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CTH 577
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| Designation | KBo 16.98+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 16.98+ |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 577 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€1} obv. I | ||
| 1 | [ ]x ⸢ÉRIN⸣{MEŠ} ša-ri-ku-wa ⸢ÉRIN⸣{MEŠ} UKU.UŠ [ ]x | ... the troops of Šarikuwa, the soldiers of the army ... |
| 2 | [ ]-at nu a-ri-ia-u-en nu DINGIR-LUM EGIR [ ]x | ... and Ariyān and the god behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [nu-za-kán M]UNUS.LUGAL A-NA{D}ḫé-pát {URU}kum-ma-an-ni x[ ]x x | The queen to Ḫepat, Kummanni ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [{D}le-e]l-wa-ni IK-RU-UB ma-a-an-wa-mu DINGIR{MEŠ}[ ] | “Lulwani, the IKRU-UB-priestess, ... the gods ... |
| 5 | [iš-t]a-ma-aš-te-ni GEŠTU-an-mu pa-ra-a e-ep-t[e-ni | ... he speaks, and he opens his ears.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [ḫu-u]l-la-at-te-⸢ni⸣ ÚŠ-an Ú-UL DÙ-ri [nu IGI-zi] | He does not perform the cult thing, he does not see it. |
| 7 | [TE{MEŠ}] SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi TE{M[EŠ} KASKAL-NU] | Afterwards, if he is not good, he will see the opposite side of the road. |
| 8 | [iš-ki]-ša GAM IGI-zi zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR S[IG₅ EGIR TE{MEŠ}] | He places a reed stalk on the right; he places twelve good clouds behind. |
| 9 | [{GIŠ}ŠÚ].A-ḫi GÙB-an NU.SIG₅ | He places it on the table; it is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [ ]x ⸢an?-dur?-za a-ra⸣-aḫ-za SI×SÁ-at ⸢nu-za-kán⸣ pa-⸢a-i-mi⸣ | ... he goes out, he takes the horn, and he breaks it. |
| 11 | [ DING]IR-LIM ku-e-da-⸢ni-ik⸣-ki | ... of the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [ ma-al-t]a-⸢aḫ⸣-ḫi ⸢ma-a⸣-an-ma a-ši | ... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13 | [ -t]a?-⸢ri⸣ nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | ... and the birds sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [ ]x-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | ... next to your good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [ E]GIR KASKAL-NI TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán | ... on his journey the bird ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [ ar-ḫ]a pa-it | ... he goes away.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [ ] EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | Afterwards, upon your good |
| 18 | [ UM-MA UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}]IGI.MUŠEN SI×SÁ-at-wa | ... the overseer of the birds sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [ EGI]R-ma NU.SIG₅-du | ... is seen and not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [ ]x | |
| 21 | [ N]U.SIG₅ | ... good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | [ Ù-TUM?-wa-z]a-kán u-uḫ-ḫu-un | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | [ ]-ti-ši | ... he drinks ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 24 | [ me]-mi?-iš-ke-mi | ... he speaks(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | [ ]x | |
| 26 | [ ] | |
| 27 | [ ] ku-it | ... he took.(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 28 | [ ]x-e | |
| 29 | [ ] | |
| 30 | [ S]IG₅ | ... good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | [ ] | |
| 32 | [ ] ú-et | ... he(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 33 | [ ]x | |
| 34 | [ ]x | |
| {€1} obv. II | ||
| 1 | IGI-zi T[E{MEŠ} ]x GÙB-za RA-IṢ S[IG₅?] | He looks at the feet ... on your left, ... good ... |
| 2 | EGIR TE{M[EŠ} N]U.SIG₅ | Afterwards, with the good things(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1} obv. II | ... | |
| 3 | {D}UTU-ŠI ku-it {URU}⸢ga⸣-[i]t-ta-na pa-iz-zi | The Sun-deity goes to Gaittana. |
| 4 | nu-za A-NA{D}ša-ú-[ma-d]a-ri {GIŠ}TUKUL-an-za BAL-i | And he goes to Ša-ma-dari with her weapon. |
| 5 | MUNUS.LUGAL-ma-kán tu-u-w[a-a]z BAL-i ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM KI.MIN | The queen libates; who is it that you, the god, ditto? |
| 6 | nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-[ru E]GIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | And he looks at him, he is good with the feet and not good. |
| 7 | IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} ni ši {GIŠ}[TUKUL Z]AG-aš ŠA{D}ḫé-pát {GIŠ}TUKUL ZAG-aš | He looks at the side, and the weapon on the right, the Hand of Ḫepat, the Weapon on the left |
| 8 | še-lu-uš-ḫi-ta-aš-ši-iš [GÙ]B-za RA-IṢ zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR ⸢SIG₅⸣ | The šulušḫita-vessel is on your left. It is placed right. Twelve good clouds. |
| 9 | EGIR TE{MEŠ} ir-liš ZAG-[za] NU.SIG₅ | Afterwards, he places it on the right side. Not good. |
| {€1} obv. II | ... | |
| 10 | {D}UTU {URU}PÚ-na ku-it e-né-eš-ša-an te-eš-ḫa-né-eš-ket₉-ta-ri | The Sun-deity of the city of Nabû ... |
| 11 | nu-kán GIM-an {D}UTU-ŠI IŠ-⸢TU⸣KUR {URU}kum-ma-an-ni UGU a-ar-ḫi | And like the Sun-deity from the palace of Kummanni on the river |
| 12 | nu-za-kán LUGAL-ez-na-an-ni e-[e]š-ḫa-ḫa-ri nam-ma-za EZEN₄{MEŠ} | And the king comes out, and then the festivals |
| 13 | DÙ-mi GIM-an-ma-za-kán EZE[N₄{M]EŠ} kar-ap-mi | He performs it like an ewe.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | nu I-NA{URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ pa-i-mi nu A-NADINGIR-LIM SISKUR pé-eḫ-ḫi | And he goes to Nerik, and to the god he performs the sacrifice. |
| 15 | i-ia-mi-ma Ú-UL ku-it-ki pa-ra-a-ma MU{KAM}-an-ni | He says: “It is not yours, it is not my year.’ |
| 16 | A-NAKASKAL {URU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ EGIR-an-pát ar-ḫa-ḫa-ri | On the road to Nerikka he goes back and forth. |
| 17 | ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR{MEŠ} ku-u-un ER-TAM GA[M]-an ma-la-a-an ḫar-te-ni | And he, the gods, ... all the troops, as many as there are. |
| 18 | nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | And the birds sing; the pigeons, behind you, are good. |
| 19 | na-aš tar-liš pa-an pa-it 2 mar-ša-na-aš-ši-iš-ma-⸢kán⸣ pé-[an S]IG₅-za | And he goes to the rear, and two maršaši-vessels before the good one. |
| 20 | ú-e-er na-at-kán pé-an ar-ḫa ⸢pa-a-er⸣ xx x[ | And he places it before the rear ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | 2 kal-tar-ši-iš-kán ta-pa-aš-ši-iš-š[a | Two kaltarši-vessels, for the tapaš-siša-offering |
| 22 | na-at 2-an ar-ḫa pa-a-er UM-MA {M}x[ | He takes it two times. Thus ... |
| 23 | nu IGI-an-da la-aḫ-la-aḫ-ḫi-ma-aš MUŠEN{ḪI.A} [ | And before the birds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | pé-an ku-uš na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa [pa-it | before the ku-uš-vessel, two times behind |
| 25 | EGIR GAM ku-uš na-⸢at⸣ x[ | Afterwards, he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | šu-lu-pí-eš-kán pé-a[n | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | ku-wa-at-tar-ma-aš(-)[ | Kuwattarma(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.G[I | ... of the ŠU.GI-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | LUGAL-uš-za x[ | The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | I-NAUD 2{K[AM} | on the second day(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | [ ] x [ | |
| {€1} obv. II | ... | |
| {€2} obv. II | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x x | |
| 2′ | [ pé-eš-š]er | ... before ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [ IGI-zi T]E{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | [He] looks, and he is good; afterwards, he will not be good. |
| 4′ | [ ]x GÙB-za za-al-zi-ma-an | ... stands on your left.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ ] GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | ... is placed; 12 good šūr-measures |
| 6′ | [ ]x ta-ú-ti-iš NU.SIG₅ | ... is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TU]M QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | The old woman, the šūgu-vessel, is opposite, and the work is good. |
| 8′ | [ ]x ⸢da⸣-a-er na-at pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-er NU.SIG₅ | ... he takes, and he gives it at the front. It is not good. |
| 9′ | [ -z]a? pa-ra-a ne-eḫ-ḫi | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | [ ]x SIG₄-ia SUD-an-zi | They pound ... of my bricks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [ ]-ap-pa-an-zi {D}UTU-ŠI-ma-za | They libate to the Sun-deity.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | G]I[M?-an-ma-z]a-kán {D}UTU-ŠI EZEN₄{MEŠ} kar-ap-mi | Afterwards, the Sun-deity ... the festivals ... |
| 13′ | [nu I-NA{URU}ne-r]i-⸢ik⸣-ka₄ pa-[i-mi] ⸢A⸣-NADINGIR-LIM SISKUR pé-eḫ-ḫi | And he goes to Nerik. He gives the sacrifice to the god. |
| 14′ | [Ú-UL ku-it-ki i-i]a?-am-⸢mi pa-ra⸣-a-ma MU-an-ni ... | “It is not yours, it is not my name.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | [A-NAKASKAL {URU}ne-r]i-ik-ka₄ EGIR-an ar-ḫa-ḫa-ri ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR{MEŠ} | On the road to Nerik, afterwards, he goes to the gods. |
| 16′ | [ku-u-un ER-TAM GAM-an] ma-la-a-an ḫar-te-ni nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | ... and he places it on the hearth, as many as there are, and the birds sing. |
| 17′ | [ EG]IR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš pa-an tar-liš pa-[i]t | Afterwards, on your good side, he places it before the rear part. |
| 18′ | [ -k]án EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-[ḫa] pa-it | Afterwards, on top of your good one, two times he steps forward. |
| 19′ | [ -ká]n EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et | Afterwards, upon your good |
| 20′ | [ šal]-wi₅-ni-eš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-[z]a | ... the šalwani-priests afterwards on the good one ... |
| 21′ | [ ar-ḫ]a pa-a-er SI×SÁ-at-wa MUŠ-kán pa-it | ... he turns back; he takes the horn of the snake. |
| {€2} rev. III | ||
| 1 | ]x[ ] ḫu [ ] x [ | |
| 2 | ] | |
| 3 | ] | |
| 4 | ]-it | |
| 5 | ] | |
| 6 | ] | |
| 7 | ]x-i | ...i(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8 | ]x-ra-⸢an?⸣-za NU.SIG₅ | ... is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ] | |
| 10 | ]x-ak | |
| 11 | ]-am-mi | |
| 12 | LUG]AL-ez-na-an-ni | ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2} rev. III 13´ | ]x | |
| {€2} rev. III | ... | |
| {€2} rev. III 14´ | -r]u | |
| {€2} rev. III 15´ | ]x | |
| {€2} rev. III 16´ | ]x NU.SIG₅ | ... not good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2} rev. III | ... | |
| {€1} rev. III | ||
| 1′ | E]GIR?-⸢ma NU.SIG₅⸣-[du?] | ... not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | ] SIG₅ | ... good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | k]u-iš-ki TUKU.TUKU-az | ... he eats ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ] | |
| 5′ | N]U.SIG₅-du SIG₅ | Good quality emmer(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | S]IG₅-du SIG₅ | Good, good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | ma-a-a[n-za ma]r-ki-ia-an ḫar-ti | ... he places it before me.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | nu TE{MEŠ} [ ] | And with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9′ | ma-a-an-za [ ] mar-ki-ia-an ḫar-ti | ... he places it on the altar.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | nam-ma-m[a? KI.MIN nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} SIG₅-r]u EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | Alternatively, and they look at each other, they are good; afterwards they are not good. |
| 11′ | IGI-zi T[E{MEŠ} SI]G₅? EGIR TE{MEŠ} ni-eš-kán | He looks, and the feet are good. Afterwards, with the feet, he ... |
| 12′ | ZAG-na-a[š ] | on the right ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | {D}UTU-ŠI ku-wa-pí [ ]x-ma-na A-NA{D}pí-ir-wa SISKUR pé-eš-x[ ] | Šamaš of Kuwapi ... to Pirwa the sacrifice ... |
| 14′ | nu ⸢SISKUR⸣-aš TE{MEŠ} [ -e]n? ma-a-an-za DINGIR-LUM SISKUR da-at-ta [ ] | And the sacrifice comes close to ... Where is the god ... the sacrifice ... |
| 15′ | A-NA{D}UTU-ŠI-ká[n IGI{ḪI.A}-wa a]n-da-an aš-šu-li ne-ia-at-ta-[ri] | To Šamaš-šika, before the eyes, he pours a libation. |
| 16′ | nu IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} [SIG₅-ru E]GIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi TE{MEŠ} [] | And he looks at the front of the good ones, and he does not look at the top of the bad ones. |
| 17′ | ni ši KASKAL 12 {Š[À}DIR SIG₅ E]GIR TE{MEŠ} {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-ḫi GÙB-an NU.⸢SIG₅⸣ [] | ... on the journey, twelve good clouds stand beside the throne; it is not good ... |
| {€1} rev. IV | ||
| 1′ | ]x nu MUŠEN[{ḪI.A} | ... and the birds(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | -a]n ku-uš ⸢ú-et⸣ [ | ... on the right ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ar-ḫ]a pa-it kal-tar-ši-i[š-kán? | Afterwards, at the gate of Kaltar-ši-iška |
| 4′ | ]x-an IK-ŠU-UD kal-t[ar-ši- | ... he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ]x ú-et na-aš-ká[n | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6′ | -i]š-kán EGIR GAM [ | ... afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | ] pé-eš-šer [ | ... before ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | QA-T]AM-MA-pát nu [ | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9′ | ]x[ | |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
| {€1} rev. IV 18″ | KIN NU.S]IG₅-⸢du⸣ x[ | ... not good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€1} rev. IV 19″ | [I-NAUD 2]{KAM} DINGIR-⸢LUM⸣-za DA.BI-an Z[I-an da-a-aš na-an DINGIR.MA]Ḫ-ni pa-iš | He performs the second libation of the god; he takes it, and he goes before the god. |
| {€1} rev. IV 20″ | [I-NAUD] 3{KAM} pa-an-ku-uš-za ZAG-tar da-a-a[š | He performs the libation three times before the right side. |
| {€1} rev. IV 21″ | [ke-e] ku-i-e MA-MÌ-TE{MEŠ} DA.BI-an-da x x[ | ... and he places them on the breasts ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€1} rev. IV 22″ | [EME Š]ANÍ.TE {D}UTU-ŠI ar-ḫa a-ni-ia-nu-un ⸢na⸣-x x[ D]A.BI-an | ... the tongue of the Sun-deity ... and ... together ... |
| {€1} rev. IV 23″ | [ ]x-at-ti BAL-an-zi ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM KI.MIN nu ⸢KIN⸣ [SI]G₅-ru | ... they libate ... Where is the god, ditto, and the messenger is good? |
| {€1} rev. IV 24″ | [ŠADIN]GIR{MEŠ} mi-nu-mar{ḪI.A} da-an-te-eš nu-kán an-da SIG₅-u-i I-⸢NA⸣UD 2{KAM} | The cult singers perform the rites, and on the second day, |
| {€1} rev. IV 25″ | [LUGAL-uš-z]a ZAG-tar da-a-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš I-NAUD 3{KAM} DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-aš TI-tar | The king takes the right side, and he speaks to the gods. On the 3rd day the god stands, he will recover. |
| {€1} rev. IV 26″ | [ ] nu-kán EGIR-pa {GIŠ}DAG-ti SIG₅ | ... and afterwards, with a good cloth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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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