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KBo 57, 130 (P443539)
CTH 577, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KBo 57, 130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P443539 |
| Museum no. | 579/v |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€2} obv. I | ||
| 1 | ]-an ḫar-ta | ... from above ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | ]-ia-an ḫar-ta | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | ]x-aš? TUKU.TUKU-za LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL an-da Ú-UL | ... the king and the queen do not(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | SIG₅]-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | Afterwards, it is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ER?]-TAM NU.SIG₅ | ... is not good.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | 1]2 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | 12 good clouds(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | SIG₅]-ru DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-er | He praises the gods.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ]x ⸢INA⸣UD 2{KAM} LUGAL-uš-za | ... on the 2nd day the king(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | Ḫ]UL-lu da-a-an | He gives the evil.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ] ... | |
| 11 | [IŠ-TU{LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} a]r-ḫa pé-eš-ši-ia-an-du | The bird of the hearth, together, and the birds ... |
| 12 | n]a-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa | ... and before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [pa-it ] na-aš-k[án] EGIR GAM ku-uš | ... and then afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | EGIR KASKA]L-NI pát-tar-pal-⸢ḫi⸣-in tar-li₁₂-an NI-MUR | Afterwards, he pours a libation of tarpalḫi-beer. |
| 15 | T]I₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it | ... the bird ... afterwards, he takes it, and two times he goes. |
| 16 | U]M-MA {M}ku-ur-ri ar-ḫa-wa pé-eš-šer | Now Kurri goes out. |
| 17 | N]U.SIG₅-ta MUNUS.LUGAL-kán ku-it INIM{MEŠ} EGIR-an I-DE | ... good for the queen, he takes the word. Afterwards he goes. |
| 18 | ] Ú-UL *IṢ-BAT* Ú-UL-ma-⸢aš-ši⸣ UN{MEŠ}-uš an-da | ... not a weapon, not ... the people ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ]x nu DINGIR-LUM IT-TIMUNUS.L[UGAL] a-pé-ez kar-pé-eš-ta | ... and the god, the queen, ... in front of them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | N]U.⸢SIG₅-du⸣ TE{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅ EGIR-m[a š]u-ri-i-iš NU.SIG₅ | ... good, together with good. Afterwards, ... not good. |
| 21 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ⸢ER-TUM⸣ QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du SIG₅ da-a-an | he places it next to the old woman, and he gives a good libation. |
| 22 | nu-kán an-da SUD-li NU.SIG₅ | And he pounds (it) on an empty stomach. |
| 23 | ki-i ku-it {D}UTU ka-ú-ri-i IT-TIMUNUS.LUGAL NU.SIG₅-ta | When the Sun-deity is seated, it is not good for the queen. |
| 24 | nu ma-a-an {D}UTU ka-ú-ri-i A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL ke-e-ez-pát me-mi-az | And when Šamaš comes, he speaks to the queen. |
| 25 | kar-pí-iš-ša-an-za nam-ma-ma-za DINGIR-LUM *A-NA*MUNUS.LUGAL ke-e-⸢ez?⸣ | And he places it before the god, to the queen. |
| 26 | UN{MEŠ}-az ar-ḫa Ú-UL ku-it-ki kar-pí-iš-ša-an-za n[u? KIN SIG₅]-ru | The people do not bow down, they do not ... |
| 27 | ⸢me-na⸣-aḫ-ḫa-an-da-kán ku-iš GAR-ri nu-za-kán ŠÀ-az IZI da-[a-aš] | And he places it in the hearth, and he pours the fire. |
| 28 | na-at pa-an-ga-u-i pa-iš NU.SIG₅ | He libates, and he is good. |
| 29 | nu-za-kán {M}kur DINGIR-LUM-ma ku-it ka-ru-ú KASKAL-ši ti-ia-at A-NA⸢MUNUS⸣.[LUGAL(?)] | And Kur, the god, he gives to the queen in place of the karû-vessel. |
| 30 | kiš-an me-ma-an ḫar-ta nu A-NADINGIR-LIM ku-it za-an-ki-la-tar Ú-U[L ] | On the other side, before the god, on the right side ... |
| 31 | nu DINGIR-LUM A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL a-pé-ez kar-pí-iš-ta nu TE{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du [ NU?.SI]G₅ | And the god speaks to the queen: “The karpišta-vessel and the sides are not good, not good |
| 32 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-e[r] | The old woman speaks, and the libation is not good. The gods stand. |
| 33 | ⸢TI-tar⸣ ZALAG.GA-an-na da-a-er nu-kán A-NAGIG.TUR NU.SIG₅ | He places it on the light throne, and he is not good for the small one. |
| 34 | ma-a-an-kán DINGIR-LUM A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL ke-e-ez-kán INIM-za ar-ḫa U[L? ku-it-ki] | When the god speaks to the queen, when he speaks to you, ... |
| 35 | še-er kar-pí-iš-ta nam-⸢ma⸣-ma KI.MIN nu KIN SIG₅-ru MUNUS.LUGAL [ ] | Afterwards, ditto, and the queen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | A-DAM-MA-ia ME-aš nu-kán an-da SIG₅-u-i *INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR{MEŠ}* GUB-e[r] | he speaks to me, and he says: “May it be well with you!' The second incantation of the gods [stands] |
| 37 | pár-na-aš SIG₅ NINDA.GUR₄.RA {DUG}iš-pa-an-du-uz-zi-ia da-a-er | He places a good loaf of bread in the bowl. |
| 38 | na-at pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-an I-NAUD 3{KAM} MUNUS.LUGAL-za ⸢EGIR⸣-a[n ] | He gives it before the king. On the third day, the queen afterwards ... |
| 39 | wa-aš-túl da-a-aš na-at A-NA{D}UTU AN-E pa-iš ⸢NU.SIG₅⸣ | And he places it before Šamaš of heaven, and he is not good. |
| 40 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGI[R-ma NU.SIG₅-du] | The cult actor takes the erru-offering opposite, and he looks at it. He is good, he is not good. |
| 41 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} na-a-wi₅ [ ] | ... they look at ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2} obv. I | ... | |
| 42 | ki-i ku-it {D}UTU ka-ú-ri-i e-da-⸢ni⸣ UN-ši A-NAMUNUS.LU[GAL-i]a? | When the sun rises, he brings it to the queen. |
| 43 | za-an-ki-la-tar SI×SÁ-at ZI-aš-ša SIG₅ A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL ku-it z[a-an-k]i-la-tar | He libates, and he gives good food to the queen. |
| 44 | SI×SÁ-at na-at-za GAM a-ri-ia-zi na-at-⸢ši⸣ GIM-an ⸢SI×SÁ⸣-ri | He takes the horn, he brings it, and he takes it like a horn. |
| 45 | nu-kán ZI DINGIR-LIM QA-TAM-MA KASKAL-ši da-a-i [u]-ni-in-ma UN-an ⸢a⸣-pé-ez | And he gives the life of the god together with his journey, and he takes it up. |
| 46 | pé-e-da-az *ar*-ḫa-pát Ú-*UL-pát* ti-it-[t]a-nu-wa-an-zi | They stand in front of the door. They do not stand. |
| 47 | ma-a-an-ma-at DINGIR-LUM A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL wa-[aš-tú]l Ú-UL ku-it-ki i-ia-ši | When the god to the king, the queen, he does not ... |
| 48 | nu KIN SIG₅-ru pa-an-ku-uš-za ZAG-tar ŠALU[GAL d]a-pí-an ZI-an A-DAM-MA-ia | And he takes a good libation. He places it before the king. The king libates, and he speaks as follows. |
| 49 | da-a-aš nu-kán A-NAMU{KAM.ḪI.A} GÍD.DA SIG₅-u-[an-za] TI-tar da-a-aš na-at {D}10-ni | And for the festival of the good reeds, he gives life, and for the Storm-god. |
| 50 | pa-iš me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da-ma-kán ku-iš GAR-r[i] a-pé-el U[N]-aš | And he places it before him, and he takes it away. |
| 51 | ḪUL-u-an-za ZAG-tar da-a-aš na-at-ši-iš-š[a-a]n wa-aš-du-⸢li⸣ | The evil one, the right side, he takes, and he libates. |
| 52 | da-a-iš [NU?].SIG₅ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 53 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi TE[{MEŠ]} SIG₅-ru ⸢EGIR⸣-ma NU.SIG₅-du | The cult actor takes the erru-offering opposite, and they look at it. It is good. Afterwards, it is not good. |
| 54 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} zi gul-ku?-lu?-pa-aš-ši zu-ul-k[iš Z]AG-aš NU.[SI]G₅ | He looks at the right side of the gulkulupaš-vessel, the left side is not good. |
| 55 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} ni ši GÙB-za an-ša-an 10 ⸢{ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅⸣ | Afterwards, at the side of the throne, on your left, 10 good clouds. |
| 56 | ⸢ku-u⸣-un UN-an e-te-ez pé-e-da-az ar-ḫa Ú-[U]L-pát ti-it-ta-nu-wa-an-zi | Then they go up to the throne. They strew a libation. |
| 57 | ma-a-an-ma A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL UL ḪUL-u-e-eš-z[i I]Š-TUZI DINGIR-LIM-ia-aš-ma-aš | When the king and the queen are not evil, the heart of the gods |
| 58 | ḫu-u-ma-an-da-az ḫu-u-ma-an SIG₅-in nu KIN [SIG₅]-ru LUGAL-uš-za | He places it, and it is good, and the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 59 | ZAG-tar A-DAM-[M]A-ia da-a-aš nu-kán A-NAGI[G.T]UR me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da-ma-kán | ... the right side of my words, he places it on the altar, and then ... |
| 60 | ku-iš UN-aš G[AR-r]i nu-za-kán ⸢ŠÀ⸣-az IZI na-at pa-an-ga-u-⸢i⸣ pa-iš NU.SI[G₅] | And he places it on the table, and he pours fire on it. He does not drink. |
| 61 | ⸢IŠ⸣-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-[du] | The cult actor performs the erru-offering opposite it and looks at it. It is good, afterwards it is not good. |
| 62 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ⸢ni⸣-eš-kán ZAG-na pé-[e]š-ši-ia-at EGIR-ŠÚ šu-ri-iš SI[G₅] | He looks at the side of them, and on the right side he speaks. Afterwards, he is good. |
| 63 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ I-NA2 KASKAL-NI IR-[k]er IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} NU.⸢SIG₅⸣-[du] | Afterwards, he looks at the tops of the heads, not good, on his journey, and he sees the bottoms. |
| 64 | EGIR-ma SIG₅-ru IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅ EGIR-⸢ŠÚ⸣ šu-ri-i[š] S[IG₅] | Afterwards, he sees the good one; he does not see the good ones; afterwards, the good ... |
| 65 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} ta-ú-tíš NU.SIG₅ | Afterwards, the ta'úti-offering is not good. |
| {€2+3} obv. I | ||
| 66 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ ER-TUM [Q]A-TAM-MA nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du [ | ... the bird of the extispicy ... and the birds sing ... |
| 67 | nu-za EGIR-pa da-a-aš na-aš-[k]án pé-an ku-uš [n]a-aš 2-⸢an⸣ [ar-ḫa pa-it] | Afterwards, he places it, and before the ..., and two times he goes out. |
| 68 | ḫa-aš-ta-pí-iš-ma-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš n[a-a]š 2-an a[r-ḫa pa-it] | In Ḫašta-pî-makka, after the meal, two times he crosses the river. |
| 69 | EGIR KASKAL-NI TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš n[a]-aš 2-an ar-ḫa [pa-it] | Afterwards, on the road, the falcon ... afterwards, he breaks it twice. |
| 70 | [UM]-MA UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUŠEN.DÙ ar-ḫa-wa pé-[e]š-šer | ... the overseer of the bird-catchers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 71 | [ki-i k]u-⸢it⸣ A-NA{D}UTU k[a]-ú-ri-i za-an-ki-la-tar SI×SÁ-at | When he libates to Šamaš, he prostrates himself. |
| 72 | [ ]x MUNUS.LUG[AL z]a-an-ki-l[a]-tar ZI-za da-a-i | ... the queen gives to Zankilatar.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 73 | [ ]x x[ ]x MUNUS.LUGAL-[z]a A-DAM-MA da-a-aš | ... the queen gives a gift.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 74 | ] ⸢I⸣-NAUD ⸢2⸣{KAM} SIG₅ da-a-an | ... he gives the good oil of the second day. |
| 75 | ]-za da-pí-an ZI-an ti-ra-ia | ... he takes (it) up, he places it on his neck. |
| 76 | p]a-iš SIG₅ | ... good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 77 | ]x | |
| 78 | ] ⸢za-an-ki⸣-la-tar ⸢SI×SÁ⸣-at | ... he places the horns ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 79 | NU].SIG₅-du {D}UTU AN-E GUB-iš | The god Šamaš stands in the sky. |
| 80 | UD] 2{KAM} | 2nd day.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 81 | ]x ... | |
| 82 | {K}]{AM}? | The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2+3} obv. I | ... | |
| {€2} obv. II | ||
| 1 | nu A-NA{D}UTU ka-ú-ri-i za-an-ki-⸢la⸣-tar p[a-a-i] | And to Šamaš he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | ma-al-te-eš-na-az-zi-ia pa-a-i nu ⸢KIN⸣ [NU.SIG₅-du] | he gives to Maltešnazziya, and the work is not good. |
| 3 | DINGIR-LUM-za da-pí-⸢an⸣ ZI-an d[a]-⸢a⸣-aš | The god takes it, and he takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | nu-kán an-da ⸢ḪUL⸣-u-i NU.SIG₅ | And the evil is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | pa-a-i-mi A-NA{⸢D⸣}UTU ka-ú-ri-i za-an-ki-l[a-tar] | He gives to Šamaš. He libates to Zankilatar. |
| 6 | ka-a pé-eḫ-⸢ḫi⸣ nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du DINGIR-LUM-za kar-p[í-in] | ... he takes, and the work is not good, the god ... |
| 7 | da-a-aš nu-kán an-da ḪUL-u-i NU.SIG₅ | And he does not do evil. |
| 8 | nu-kán {D}UTU ka-ú-ri-i ka-a-ma {GIŠ}BANŠUR BAL-aḫ-⸢ḫi⸣ | And Šamaš comes, and he sets up the table. |
| 9 | pé-e-te-eš-ši! I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM up-pa-aḫ-ḫi | They bring it into the house of the god. |
| 10 | nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du SIG₅ da-a-an | And he will give (them) a good month-offering. |
| 11 | na-at-kán DINGIR-LIM-ni kar-pí GAR-ri NU.SIG₅ | Then he places the scepter of the god, which is not good. |
| {€2+4} | ... | |
| {€2+4} obv. II 12/obv. | ||
| 1′ | Ù-TUM MUNUS.LUGAL I-MUR nu-wa-kán ŠÀ Ù-TI A-NA{D}UTU-ŠI | The queen libates, and he gives the blood to the Sun-deity. |
| {€2+4} obv. II 13/obv. | ||
| 2′ | me-mi-iš-ke-ez-zi ki-i-wa {D}UTU {URU}PÚ-na ŠA{M}kur | He speaks thus: “Šamaš of Uruk, the Mountain |
| {€2+4} obv. II 14/obv. | ||
| 3′ | ku-wa-at-ka₄ ut-tar EGIR-*pa* SUD-at EGIR-an-da-ma-wa-za-kán | Afterwards, he pounds (them) and afterwards ... |
| {€2+4} obv. II 15/obv. | ||
| 4′ | {D}UTU-ŠI Ù-an a-uš-ta nu-wa-kán za-aš-ḫi-ia ŠÀ {URU}PÚ-na | Šamaš-šī, and he goes, and in the city of Nabû |
| {€2+4} obv. II 16/obv. | ||
| 5′ | túḫ-ḫu-u-wa-iš ma-a-an ku-iš-ki ki-ša-an-za | And he says: “When you are asleep, |
| {€2+4} obv. II 17/obv. | ||
| 6′ | nu ma-a-an ka-a-aš Ù-TUM ku-it im-ma ku-it | And he says: “If he eats ... |
| {€2+4} obv. II 18/obv. | ||
| 7′ | i-ši-ia-aḫ-ta na-at GAM-an ar-ḫa GAR-ru | he takes, and he places it behind. |
| {€2+4} obv. II 19/obv. | ||
| 8′ | ma-a-an-ma DINGIR-LUM ke-e-el ŠA{M}kur ut-tar EGIR-pa Ú-UL | If the god is pure, the land will not return. |
| {€2+4} obv. II 20/obv. | ||
| 9′ | ku-it-ki SUD-at nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru | He pounds (them) together, and they look at each other. |
| {€2+4+1} obv. II 21/obv. 10′/obv.! | ||
| 1′ | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši ke {GIŠ}TUKUL SAG.⸢DU⸣ | Afterwards, he looks at the one who is not good, and he prostrates himself with the weapon. |
| {€2+4+1} obv. II 22/obv. 11′/obv.! | ||
| 2′ | 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EGIR TE{MEŠ} ŠÀ-er DAB-an NU.⸢SIG₅⸣ | 12 good šūr-containers; afterwards, he seizes it at the side; not good. |
| {€2+1} obv. II 23/obv.! | ||
| 3′ | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| {€2+1} obv. II 24/obv.! | ||
| 4′ | GIG.TUR-za KUR-⸢e⸣-aš SIG₅ da-a-aš na-at pa-an-ga-u-i pa-iš NU.SIG₅ | He places a small illness on the mountain, and he is not good. |
| {€2+1} obv. II 25/obv.! | ||
| 5′ | IŠ-TU{⸢LÚ}MUŠEN⸣.DÙ ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird eats it, and the birds sing. |
| {€2+1} obv. II 26/obv.! | ||
| 6′ | ]-⸢x⸣-kán! pé-an SIG₅-za na-aš GUN-liš pa-an [p]a-it | ... before the good one, he places the talent before ... |
| {€2+1} obv. II 27/obv.! | ||
| 7′ | -ká]n pé-an SIG₅-za na-at 2-an ar-ḫa ⸢pa⸣-a-er | Afterwards, on your good day, he breaks it twice. |
| {€2} obv. II | ||
| 28 | ]x-kán TI₈{MUŠEN} EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | ... the bird behind you is good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | k]u-uš ú-et EGIR KASKAL-NI ḫar-ra-ni-eš | ... and after the road is finished ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | ] ú-et 2 TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán EGIR UGU | ... and two ducks behind(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | a]r-ḫa pa-it UM-MA {M}ma-aš-du-〈ri〉ia-an-du SI×SÁ-at | Arḫa ... thus Mašduriyadu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | u]-ni-uš ḫa!-an-da-an-te-eš MUŠEN{ḪI.A} | ... the birds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | ]-er nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-ia-an-du | ... and the birds bow down behind ... |
| 34 | ] GUN-li₁₂-an TI₈{MUŠEN} tar-ni-eš-ke-ez-zi | ... he libates to the eagle, the tarni-eš-kezzi-offering ... |
| 35 | -g]a-an-ni-eš-ke-ez-zi | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36 | ku]-uš ⸢ú-e⸣-er na-at-kán pé-an | ... and before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | ] ⸢a-li⸣-l[i-i]š-ma-kán ⸢EGIR⸣ GAM ku-uš [ ] | ... and afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | [na]-⸢aš-kán p[é-an] ar-ḫa pa-it EGIR KA[SKAL-NI] | And he places it behind the road.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | a-ra-am-na-⸢an⸣-za-kán pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš-[ša ] ⸢x-x-an⸣-te-eš | And he libates to the Paakttarpalḫišša.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-e-er na-at-kán pé-[a]n ar-ḫa pa-a-er | Afterwards, he pours a libation, and he goes back. |
| 41 | UM-MA {M}ma-aš-du-ri-ia-an-du ar-⸢ḫa⸣ pé-eš-šer | When Mašduriyandu comes out, |
| 42 | {D}UTU {URU}PÚ-na-mu-kán ku-it ke-e-da-ni MU-ti | Šamaš, in the city of Panamu, he named it kēdani. |
| 43 | 𒀹ša-ar-ga!-ša-mi-iš e-eš-ta na-aš-mu-k[á]n ma-a-an ke-e-ez | The šargašamiš-vessel ... and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44 | IŠ-TUINIM {M}kur 𒀹ša-ar-ga-ša-mi-iš e-eš-ta | It is an incantation of Kur, the Šargašamiš. |
| 45 | nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš-kán pé-an SIG₅-za | And the birds sing, and he places them before you. |
| 46 | na-aš 2-an ar-⸢ḫa⸣ pa-it u-ra-ia-an-ni-iš-ma | And two times before him, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47 | tar-li₁₂-an 𒀹pa-aš-ta-ar-nu-wa-at-ta na-aš-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | And he places the tarlīn-vessel on top of the good one. |
| 48 | na-aš pa-an tar-liš pa-it EGIR KASKAL-NI TI₈{MUŠEN} GUN-liš | And before the tarliš-vessel, behind the road, the bird, the tail, |
| 49 | pa-an pa-it šal-wi₅-ni-eš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | before the gate of Šalwanešma, behind your good |
| 50 | na-aš tar-liš pa-an ú-et na-aš-za TUŠ-at KA×U-ma-⸢za⸣-kán | And he goes to the rear, and he sits at the gate. |
| 51 | pa-an na-a-iš UM-MA {M}ma-aš-du-ri-ia-an-du SI×SÁ-at | before him, thus Mašduriyandu, the singer, |
| {€2+3} obv. II | ||
| 52 | pa-a-i-mi {M}kur [ ]x x x[ ]x x? | he gives. Kur ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53 | ma-a-an-ma x[ ]x SIG₅-in | Who ... is good?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 54 | nu MUŠEN{Ḫ[I.A} ]x | and the birds ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 55 | u-r[a-ia-an-ni-iš pát-tar-pa]l-ḫi-iš-ma-kán | ... and he libates to Paaktarpalḫiš.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 56 | p]a-it | ... he takes(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 57 | n]a-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-[it] | ... two times before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 58 | ] | |
| 59 | [ ]x-ma-aš u-ni-uš MUŠEN{ḪI.A} | ... and the birds(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 60 | [ nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa pé-eš]-ši-an-du | ... and the birds bow down behind ... |
| 61 | [ ] ku-uš | ... fish(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 62 | [ ]x-kán pé ku-⸢uš⸣ | ... inside ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 63 | [ ] | |
| 64 | [ ar-ḫa-w]a pé-e[š]-šer | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 65 | [ DING]IR{MEŠ} KUR NIR Ú-NA-T[E | ... the gods of the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 66 | [ ] ŠU.NÍG.GALGA-pát KI.MIN nu x[ | ... in the hand, ditto, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 67 | [ ] tar-li₁₂-an 𒑱pa-aš-ta-ri-it-t[a? | ... he pours a libation of pāštaritta-beer. |
| 68 | [ ta]r-li₁₂-an MUŠEN IṢ-BAT na-an-ká[n | ... he places the bird in the taroli-vessel ... |
| 69 | [ ]-an G⸢UN⸣-liš pé-e-da-aš | ... he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 70 | [ -m]a-kán pé [k]u-uš na-aš 2-an ar-ḫ[a pa-it] | ... and before the kuš-vessel, two times before ... |
| 71 | [EGI]R KASKAL-NI a-ra-am-n[a]-an-za-kán EGIR [ ] | Afterwards, on the road, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 72 | na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa ⸢pa⸣-[i]t UM-MA {M}[ ] | And he breaks it twice. Thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 72a | ar-ḫa-w[a] pé-eš-še[r] | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 73 | pa-a-i-mi {M}kur É KUR TÚG? DINGIR{M[E]Š} KUR NIR [ | He gives (it) to the Storm-god of the house of the land, the gods of the country ... |
| 74 | ma-a-an-ma A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL x[ ]x[ | Where is the king and the queen ...?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 75 | nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-[ia-an-du | And the birds ... in front ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 76 | pé SIG₅-za nu-za EGIR-pa da-a-[aš | He places it on your good mouth and he places it behind him. |
| 77 | 2 TI₈{MUŠEN.ḪI.A}-kán pé SI[G₅-za | Two ducks, before you, are good. |
| 78 | 2 TI₈{MUŠEN.ḪI.A}-ma-kán EGI[R | 2 ducks, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 79 | EGIR KASKAL-NI pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš-k[án | Afterwards, on his journey, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 80 | na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-i[t | And he takes it twice.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 81 | EGIR GAM ku-uš na-at 2-a[n(?) ar-ḫa pa-a-er] | Afterwards, he pours a libation; he breaks it twice. |
| 82 | ⸢UM-MA(?)⸣ {M}?x[ ] | If ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€3} rev. III | ||
| 1 | u-ni {M}kur Ú-UL-pát x[ | And Kur does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | e-di-iz INIM-za UL k[u-it-ki nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A}] | He goes, but your word is not binding, and the birds |
| 3 | ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-an-du 2 [TI₈{MUŠEN.ḪI.A}(?) | he pours, two ducks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | 2 ḫal-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma-kán EGI[R | Two ḫalwašši-songs, written down. |
| 5 | EGIR KASKAL-NI pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš-ká[n | Afterwards, on his journey, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ḫar-ta-ia ku-it-ki na-aš 2-a[n | ... he takes it, and ... twice ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6a | SI×SÁ-a[t-wa | he libates.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | *a*-ši-kán ku-iš pát-tar-p[al-ḫi-iš | And he libates to the paakttarpalḫi-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | MUŠEN!-ia ḫar-ta nu ER-[TAM? IR-u-en(?)] | ... the bird ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ma-a-an-ša-ma-⸢aš⸣ u-ni-uš ⸢MUŠEN{ḪI.A⸣} [pát-tar-pal-ḫi-in] | And then the birds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | tar-uḫ-ḫe-er pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš-ma ku?-[iš | ... he takes, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | nu-za a-pa-a-aš me-mi-aš UL ki-ša-[ri] | And he speaks: 'It is not true.'(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-ia-an-[du] | And the birds bow down.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | ma-a-an-ma a-ši pát-tar-pal-ḫi-iš u-ni-⸢uš⸣ [MUŠEN{ḪI.A}] | When he goes to the patarpalḫiš-vessel, the birds |
| 14 | tar-uḫ-zi INIM pát-tar-pal-ḫi-[i]a-aš ⸢ki⸣-[ša-r]i | He libates, and the word of the balāṭpaḫi-priest ... |
| 15 | nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du 2 TI₈{MUŠEN.ḪI.A} x[ ] | And the birds sing; two birds ... |
| 16 | pé ku-uš na-at 2-an ar-⸢ḫa⸣ pa-a-i-er | He takes it out from the window, and he breaks it twice. |
| 17 | ⸢2?⸣ ḫal-wa-aš-ši-ia-aš-ma-kán EGIR [U]GU SIG₅-za | And the ḫalwašši-drum, behind it, on your good side |
| 18 | [na-a]t 2-an ar-ḫa pa-a-⸢er⸣ EGIR KASKAL-NI | And he breaks it twice behind his road. |
| 19 | [pát-tar-pa]l?-⸢ḫi?⸣-iš-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | Afterwards, on top of your good |
| {€4+3} rev. III 1′/ | ||
| 20 | ḫar-ta-i[a k]u-it-ki na-aš-za TUŠ-at | ... and he sits on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3} rev. III 2′/ | ||
| 21 | KA×U-ŠU-⸢ma-za⸣-[kán tar-l]i₁₂-an pa-an na-a-⸢iš⸣ | At the gate of the throne, before him,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3} rev. III 3′/ | ||
| 22 | UM-MA {M}ma-aš-du-r[i-ia-an-d]u SI×SÁ-at-[w]a | As follows: Mašduriyandu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3} rev. III | ... | |
| {€4} rev. III | ||
| 4′ | ki-i-kán ⸢GIM?⸣-an ŠA{D}UTU {URU}PÚ-[na | When the Sun-deity of Pana |
| 5′ | ŠÀ Ù-TI i-ši-ia-aḫ-ta-at x[ | ... he pours the beer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | še-er TUKU.TUKU-eš-ta {M}kur ku-[ | Afterwards, Kur ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3+1} rev. III 7′/rev.! | ||
| 1′ | ták-ša-an šar-ra-an [ -p]a? NAM.RA | And the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3+1} rev. III 8′/obv.? | ||
| 2′ | nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du IŠ-TUx[ ] | And the ... is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3+1} rev. III 9′/obv.? | ||
| 3′ | mu-kiš-šar da-an-za M[U{KAM.Ḫ]I.A} ⸢GÍD⸣.DA | He places it on the throne. The days of the scepter |
| {€3+1} rev. III 9b′/obv.? | ||
| 4′ | [ ] pa-an-ga-u-i SU[M-an-z]a NU.SIG₅ | ... is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3} rev. III | ||
| 10′ | ma-a-an DINGIR-LUM A-N[A ]x-pát še-er TUKU.TU[KU-eš-ta(?)] | If a god to ... ... they have ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | nam-ma-ma KI.M[IN nu KI]N SIG₅-ru | “Then ... and ... will be good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ḪUL-lu da-a-a[n] nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš NU.SIG₅ | He places the evil, and the gods are not good. |
| {€3} rev. III | ... | |
| {€3} rev. IV | ||
| 1 | ] ... | |
| 2 | IŠ]-TU?INIM MUNUS.LUGAL | Invocation for the queen.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | ]x-za-kán ku-in MUNUS.LUGAL Ù-an | ... and the queen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | pé]-⸢e⸣-da-az a-wa-an ar-ḫa | ... and he speaks a word(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ] ⸢ar⸣-ḫa UL ti-ta-nu-zi | ... they do not turn ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | TE]{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du | ... they are not good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | ] NU.SIG₅ | ... not good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | š]e-er TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2+3} rev. IV 1′/ | ||
| 9 | x[ ]x-ku-e-ni | ...kuni(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2+4+3} rev. IV 2′/1′/ | ||
| 10 | nam-[ma-ma KI.MIN n]u ⸢IGI⸣-z[i TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGI]R-ma NU.SIG₅-du | Then, ditto, and he looks at the side of the good one, he is not good. |
| {€2+4+3} rev. IV 3′/2′/ | ||
| 11 | IGI-z[i TE{MEŠ} š]i ta ke ⸢{GIŠ}TUKUL⸣ [ ]x | he sees ... ... the weapon ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+4+3} rev. IV 4′/3′/ | ||
| 12 | x[ 1]2? {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ ⸢EGIR⸣ SU{MEŠ} ⸢SAG.ME NU.SIG₅⸣ | ... 12(?) good days, after which the lower parts are not good |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 5′!/ | ||
| 4′ | pa-⸢a⸣-[i-mi ]x a-ši INIM Ù-TI DÙ-mi nu {M}kur e-di-iz | ... he breaks ... and he speaks, and the mountain goes. |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 6′!/ | ||
| 5′ | pé-[e-da-a]z a-wa-an ar-ḫa ti-it-ta-nu-mi | ... he goes, and he speaks the following words: |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 7′!/ | ||
| 6′ | ma-⸢a⸣-[an-m]u-za-kán DINGIR-LUM ku-it 𒀹šar-ga-ša-⸢am⸣-mi-iš | And the god, together with the šargašammi-vessel, |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 8′!/ | ||
| 7′ | ⸢e?⸣-[eš-ta ]x-mu-kán DINGIR-LUM ki-nu-un an-da-an aš-šu-li | ... and the god, the true one, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 9′!/ | ||
| 8′ | n[e-ia-a]t-ta-ti nu IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma N[U.SIG₅-du] | ... and they look at the body. Afterwards, the body ... |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 10′!/ | ||
| 9′ | IGI-[zi SU{MEŠ}] ni ši ta {GIŠ}TUKUL ZAG-aš KASKAL GÙB-za an-ša-an | ... they look at his body, and with the weapon on his right side, on the road, he stands. |
| {€2+4} rev. IV 11′!/ | ||
| 10′ | ⸢zi?⸣ G[AR-r]i 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EGIR SU{MEŠ} SAG.ME NU.[SIG₅] | ... he takes; 12 good šūr-bowls; afterwards, the tops of the legs are not good. |
| {€4} rev. IV | ||
| 11′ | [{D}]UTU-ŠI ⸢a⸣-pa-a-ši-la! IR-ta | ... the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | [p]a-a-i-mi {M}kur A-NAURU-LIM a-wa-an ar-ḫa ti-it-⸢ta-nu-mi⸣ | ... he speaks: “Kur, the herald, a word ... |
| 13′ | [m]a-a-an-ma-⸢aš⸣ A-NADINGIR-LIM ZI-an-za DINGIR-LUM-za KI.MIN | When he goes to the god, ditto the god. |
| 14′ | [n]u IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | They do not see (them); they are good; afterwards they are not good. |
| 15′ | ⸢IGI⸣-zi ⸢SU⸣{MEŠ} ni ši ta ke {GIŠ}TUKUL ZAG-aš KASKAL GÙB-za RA-IṢ | He looks at the chests, and he ... the weapon on the right side of the road on your left. |
| 16′ | [Z]I GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EGIR SU{MEŠ} ER-TAM 2-an NU.SIG₅ | ... he places; 12 good šūr-bowls; afterwards, two ertam-offerings are not good. |
| 17′ | {m.D}10-SUM-a[š] IR-ta | Adad-nādin-aš, the slave, |
| {€2+4} rev. IV | ||
| 18′ | x[ ] x [ ] x a-wa-an ar-ḫa ti-it-ta-nu-um-me | ... they speak a word backwards.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | G[IM-an a-wa-an] ⸢ar⸣-ḫa ti-it-ta-nu-mar ma-la-an ḫar-ti | As soon as he speaks, he places it on the table, as much as there is. |
| 20′ | nu I[GI-zi SU{M]EŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-⸢ma⸣ NU.SIG₅-du | And they look at the well-being of the body, but they are not well afterwards. |
| 21′ | IGI-z[i TE{MEŠ}] ni-eš-kán GÙB-la pé-eš-ši-ia-at ši ta | He looks at the side. And he stands, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | GAR-aš-z[a ]x-x-x zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | is placed ... is placed. 12 good clouds |
| 23′ | EGIR [ ]x NU.SIG₅ {m.D}10-SUM-aš IR-ta | Afterwards ... not good, Adad-nādin-aš, in the presence |
| 24′ | ma-a-⸢an⸣-[za DINGIR-LUM ku-wa]-at im-ma ku-wa-at | Where is the god? Where is he?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | še-er [TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za ]x-za A-NAINIM {M}kur | Afterwards, ... the enemy of Kur(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | UL T[UKU.TUKU(?)-u-an-za nu] IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru | They have no power over you, and they look at your good health. |
| 27′ | EGIR-m[a NU.SIG₅-du IGI TE]{MEŠ} ni-eš-kán ZAG-na | Afterwards, it is not good. Before the eyes, on the right side. |
| 28′ | pé-eš-š[i-ia-at ]x KA×U-i ši ta | ... the mouth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29′ | zi [ EG]IR SU{MEŠ} SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ | ... afterwards, the tops of the legs are not good. |
| 30′ | {D}UTU-ŠI [a-pa-a-ši-la(?)] IR-ta | ... the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4} rev. IV | ... | |
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- 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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