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KBo 21.20 (tlh:KBo 21.20)
CTH 461
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| Designation | KBo 21.20 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 21.20 |
| Language | Hittite; Akkadian |
| Genre | CTH 461 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Vs. I | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ | |
| 2′ | [ ]x x[ | |
| 3′ | [ ](-)di-[ | |
| 4′ | [ ]x x[ | |
| 5′ | [ ]x[ ]-ti-[ | |
| 6′ | [ I]Š-TU [ EG]IR-pa [ | Afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | [ -n]i-ig-ga-ia-aš{SAR} ga-pa-nu nu-ká[n | ... the niggaya-vessel ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [ n]a-aš ku-wa-pí-pát SA₅-eš-zi nu ki-š[a? | ... they take the kuwapipa-vessel, and on the other side ... |
| 9′ | me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da IŠ-TU{DUG}ÚTUL za-nu-u[z- | And he places it in the bowl.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | še-er wa-aḫ-nu-uz-zi na-at ku-wa-pí [ | ... he raises, and the kuwapi-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | GAM-ta šar-ta-ez-zi na-at-za-kán A-N[A | And he steps forward, and to(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ma-a-an UN-an K[A×U?-Š]U iš-tar-ak-zi nu-x[ | When he places his hand on the ground ... |
| 13′ | ⸢nam⸣-ma-ša-an še-e[r ] Ì.GIŠ la-a-ḫu-wa-i na-[ | And he pours oil into it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ma-a-an-kán UN-ši [ ]x-ti-iš DÙ-ri na-at a-pa-[ | Wherever he goes, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | i-la-a-an Ì.UDU [ ]-da ITU-an-na UN-aš {LÚ}na-x[ | Afterwards, the sheep ... ... each month, the ... |
| 16′ | ma-a-an-kán UN-an {D}DÌM.NUN.ME ap-pí-iš-ke-ez-zi nu kiš-an DÙ-[mi | And he libates to the Sun-gods, and he performs the ritual. |
| 17′ | ŠAŠAḪ BABBAR {Ú}šum-ma-an-za MUNUS-aš ša-ak-nu-mar [k]i-na-an-du-uš x[ | The white šūma-vessel is placed on the breast of the woman. |
| 18′ | na-at Ì {GIŠ}ŠU.ÚR.MÌN me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da [da-a]-⸢i⸣ na-an a-pé-e(-)[ | And he places the oil of the šūdurmi-vessel in front of him, and he ... |
| 19′ | ma-a-an-kán É-ri an-da SAG.GÉME.ARAD EN É-TI na-aš-ma GAŠAN É-TI [ | When he enters the house, he brings the slave woman, the owner of the house; and the lady [of the house ...] |
| 20′ | LÀL da-aḫ-ḫi nu-kán ḫu-u-ma-a-an-da-an SAG.GÉME.ARAD a-a-iš pa-ra-a [ | ... and he takes the slave girl away ... |
| 21′ | nu-kán É-TI an-[da] xx x(-)wa-aḫ-nu-mi nu ḫur-li-li kiš-an [ | And the house ... ... and the Ḫurlili temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | EGIR-an-da-ma x[ ]x šu-wa-an-da da-aḫ-ḫi nu-kán pár-ni an-da [ | Afterwards ... he pours a libation, and then he breaks ... |
| 23′ | na-at dam-me-li pé-di | “Adam-melī is the one who goes out. |
| 24′ | UM-MA {f}šu-wa-am-ma ŠAÉ.GAL [ ] ḫa-ri-ia-ša ma-a-an U[N- | Thus Šuwama of the palace ... he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [Š]AMÁŠ.GAL UZ₆! Ì.UDU pa-an-kur za-ma-an-kur UN-aš še-e-ḫu-ur [ | The chief of the fat-tailed sheep takes the sheep, the zamankur-offering, and the earth ... |
| 26′ | [GA].KIN.AG-pát {NA₄}ZÚ nu ki-i DA.BI-an ša-mi-nu-zi [ | ... he places a piece of šūzu-stone, and when he fills it ... |
| 27′ | [ ]x x DUMU-an ar-ma-ez-z[i ]x GAL-in na-[aš-ma? | ... the son of Armazẑ, the chief ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | [ ]-an xx x x[ ]x-uk-zi an-[ | |
| 29′ | [ ]x x[ | |
| Rs. | ||
| 1′ | x x[ | |
| 2′ | ik-ri-b[i | ... they sing ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | li-ip-[p]a-ṭ[i-ir | ... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | up-ša-šu-ú l[e-mu-ut-ti | ... the limbs ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ú-ša-ki-la!?-a[n?-ni? | ... he fills ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | ana le-mu-ut-t[i ] x x[ | for evil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | as-ḫur-ki e-še-k[i] aš-šum ⸢gi₅⸣-m[i-il | And he brings it to you, and he fills it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | ù a-mi-lu-ut-ti na-piš-ti e-e[ṭ-ri | And the ameluttu-disease, the life of the earth, |
| 9′ | ma-a-an-kán UN-ši xx x? ar-ḫa x[ | And he ... the people ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | nu kiš-an DÙ-mi A-NA˽PA-AN ⸢{MUL}GÍR⸣.[TAB | And he performs the ritual for Nabû-ana, the Scorpion. |
| 11′ | ZÚ.LUM A-NAZÌ.DA ⸢KU?-NI?-ŠI?⸣ me-n[a-aḫ-ḫa-an-da | ... the dates of the emmer-beer, the ku-nišši-bread ... |
| 12′ | KAŠ-eš-šar ši-ip-pa-an-ti ⸢{GIŠ⸣}i-ia-[ | He libates beer, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | par-ša-an-ta-ez-zi x-ŠÚ E-NI nu x[ | ... he libates, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | lu-ki-iš-zi nu SI MAŠ.DÀ SI x[ | He prostrates himself, and the left horn of the horn ... |
| 15′ | nu pár-ku-i A-tar ḫa-a-⸢ni⸣ {GIŠ}ŠINIG [ | And he breaks the A-tar-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | ⸢Ì?⸣ {GIŠ}EREN-ia da-a-i na-an iš-ki-e[z-zi | He places oil on the cedar, and he goes. |
| 17′ | [ ]-an [a]n-da im-me-ia-ši na-[ | ... he speaks to him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | [ ] xx DU₁₀.GAM-AS!? na-a-ú-⸢i⸣ [ | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. | ... | |
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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