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KBo 15.9 (tlh:KBo 15.9)
CTH 421
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| Designation | KBo 15.9 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 15.9 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 421 |
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. I | ||
| 1′ | [_ _ _ ]1-NU-TIM-ma {TÚG}⸢NÍG⸣.L[ÁM{MEŠ} …] | ... once, the linen garments ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [_ _ ]x a-pí-ia-pát ma-an-n[i-in-ku-wa-an {É}kip-pa-an …] | ... he libates to the apiya-priestess, and into the kippa-house. |
| 3′ | [nu-kán še]-na-an GIŠ-ṢÍ IGI{ḪI.A} KÙ.SIG₁₇ [GAR.RA …] | And he places them on the feet of the gold eyes. |
| 4′ | [_ _ _] LUGAL-UT-TI-aš-ši a-wa-an GAM […] [ … ] | ... the king speaks thus: “... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ _ _ GÙB]-la-za ti-[an]-zi nu-kán [… | ... they stand on your left, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | {NINDA}ḫar-pa-n]u?-uš-ša GÙB-la-zi-ia ⸢9⸣ […] | the ḫarpanušša-bread, on the left, 29 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [nu-uš-š]i 2-ŠU 9 e-et-ri UD-ti-[li … ] | ... twice, nine times, on the second day ... |
| 8′ | [ … ]-kán UD-ti-li ši-ip-p[a-an-za-kán-zi] LUGAL-uš-ša-za | And they libate daily to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [UD-ti-l]i az-zi-ik-ki-iz-z[i] nu wa-ga-an-da še-e-ni UD-ti-li pé-e ḫar-kán-zi | They stand on the day of the moon's disappearance, and they set up a libation. |
| 10′ | [ _ _ -m]a-at ku-wa-pí ḫar-kán-[zi] na-at Ú-UL ku-iš-ki a-uš-zi | ... they take the kuwapi-vessel, but he does not take it. |
| 11′ | [ an-da-a]t-za-kán ka-ri-iš-ká[n-zi] na-at PA-NI še-e-ni ti-iš-ká[n-zi] | ... they place it on the hearth, and they hold it in his hand. |
| 12′ | [ _ _ ] LUGAL-un ku-e-da-ni [UD-ti … ] | The king, my lord, will be present; the day ... |
| 13′ | ⸢nu⸣-⸢kán⸣ a-pé-e-da-ni UD-ti [ … ] ka-a-aš-wa-mu | And he ... the day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ša-ra-az-zi-iš TI-an-za P[U-UḪ-ŠÚ] […] | ... he libates, and his body ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | kat-te-er-ra-aš PU-UḪ-ŠÚ | ... the mouth of the well. |
| 15 | […] | |
| 16′ | ḪUL-lu ša-na-aḫ-te-ni n[u?-mu [ … ] | The evil of the šanaḫteni-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | nu ka-a-aš TI-an-za PU-[UḪ-ŠÚ pí-di ar-ta-ru] nu-uš-ma-aš | And when he takes it out, he pours a libation. And then ... |
| 18′ | UGU-zi-iš DINGIR{MEŠ} ku-u-u[n …] ma-a-an-mu ták-na-aš {D}UTU-uš | On top of the gods, wherever the Sun-deity |
| 19′ | kat-ti-ir-ru-uš-ša DINGIR{MEŠ} […] | Then the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | nu-mu ka-a-ša ka-a-aš [še]-⸢e⸣-na-aš [ … ] […] ták-na-aš {D}UTU]-uš | And he, likewise, he ... ... the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | kat-te-er-ru-uš-ša DIN[GIR{M]EŠ} ku-u-u[n …] | And the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [ … ku-ra-ak]-ki pí-ra-an x[ _ _ ] [nu-za LU]GAL-uš e-ša-ri | ... the kurakku-vessel ... ... and the king libates. |
| 23′ | [ … an-d]a ú-wa-da-an-z[i] [na-an?] LUGAL-[i] pé-ra-an | And they bring it before the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | [_ _ _ _ _ _ ]x-zi A-NA LUGAL ki[š]-an me-ma-i | ... speaks to the king:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]-wa-kán pa-ra-a i-it UM-MA LUGAL-MA | “If he goes out, the king will die. |
| 26′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pa]-⸢a⸣-⸢i⸣-mi UM-MA {LÚ}ŠU.DAB-MA | ... he breaks ... Thus the šudab-official ... |
| 27′ | [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ MU{ḪI.A}-TI]M UD{ḪI.A}-TIM ku-i-e-eš IŠ-TU DINGIR-LIM | ... of the year, the days, together with the god ... |
| 28′ | […] [ pa/ša-r]a-a ka-ru-ú ti-ia-at | ... he takes the karû-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫe-er | ... Maniaḫber ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -a]n?-ma-an EGIR-an UGU ka-ri-ia-zi | ... and afterwards upon the kariyazu-vessel, |
| 31′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ {LÚ}ŠU.DA]B-ma-za-kán A-NA {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A | ... the cupbearer into the hand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pa-r]a-a pa-a-iz-zi | ... he goes out.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]x ti-ia-zi | ... you stand ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] IGI-an-da kiš-a[n me-m]a-i | ... he speaks thus:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35′ | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] wa-aš-da-aḫ-ḫ[u-un] | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36′ | [ … ar-ḫ]a da-a[t-tén?] === | ... he places it behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | [ _ _ ]-⸢e?⸣-[ … ] | |
| 2′ | [ka?-r]i-wa-ri-u-w[a- … ] [ … ] | Kariwariuwa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | gi-nu-uš-ša-ri-i[z/š-ke-ez-zi] [ … ] | ... the regular offerings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | nu A-[NA … ] | and for ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | {D}[ … ] [ … ] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | a[r-ḫa da-at-tén] ⸢na⸣-[at] ⸢ta⸣-me-⸢e⸣-d[a-ni … ] na-at x[ … ] | ... he takes, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [ … ] x[ … ] | |
| 8′ | ⸢{D}⸣[ … ] | the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | x[ … ] | |
| 10′ | n[u- … ] | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 11′ | š[i?- … ] | |
| 12′ | x[ … ] | |
| 13′ | x[ … ] | |
| 14′ | 2[ … ] | |
| 15′ | 2 x[ … ] [ … ] | |
| 16′ | a-ku-wa-an-na[ … ] | he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17′ | {TÚG}MA-I-LU-ma-aš-[ši … ] | ... the garment ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | nu-uš-ši BE-LU{ḪI}.[{A} … ] | And the lords ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | nu-uš-ši GE₆-za še-⸢er⸣[ … ] [ … ]? | Then, at night, ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | {LÚ}SÌLA.ŠU.DU₈.A-aš a-ku-[wa-an-na … ] | The cupbearer drinks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | nu A-NA GAL.GIR₄ {GIŠ}še-[ … ] | And to the chief še-priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | ⸢nam⸣-⸢ma⸣ LUGAL-uš ku-e-[da-aš … ] | And the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [ _ _ _ _ ] x [ … ] | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1 | GIM-an-ma UD.7{KAM} ti-i[a-zi] [ … ] | As soon as he goes on the seventh day ... |
| 2 | ḫal-zi-ia-ri GIM-an-ma [ … ] | ... like ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | na-an UGU ti-it-ta-nu-[wa-an-zi] [ … ] | |
| 4 | IŠ-TU {GIŠ}GIGIR pé-e-da-an-[zi] [ … ] | They go with the chariot ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ḫar-ši-[iš?-k]i-⸢iz⸣-zi ša-aš-t[a?-aš … ] | He places it on the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | nam-[m]a-an-kán ḫa-an-te-ez-z[i … ] [ … ] | And then he goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | še-er iš-pár-ra-an-zi GIM-an x[ … ] [ … ] | Afterwards, they libate like ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ar-nu-wa-an-zi na-an-kán iš-[ … ] [ … ] | They libate, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ti-it-ta-nu-wa-an-zi nu-kán [ … ] [ … ] | ... they set out, and ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | {D}UTU-i IGI-an-da gi-nu-uš-ša-r[i- … ] [ … ] | before the Sun-deity, a libation vessel ... ... |
| 11 | {D}UTU-i-kán IGI-an-da SUD-li₁₂ [ … ] | before Šamaš, he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | nu {LÚ}a-pí-ši-iš ME-E IŠ-TU [ … ] [ … ] | And the apišiš-priest comes out. |
| 13 | IŠ-TU {GIŠ}ZÚ.LUM ar-ri-ia-[ … ] [ … ] | from the date palm ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | IŠ-TU {GIŠ}ZÚ.LUM a-ar-r[i- … ] | ... the date palm ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | nu EGIR-an-da {LÚ}A-ŠI-PU x[ … ] | Afterwards, the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | nu GIM-an KI-IS-KI-IM-x[ … ] [ … ] | And like ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | {D}UTU-i IGI-an-d[a … ] | before the Sun-deity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | nu-uš-ma-aš [ … ] [ … ] | And then ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19 | GÚ-x [ … ] | |
| 20 | x[ … ] | |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ḫa]l-ḫal-tu-u-⸢ma⸣-⸢ri⸣ ŠA É{MEŠ} | ... ḫallū-ma-ri of the houses ... |
| 2 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ALAM {D}LUG]AL.ÌR.RA ŠA GI DÙ-an-zi | ... they make a statue of Lugalira on the reed. |
| 3 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -m]a ŠA GIŠ-ṢÍ 1-EN GADA?-SÚ {GIŠ}MA.NU | ... and one linen linen cloth (and) a palm-tree ... |
| 4 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] x {TÚG}GÚ.È.A SA₅ | ... red cloak.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t]ar-pa-la-a-an-zi | ... they will carry out the ritual. |
| 6 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A-N]A SAG.DU-ŠU ti-ia-an-zi | They place ... on his head.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [nu-uš-ši-kán 1 {KUŠ}MÁ.É.URU₅?] GÚ-az GÙB-la-za kat-ta ga-an-ga-an-zi | And they bring one sailor's hide on the right and on the left. |
| 8 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ KAK.]⸢Ú⸣.TAG.GA an-da ZAG-ni-ma-aš-ši-kán ŠU-i | ... he places it on the right side of his hand. |
| 9 | [1 {GIŠ}PAN ti-ia]-an-zi IGI{ḪI.A}-ŠU-ma-aš-ši-kán ŠA DINGIR-LIM-pát | They take one bow, the eyes of the god. |
| 10 | [GIM-a]n-kán É-ri an-da pé-e-da-an-zi | ... they bring it into the house.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [na-an- … pí]-ra-an a-še-ša-an-zi LUGAL-uš-za ku-e-da-ni pí-di | ... they take it out, and the king takes it out. |
| 12 | [ … ] | |
| 13 | [nu GIM-an ]x-e MÁŠ.ḪUL.DÚB.BA{ḪI.A} Ú-NU-UT GIR-ia | And like ..., the corpses of the feet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [A-NA É{ḪI.A} da-pí]-an-da-aš iš-ga-ra-an-zi nu 1 MÁŠ.GAL da-an-zi | They bring it into the house, and they take one large vessel. |
| 15 | [GIM-an-ma ne-ku-u]z-za me-ḫur ki-ša-ri nu 1 MÁŠ.GAL u-un-ni-ia-an-zi | Afterwards, they drink the water of the kišaru-vessel and one large vessel. |
| 16 | [nu-uš-ši-kán a-ú-l]i-in da-an-zi na-an A-NA DINGIR{MEŠ} da-pí-an-da-aš | And they bring it to the gods.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [wa-aḫ-nu-wa-an-zi] [n]a-an ar-ḫa pí-iš-ši-ia-an-zi nu {LÚ.MEŠ}a-pí-ši-uš | They libate, and they take it out, and the apišuša-priests |
| 18 | [ša-r]a-a da-an-zi nu-za GAL-iš {LÚ}a-pí-ši-iš | They take it, and the chief apiši-official |
| 19 | [pa-r]a-a 1 {TÚG}GÚ.⸢È⸣.[A] ⸢SA₅⸣ wa-aš-ši-ia-zi GUR-ŠI-IP UD.KA.〈BAR〉-ia?-za-kán | He breaks one cloak, and he takes the kuršû-vessel from the gate. |
| 20 | ⸢SAG⸣.DU-ŠU tar-na [GI.IZ]I.⸢LÁ⸣-[i]a ḫar-zi 1-aš-ma ⸢GÍR⸣ ⸢URUDU⸣ ⸢ḫar⸣-zi | Its head is surrounded by a torch. He takes one piece of copper and places it on the ground. |
| 21 | 1-aš-ma nam-ma G[ÍR URUDU GAL ḫar-zi] [1-aš-m]a MAŠ-KU {KUŠ}[ _ _ _ _ ] ḫar-zi | And then he pours a large copper libation vessel. And once he libates a leather bag ... |
| 22 | 1-aš-ma KUŠ.GUD ḫar-z[i] [1-aš-ma … ḫar-z]i 1-aš-ma ⸢NUMUN⸣{ḪI.A} | One hide of ox ... one hide ... two hides, one seed ... |
| 23 | 1-aš-ma {DUG}GÌR.KÁN ḫa[r-zi] [1-aš-ma … ḫar-z]i 1-aš-ma ši-ḫi-li-ia-aš ú-⸢i⸣-⸢da⸣-a-⸢ar⸣ | once he pours a libation vessel; once, he libates. once, the šiḫiliya-vessel he places. |
| 24 | ḫar-zi na-at-kán x[ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-z]i ⸢nu⸣ 1-aš {LÚ}a-⸢pí⸣-⸢ši⸣-⸢iš⸣ [ … ] [ … ] | he takes, and ... ... and once the cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | ALAM {D}LUGAL.ÌR.RA [ … ]x[ … ] | The statue of Lugalira ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | na-aš A-NA ALAM {D}LU[GAL.ÌR.RA … ]ri[ … ] | And for the statue of Lugalira ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | ALAM {D}LUGAL.ÌR.RA-m[a … ] [ … ] | The statue of Lugalira ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [GA]L?-iš DÙ-at-ta-ri x[ … ] | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | [a-p]é-e-ma-aš-ši {LÚ}a-pí-[ši … ] | ... the apīši-official ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [a-pa]-a-ša ku-it-ta [ … ] | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | [ … ]-⸢ma⸣ ku-iš ku-i[š … ] | ... and ... together ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [ … ]ú-e-ḫi-iš-ká[n-zi] [ … ] | ... they bring ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33 | [ _ _ du-w]a-ar-ni-i[š-kán-zi] | ... they set ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34 | [ _ _ _ ]KÁ.GAL{ḪI.A} [ … ] | ... the gates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | [ _ _ _ ]-aš-ma wa-[a-tar … ] | ... when ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | [ _ _ _ _ ] {GIŠ}ŠI[NIG … ] | ... the door ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | [ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]-⸢zi⸣ [ … ] | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
Sources & licences
- 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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