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KBo 53, 304 (P443107)
CTH 39, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 53, 304 |
|---|---|
| ID | P443107 |
| Museum no. | 1810/u |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 39 |
| 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} Vs. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ ]x[ | |
| 2′ | [ma-a]-an lu-uk-kat-ta-ti {URU}za-al-pa pa-i[t ]x[ | When the troops of Zalpa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ⸢{f}⸣da-ga-zi-pa-aš-ša DUMU.MUNUS {D}UTU NINDA.GUR₄.[R]A [ ]x[ | Dagazipašša, daughter of the Sun-deity, the loaf ... |
| 4′ | {D}UTU-uš me-ma-al iš-ša-aš-ša šu-u[ḫ- ] xx [ | The Sun-deity speaks: ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ša-an iš-taḫ-ta UM-MA {D}UTU-MA x[ ] xx [ | And he ... the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [p]a-id-du mi-i-ia-ru {URU}za-al-pu-u-wa-aš xx x [ | ... he carries ... of Zalpuwa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ma-a-an ap-pé-ez-zi-ia-an ku-ru-ur k[i-š]a-⸢at?⸣ x[ | When he comes, he pours a libation, ... |
| 8′ | A-NAA-BI A-BI LUGAL ták-šu-ul i-ia-⸢at⸣ [ ] xx [ | That one, that one, the king does not have ... |
| 9′ | LUGAL {URU}za-al-pa e-eš-ta nu-uš-ši a-pé-⸢ni⸣-i[š- ] al-l[u- | The king of Zalpa comes up, and he ... |
| 10′ | {LÚ}ŠÀ.TAM ŠALUGAL {URU}za-al-pa nu-kán x[ ] DUMU.MUNUS [ | The cupbearer of the king of Zalpa, and ... the daughter ... |
| 11′ | UŠ-MI-IT ta-ba-ar-na-aš-ša iš-x[ ] a-ru-x[ | Then he ... the tabarna-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [T]U-⸢UŠ⸣-ME-ET Ù DUMU.MUNUS-IA A-NA MI-x[ ] ⸢A⸣-BI LUGAL p[a- | ... and my daughter to ... ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [nu {URU}]za-al-pa I-NA {ḪUR.SAG}ka-pa-x[ ] ⸢al⸣-lu-wa-aš-š[a | And Zalpa in Kapa...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [ḫu-u]l-la-an-za-an-ni-pát BA.ÚŠ ŠA x [ ] {URU}za-al-p[a | Ḫullanzanipa, the ... of Zalpa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [ḫu-u]l-li-et eš-ta 1 ŠU-ŠI É [ ]x | ... one hand, the house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ ]x ud-da-na-aš-ša-aš EN-aš šu-⸢uš⸣ x[ ú]-wa-te- et | ... the lord ... he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [šu-u]š {URU}ta-ú-i-ni-ia a-ša-aš-⸢ta⸣ x[ ]-ia-at | From Taiini, from ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [L]Ú{MEŠ} {URU}za-al-pa IŠ-MU-U-MA ša-na-[ ]x-⸢pí⸣-na-az kat-ta tar-⸢ner⸣ | ... the men of Zalpa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | a-pu-u-uš-⸢ša⸣ {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ši ták-šu-u[l A-B]I LUGAL-MA | And he goes to Ḫattušši. The king's father |
| 20′ | {URU}ḫu-ur-ma-an A-NAA-BI LUGAL ŠU.G[I] xx [ ]x {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ša-⸢aš-ša⸣ | the city Ḫurman, for that reason, the king of the hand ... the city Hattuša |
| 21′ | Ù {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠU.GI {URU}za-al-pa kat-te-⸢iš⸣-x[ ]x [ ]x ⸢DUMU⸣-an ú-e-ke-e[r | And the old men of Zalpa ... ... the son ... |
| 22′ | nu-uš-ma-aš {m}ḫa-ak-kar-⸢pí-li⸣-in DU[MU- ]x x [ ]x ki-iš-ša-[an | And Ḫakkar-pili, the son of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | wa-tar-na-aḫ-ḫi-iš ku-it ḫa-⸢an-ti⸣ [ ] xx [ | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24′ | ta-it-ti nu a-pé-ni-eš-ša-an i-i[a(-) | And he himself ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 25′ | tu-pa-la-a-an ku-e-el SAG.DU-i x[ | You remove the top of the head.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | ma-a-an {m}ḫa-ak-kar-píl-li-iš {URU}za-al-pa ⸢pa⸣-x[ | When Ḫakkarpiliš of Zalpa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | nu-uš-ma-aš me-mi-iš-ta ki-i-mu LUGAL-uš pa-i[š-t]a [ | And he speaks as the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | ḪUL-lu ḫar-zi nu ku-ru-ur e-ep-tén nu-za x[ | He takes the evil, and he opens the kurur-vessel. |
| 29′ | šu-ú-ni-ez-zi nu kat-ta ḫa-aš-ša ḫa-an-za-aš-š[a | ... he takes, and below, he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | GÍR-an-za kar-aš-du {m}ki-iš-wa-aš-ša te-et ⸢iš⸣-[ | On the left, Kišwaša, and on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31′ | A-NA{ḪUR.SAG}ta-pa-az-zi-li ḫu-ul-li-et x[ | to Tapazzili, the destruction ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | ḫu-ul-li-er {GIŠ}TUKUL.GÍD.DA ú-e-ek-mi x[ | He takes the weapon, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33′ | pa-a-ú nu-wa me-ek-ki UM-MA {m}ḫa-ak-[kar-pí-li-MA | ... he breaks ... thus Ḫakkarpili ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34′ | [LUGA]L-i ú-e-ek-mi UM-MA ŠU-MA ki-x[ | The king drinks; thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35′ | ]-⸢u⸣-e-ni nu-wa-an-na-aš {GIŠ}TUKUL ⸢šu⸣-[ | ... and he ... the weapon ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36′ | [{m}ki-i]š-⸢wa⸣-aš-ša ú-et nu(-)x[ | Kišwaša, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37′ | ]x ḫa-at-r[i- | ... the ḫatri-vessel(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€1} Rs. | ||
| 1′ | A-ḪI-IA-x[ | |
| 2′ | LUGAL-uš e-e[š- | The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | LUGAL {URU}z[i- | the king of Z[i...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ne-ia-[ | Neya-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | {m}dam-na-[aš- | Damnaš-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | LUGAL-un ⸢i⸣-[ | the king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A KÙ.SI[₂₂ | ... gold ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | ⸢ki⸣-i-ta(-)[ | likewise ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | nu-wa ú-w[a- | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10′ | DINGIR{MEŠ}-wa x[ | the gods ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 11′/ | ||
| 1′ | {m}ḫa-ap-[p]í?-ma [ ]x-ri(-)[ | Ḫappima ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 12′/ | ||
| 2′ | nu-wa-x[ p]é-e-da-an-m[a? ] | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 13′/ | ||
| 3′ | ta-⸢ba⸣-ar-na-aš-ša [ ] | ... the tabarna-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 14′/ | ||
| 4′ | ták-ku-[u]š-ma-aš {m}ḫu-uz-z[i-ia -i]t | ... Ḫuzziya ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 15′/ | ||
| 5′ | ⸢ú-ga-aš⸣-ma-aš ú-e-ri-⸢et⸣ ]x x [ ]-⸢e⸣-ri-it | Then he brings ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1+3} Rs. 16′/ | ||
| 6′ | ⸢ú-ga-kán ta-li-it⸣ ták-ku a-p[a-a- ú-g]a-aš-ma-aš {GIŠ}in-ta-lu-uz-zi-it | And he takes the talittu-vessel, and he places it on the table. |
| {€1} Rs. | ||
| 17′ | šu-un-na-aḫ-ḫi ḫa-at-ra-a-et [ ] {URU}kum-man-ni EGIR-pa pa-iz-zi | ... he goes back to Kummannu.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | {URU}za-al-pa-aš-ša IK-KIR [š]a-⸢aš⸣ {URU}x[ ar-ḫ]a pa-it | The city Zalpašša ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | {m}ḫa-ap-pí-iš-ša {URU}al-⸢ḫi-ú⸣-ti [ ] | Ḫappiša of Alḫuti ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | {m}ḫa-ap-pí-iš A-NALÚ{MEŠ} {URU}za-al-pa tar-aš-k[e-ez-z]i ú-uk-wa at-ti-mi Ú-UL a-aš-šu-uš | Ḫappiš, to the men of Zalpa he libates, but you do not libate. |
| 21′ | šu-wa {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ši ḫi-in-ga-ni pa-a-u[n] ⸢Ù⸣ DUMU{MEŠ} {URU}za-al-pa kat-te-mi | He goes to Ḫattuši, and the sons of Zalpa go down. |
| 22′ | 1 ME ÉRIN{MEŠ} ŠU-SI ku-it Ú-UL a-ke-er [LUGAL-uš-š]a IŠ-ME ša-aš i-ia-an-ni-eš | 100 people, one finger, he does not return. The king, the water, ... |
| 23′ | {URU}ḫa-ra-aḫ-šu-wa-aš a-ar-aš Ù ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}za-[al-pa] me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da ú-et | In Ḫaraḫšuwa, he ... and the troops of Zalpa ... he brings ... |
| 24′ | ša-an LUGAL-uš ḫu-ul-li-iš {m}ḫa-⸢ap⸣-pí-iš-[ša] iš-pár-za-aš-ta | When the king libates, Ḫappiša ... |
| 25′ | [{m}d]am-na-aš-šu-un-na ḫu-u-i-iš-wa-an-da-an [IṢ-B]A-TÙ | ... Amnašunna, the ḫui-wanda-instrument ... |
| 26′ | [ša]-an {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ša EGIR-pa pé-e-ḫu-te-[et] | From Ḫattuša he goes back.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [I-NA]MU 3{KAM} LUGAL-uš I-NA{URU}za-al-pa pa-it L[UGAL-u]š {URU}za-al-pa MU 3{KAM} kat-ta | During the 3rd year, the king goes to Zalpa. The king comes to Zalpa for 3 years. |
| {€2+1} 1′/Rs. | ||
| 28′ | ⸢e-eš-ta⸣ ta-ba-ar-na-aš {m}ḫa-ap-pí-in URU-a[z k]at-ta ú-e-ek-ta | On the other side, Ḫappin of the city ... |
| {€2+1} 2′/Rs. | ||
| 29′ | Ù L[Ú{M]EŠ} URU-LIM Ú-UL pí-an-zi nu-uš dam-m[i-i]š-šar še-a e-ke-er | And the men of the city do not give it, and he makes the dammiššar-offering. |
| {€2+1} 3′/Rs. | ||
| 30′ | LUGAL-uš ⸢{URU⸣}ḫa-at-tu-ši DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš ⸢a-ru⸣-wa-u-wa-an-z[i] ⸢ú⸣-et Ù LÚ{MEŠ} GAL | The king goes to Ḫattuši, to the gods, and to the great men. |
| {€2+1} 4′/Rs. | ||
| 31′ | a-pí-ia da-a-li-iš ša-aš A-NALÚ{MEŠ} URU-LIM te-e[t] ú-uk-wa LUGAL-uš-me-e[t] | Then he goes to the people of the city, and the king speaks: |
| {€2+1} 5′/Rs. | ||
| 32′ | ki-iš-⸢ḫa⸣-at Ù ÉRIN{MEŠ} kat-te-eš-ši nu URU-LAM E[L-Q]É QA-TI | ... and the troops, below, and the city, above, the whole house ... |
| {€2+1} 6′/Rs. | ||
| 33′ | [ ] x [ ]x 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
- 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
- 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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