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CTH 577
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| Designation | KBo 2.6+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 2.6+ [CTH 577_XML_HDivT] |
| 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 | š]e-er | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2 | MU]ŠEN˽⸢ḪUR-RI⸣ ⸢SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma⸣ NU.⸢SIG₅⸣-[du] | The Ḫurri-song is good; afterwards it is not good. |
| 3 | ⸢EGIR⸣ SIG₅ | Afterwards, good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | [ Q]A-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | ... and the work is good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [ M]E-an-te-eš na-at A-NA{D}UTU AN-E SUM-an-te-eš NU.SIG₅ | ... to Šamaš of heaven, he gives ... not good ... |
| 6 | [ ] A-NAEME ku-it-ki ta-li-ia-an | ... to the tongue of the kukku-demon ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [ ]x-x e-eš-ta nu a-pí-ia ku-it | ... and he takes the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [E]ME e-eš-ši-⸢iš⸣-ta nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | ... and the bird is not good, not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [I]Š-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN NU.SIG₅-[du] | ... of the old woman, a libation, likewise, and the work is not good. |
| 10 | ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} kar-pí-uš ME-an-te-eš ⸢na-at DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-eš⸣ N[U?.SIG₅] | The gods give a libation of water to the gods. The good thing |
| 11 | ma-a-an GIDIM-pát ku-it-ki TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za DINGIR{MEŠ}-ŠU-ia-aš-ši ku-it kat-ta | If a ghost has seized you, the gods of his hand ... |
| 12 | iš-ḫu-u-wa-an-te-eš DUMU.DUMU-ŠU ŠA{m.D}30-{D}10-ia EME e-eš-ša-an-zi | The sons of Sîn-Adad sing the tongue. |
| 13 | A-NAGIDIM-ia-kán IGI-zi A-NA⸢EME⸣ ta-li-ia-an | He places it before the gidim-demon, and to the tongue ... |
| 14 | nu-za ma-a-an GIDIM ke-e-da-aš-pát wa-aš-ku-wa-aš še-er TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za | And he says: “If a ghost is lying down on the ground, he will have no rival. |
| 15 | nam-ma-ma-za GIDIM da-me-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er Ú-UL | The ghost speaks to him, but he does not speak his name. |
| 16 | ku-e-da-ni-ik-ki TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za nu IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru | They give you ... and they look at your well-being. |
| 17 | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} ni ši ke{ḪI.A}-uš pu-ru-un-du-kar-ri-ta | Afterwards, they look at the unfavorable one; they libate water from the well-being of Purunduri. |
| 18 | {GIŠ}TUKUL ŠA{D}10 ZAG-aš GÙB-za RA-IṢ 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | The weapon of the Storm-god, on your right, stands; 12 good clouds. |
| 19 | EGIR SU{MEŠ} ta UGU a-uš-ta NU.SIG₅ | Afterwards, he should not eat anything on top of a man. |
| 20 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 21 | {D}UTU AN-E GUB-iš ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} kar-pí-uš ME-an-te-eš | Šamaš, standing in the heavens, the gods of the water-vessels, |
| 22 | na-at A-NA{D}UTU AN-E SUM-an-te-eš INAUD 2{KAM} LUGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar | And to Šamaš of the heavens he gives. On the second day the king speaks: |
| 23 | A-DAM-MA-ia ME-aš na-at pa-an-ga-u-i pa-iš | When he speaks to me, he goes out. |
| 24 | INAUD 3{KAM} ḪUL-lu ME-an nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ SIG₅ | On the 3rd day: “It is evil, and he will be well. |
| 25 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird of the stall stands opposite it, and the birds sing. |
| 26 | ... | |
| 27 | ... | |
| 28 | ... | |
| 29 | ... | |
| 30 | GAM kiš-an a-ri-ia-u-en | GAM (means) under the seal of Ariyauen. |
| 31 | EME {m.D}30-{D}10 ku-iš SI×SÁ-at nu kiš-an DÙ-an-zi | The tongue of Sîn-Adad sings, and they go under. |
| 32 | EME {m.D}30-{D}10 A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} LUGAL-UT-TI pé-an ar-ḫa a-ni-ia-an-zi | The tongue of Sîn-Adad speaks to the gods of the king: they go back. |
| 33 | AŠ-RI{ḪI.A} LUGAL-UT-TI {GIŠ}TUKUL{ḪI.A}-ia pár-ku-nu-wa-⸢an⸣-zi | They take the weapons for the cult offerings of the king. |
| 34 | {D}UTU-ŠI-ia-az pár-ku-nu-⸢uz⸣-zi šar-ni-⸢ik⸣-ze-el-la | The Sun-deity libates, and the šarnikzella-offering |
| 35 | ŠAÉ-TI ME-an-zi nu ku-it dam-me-li pé-di ti-an-zi | They take the water, and they set it on the side of the dammeli. |
| 36 | ku-it-ma A-NAGIDIM SUM-an-zi DUMU.DUMU-ŠU-ia ta-me-da-za | They give the statue instead of the statue to his son. |
| 37 | ka-ni-iš-ša-an-zi ⸢ma⸣-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM QA-TAM-MA ma-la-a-an ḫar-te-ni | They are seated, and the god, as many as there are.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | INIM {m.D}30-{D}10-kán ke-e-ez INIM-za DUḪ-ta-ri | The word of Sîn-Adad, when you speak your word, |
| 39 | DINGIR-LUM-na-aš A-NAINIM {m.D}30-{D}10 še-er {TÚG}še-ek-nu-un EGIR-pa Ú-UL | The god, the enemy, Sîn-Dān, behind the šeknu-garment ... |
| 40 | SUD-ia-ši nu IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | He pounds it, and he looks at the bird of Ḫurri. Afterwards, he is not good. |
| 41 | IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅ EGIR NU.SIG₅ | He looks at the bird of Ḫurri; afterwards he is not good. |
| 42 | IGI-an-da SU{MEŠ} IR-u-en nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ni ši ke GÙB-za RA-IṢ | He looks at the liver, and the liver is good, and he prostrates himself. |
| 43 | zi GAR-ri 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | he places it; 12 good clouds. |
| 44 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 45 | DINGIR-LUM-za EGIR-an ar-ḫa kar-pí-in ME-aš nu-kán an-da ... SIG₅-u-i | Your (personal) god, afterwards, he libates in the karpi-vessel, and then he is good. |
| {€1} obv. I | ... | |
| {€1} obv. II | ||
| 1 | INAUD 2{KAM} ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} ⸢mi⸣-nu-mar{ḪI.A} ME-an-te-eš na-at DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-eš | On the second day, the gods, the libations, and the cult gods give. |
| 2 | INAUD 3{KAM} pa-an-ku-uš-za GÙB-la-tar ḪUL-lu-ia ME-aš nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ SI[G₅?] | On the 3rd day, before you, he libates to the evil-doer, and he drinks to the sun. |
| 3 | [IŠ-T]U⸢{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN⸣ IR-[TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-a]n-du | The bird-watcher takes it away from the window, and the birds sing. |
| 4 | [ ] ... | |
| 5 | [ ] x [ | |
| {€1} obv. II | ... | |
| {€3} obv. II | ||
| 1′ | ]x | |
| 2′ | ] EGIR-⸢pa⸣ [ | ... afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | -m]a-aš GIŠ.ḪUR | ... the wood(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | U]N-an ú-e-x[ | Then ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| {€3 + €2} 5′/ | ||
| 12 | ⸢nu⸣ EZEN₄{MEŠ} GIM-an [ r]i?-⸢ia⸣-[ ] | And the festivals like ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 6′/ | ||
| 13 | nu-⸢uš⸣-ma-ša-aš QA-⸢TAM⸣-MA GAM-an x-x-x-x [ | And likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 7′/ | ||
| 14 | na-aš QA-TAM-MA e-šu-w[a?]-an ti-an-zi KI.MIN [nu IGI-zi-i]š | likewise they set up, ditto, and they look. |
| {€3 + €2} 8′/ | ||
| 15 | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SI[G₅ EGIR] SIG₅ | Afterwards, he is not good. He looks at the bird of Ḫurri; afterwards, good. |
| {€3 + €2} 9′/ | ||
| 16 | nu ki-i-ma kiš-an DÙ-an-zi EZEN₄{MEŠ}-ma-aš-ma-⸢aš⸣-[ká]n ku-it | And when they go there, the festivals are seated. |
| {€3 + €2} 10′/ | ||
| 17 | du-u-wa-an pa-ra-a ša-ku-wa-an-ta-ri-ia-nu-wa-⸢an⸣-te-eš e-še-er | And he goes to the šakkuwantariyannuwa-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 11′/ | ||
| 18 | nu-uš-ma-ša-aš-kán ⸢2⸣-ŠU ḫa-pu-uš-ša-an-zi | And they libate a second time.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 12′/ | ||
| 19 | A-NAza-an-ki-la-[t]ar pí-iš-ke-u-wa-an ti-an-zi | They set it up for Asankilatar.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 13′/ | ||
| 20 | x-aš ku-u-un kiš-an ma-la-a-an ḫar-te-ni GIDIM x | ... and wherever a ghost ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€3 + €2} 14′/ | ||
| 21 | [ ]x MUŠEN˽ḪU[R-RI S]IG₅-ru EGIR-[m]a NU.SIG₅-du 𒀹la-a-x | ... good Ḫurri-bird; afterwards, not good ... |
| {€3 + €2} 15′/ | ||
| 22 | xx [ ⸢NU.SIG₅⸣ | ... not good(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€1} | ||
| 23 | UD-aš(?) [ IR-u]-en ... | On the day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | ... | |
| 25 | ... | |
| 26 | ... IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru | he sees; his body is good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} ni-kán GÙB-l[a? ]-i | Afterwards, he looks at the one who is not good, and he stands. |
| 28 | IGI KASKAL 12 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ EGIR SU{MEŠ} pu-kán-t[i-mi? zu-u]l-kiš | Before the journey, 12 good stretches behind the body, the ... |
| 29 | {GIŠ}TUKUL-ia GÙB-la-aš NU.SIG₅ | His weapon is not good. |
| 30 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.⸢GI ER-TUM⸣ [Q]A-⸢TAM⸣-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | In the hand of the sick woman, in the middle of the hand, and in the morning, good. |
| 31 | [ ]-za ZAG-tar NINDA.GUR₄.RA iš-pa-an-du-uz-zi-ia ME-aš | ... he pours a loaf of bread on the right, and the water ... |
| 32 | [na-at A-N]ALUGAL ZAG-za ME-iš INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR.MAḪ GUB-iš | Then the king stands on your right side. On the second day, the god stands. |
| 33 | nu GI[G?] x [] nu-kán DINGIR-LIM-ni DA.BI-i ZI-ni | And ... ... and the gods, all of them, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | INAUD 3{KAM} {D}DAG-ti-iš GUB-iš nu ŠALUGAL A-DAM-MA MU-an-na ME-aš | On the 3rd day Dagtiš stands, and the king speaks: “The name of the water is ... |
| 35 | na-an DINGIR.MAḪ-ni pa-iš SIG₅ | To the god, to the mouth is good. |
| {€1} | ... | |
| 36 | ... | |
| {€1} | ... | |
| 37 | DINGIR-LUM ku-it ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti ut-tar EGIR-pa SUD-at | The god, together with the goddess Ištar-atti, turns back. He pounds (it). |
| 38 | EME ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-pát TI-an-ta-aš ku-it-ma-na-aš TI-an-za e-eš-ta | The tongue of Ištar-atti-pāt, he libates, and the kutmana-vessel he drinks. |
| 39 | nu a-pí-ia ku-it ar-ra-aḫ-ḫa-ni-iš-ke-et nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du | And he swore an oath, and he was not good at all. |
| 40 | DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-er mu-kiš-šar šal-li wa-aš-túl IZI-ia ME-er | The gods stand, the king of the army, the one who burns fire, |
| 41 | nu-kán A-NAGIG.GAL NU.SIG₅ | And he is not good at the throne. |
| 42 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | The cult actor performs the extispicy. Then the bird is not good, not good. |
| 43 | ma-a-an EME ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-pát TI-an-⸢da⸣-aš-pát | If the tongue of Ištar-atti-pāt ... |
| 44 | ku-it-ma-na-aš TI-an-za e-eš-ta nu a-pí-ia ku-it | ... he carries it out, and he places it on his lips. |
| 45 | ar-ra-aḫ-ḫa-ni-iš-ke-et nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | And likewise the bird is not good. |
| 46 | nu-kán GIDIM-ma [k]u-[i]t-ki TUKU.TUKU-nu-an-za nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du | And if he is a ghost, he will have no fear of you, and the work will not be good. |
| 47 | DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-[an Z]I-an ḪUL-lu-ia ME-aš ... | [May] your [divini]ty ... an evil attack against me ... |
| 48 | na-at pa-an-g[a-u-i] pa-iš NU.SIG₅ | And he does not make a good face. |
| 49 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ⸢ER-TUM⸣ QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | The chief cupbearer libates in the middle, and the Ḫurri bird is not good, not good. |
| 50 | ma-a-an EME ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-pát TI-an-da-aš | If the tongue of Ištar-attipāt ... |
| 51 | ku-it-ma-na-aš TI-an-za e-eš-ta nu a-pí-ia ku-it | ... he carries it out, and he places it on his lips. |
| 52 | ar-ra-aḫ-ḫa-ni-iš-ke-et GIDIM-ia-kán ku-it TUKU.TUKU-nu-an-za | ... the ghost of the god ... |
| 53 | nam-ma-ma-za GIDIM ta-me-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er Ú-UL | In your presence a ghost is present, but his name is not there. |
| 54 | ku-it-ki TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | They have sex with you, and Ḫurri is not good. |
| 55 | nu DUMU{MEŠ}-ŠU-ma EME e-eš-ša-an-zi nu GIDIM ni-ni-⸢in⸣-⸢kiš⸣-kán-zi | And his sons sing, and the ghosts sing. |
| 56 | nu KIN NU.SIG₅-du IŠ-TUMU{ḪI.A} GÍD.DA ŠA⸢LUGAL⸣ A-⸢DAM⸣-[M]A ⸢ME⸣-an | And the libation is not good. The children, the feet of the king, the ... |
| 57 | na-at! pa-an-ga-u-i SUM-an INAUD 2{KAM} ḪUL-l[u ME-an] | And he gives (it) to him. On the second evil day ... |
| {€1} | ... | |
| {€1} rev. III | ||
| 1 | [na-a]t A-NA{D}UTU AN-E ⸢SUM-an⸣ INAUD 3{KAM} ⸢LUGAL-uš⸣-za ZAG-tar TI-tar-ra ⸢ME⸣-aš | And to Šamaš of heaven he gives. On the third day the king takes the right side, and he speaks: |
| 2 | ⸢nu-kán⸣ DINGIR{MEŠ}-ni DA.BI-i ZI-ni SIG₅ | And all the gods give good life. |
| 3 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | The cult actor performs the extispicy. Then the bird is not good, not good. |
| 4 | ma-a-an EME ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-pát TI-an-da-aš ku-it-ma-na-aš | If the tongue of Ištar-attipāt is swollen, ... |
| 5 | TI-an-za e-eš-ta nu ⸢a⸣-pí-ia ku-it ar-ra-aḫ-ḫa-ni-iš-ke-et | ... he takes, and he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | GIDIM-ia ku-it TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za DUMU{MEŠ}-ŠU-ia-aš-ši EME e-eš-ša-an-zi | The ghost, together with his sons, the tongues, they sing. |
| 7 | nu-za ma-a-an GIDIM ke-e-da-aš-pát wa-aš-ku-wa-aš še-er TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za | And he says: “If a ghost is lying down on the ground, he will have no rival. |
| 8 | nam-ma-ma-za GIDIM ta-me-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er Ú-UL | In your presence a ghost is present, but his name is not there. |
| 9 | ku-it-ki TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za nu IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru | And he looks at the bird of Ḫurri. |
| 10 | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN! ḪUR-RI SIG₅ EGIR NU.SIG₅ | Afterwards, he is not good. He looks at the bird of the ḫurri-vessel, likewise not good |
| 11 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 12 | DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-an ZI-an aš-šu-ul-la ME-aš | the god, he takes his seat, and he libates. |
| 13 | na-at DINGIR.MAḪ pa-iš INAUD 2{KAM} ḪUL-lu ME-an | Then the god speaks the second evil word. |
| 14 | nu-kán A-NAGIG.TUR INAUD 3{KAM} DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-an ZI-an | Then he takes a small tablet of the 3rd word of your god. |
| 15 | TI-tar-ra ME-aš nu-kán an-da SIG₅-u-i SIG₅ | ... he takes the water, and he gives it to you. Good, good. |
| 16 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa pé-eš-ši-an-du | The bird of the hearth is opposite, and the birds are seated behind. |
| {€1} rev. III | ... | |
| 17 | {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-iš ku-wa-at-ta im-ma ku-wa-at-ta | “Ištar-attī, the kuwattu-priestess, he knelt down, |
| 18 | še-er TUKU.TUKU-u-an-za na-an a-ri-ia-u-e-ni | Afterwards, when he comes, |
| 19 | na-an-kán KASKAL-ši ti-ia-u-e-ni ma-a-an-ma GIDIM | Then he goes on his journey, when the ghost |
| 20 | Ú-UL SISKUR ma-an-tal-la-aš-ša-am-mi-iš | There is not a sacrifice. |
| 21 | SISKUR ma-an-tal-li-ia-za Ú-UL BAL!-an-ti | The sacrifice of Mantalliya is not overturned. |
| 22 | ma-a-an-ma-at GIDIM Ú-UL ša-an-aḫ-ti ... | No ghost is present.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | And the good ones, on your right, are not good. |
| 24 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 25 | pa-an-ku-uš-za ZAG-tar ŠALUGAL-ia A-DÁ-MA ME-aš na-at A-NALUGAL ⸢ZAG-za ME-iš⸣ | He places it before the head of the king, beside the throne, and to the šarru he places it on the head. |
| 26 | INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR.MAḪ GUB-iš aš-šu-ul ME-aš *〈〈nu-kán〉〉* | On the second day, the god stands, but there is no water. |
| 27 | nu-kán EGIR-pa {D}DAG-ti INAUD 3{KAM} pa-an-ku-uš-za-kán | And then he speaks to Dagti on the 3rd day: |
| 28 | ŠÀ-za pa-aḫ-ḫur wa-aš-du-la ME-aš | In your hand, he carries the water. |
| 29 | nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ SIG₅ | “If he [drinks] with him, it will be good. |
| 30 | {f.D}⸢IŠTAR-at-ti-iš⸣ ku-it IT-TI{D}UTU-ŠI SISKUR ma-an-tal-li-ia-aš-〈〈aš〉〉 | Ištar-attiša, together with the Sun-deity, the sacrifice of Mantalliya, |
| 31 | BAL!-u-wa-an-zi SI×SÁ-at nu-za {D}UTU-ŠI IT-TI⸢GIDIM⸣ SISKUR ma-an-tal-li-ia | They libate; the horns, and the Sun-deity, with the torch, they perform the sacrifice for me. |
| 32 | BAL-an-ti ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR{MEŠ} ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-⸢ti⸣ SISKUR ma-an-tal-li!-ia | Then the gods of Ištar-atti perform the sacrifice for me. |
| 33 | IT-TI{D}UTU-ŠI BAL-u-wa-an-zi ma-la-a-an ⸢ḫar⸣-te-ni | They libate to the Sun-deity, as much as he wishes. |
| 34 | nu IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du | And he looks at the bird of Ḫurri; afterwards he is not good. |
| 35 | IGI-zi-iš SIG₅ EGIR NU.SIG₅-〈〈du〉〉 | He places (it) before the good one, behind the bad one. |
| 36 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 37 | LUG[AL]-uš-za ZAG-tar ME-aš! na-at-⸢kán⸣ A-NA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti | The king takes the right side of the body, and to Ištarattu. |
| 38 | ZAG-za ME-iš ... INAUD 2{KAM} GIG.TUR ME-an | On your right ... he speaks. On the second day, he is ill with a small illness. |
| 39 | nu-kán an-da SIG₅-u-i INAUD 3{KAM} ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} kar-pí-uš | And he is good. On the 3rd day, the gods libate. |
| 40 | ME-an-te-eš na-at A-NA{D}UTU AN-E SUM-an-te-eš SIG₅ | They give water to the Sun-deity of heaven. It is good. |
| 41 | GAM kiš-an a-ri-ia-u-en | GAM (means) under the seal of Ariyauen. |
| 42 | EME {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti ku-it TI-an-da-aš SI×SÁ-at | The tongue of Ištar-atti is placed in front of the hearth. |
| 43 | nu kiš-an DÙ-an-zi EME {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} | And they make the tongue of Ištarattu to the gods. |
| 44 | pé-ra-an ar-ḫa a-ni-ia-an-zi GIDIM-ia ša-ra-a | They go back and forth before the ghost. |
| 45 | a-še-ša-nu-wa-an-zi šar-ni-ik-ze-el-la ME-an-zi | They libate to the šarnikze-priest. |
| 46 | na-at A-NAGIDIM SUM-an-zi ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM KI.MIN | “If he gives (it) to an agida-demon, where will he give (it), ditto (i.e., he will give it to) a god? (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 47 | 〈〈ŠA〉〉 INIM {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-na-aš-kán a-pé-e-ez m[e]-mi-na-⸢za⸣ | And the word of Ištar-attina ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48 | la-it-ta-ri DINGIR-LUM-na-aš A-NAINIM {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti | The gods, the adversaries of Ištarattu |
| 49 | {TÚG}še-ek-nu-un EGIR-pa Ú-UL ku-it-ki SUD-ia-ši | Afterwards, he does not libate; he libates. |
| 50 | nu KIN SIG₅-ru {D}UTU AN-E GUB-iš ŠALUGAL ZAG-[t]ar ME-[aš] | And the good day, the Sun-deity of heaven stands; the king grasps the throne. |
| 51 | na-at-ši-kán wa-aš-du-li ME-iš NU.SIG₅ | And he fills it with water that is not good. |
| 52 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SI[G₅-ru] | The cult actor performs the extispicy in front of the bird. |
| 53 | EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅ EGIR SI[G₅] | Afterwards, he is not good. The eye of Ḫurri is good. After that he will recover. |
| 54 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird of the stall stands opposite it, and the birds sing. |
| 55 | TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-[it ] | The eagle, on the right, and on the left ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 56 | ḫu-u-wa-aš GUN-liš š[al?]-⸢u?-wa?⸣-ia-aš-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-et | ... he libates, and he drinks. Afterwards, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 57 | na-a[š?] 2-an ar-ḫ[a pa-it E]GIR.KASKAL-NI šu-lu-pí-iš-kán [ ] | And two times, at the entrance of the horse-drawn carriage, ... |
| 58 | EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-e[t? na-aš 2-a]n ar-ḫa pa-it | Afterwards, he eats, and he breaks it twice. |
| 59 | UM-MA {M}kur-ša-{D}K[AL ar-ḫa-w]a pé-eš-šer | And Kurša-Šarru goes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 60 | nu ki-i-ma kiš-an DÙ-⸢an-zi⸣ ... | And they do it like a rope ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 61 | GIDIM-ia ša-ra-a a-še-ša-an-zi ⸢šar⸣-[ni]-⸢ik-ze⸣-[el ME-an-zi] | The ghost comes out, they libate, and they take it away. |
| 62 | na-at A-NAGIDIM SUM-an-zi A-NADUMU[{MEŠ}-ŠU ] | they give to the ghost, to his sons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 63 | ma-a-an-ma-za DINGIR-LUM QA-TAM-MA ma-la-a-an [ḫa]r-⸢ši?⸣ | Where is the god, as much as there is(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 64 | INIM {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti-na-aš-kán a-pé-⸢e⸣-ez me-mi-na-za | The word of Ištar-attina speaks thus: |
| 65 | la-it-ta-ri DINGIR-LUM-na-aš ⸢A-NA⸣INIM {f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti [ ] | And the gods, in the word of Ištarattu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 66 | {TÚG}še-ek-nu-un EGIR-pa Ú-UL nam-ma ku-it-ki SUD-ia-ši | Afterwards, he does not libate, but he libates. |
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| 1 | ⸢nu IGI⸣-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-⸢RI SIG₅⸣-ru EGIR-ma NU.⸢SIG₅-du⸣ | And the bird of Ḫurri is good. Afterwards, it is not good. |
| 2 | IGI-zi-iš MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅ EGIR NU.SIG₅ | He looks at the bird of Ḫurri; afterwards he is not good. |
| 3 | IGI-an-da SU{MEŠ} IR-u-en nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ni ši ke GÙB-za an-ša-an | he looks at the liver, and the liver is good, and he places it on your left. |
| 4 | 10 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ | 10 good š. |
| 5 | IŠ-TU{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu KIN SIG₅-ru | Afterwards, in the evening, likewise, and the evening meal is good. |
| 6 | LUGAL-uš-za ZAG-tar ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} mi-nu-mar{ḪI.A} ME-aš na-aš DINGIR.MAḪ-ni pa-iš | The king takes the right side of the gods, and he gives the water to the god. |
| 7 | INAUD 2{KAM} DINGIR-LUM-za DA.BI-an ZI-an TI-tar-ra ME-aš | On the second day, he speaks to your divinity; he takes (it) in his hand, and he is well. |
| 8 | na-at {D}10-ni pa-iš INAUD 3{KAM} IŠ-TUMU{ḪI.A} GÍD.DA ŠADINGIR{MEŠ} | And the Storm-god goes. On the third day, the cult singers sing. The gods |
| 9 | mi-nu-⸢mar{ḪI⸣.A} ME-an-te-eš na-at DINGIR.MAḪ-ni SUM-an-te-eš SIG₅ | What are their powers? They give them to the gods. They are good. |
| 10 | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | The bird of the stall stands opposite it, and the birds sing. |
| 11 | šu-lu-pí-in tar-li₁₂-an NI-MUR na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | The šulupi-vessel is surrounded by a halo, and he opens the door behind. |
| 12 | TI₈{MUŠEN}-ma-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-et nu-za GAM ḫa-aš-ta-pí-in | The eagle, afterwards, he eats, and he drinks; afterwards, the ḫaštapi-plant |
| 13 | GUN-liš IK-ŠU-UD na-at an-da e-re-er na-at 2-an | It is a double-edged sword, it is two-thirds of a shekel. |
| 14 | ar-ḫa pa-a-er a-al-li-ia-aš-ma-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et | Afterwards, he goes to the aʾalliya-vessel before the ... |
| 15 | na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it EGIR.KASKAL-NI a-li-li-iš zi-an | And he places it on the left side of the road behind us. |
| 16 | ku-uš ú-et UM-MA {M}kur-ša-{D}KAL ar-ḫa-wa pé-eš-šer | And he, thus Kurša-Šarru, goes out. |
| 17 | IGI-an-da {m.D}GE₆-LÚ a-uš-ta nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du | Before Šamaš-šarru, he drinks, and the birds sing. |
| 18 | TI₈{MUŠEN} ... tar-liš pa-an pa-it ḫar-ra-ni-eš-ma-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-et | The eagle ... on the right side, on the left side of the good side ... |
| 19 | na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it ḫa-⸢aš-ta⸣-pí-iš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | And two times before the gate of Ḫašta-pi-šama, behind the good one, |
| 20 | ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ⸢ar-ḫa⸣ pa-it EGIR.KASKAL-NI ḫal-wa-aš-ši-iš-kán | And before the gate, behind the road, the harušši-drum |
| 21 | EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et ⸢na-aš-kán⸣ pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it | Afterwards, on top of your good thing, he places it before the gate. |
| 22 | i-pár-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma-kán TI₈{MUŠEN} {D}UTU-un GUN-liš zi-an ú-et | he breaks, and the bird of the Sun-god, the one who is true, ... |
| 23 | UM-MA {m.D}GE₆-LÚ SI×SÁ-at-wa | Thus says Šamaš-šēzib. |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
| 24 | ŠA{m.D}30-{D}10 Ù ŠA{f.D}IŠTAR-at-ti | Sin-Sin and Ištar-atti |
| 25 | a-ri-ia-še-šarₓ | Ariyašar |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
| 26 | DUB 5{KAM} Ú-UL QA-TI | Tablet 5 is not completed. |
| {€1} rev. IV | ... | |
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- 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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