[Ú}SAGI.AThe king breaks it; the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′LUGAL-i NINDA.GUR₄.R[A] ⸢e-ep⸣-z[iThe king breaks the loaf of bread.
8′ta-aš-ta pa-ra-a pé-e-[da-iHe takes it away from the hand.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′LUGAL-uš a-ku-wa-an-na ⸢ú⸣-[e-ek-ziThe king drinks, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′{LÚ.MEŠ}SAGI.A GAL{ḪI.A} ⸢ú⸣-[da-an-ziThe chief cupbearers come.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′{LÚ}SAGI.A 1 ⸢NINDA.GUR₄.RA⸣ [The cupbearer [takes] one loaf of bread
12′x[ ]x x x[
Rs. r. Kol.
1′[ ]x[
2′LUG[AL]-⸢uš⸣ pá[r-ši-iaThe king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′LUGA[L]-⸢i⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.[RA e-ep-ziThe king takes the loaf of bread.
4′⸢ta⸣-aš-ta ⸢pa⸣-[ra-a pé-e-da-iAnd he takes it out.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′LUGAL-uš a-ku-wa-a[n-na ú-e-ek-ziThe king drinks and drinks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′{LÚ.MEŠ}SAG[I].A G[AL{ḪI.A} ú-da-an-ziThe eunuchs bring the chief cupbearer.
7′⸢{LÚ}SAGI.A⸣ 1 ⸢NINDA⸣.[GUR₄.RAThe cupbearer takes one loaf of bread.
8′[a-r]a-[a]ḫ-za ⸢ú-da-i⸣ [... he brings ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′[ ]x x[
Rs. lk. Kol.
1′]-⸢da⸣... and(very low confidence: a guess)
2′]-⸢aḫ-ḫa⸣-an-da... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3′-z]i
4′]x-⸢zi⸣... they ...(very low confidence: a guess)
5′]-⸢an-zi⸣... they take.(very low confidence: a guess)
6′]x
7′]-nu?
Rs. lk. Kol. 8″-i]a?-⸢an-za⸣... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)

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