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KBo 20.71+ (tlh:KBo 20.71+)
CTH 608
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| Designation | KBo 20.71+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 20.71+ |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 608 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€3} Vs. I | ||
| 1 | [ {É}ḫa-l]e-en-tu-u-az ú-e[z-zi ] | ... he goes to the Ḫalentua.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3} Vs. 1′/ Vs. I | ||
| 2 | [1? iš-p]a-a[n-tu-zi-aš-š]ar(?) {GIŠ}ir-ḫu-i 1 [iš-pa-an-tu-zi-aš-šar GE₆] | One ... of birḫu-wood, one black ... |
| {€4+3} Vs. 2′/Vs. I | ||
| 3 | [mar]-nu-an 1 iš-pa-an-tu-zi-aš-šar GE₆ G[EŠTIN-an?] | ... one išpāntu-vessel of black wine ... |
| {€4+3} Vs. 3′/Vs. I | ||
| 4 | [a]r-ki-ú-i ka-ru-ú ḫa-an-da-a-an [ku-it-ma-an-ma? LUGAL-uš] | ... he takes the karû-vessel, and the king ... |
| {€4+3} Vs. 4′/Vs. I | ||
| 5 | [n]a-a-ú-i ú-ez-zi kat-ti-iš-mi-ma LÚ{MEŠ[}˽ḫi-iš-ta-a?] | ... comes, and the ḫišta-officials ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3} Vs. 5′/Vs. I | ||
| 6 | [UGULA] ⸢LÚ⸣{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR UGUL[A] {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM pár-ša-na-a-[an ḫar-kán-zi] | The overseer of the tablemen, the overseer, and the cooks break it. |
| {€4+3} Vs. 6′/Vs. I | ||
| 7 | ⸢2?⸣ DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL 1 {LÚ}M[E]-⸢ŠE⸣-DI LUGAL-i pé-ra-an [ḫu-ia-an-te-eš] | The palace servants, one bodyguard, before the king, |
| {€4+3} Vs. 7′/Vs. I | ||
| 8 | [LU]GAL-uš pa-iz-zi [a]r-⸢ki⸣-ú-i ti-i-e-e[z-zi GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM] | The king goes; he goes outside; the chief cook comes. |
| {€4+3} Vs. 8′/Vs. I | ||
| 9 | [t]e-⸢eš-šum-mi⸣-in GE₆ w[a-a-tar ḫa]r-zi ta A-NA[QA-TI LUGAL wa-a-tar ] | ... he takes the night, he libates, and the king takes the libation ... |
| {€4+3+1} Vs. 9′/Vs. I 10/ | ||
| 1′ | x-⸢e⸣-wa-li-it ⸢3?⸣-[ŠU la-a-ḫ]u-⸢i DUMU.É.GAL⸣ [LUGAL-i GADA-an] | ... three times, the palace official takes the linen cloth for the king. |
| {€4+1} Vs. 10′/ | ||
| 2′ | [p]a-a-i LUGAL-u[š Q]A-⸢TI⸣-ŠU a-a[n-ši] | ... the king takes his hand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+1} Vs. 11′/ | ||
| 3′ | [UGUL]A {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM NINDA.GUR₄.⸢RA⸣ LUGAL-i pa-ra-a e-ep-z[i LUGAL-uš QA-TAM da-a-i] | The overseer of the cooks takes the loaf of bread for the king. The king places it opposite. |
| {€4+1} Vs. 12′/ | ||
| 4′ | [UGU]LA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM pár-ši-ia ta-aš-ša-an lu-ut-ti-i[a da-a-i(?)] | The overseer of the cooks breaks it, and he places it on the chest. |
| {€4+1} Vs. 13′/ | ||
| 5′ | [me]-ma-al 3-ŠU šu-uḫ-ḫa-a-i UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UDU [GE₆ ḫa-an-da-a-ez-zi(?)] | He speaks three times. The overseer of the cooks libates a black sheep. |
| {€4+1} Vs. 14′/ | ||
| 6′ | [t]u-ḫu-up-pu-uš-ši-it wa-la-aḫ-zi UGULA {LÚ.⸢MEŠ}⸣M[UḪALDIM mar-nu-an] | ... he libates, the overseer of the cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+1} Vs. 15′/ | ||
| 7′ | iš-pa-an-⸢tu⸣-zi-ia-aš-šar GE₆ LUGAL-i pa-[ra-a e-ep-zi LUGAL-uš] | He takes the king's ... and takes it away. The king ... |
| {€2+4+1} Vs. I 16′/Vs. 16′/ | ||
| 8′ | [Q]A-⸢TAM⸣ da-a-i UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM 3-ŠU [ši-pa-an-ti] | The overseer of the cooks libates three times. |
| {€2+4+1} Vs. I 17′/Vs. 17′/ | ||
| 9′ | UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM GEŠTIN-an iš-pa-an-tu-zi-aš-[š]ar LUGAL-⸢i⸣ [pa-ra-a e-ep-zi] | The overseer of the cooks libates wine; the king takes it out. |
| {€2+1} Vs. I 18′/ | ||
| 10′ | LUGAL-uš QA-TAM da-a-i UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM 3-[Š]U ši-pa-an-[ti ] | The king places it on the table. The overseer of the cooks libates three times. |
| {€2+1} Vs. I 19′/ | ||
| 11′ | {LÚ}ḫi-iš-tu-u-ma-aš ma-a-al-di ⸢{LÚ}⸣[SA]GI LUGA[L-i a-ku-wa-an-na pa-a-i LUGAL-uš {D}UTU] | The ḫištuma-official takes it; the cupbearer gives it to the king. The king goes to the Sun-deity. |
| {€2+1} Vs. I 20′/ | ||
| 12′ | {D}me-ez-zu-⸢ul-la {D}ZUEN-na⸣ e-ku-zi ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}ŠU.I⸣ [ú-wa-an-zi] | Mezzulla and Šuna drink; the cooks drink. |
| {€2} Vs. I | ||
| 21′ | [t]a-aš-ša-an [A-NA{LÚ}AL]AM.ZU₉ wa-a-tar la-⸢ḫu-an⸣-z[i] | And he gives it to the cult actor.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [UG]ULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA LÚ{M[EŠ}˽{GI]Š}⸢BANŠUR⸣ {NINDA}ḫar-ša-uš iš-[p]a-an-tu-zi-aš-ša-ru-u[š] | The overseer of the cooks, the overseer [of the tablemen, the ḫarša-bread] ... |
| 23′ | ⸢1⸣ UDU da-an-zi ta-aš-ta pa-a-an-zi Ù LÚ{MEŠ}˽ḫi-iš-ta-a p[a]-a-a[n-zi] | They take one sheep, and they go, and the ḫišta-officials go. |
| 24′ | [LU]GAL-uš ar-ki-ú-i ar-ta UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR {NIND[A}ḫar-ša-uš] | The king goes back. The overseer of the cooks, [the overseer] of the tablemen, the ḫarša-bread |
| 25′ | [p]a-a-an-zi kar-pa-an-zi ta {NINDA}ḫar-ši-⸢iš⸣ pa-iz-zi {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM LÚ[{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR] | They take, they libate, and they go to the ḫarši-bread. The cooks and the tablemen |
| 26′ | ⸢4?⸣ ḫar-ši-ia-al-li kar-pa-an ḫar-kán-⸢zi⸣ ka-a 4 ḫar-ši-ia-a[l-li-ia | ... they take four ḫaršiyalli-vessels from the quay ... |
| 27′ | [2? N]INDA.GUR₄.RA ki-an-da ka-a-ia 4 ḫar-ši-ia-al-li-ia 2 NINDA.G[UR₄.RA] | ... 2 loaves of bread ... ... 4 ḫaršiyalli-breads ... |
| 28′ | [ki-a]n-da 5 UDU{ḪI.A} 1 SILA₄ tar-li-pa-a-an-te-eš tu-uš {LÚ.MEŠ}MU[ḪALDIM ḫar-kán-zi] | Thereafter, five sheep, one lamb, and the cooks sit. |
| 29′ | [{LÚ.MEŠ}A]LAM.ZU₉ pa-a-an-zi {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR EGI[R-pa ] | The cult actors go; the cooks, the tablemen, open ... |
| 30′ | [2? {LÚ.MEŠ}GUD]U₁₂ {URU}a-ri-in-na a-ra-an-⸢da⸣ nu a-pé-e-a [ | Two oxen of Arinna go out, and ... |
| 31′ | [2 DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL] ⸢1⸣ {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI LUGAL-i pé-ra-an ḫu-ia-an-t[e-eš LUGAL-uš] | Two palace servants, one bodyguard of the king, before the ḫuyānte-offerings of [the king] |
| 32′ | [{D}UTU-wa-aš pár-n]a? pa-⸢iz⸣-[z]i ⸢UŠ?-KE?-EN⸣ ta-aš pa-iz-zi ⸢{D}⸣[ḫal-ma-aš-šu-it-ti(?)] | He goes to the Sun-deity, and he goes, and to Ḫalmašši-itti |
| 33′ | [ta-pu-uš?-za ti]-⸢i?⸣-[e-ez-zi UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDI]M šu-up-pí-ia-a[ḫ-ḫi LUGAL-i] | The overseer of the cooks libates to the king. |
| 34′ | [túḫ-ḫu-i-šar pa-ra-a e-ep-zi LUGAL-u]š? ⸢túḫ-ša⸣ [ ] | He takes the tuḫušar-vessel, and the king takes it. |
| {€6} Vs. | ||
| 1 | [UGULA {LÚ].MEŠ}MUḪALDIM {UZU}NÍG.G[IG da-a-i ḫa-aš-ši-i da-a-i] | The overseer of the cooks places the liver; he places the hearth. |
| 2 | [{GIŠ}BA]NŠUR-i ḫal-ma-aš-š[u-it-ti lu-ut-ti-ia ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš] | The bow, the ḫalma-šūti-drum, the liver, the hearth |
| 3 | [GIŠ-ru]-⸢i⸣ nam-ma ḫa-aš-š[i-i ta-pu-uš-za da-a-i] | ... and he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [UGULA {L]Ú.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM KAŠ.GEŠTIN-aš i[š-pa-an-tu-uz-zi-aš-šar LUGAL-i pa-ra-a] | The overseer of the cooks pours wine before the king. |
| 5 | ⸢e⸣-ep-zi LUGAL-uš QA-[TAM da-a-i UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ḫa-aš-ši-i] | He takes it. The king places it opposite the overseer of the cooks. |
| 6 | ⸢3?⸣-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti ta-aš [še-er e-ep-zi] | He libates three times, and he takes it up. |
| 7 | [UGULA] {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM 5-ŠU ir-ḫa-a-[ez-zi ] | The overseer of the cooks libates five times. |
| 8 | [1-Š]U lu-ut-ti-ia-aš 1-ŠU [ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ-ru-i 1-ŠU] | [once] in the luttiya-vessel, once in the logs, once |
| 9 | [na]m-ma ḫa-aš-ši-i [ta-pu-uš-za 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti] | Then he libates once on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [LUGAL]-uš a-ru-wa-ez-zi 2 {L[Ú.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂ {URU}a-ri-in-na a-ru-wa-an-zi?] | The king libates. Two priests of Arinna libate. |
| 11 | [UGULA {LÚ].⸢MEŠ}MUḪALDIM⸣ šu-up-pa da-a-i x[ | The overseer of the cooks gives a libation ... |
| 12 | [LUGAL-i] ⸢pa⸣-ra-a e-ep-zi L[UGAL-uš QA-TAM da-a-i] | The king takes it, and the king places it opposite. |
| 13 | [UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪAL]DIM 6-ŠU QA-TAM-M[A ir-ḫa-a-ez-zi] | The overseer of the cooks comes six times likewise. |
| 14 | [ {UZU]}⸢NÍG⸣.GI[G | ... the liver ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€6} Rs. | ||
| 1′ | ⸢{MUNUS⸣}[ | the woman ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | ⸢e?⸣-[ | |
| 3′ | [e]-⸢ep⸣-z[i ] | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | [{GIŠ}B]ANŠUR{ḪI.A} x[ | The tables ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | [ ] pa-iz-[zi] | he goes.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€5} Rs. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ ]x x[ ]x x[ | |
| 2′ | [ti-an-zi? LUGAL-u]š ḫal-ki-aš É-⸢er⸣-za ú-e[z-zi ] | ... the king goes into the inner chamber ... |
| {€2+5} Rs. 1′/Rs. | ||
| 3′ | [a-ap-pa]-⸢an⸣ pé-e-ra-an-na wa-a[l-ḫa-an-ni-an-zi] | They libate before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€2+5} Rs. 2′/Rs. | ||
| 4′ | [LUGAL-uš] pa-iz-z[i L]UGAL-i-ma pé-ra-an 2 DUMU{MEŠ}.⸢É⸣.[GAL 1 {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI | The king goes; before the king, two palace servants, one bodyguard |
| {€2+5} Rs. 3′/Rs. | ||
| 5′ | [ḫu-i]a-an-t[e-eš LÚ{]MEŠ} ZI-IT-TI₄ {LÚ.MEŠ}ALAM.ZU₉ LUGAL-⸢i⸣ [pé-ra-an] | ... the cult actor(s) take the libation vessels for the king. |
| {€2+5} Rs. 4′/Rs. | ||
| 6′ | [ ] ... [ ḫ]u-ia-an-te-eš | ... ... the ḫuiānte-vessels ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+5} Rs. 1′/Rs. | ||
| 7′ | [LUGAL-u]š ⸢{É⸣}ḫi-⸢iš-ta⸣-a-aš a-aš-ka a-ri 1 e-ku-zi {D}t[a-ḫi-ta-nu-u] | The king goes to the ḫišta-house. He drinks one libation. The Tahitanu |
| {€4+5} Rs. 2′/Rs. | ||
| 8′ | [LUGAL]-uš [k]at-ta {NA₄}ḫu-wa-ši-ia a-⸢ri⸣ a-ru-wa-ez-zi [ta-aš] | The king takes the huwaši-stone, and he libates. |
| {€4+5} Rs. 3′/Rs. | ||
| 9′ | [ti]-⸢i⸣-e-ez-zi {D}UTU {D}me-ez-zu-ul-⸢la⸣ e-ku-zi GIŠ.{⸢D⸣}[INANNA TUR] | He drinks; the Sun-deity and Mezzula drink; the small lyre |
| {€4+5} Rs. 4′/Rs. | ||
| 10′ | [LUGA]L-uš {NA₄}⸢ḫu⸣-wa-ši-ia-az ú-ez-zi ta-aš {GIŠ}ḫu-lu-g[a-an-ni-ia?] | The king goes to the ḫulušiya-stone, and to the Ḫulluganni-vessel |
| {€4+5} Rs. 5′/Rs. | ||
| 11′ | ⸢e⸣-ša LUGAL-⸢uš⸣ ku-⸢li⸣-il-la-aš ar-ḫu-uz-za-na-aš [a-ri] | And the king, the cult singer, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+5} Rs. 6′/Rs. | ||
| 12′ | [t]a-aš ḫu-w[a-ši]-⸢ia⸣-[aš p]é-ra-an ti-i-e-ez-zi 3 ir-ḫa-⸢a⸣-[ez-zi] | And he goes to the ḫuwaši-vessel, and three times he comes. |
| {€4+5} Rs. 7′/Rs. | ||
| 13′ | ⸢{D}⸣UTU-un ⸢{D}⸣[IŠ]KUR-an ⸢Ù⸣ {D}me-ez-zu-ul-la LUGAL-uš | the Sun-deity, the Storm-god, and Mezulla, the king |
| {€4+5} Rs. 8′/Rs. | ||
| 14′ | [ḫ]u-wa-ši-⸢ia⸣ ši-pa-a-a[n]-⸢ti⸣ [t]a a-ru-wa-ez-z[i] | ... he libates, and he pours ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+5} Rs. 9′/Rs. | ||
| 15′ | GIŠ.{D}⸢INANNA⸣ [TUR] SÌR-RU | The small lyre sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+5} Rs. IV | ... | |
| {€4+3+5} Rs. 10′/Rs. 1′/Rs. | ||
| 16′ | LUGAL-uš {URU}ma-⸢di⸣-[il-la i]-ia-an-na-i | The king goes to Madilla.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3+5} Rs. 11′/Rs. 2′/Rs. | ||
| 17′ | DUB 1{KAM} EZEN₄ ⸢AN⸣.[DAḪ.ŠUM{SAR}] ⸢I⸣-NAÉ {D}UTU | Tablet 1 of the festival of the garden of the house of the Sun-deity. |
| {€4+3+5} Rs. 12′/Rs.3′/Rs. | ||
| 18′ | I-NA{URU}ḪA-A[T-TI ] ... [ ] | In Ḫattu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| {€4+3+5} Rs. 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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