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KUB 23, 101 (P444777)
CTH 177, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KUB 23, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P444777 |
| Museum no. | Bo 2054 + Bo 8451 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 177 |
| 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. II | ||
| 1 | [ up]-pí-as-⸢šar⸣ GIM-an up-pa-aḫ-ḫu-un | ... like an uppi-as-šar-vessel |
| 2 | [ ]x {LÚ}ṬE₄-ME-IA a-uš-[t]a nu-mu me-mi-an ša-ku-wa-aš-⸢šar-an⸣ ú-⸢da⸣-[aš] | ... the temple-enterers, and he speaks: “The šakkuwašaran-drink ... |
| 3 | [ up-pí-a]š-šar{ḪI.A} up-pa-aḫ-ḫu-un na-at a-ú ... | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | Ḫ[UL-u-wa] up-pí-aš-sar{ḪI.A} | ... the evil of the reed screen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | *nu* tu-el {LÚ}⸢ṬE₄-MU⸣ ku-wa-at Ú-UL pu-nu-uš-ta me-ma-aḫ-ḫu-un-ši | And the temple-enterer does not place it before him. |
| 6 | GIM-an ku-wa-pí-wa-⸢mu⸣ SA ŠEŠ-IA {LÚ}ṬE₄-MU an-da | Like a kupiwāmu-disease, the temple-enterer places it in the hand. |
| 7 | ú-e-mi-ia-zi nu-wa A-NAŠEŠ-IA | he takes, and to the shrines |
| 8 | up-pí-aš-šar{ḪI.A}-ia SIG₅-TIM a-pí-ia up-pa-aḫ-ḫi | he pours good water into the well. |
| 9 | [m]a-an-ma-an ... ku-it-ma-an me-mi-an ša-ku-wa-aš-šar-an | ... when ... and he speaks a word to the šakuwaš-priest |
| 10 | [na]-⸢wi₅⸣ iš-ta-ma-aš-šu-un ma-a-an-ta ⸢pé-ra⸣-an pa-ra-a | And he speaks: “Why does he go back to the place? |
| 11 | [ḫa-at-r]a+a-nu-un ma-an-za ŠEŠ-IA du-uš-⸢ki⸣-iš-ke-et | ... he libates, and he pours a libation in the hearth. |
| 12 | [ki-nu-un-m]a? me-mi-an ku-it ša-ku-wa-aš-šar-an iš-ta-ma-aš-šu-[un] | And he speaks thus: “It is a šakuwa-vessel, and he ... |
| 13 | [ u]p-pé-eš-šar{ḪI.A} ku-e up-pa-aḫ-ḫu-un | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [ ] x ḪUL-u-wa-at {D}a-aš-šur-aš-ša-at {D}UTU ŠA-ME-⸢E⸣ | ... the evil of Aššat, the Sun-god of the heavens |
| 15 | le-⸢e⸣ [uš-kán]-zi *am-me-el* 𒀹pu-uš-kán-ta-tar | ... he takes ... and he places ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | tu-uk m[e-na-a]ḫ-ḫa-an-da pu-uš-kán-ti-iš-ma-an-za ku-w[a-at-ka₄] | And he libates to him in front of him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | e-šu-un ⸢a⸣-[pa]-⸢a⸣-at-ma-an-ta ku-wa-at ḫa-at-ra+a-nu-[un] | And he places it, and he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | iš-tar-ni-šu-m[i-m]a-an-wa-an-na-as-kán SIG₅-an-te-eš | ... in the ... of the good ones ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | up-pé-eš-šar{MEŠ}-m[a-a]t-ta ku-e up-pa-aḫ-ḫu-u[n] | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | nu ḫu-u-ma-an A-[N]A{LÚ}ṬE₄-ME-KA ma-ni-ia-[aḫ-ḫu-un] | And he speaks to the temple servants:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | nu-za *ku*-e up-pé-eš-[ša]r{ḪI.A} {LÚ}ṬE₄-ME-KA ⸢ma⸣-[la-a- | And he drinks; the chanters ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | na-at-kán iš-t[ar]-na ar-ḫ[a ]x [ | And he ... the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | up-pa-aḫ-ḫu-un k[e]-⸢e⸣-da-ni-ma [ | ... he takes, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | an-da e-er-u-⸢e⸣-[ni] ⸢nu am⸣-m[e]-e[l | And he enters, and who ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | ma-an-za 𒀹pu-uš-[kán-ti-iš | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 26 | ku-⸢it-ma-an⸣ [ | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 27 | x-x[ | |
| Rs. III | ... | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 7′ | pa-a-ra-[ | he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | za-nu-um-ma-an-z[i ]x ú-et | ... they place ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | nu-za ŠA-NI-TAM x[ ]x | And he himself ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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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