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CTH 608

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DesignationKBo 20.71+
IDtlh:KBo 20.71+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1[ {É}ḫa-l]e-en-tu-u-az ú-e[z-zi ]... he goes to the Ḫalentua.(lower confidence: line is broken)
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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)
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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,
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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 ...
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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.
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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-DIThe 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-ušthe 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-RUThe 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-iThe 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}UTUTablet 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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