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CTH 571
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| Designation | KBo 16.97+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 16.97+ |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 571 |
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) |
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| 1 | IŠ-TUMUŠEN ar-ḫa ⸢a-ri⸣-iš-ke-e[z-zi ]x ku-wa-pí ⸢ku⸣-un-né-eš-zi | ... the lord ... he takes ... they libate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | nu {D}UTU-ŠI ú-ki-la wa-al-a[ḫ]-mi [] EGIR-ŠU | And the Sun-deity purifies the wa'alaḫmi-vessel. Afterwards |
| 3 | ŠA{*URU*}i-ia-ga-nu-e-na GU₄{ḪI.A} UDU[{ḪI.A}] {m}mu-u-wa-at-ta-al-li-iš | In the city of Iyaganuena, the oxen and sheep, Muwattališ |
| 4 | wa-al-aḫ-zi NU.S[I]G₅ | he drinks; he will not recover.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | {URU}ka-ma-am-ma-kán ú-e-tum-ma-an-zi pa-ra-a ⸢ḫu⸣-u-da-a-ak na-i-wa-ni | They bring it to Kamamma, and he takes it away. |
| 6 | [n]u a-pa-a-at SIG₅-in EGIR-ŠU | And a good mouth afterwards(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [š]a?-ru-wa-an DA.BI-ia-an ar-nu-ma-[a]n-zi SIG₅ | They libate from the šaruwa-vessel beside me. Good |
| 8 | [ku-i]t-ma-an-kán LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL {URU}ḫa-⸢at⸣-tu-ši še-er SIG₅ | ... the king and the queen of Ḫattušši ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [ku-i]t-ma-an a-ra-aḫ-za {URU}zi-it-ḫ[a-r]a EGIR-ŠU | Afterwards, in Zithara,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ma-a-an {m}ma-la-LÚ-iš Ú-UL ku-i[t-k]i ú-e-mi-ia-at na-at kat-ta-an ar-ḫa | “If Malaš is not yours, he will not be able to go up and down. |
| 11 | ki-it-ta-ru ma-a-an wa-aš-túl-ma ku-it-ki ki-ša-ri | And he says: “If he is asleep, he will be asleep.’ |
| 12 | nu {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} kal-la-re-eš-du NU.SIG₅ | And the livers are not good. |
| 13 | ma-a-an DINGIR GE₆ {URU}ša-mu-u-ḫa ki-iš-ša-a[n] me-mi-iš-ke-ez-zi MUNUS.LUGAL-wa | When the god speaks thus in Šamuḫa, the queen |
| 14 | {URU}ša-mu-u-ḫa ú-ed-du nu-wa S[U{MEŠ}] ⸢a⸣-pé-e-ez ki-ša-ri NU.SIG₅ | He goes to Šamuḫa, and he touches the hands, and it is not good. |
| 15 | ku-it-ma-an-za [SÍSKU]R{MEŠ} ši-pa-an-daḫ-ḫi [DING]IR{MEŠ}-ia-az iš-ša-aḫ-ḫi EGIR-ŠU | Then he libates to the bows; the gods sing. Afterwards |
| 16 | BE-LU{MEŠ} {URU}iš-ḫu-u-⸢pí⸣-it-ta wa-al-ḫa-a[n-z]i? EGIR-ŠU | The lords of Išḫupitta libate afterwards. |
| 17 | ŠA{URU}ti-ḫu-ra-aš-ši-ši GU₄{ḪI.A} UDU{ḪI.A} [wa-a]l-ḫa-an-zi EGIR-ŠU | In Tiḫuraši they slaughter oxen and sheep. Afterwards, |
| 18 | ŠA{D}KAL SÍSKUR{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-da ka-a ⸢i⸣-[i]a-mi SIG₅ | the Stag-god of the sacrifices, and he is good. |
| 19 | ŠA{URU}ta-an-ku-uš-na SIG₅ | of Tankušna, good |
| 20 | ŠA{URU}li-še-ep-ra NU.SIG₅ | Lišepra is not good. |
| 21 | ŠA{URU}ta-az-zi-⸢ša?⸣ {URU}ti-ik-ku-ku-wa NU.SIG₅ | The city Takziša and the city Tikkuwa are not good. |
| 22 | ŠABE-LU{MEŠ}-TIM [ ] | The scribes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | ŠAKUR {URU}iš-ḫu-u-pí-it-ta [ ] | The enemy of Išḫupitta ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [ke]-⸢e⸣-el URU-aš [ ] | ... to the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | ŠAKUR ⸢{URU}⸣[ka]-⸢ḫa⸣-mi-iš-ša [ ] | The enemy of Kaḫamašša ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | ḫa-an-te-ez-zi pal-ši ma-⸢aḫ-ḫa-an⸣ [ | ... he takes, he places it ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | ki-nu-na QA-TAM-MA ši-pa-an-daḫ-ḫi x [ | likewise he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | ke-e-da-ni-*pát* KASKAL-⸢ši⸣ pa-i-mi {URU}ka-am-ma-ma i-x [ | And he goes on the road to Kamma ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | ⸢ši⸣-in-ta-ḫi-iš ⸢ke⸣-el-di-iš úr-ni-ir-ni du-wa-an-⸢ia⸣ [ | The ši-in-taḫi-vessel, the ke-el-diš, he ... |
| 30 | A-NA{D}10 {URU}ku-li-ú-i-iš-na ku-it SÍSKUR {m}du-ud-du(-)x[ ]x [ | To the Storm-god of Kuliwišna, in lieu of the sacrifice of Dudu... |
| 31 | ⸢gul⸣-aš-ke-ez-zi ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ZAG-az GÙB-la-az uk-tu-u-ri-iš-š[a | ... he places it on the right side, on the left side ... |
| 32 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ke-el-ti-iš {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-ḫi GÙB-la-an úr-ni-ir-ni-iš | He places the šintaḫiš-vessel on the throne. |
| 33 | GÙB-la-az wa-al-ḫa-an-za NU.SIG₅ | Standing, the walḫanza is not good. |
| 34 | ŠASÍSKUR mar-ša-i-ia-aš ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ke-el-ti-iš a-ḫar-ri-an-za | he performs the rites of the marša-priestess, the nipašuri-offering, the pure scepter before him. |
| 35 | u-ur-ki-iš úr-ni-ir-ni-iš ZAG-az ⸢a-an-ša⸣-an-za EGIR-ŠU | Afterwards, he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | A-NA{D}IŠKUR ḫar-ši-ḫar-ši-ia-aš tup-pí-aš ⸢mu-ke-eš-šar⸣ ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš | To the Storm-god of Ḫašiḫšu, to the tablet of Mukeša, the nipāru-priest, |
| 37 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ta-na-ni-iš ke-el-ti-iš u-ur-ki-iš KASKAL-iš SIG₅ | The šintaḫiš-vessel, the tanāniša, the pure uurki-beer, the good road, |
| 38 | ŠA{LÚ}KÚR LÚ {URU}aḫ-ḫi-ia ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ta-na-ni-iš | The cupbearer, the man of Ḫiya, libates; he drinks; and he prostrates himself. |
| 39 | ke-el-ti-iš *u*-ur-ki-iš zi-⸢za⸣-ḫi-iš SIG₅ | likewise, he libates a good libation. |
| 40 | nu an-ze-el-ma ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš u-ur-ki-iš zi-za-ḫi-⸢iš⸣ SIG₅ | And Anze-lma, the nipašuri-vessel, the sīntaḫiši, the zizazah’iša, the good one, |
| 41 | ŠAKASKAL IŠ-TU [ ni-pa]-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ZAG-az GÙB-la-az-zi-ia | ... he pours a libation of beer on the right side ... |
| 42 | ke-el-ti-⸢iš⸣ [úr-ni-ir-ni-i]š ZAG-az GÙB-la-zi-ia ti-it-ti-an-za SIG₅ | And he places it on the right side of my left hand. It is good. |
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| 1 | ma-a-an a-ra-aḫ-zé-na-aš ku-it-ki ÉRIN{MEŠ} ar-nu-wa-la-aš i-da-a-lu i-ia-az-zi | When the Araḫzana-demons, together with the troops, go out, they go. |
| 2 | {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A}-kán ir-ḫa-a-aš-ša SIG₅-an-ta ... ša-a-ki-ia-az-zi-ia-at | The heart, when it is good, he libates ... |
| 3 | ša-ra-a ar-ta-ri SIG₅ | a šarāru-vessel, a good extispicy |
| 4 | A-WA-AT {m}i-ia-šal-la ni-pa-a-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ta-na-ni-iš | The water of Iašalla, the nipāru-vessel, the intaḫiš-beer, and the tanani-reed, |
| 5 | ke-el-ti-iš-kán GÙB-la-aš iš-ši-i {UZU}ZÍ ZAG-az ni-ni-in-kán | On the right side, on the left side, we place the liver. |
| 6 | u-ur-ki-iš NU.SIG₅ | ... not good. |
| 7 | ⸢i⸣-ni ŠA{URU}iš-ga-az-zu-wa wa-tar ma-aḫ-ḫa-an me-mi-er nu {D}UTU-ŠI ú-ki-la | And in Išgazzuwa he speaks, and the Sun-deity libates. |
| 8 | pa-i-mi nu a-pa-a-at SIG₅-in ni-pa-a-šu-u-ri-iš ZAG-aš GAL GÙB-la-aš-ma TUR | ... and a good mouth ... on the right side, on the left side, ... |
| 9 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš 2 ta-na-a-ni-iš na-aš-ta GÙB-la-aš iš-ši-i an-da | Two šintaḫiš-vessels, two tanani-beer, and he places it on the left. |
| 10 | šu-ú-*ri-i-iš* A-NA{UZU}ZÍ a-ta-ni-ti ki-it-ta-ri KASKAL A-NAúr-ni-ir-ni-ma-aš-ša-an | ... for the flesh of the akanītu-plant, for the road to Urnirnimašša |
| 11 | ZAG-aš la-at-ti-iš GÙB-la-az-zi-ia wa-al-ḫa-an EGIR-ŠU | On the right side, on the left side, there is a recitation. Afterwards, |
| 12 | ma-a-an {D}IŠTAR {URU}ni-i-nu-wa KIR₄ ḫa-at-ta-an-ti ud-da-ni-i še-er kar-tim-mi-ia-u-an-za | When the goddess Ištar of Nineveh ... in the evening, from the quay of Kartimmiyanza |
| 13 | ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ZAG IK-ŠU-UD ke-el-di-iš úr-ni-ir-ni-⸢iš GÙB-la-az⸣ [wa]-al-ḫa-an-za | The nipašuri-vessel on the right side of the hand, the kēldi-votary, on the left side ... |
| 14 | a-an-ša-an-na GÙB-la-az zi-za-ḫi-iš ŠA {UZ[U} | And he places it on the right side of the flesh. |
| 15 | nu DINGIR GE₆ {URU}ša-mu-u-ḫa-ma kar-tim-mi-ia-⸢u⸣-[an-za | And the Night-god of Šamuḫa in Kartimmiyanza |
| 16 | {UZU}ZÍ ZAG-az ni-ni-in-kán ⸢ŠA⸣{D}[10 | The right side of the liver, we place it before the Storm-god |
| 17 | GÙB-la-az wa-al-ḫa-an-za zi-[za-ḫi-iš | On the left, on the right, the zigzaḫiš-plant |
| 18 | nu DINGIR GE₆ {URU}la-aḫ-ḫu-u-ra-ma ka[r-tim-mi-ia-u-an-za | And the Night-god of Laḫurama, Kartimmiyanza |
| 19 | *uk-tu-ri-iš-ma še-er* ši-in-⸢ta⸣-[ḫi-iš | ... and he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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| 20 | [{UZ]U}ZÍ ZAG-az la-a-⸢an-za⸣ [ ] x[ | The liver is on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | [KASKA]L úr-nir-ni-kán ⸢SAG.DU⸣-[ŠU ] NU.[SIG₅] | He pours the beer; his head is not good. |
| 22 | la-at-ti-iš zi-za-ḫi-iš [ ]GÙB-la-aš | On the left, on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | ŠA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ni-i-nu-wa ni-pa-šu-u-ri-i[š ]x GÙB-la-aš-ma | The goddess Ištar of Nineveh, the nipāru-priestess, ... stands. |
| 24 | ar-ḫa-ia-an ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš {GIŠ}TUKUL k[e-el-ti-iš úr-ni-ir-ni-i]š GÙB-la-az | Afterwards, with a weapon of pure arrows, he stands on the left. |
| 25 | ŠA{D}KAL GÙB-la-aš {GIŠ}TUKUL KASKAL-iš zi-za-ḫ[i-iš | The Stag-god of the left, the weapon of the campaign, the zigzaḫiš-deity, |
| 26 | {D}IŠTAR {URU}ḫa-at-ta-ri-na ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš x[ uk-t]u?-u-ri-iš-⸢ma⸣ ZAG-aš še-er | The goddess Ištar of Ḫattarina, the nipāru-offering, ... on the right ... |
| 27 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš A-NAúr-ni-ir-ni-ma-aš-ša-an [ EGIR-Š]U | ... he pours a libation to Urnirni. Afterwards ... |
| 28 | ŠAAMA-ŠU {D}IŠTAR ni-pa-a-šu-u-ri-iš x[ ] GÙB-la-aš-ma-aš-ši | His mother, Ištar, the nipāru-offering, ... on the left ... |
| 29 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš KÁ.GAL-kán ḫa-at-ta-an x[ ]-la-aš la-at-ti-iš [ ] | ... he pours a libation at the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | nu ŠAA-BI-ŠU-ma {D}IŠTAR ke-el-di-iš-pát a-ḫa[r-ri-ia-an-za ]x-ma-i x | And he himself, Ištar, the kildi-priestess, before you ... |
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| 31 | ša-ga-a-iš NU.GÁL EGIR-ŠU | It is not present. Afterwards |
| 32 | nu ta-ma-i-iš-ma *ku-iš*-ki {D}IŠTAR SIG₅ | And you, O good Ištar, |
| 33 | I-NA{URU}ša-pí-nu-wa {GIŠ}DAG-ti kat-ta-an ti-i-ia-an-na ni-[pa-šu-u-ri-i]š a-ḫar-ri-ia-an-za | In Šapinuwa, on the throne, below, we bow down. |
| 34 | ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ta-na-ni-iš ŠA{D}10 {GIŠ}TUKUL KASKAL úr-nir-[ni-i]š GÙB-la-az wa-al-ḫa-an-za | The šīntaḫi-vessel, the tananiiš of the Storm-god, the weapon of the campaign, the arm, the shoulder, the neck, |
| 35 | 14 {UZU}TI-RA-NU SIG₅ | 14 good quality thighs |
| 36 | nu ša-ma-a-na-aš kat-ta-an Ú-UL-ma ku-it-ma-an ti-an-z[i] ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš-pát | And he does not stand there, but he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | úr-ni-ir-ni-iš-ša še-er GÙB-la-az wa-al-ḫa-an-za EGIR-ŠU | He places it on the left side, behind it. Afterwards |
| 38 | ŠA{URU}ši-ip-pa ku-it SÍSKUR na-at ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ⸢IŠ-TU⸣[DINGI]R-LIM ḫa-an-da-a-it-ta-ri | In Šippa, in the middle of the festival, he places it before the god. |
| 39 | na-at QA-TAM-MA i-ia-mi ni-pa-šu-u-ri-i ki-ri-ḫi-i[š ZA]G-az ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš EGIR-ŠU | And likewise he looks, and he places the kirikiḫiš-vessel on the right, and the šīntaḥīḫi-vat behind him. |
| 40 | A-NABE-LU{MEŠ} ḫa-at-ra-a-mi nu KASKAL {LÚ.MEŠ}NÍ.ZU w[a]-al-ḫa-an-ni-iš-kán-zi ši-ia-an-da | Then the men go down, and the path of the cooks ... |
| 41 | KASKAL {LÚ}NÍ.ZU ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ke-el-ti-iš-[š]a EGIR-ŠU | On the journey of the cult actor, the šintaḫi-offering is pure. Afterwards |
| 42 | IŠ-TUDINGIR-LIM ku-it Ú-UL ḫa-an-da-a-it-ta-ri [n]u ma-a-an A-NAALAM še-er ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš-pát EGIR-ŠU | And he does not bow down before the god, and whenever he prostrates himself, afterwards ... |
| 43 | A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL wa-aš-ši-ia-az SIG₅ | For the queen, he drinks. |
| 44 | nu A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL Ú-UL-ma ku-it-ki i-en-zi ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ke-el-ti-iš | And to the queen he does not eat, he takes the nipašuri-vessel, the pure scepter. |
| 45 | úr-nir-ni-iš ZAG-az GÙB-la-az ti-it-ti-an [G]AR-aš-ša-an A-NAGAR še-er SIG₅ | He places it on the right side, on the left side, and the carpenter ... |
| 46 | ŠA{URU}zi-it-ḫa-ra ku-i-e-eš EZEN₄{ḪI.A} nu ki-nu-un i-ia-mi ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš | In Zitḫara, he performs the festivals, and he sings a song. |
| 47 | {UZU}ZÍ *an-da uš-ke-ez-zi* u-ur-ki-iš 2 KA[SKAL n]a-at-kán ḫa-an-da-a-an-te-eš | He places the liver, and then he goes on two journeys. |
| 48 | úr-nir-ni-iš ZAG-az wa-al-ḫa-an-za zi-za-ḫ[i-i]š EGIR-ŠU | He places it on the right side, on the left side, in the zigzaḫiš-vessel; afterwards, |
| 49 | nu-za ku-wa-pí-ma DINGIR{MEŠ} i-ia-mi nu a-pí-ia p[a-i]-mi ⸢3⸣ ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš nu ZAG-aš še-er | And he says to the gods, and he speaks to the apšuri-priest, three times, and on the right side he places it. |
| 50 | wa-aḫ-nu-an ḫar-zi KASKAL úr-nir-ni-iš EGIR w[a-al-ḫ]a-an-za GÙB-la-az-ma pu-ḫu-nu-ḫi-ma-an | ... he takes the road. Afterwards, he stands behind the walḫan-vessel, and he places it. |
| 51 | SIG₅ | good |
| 52 | nu ka-a-ma {UZ[U}N]ÍG.GIG{ḪI.A}-kán {LÚ}ḫa-a-x[ ]x-ra | And likewise, the ...-official ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53 | x IŠ xx x [ ] x [ ] xx [ ]-x-ta | |
| 54 | [Š]A {D}x [ ] x | of the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 55 | [Š]AÉ {D}x [ ]x pí-iš-ši-ia-at ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš | In the house of the god ... he pours a libation. |
| 56 | [Š]A{D}IŠTAR {GIŠ}TU[KUL ]x-a-an KASKAL NU.SIG₅ | ... Ištar, the weapon ... the road is not good. |
| 57 | ⸢ŠA⸣{LÚ}KÚR {D}UTU-ŠI Ú-UL [ ] EGIR-ŠU | The Šamaš-priest does not ... afterwards. |
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| 1a | A-WA-AT A-I-IA-LE-E ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ir-ki-pé-el-[li-i]š | The water of the river, the nipâšuri-vessel ... |
| 2a | {UZU}ZÍ ták-ša-an ḫar-zi EGIR-ŠU | he cuts the flesh, and afterwards |
| 3a | ŠA{m}túl-pí-{D}10 wa-aš-ši-ia-aš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ŠA{D}GÌR-aš-ša-an [I-N]A{GIŠ}ŠÚ.A | To Talpi-Šamaš, the šintaḫi-offering of the Stag-god, in his hand |
| 4a | pít-tu-li-ia-aš ki-it-ta-ri úr-nir-ni-iš pu-ḫu-nu-u-ḫi-ma-an ZI EGIR-ŠU | In the middle of the reed-bed, in the courtyard, in front of the fire, a second time. |
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| 1b | ŠA{LÚ}KÚR ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš ta-na-ni-iš a-ga-ta-ḫi-iš NU.SIG₅ | The cult actor sings, and the chanter is not good. |
| 2b | ta-pa-aš-ša-az ⸢úr⸣-nir-ni-iš-kán SAG.DU-ia še-er ar-ḫa da-an-za NU.SIG₅ | And he places it on his head, and it is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3b | A-NASAG.DU MUNUS.LUGAL úr-nir-ni-iš-kán SAG.DU-SÚ še-er ar-ḫa da-an-za NU.SIG₅ | The queen libates, and the top of his head is elevated; it is not good. |
| 4b | ŠAMUNUS.LUGAL mu-un-na-〈an-za(?) 〉DINGIR GE₆ ni-pa-šu-u-ri-iš ši-in-ta-ḫi-iš | The queen libates to him. The night-time god, the nipašuri-offering, the intaḫi-vessel |
| 5b | KASKAL-iš ne-e-a-an-za EGIR-ŠU | Afterwards, on the road |
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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