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KUB 23, 103 (P444779)
CTH 178, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
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| Designation | KUB 23, 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P444779 |
| Museum no. | Bo 2051 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Hittite |
| Period | Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE |
| Genre | CTH 178 |
| 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′ | ]x É.G[AL? | ... palace?(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | Ḫ]UL-u-aḫ-ta na-an-mu x[ | ... the evil one ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ] A-NA{GIŠ}GU.ZA A-BI-KA ku-it [ | ... to the throne of the father ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [INI]M?-ar ⸢SIG₅⸣-ta-ti am-mu-uk-ma-ták-kán aš-šu-la-a[n-ni | He speaks a good word, and he places it before me. |
| 5′ | a-ki nu-uš-ši DUMU-ŠU PAB-⸢ri⸣ ku-it na-aš-ma-aš-ši ARAD-x[ | As soon as the son of his brother is seated, the servant ... |
| 6′ | [k]i-nu-un-ma-kán ka-a-aš-ma {m}ma-ša-A.A-an DUMU˽KIN-IA [ | And Mašayan, the messenger ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [k]u-it DINGIR-LIM-iš ki-ša-at zi-ik-ma-za-kán LUGAL-⸢e⸣-[ez-zi-ia-at | ... the hand of the god, the knees of the king ... |
| 8′ | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an nu-mu ḫa-at-ra-a-i nu-mu-kán li-[li-wa-aḫ-ḫu-wa-an-zi | And he libates, and they libate(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | me-mi-aš-ma-aš ⸢QA-TAM⸣-MA-pát LUGAL-uš-za ku-wa-pí DINGIR-LIM-iš [ | Then he speaks to the king: ... the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | LUGAL{MEŠ}-za ku-i-e-eš ⸢ARAD⸣{MEŠ}-aḫ-ḫa-an ḫar-ta nu-ut-ta ma-a-an x[ | The kings, you, the servants, ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ma-a-an-ta pé-ra-an ša-ra-a-ma ku-iš-ki e-ep-zi [ | And he takes it out before the sun. |
| 12′ | nu-mu a-pád-da-ia ŠU-⸢PUR⸣ nu-mu UD 1{KAM} a-pí-ia a[r- | And on the 1st day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | ta-me-e-da-ni-wa LUGAL-i A-NANA-RA-A-RI Ú-UL u-⸢i⸣-[iš-ke-mi? | The king does not make the tamedaniwa-offering. |
| 14′ | LUGAL{MEŠ} 1-aš 1 e-da-ni A-NANA-RA-A-RI u-iš-kán-zi {L[Ú.MEŠ}GAL-KA | The kings, once, one ... they set up a libation vessel. The chiefs ... |
| 15′ | ma-a-an {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ši a-pé-ni-iš-šu-wa-an-za LUGAL *x*[ | When the king goes to Ḫattušši, |
| 16′ | A-BU-IA A-NAA-BI-KA Ú-UL ḫa-at-ra-iš wa-ar-[ | ABU-IA, to your father, does not ... |
| 17′ | kat-ta-an e-ep-ta ša-ak-wa [ | below, he pours ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | A-BU-KA-ia-za ku-it DINGIR-LIM-iš ki-ša-at nu A-NAL[UGAL | At your libation, in the presence of the god, together with the king, |
| 19′ | up-pé-eš-kán-zi I-NAKUR {⸢URU⸣}ḫa-at-ti-ma-at Ú-UL š[a- | They do it; in the land of Ḫattiumat not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | IŠ-TUÉ KUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI-kán Ú-NU-UT GIBIL pa-ra-a [ | From the land of Ḫattikān, he breaks the new one ... |
| 21′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}GAL-KA pu-nu-uš ma-a-an IŠ-TUKUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI x[ | The chief cupbearer stands, saying: “From the mountain of Ḫattu ... |
| 22′ | [k]u-wa-pí e-eš-ta ma-a-na-at-mu-kán A-NAINIM GIDIM [ | ... he pours a libation, and a ghost ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [nu-ut]-⸢ta⸣ up-pí-ia-aš-šar{ḪI.A} SIG₅-TIM up-pé-eš-ke-nu-u[n | And he places the good šarḫi-vessels. |
| 24′ | [na]-aš-kán ku-e-da-ni Ú-UL u-wa-it-ta-at A-BI-x[ | ... and he does not raise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [ -i]t? ma-a-an-ma-na-aš-mu {LÚ}KÚR-pát e-eš-ta ma-a-an-m[u- | ... and the weapon-bearer, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | [ ]x(-)⸢i⸣-ia-mi-ma-an Ú-UL-pát ku-it-⸢ki⸣ ad-du x[ | ... he does not take, he goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [ -ke]r na-aš-za LUGAL.TUR LUGAL GAL ⸢ki-ša⸣-[at | ... the young king, the great king ... |
| 28′ | [ in-n]a-[r]a-⸢wa⸣-tar UR.SAG-ta[r | ... the hero ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. | ||
| 1′ | [ A-B]I-⸢IA?⸣ LUGAL KUR {URU}aš-šur-ia [ | ... the king of Assyria ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [ ]x ŠAA-BI-IA ku-it INIM{MEŠ} EGIR-a[n | ... of my head, together with the words afterwards |
| 3′ | [ ]x SIG₅-eš-šu-u-en SIG₅-eš-šu-u-en-ma-an-kán x[ | ... good, good, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢ŠA⸣1-EN A-BI AMA kiš-du-um-ma-at ma-an-na-aš x[ | The lord, the father, the mother of the cult shrine, when ... |
| 5′ | am-mu-uk-ma-*an* I-NAKUR-ŠU i-ia-aḫ-ḫa-at NINDA-an-ma-an 1-aš 1-e-el x[ | And he takes one loaf of bread in his hand, one ... |
| 6′ | nu EN-KU-NU BA.ÚŠ am-mu-uk-ma-za A-NAEN-KU-NU ma-aḫ-ḫa-an SIG₅-an-za x[ | And the lord of the throne speaks: “As for you, as for me, ... is good for you ... |
| 7′ | nu-za a-pé-e-da-ni-*ia QA-TAM*-MA-pát SIG₅-an-za na-an pa-aḫ-ḫa-aš-tén? nu-uš-ši x[ | And likewise, he is good, and he ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | UM-MA {D}UTU-ŠI-MA A-NA{m}BA-BA-ŠEŠ-SUM QÍ-BI-MA [ ] | Thus the Sun-deity speaks to Iqiš-iddin ... |
| 9′ | EN-KU-NU-ma-aš-kán ku-it BA.ÚŠ nu-uš-ma-aš DUMU EN-KU-NU ku-in ša-ra-a [ | ... the son of the lord of cult centers ... |
| 10′ | me-mi-er DINGIR-LUM-ši ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ŠÀ-er pí-ia-an ḫar-zi PA-NIA-BI-ŠU-pá[t | He speaks to the gods; he places it before the mouth, and he libates to his lips. |
| 11′ | {m}GIŠ.GE₆-AŠ-ŠUR-aš {m}MAR.TU-*A-ŠA*-RE-〈ED〉-ša ka-a na-an-mu a-pu-u-uš me-[mi- | ... Amurru-aša-rēdeš, ... and he speaks: |
| 12′ | im-ma-ak-ku e-ša-at nu-uš-ši Ú-UL A-NA{GU₄}AM-pát ma-aḫ-ḫa-[an | ... he drinks, and he does not ... to the ox ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | i-ia-mi-ma-an-pát-wa ku-it-ki ma-a-an-wa-mu a-ra-aḫ-zé-nu-uš LU[GAL{MEŠ} | And he speaks: “Why do the kings ... |
| 14′ | ma-an-wa-za ŠUM-an ku-it-ki i-ia-mi nu me-ek-ki ku-it-ki *a-pé*-[ | And he gives it to you. He speaks, and he speaks to you: ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | na-aš pa-iz-zi ku-e-da-ni A-NA{LÚ}KÚR na-aš IŠ-TUINIM DINGIR-[LIM-ŠU | He goes, and he goes to the cult actor, and to the word of his god |
| 16′ | A-BU-ŠU-ši-kán ku-it BA.ÚŠ a-pa-a-aš-ma-za-kán A-NA{GIŠ}GU.[ZA | And he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | na-aš-kán GÉŠPU-za ku-e-da-ni 3-ŠU me-ek-ki ma-a-[ | And he places it three times in your hand, ... |
| 18′ | ku-it-ki AŠ-RU nu IGI-zi pal-ši a-pé-ni-iš-šu-wa-an [ | He places it on the ground, and he sees it. And he prostrates himself. |
| 19′ | A-BU-ŠU-ma-aš-ši ku-e KUR.KUR{MEŠ} IŠ-TU{GIŠ}TUKUL tar-uḫ-ḫa-an ḫ[ar-ta | ... to his father, ... the lands with the weapon, the taruhḫan-vessel ... |
| 20′ | ki-i-pát-mu ku-it KUR {URU}ba-ba-an-ḫi me-mi-iš-kán-zi x[ | They speak instead of the land of Babanḫi ... |
| 21′ | ḪUR.SAG{MEŠ}-ia-wa me-ek-ki ḪUL-u-e-eš nu 𒀹in-na-ra-[ | The Hursag-gods, the evil demons, and Innara ... |
| 22′ | ku-it-⸢ki⸣ nu a-pa-a-aš ki-nu-un-pát ku-it me-mi-iš-ke-ez-zi [ | And he places it on the ground, and he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | na-at le-e-pát i-ia-an-zi DINGIR{MEŠ} a-pé-ni-iš-ša-[an | And they take the gods before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | ka-ru-ú-ia ku-wa-pí pa-iz-zi nu ma-a-an UN{MEŠ}-tar x[ | He goes to the karūya-vessel, and when the people ... |
| 25′ | na-aš-⸢ma⸣-aš ÉRIN{MEŠ} KUR-TI-pát ku-iš-ki *na*-at-kán šu-me-⸢e⸣-[ | And the troops of the land of Tīl-pât ... |
| 26′ | [ ]x UN{MEŠ}-tar-ma-kán!? šu-me-e-da-az Ú-UL ku-i[t-ki | ... the people ... he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [ku-i]t-⸢ki(?)⸣ i-ia-zi nu-za EN-KA ku-e KUR.[KUR{MEŠ} | ... he stands, and the lord of the lands ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | [ ]-⸢zi⸣ xx xx x-⸢zi⸣ *nu e*-eš-š[a?- | ... ... they ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 29′ | [ ]x [ | |
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- 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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