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CTH 261

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DesignationKBo 22.44+
IDtlh:KBo 22.44+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 261

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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.

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{€3} Vs. I
1[UM-MA {D}UTU-ŠI {m}ar-nu-wa]-an-da LUGAL ⸢GAL⸣Thus (says) the Sun-deity, Arnuwanda, the Great King.
2[ a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN{M]EŠ} ḫa-an-te-ez-zi-uš a-ú-ri-⸢uš⸣... the lords of the ḫanteẑ-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3[ nu-uš-ma-a]š iš-ḫi-ú-ulAnd he speaks:(lower confidence: line is broken)
4[ ] e-eš-tu... he himself(very low confidence: a guess)
5[ UR]U{⸢DIDLI.ḪI.A⸣} BÀD!?... the city of the cult actors ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6[ ] ⸢e-eš⸣-〈tu(?)〉... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Vs. I...
{€5} Vs. I
1′]-⸢ma?⸣(-)[... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2′{LÚ].⸢MEŠ⸣}EN.[NU.UN.NAThe cooks(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′pa-aḫ-ḫa-aš-š]a-⸢an⸣-du... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′{L]Ú.MEŠ}NÍ.ZU kat-t[aThe incantation priests ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′] SIG₅-in ša-an-ḫa-an-d[u... is good ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′] ap-pa-an-du [... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′ANŠE.KUR.R]A{MEŠ} ANŠE kat-ta QA-TA[M-MA... the horses, the horses ... opposite ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′Š]AKASKAL GÍD.DA-uš a-ú-ri-⸢e⸣-[ešThe libation vessel, the bread, the auri-offering,
9′]-an-te-eš a-da?-x[ ]x[... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Vs. I...
{€1} Vs. I 1″[ ]x-x[
{€1} Vs. I 2″[e-eš-du nam-ma]-⸢kán⸣ KASKAL{ḪI.A}-ia {LÚ.MEŠ}NÍ.ZU wa-ar-⸢aš-kán⸣-d[u nu {LÚ}KÚR-aš]... and on the road, the bodyguards ... And the weapon ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 3″[u-ur-ki-i]n uš-kán-du nam-ma-aš-ša-an BE-EL M[A-AD-GA-LA-TI(?)... he goes, and then the lord of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 4″[a]-⸢ú⸣-ri-ia ÉRIN{MEŠ} {LÚ.MEŠ}⸢NÍ.ZU⸣ I-NAUD 2{KAM} wa-ak-k[a]-⸢re-eš⸣-k[e-ed-du?]... the troops, the bodyguards ... on the second day ...
{€1} Vs. I 5″⸢KASKAL⸣{ḪI.A}-ma-kán wa-ar-ša-an-te-eš ku-it nu ma-aḫ-ḫa-⸢an⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}NÍ.⸢ZU⸣On the road, he goes, and above, the bodyguards.
{€1} Vs. I 6″ŠA{LÚ}KÚR u-ur-ki-in ú-wa-an-zi nu me-mi-an ḫu-u-da-a-ak ú-da-an-ziThe cult actor holds it, and they bring the ḫudak-instrument.
{€1} Vs. I 7″nu URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} an-da iš-tap-pa-an-du na-aš-ta {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠE.KIN.KU₅ GU₄ UDU ANŠE.KUR.RAAnd he goes to the cities, and the cult singers oxen and sheep of the horses
{€1} Vs. I 8″[AN]ŠE kat-ta le-e tar-na-an-zi nu pa-aḫ-ḫa-〈aš〉-nu-an-du ḫa-an-te-⸢ez⸣-zi-e-eš-maThe heavens bow down below, and in the midst of it they stand.
{€1} Vs. I 9″ku-〈i〉-e-eš MA-AD-GA-LA-TI nu ŠA{LÚ}KÚR ku-i-e-eš KASKAL{ḪI.A} na-aš-za... and the horseman ... ... the journey ...
{€1} Vs. I 10″BE-EL MA-AD-⸢GAL₉⸣-TI kap-pu-u-wa-an ḫar-du na-aš-za GUL-aš-*ša*-an ḫar-duThe lord of the great cult center is elevated, and he is elevated to the throne.
{€1} Vs. I 11″nam-ma 1 KASKAL 3 {LÚ.MEŠ}NÍ.ZU-TIM ḫar-kán-du še-er-ma-aš-*ša*-anAnd then, on the third journey, the physiognomics go up.
{€1} Vs. I 12″3 {LÚ.MEŠ}⸢DUGUD⸣ ú-e-ḫa-an-da-ruThree oxherds take it away.
{€1} Vs. I 13″a-ú-ri-ia-ša-aš-ši ku-iš ÉRIN{MEŠ} na-an kap-pu-u-wa-ed-du na-aš-zaAnd the troops, and the kappuwaddu-vessel,
{€1} Vs. I 14″⸢GUL⸣-aš-ša-an ḫar-du nu-za-kán {LÚ.MEŠ}DUGUD 2! pé-e-da-an 3 pé-e-da-anHe places it on the throne, and the heavy men two times, three times.
{€1} Vs. I 15″4 pé-e-da-an pé-di ša-a-ak-ki ma-a-an {LÚ}KÚR-ma ku-wa-píFour times he places it on the table. When the weapon-bearer ...
{€1} Vs. I 16″wa-al-aḫ-zi nu ÉRIN{MEŠ} {LÚ*}KÚR* u-ur-ki-in ⸢UD 3{KAM⸣} na-an-na-úhe takes, and the troops of the weaponry he sets. On the 3rd day he libates.
{€1} Vs. I 17″KASKAL{ḪI.A}-TIM UD 2{KAM} ḫar-kán-du ku-i-ša-kán {LÚ}KÚR-ma Ú-UL ku-en-ziOn the second journey, on the second day, the cult actor is not present.
{€1} Vs. I 18″nu {LÚ}BE-EL MA-AD-GAL₉-TI {LÚ}DUGUD 2 pé-e-da-an 3 pé-⸢e-da⸣-anAnd the lord of Mār-abu-uballiṭ, the heavy one, two times, three times.
{€1} Vs. I 19″⸢4⸣ pé-e-da-an e-ep-du na-aš MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI ú-⸢up-pa-ú⸣And he takes it out, and he places it before the Sun-deity.
{€1} Vs. I 20″ma-a-an {D}UTU-ŠI-ma ma-an-ni-in-ku-wa-an nu a-ú-⸢ri⸣-aš ⸢EN⸣-ašWhen the Sun-deity comes, and the lord
{€1} Vs. I 21″MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI u-un-na-ú wa-aš-túl-la-aš-ša EN{MEŠ}-uš ⸢ú-wa⸣-te-⸢ed⸣-du... of the Sun-deity ... ... to the lords ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 22″URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} BÀD-kán ku-i-e-eš ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-ia an-da nu-zaAnd the cities that he conquered, and he ...
{€1} Vs. I 23″ḫu-ru-pa-an EGIR-an kap-pu-u-wa-an ḫar-kán-du ḫa-an-te-ez-zi-e-eš-maAfterwards, the kappuwa-vessel and the ḫarkāndu-beer, and
{€1} Vs. I 24″[ku-i]-⸢e⸣-eš MA-AD-GA-LA-TI URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} {LÚ}KÚR-ša-an ku-e-da-aš... the cult actor of the city, the cupbearer ...
{€1} Vs. I 25″[ḫu-u-da]-⸢a-ak⸣ a-ar-ša-ke-ez-z[i nu] ⸢ma⸣-aḫ-ḫa-an a-pé-e-da-aš URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A}-aš... he takes, and he places it before the cities.
{€1} Vs. I 26″[a-ú-wa-r]i-⸢ia⸣-aš EN-aš ⸢ú⸣-[e-da]-⸢i⸣ na-aš ku-it-ma-an... the lord ... and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 27″[ḫu-u-da-a-ak-pát] ⸢ú-e-te⸣-[ed-du na-aš pa-a]ḫ-ḫa-aš-nu-ud-du na-aš an-da... he pours a libation, and he places it on the table.
{€1} Vs. I 28″[ ]
{€1} Vs. I 29″[ ]
{€1} Vs. I 30″[ e?]-⸢eš?⸣-du... they go ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. II
1⸢ar!⸣-ḫa-ma-aš ⸢4? gí⸣-pé-⸢eš⸣-š[ar] ⸢e-eš-tu⸣ nam-ma-aš... and the reed-beds ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2⸢{URUDU}⸣ḫé-ia-wa-al-li-it ma-ri-ia-wa-an-ni-it an-da wa-aḫ-nu-wa-an-zathe copper ḫeyawalli-vessel of Mariyawanni, together with the ...
3e-eš-tu ma-ri-ia-wa-an-na-ma-kán pé-ra-an ar-ḫaAnd before Mariyawana
46 gi-pé-eš-šar ⸢e-eš-tu⸣ pa-ra-a-ma-at-kán 6 še-kán ú-wa-an e-eš-tu6 reed bundles of eštu-beer, 6 ... he pours ...
5[ a]n-da 𒀹ka-ta-pé-en-ni-iš... to the katapennu-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6[ š]e-er ar-ḫa 2 gi-pé-eš-šar e-eš-tu... behind, two reed bundles ...
7[ gi-pé-eš-ša]r(?) e-eš-tu ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-na URU-an... the reed-beds, and the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8[ ]x-zi nu-uš-ša-an... and then(very low confidence: a guess)
9[ ]x-aš-kán še-er ar-ḫa... behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10[ ]x-an-da-ma-aš-kán... andamaška(lower confidence: line is broken)
11[ ]
12[ ] ⸢a-ú-ri⸣-uš ú-e-tum-ma-an-z[i]... they bring the auri-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13[ a-ú-r]i-ia-aš-kán [... the auriya-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. II...
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2′[an-da le-e ku-iš-ki ti-i]t-⸢ta-nu⸣-zi nam-ma-kán URU-⸢ri⸣ a[r-ta-aḫ-ḫi-uš]And he takes the knife, and then he goes to the city.
3′[ ]x-x ša-ḫi-iš-kán-ta-ri... the šaḫiškantari-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[ n]a-⸢aš-kán⸣ MU{KAM}-ti MU-ti ša-ra-a ša-an-ḫi-iš-kán-du... for that year, for the second year, he libates ...
5′a-⸢ú-wa⸣-ri-ia-aš-⸢ša⸣-kán EN-aš A-NAURU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} BÀD an-da wa-ar-nu-ma-ašAnd the lord of the cult centers ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′GIŠ-ru{ḪI.A} ki!-⸢iš⸣-ša-an ḫa-an-ta-ed-du ḫa-an-ta-az-at-kán 12 ga-lu-lu-pa-ašThe woods below, the ḫantaddu-vessel, the twelve gululuppaš-beer,
7′⸢e⸣-[eš-t]u ⸢GÍD⸣.DA-aš-ti-ma-at 1 gi-pé-eš-šar 4 še-kán-na e-eš-tuAnd he places it on the throne. One reed-bed, four ...
8′[ ]x ḫa-an-da-az 3 ga-lu-lu-pa-aš e-eš-tu GÍD.DA-aš-ti-ma-at[... ...] ... three gallulupaš-vessels of reed ...
9′[1 gi-pé-eš-ša]r e-eš-tu an!-dur-za ŠAGIŠ{ḪI.A} me-ek-ki e-eš-tu[One] reed basket, ... of the ..., of the feet of the ground ...
10′[ ]x {GIŠ}ḫar-du-up-pí-iš nu ḫu-u-ma-an me-ek-ki e-eš-tu... a ḫarduppi-vessel, and he places it on the ground.
11′[nu an-da ši-ia-an] ⸢e⸣-eš-tu na-at-za EGIR-an MU{KAM}-ti MU-tiAnd he gives it to him, and he takes it. In the future, in that year
12′k[ap-pu-u-uš-ke-ed-du n]u ša-ra-*am*-ni-it kat-ta zi-ik-ke-ed-du... he pours a libation, and he libates below.
13′É⸢{MEŠ}⸣ L[UGAL É]⸢{MEŠ}.GU₄⸣ É {NA₄}KIŠIB{ḪI.A} {É}tar-nu-u-e-eš ku-e ka-ru-⸢ú⸣-[i-l]iThe palaces of the king, the oxen, the house of the seals, the temple of the Tarnueš, and the karu'ili-offerings
14′na-at ⸢ar-ḫa⸣ ar-ri-ir-ra-an-du na-at da-a-an EGIR-pa ne-e-u-i[t]And he carries it away, and he places it back again.
15′ú-i-la-ni-it ḫa-ni-iš-ša-an-du na-at ta-a-an EGIR-pa ne-wa-aḫ-ḫa-an-du... he fills, and then again he pours ...
16′ḫa-ni-iš-šu-wa-ar-ma-kán ku-it a-wa-an kat-ta mu-um-mi-i-e-et-taAnd he says: “On the right side, on the left side,
17′na-at ku-ut-ta-aš a-wa-an ar-ḫa da-aš-kán-du na-aš-ta ša-ma-nu-ušAnd he speaks a word behind, and he says ...
18′te-ek-ku-uš-nu-uš-kán-du nam-ma KISLAḪ É.IN.NU.DA {É}ka-ri-im-miAnd he places it in the courtyard of the karimmu-house.
19′{É}tar-nu-ú-e-eš ŠA{GIŠ}TIR{ḪI.A} {GIŠ}MÚ.SAR {GIŠ}KIRI₆.GEŠTINThe tarnû-house, the forest, the garden, the vineyard
20′SIG₅-in ú-e-da-an-te-eš a-ša-an-duThey bring it to the ú-da-n-te-š.
21′ŠAÉ.DU₁₀.ÚS.SA-ia ŠAÉ {LÚ}SAGI {É}ḫi-lam-na-aš-šaa good house, the house of the cupbearer of the house Ḫilamnaša
22′a-ar-ta-ḫi-uš ú-e-ḫa-an-da-ru na-aš ⸢uš⸣-kán-du ku-i-ša-kánAnd he brings it out, and he places it before him.
23′ú-e-te-na-za ša-ḫa-a-ri na-an-kán ša-ra-a ša-an-ḫa-an-duAnd he pours a libation, and he libates.
24′ma-ni-ia-ḫi-ia-ia-ták-kán ku-i-e-eš MUŠEN{ḪI.A}-aš lu-ú-li-ia-aš an-daAnd he places the bird in the luliya-vessel.
25′na-at SIG₅-an-te-eš a-ša-an-duAnd he goes to the good ones.
26′ku-e-da-⸢ni⸣-ma-aš-ša-an URU-ri a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN-aš EGIR-pa pé-en-na-iAnd he goes to the city, to the lord. Afterwards, he turns.
27′nu-za {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠU.GI {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂ {MUNUS.MEŠ}AMA.DINGIR kap-pu-u-ed-duAnd the old men, the priests, the cult actors, the mother-gods ...
28′nu-uš-ma-aš ki-iš-ša-an me-ma-ú ke-e-da-ni-wa-aš-ša-an URU-riAnd thus the word of the city ...
29′na-aš-šu ŠA{D}10 ku-it-〈ki〉 {É}ka-ri-im-mi na-aš-ma ta-me-e-da-aš DINGIR-⸢LIM⸣-ašAnd to the Storm-god of Kut, to the Karimmu, and to the tameda-offering of the god,
30′ku-it-ki {É}ka-ri-im-mi ki-nu-na-at kat-ta mu-tasic-a-an“When you enter the karimmu-house, it is true, and it is seated on the ground.
31′na-at ar-ḫa ḫar-kánAnd he carries it away.
32′{LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA-at-za {MUNUS.MEŠ}ši-wa-an-za-an-ni-iš {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂ EGIR-an Ú-UL kap-pu-u-an-zaThe priests, the šiwanza-priests and the cult actors afterwards are not present.
33′ki-nu-na-at EGIR-an kap-pu-wa-at-te-en na-at EGIR-pa i-ia-an-duAfterwards, he pours a libation of kappuwattu-beer and he goes back.
34′na-at ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ka-ru-ú ú-e-da-an e-eš-taAnd he brings it before the karû-vessel.
35′na-at EGIR-pa QA-TAM-MA ú-e-da-an-duAfterwards, they bring it together.
36′nam-ma-aš-ša-an DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš na-aḫ-šar-az ti-ia-an e-eš-du A-NA{D}10-ma-aš-ša-anAnd to the gods, to the naḫšara-priestess, and to the Storm-god,
37′na-aḫ-šar-az me-ek-ki ki!-it-ta-ru ma-a-an É DINGIR-LIM-ia ku-it-⸢ki⸣he places it on the throne, he sets it up, and when the temple of my god is set up,
38′za-ap-pí-ia-at-ta na-at a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN-aš {LÚ}MAŠKIM˽URU{KI}-ia... the lord, the Inurta-priest ...
39′EGIR-pa SIG₅-aḫ-ḫa-an-du na-aš-ma-kán A-NA{D}10 ku-iš-ki BI-IB-RUAfterwards, the good one, and he goes to the Storm-god.
40′na-aš-ma-kán ta-me-e-da-ni? DINGIR-LIM ku-e-da-ni Ú-NU-TUM ḫar-kánAnd he places it before the god. He places it on the table.
41′na-at {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂ {MUNUS.MEŠ}AMA-ia EGIR-pa i-ia-an-duAnd the priests, the cupbearers, and my mother go back.
42′nam-ma ša DINGIR-LIM Ú-NU-TUM a-ú-wa-ri-ia-aš EN-aš GUL-aš-duAnd he of the god, a libation, the lord of the cult statue,
43′na-at MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-〈ŠI〉 up-pa-ú nam-ma DINGIR{MEŠ} me-ḫu-na-aš iš-ša-an-duAnd he takes the ... of Šamaš-šēpê, and the gods ... in front ...
44′ku-e-da-ni-ia DINGIR-LIM-ni ku-it me-ḫur na-an a-pé-e-da-ni me-ḫu-ni e-eš-⸢ša⸣-an-⸢du⸣... the god ... and he places it on the altar. ... he sets it up.
45′ku-e-da-ni-ma A-NADINGIR-LIM {LÚ}SANGA *{MUNUS}*AMA {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ NU.GÁLAnd to the god, the priest, the mother, the cult actor, is not present.
46′na-an EGIR-pa ḫu-u-da-a-ak i-ia-an-duAfterwards, he pours libations.
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1Ú-UL kap-pu-u-wa-an ki-nu-na-at-za EGIR-an kap-pu-u-wa-at-ti-en“It is not a kappuwâ-vessel, it is an unkunnattu-votary. Afterwards, the kuppuwattīn-vats.
2na-at ša-ra-a ti-it-ta-nu-an-du nam-ma-aš-ši ka-ru-ú-li-ia-⸢az⸣And he puts it on the hearth, and then the karuliya-vessel
3ku-it SISKUR na-at-ši pí-*ia*-an-duThey take the offering instead of the offering.
4URU-ri-ia-aš-ša-an ku-e PÚ{ḪI.A} EGIR-an nu-uš-ša-an A-*NA*PÚThe city of Riyaš, the wells, afterwards, and to the well
5SÍSKUR ki-it-ta-ri na-at-ši e-eš-ša-an-du ar-aš-kán-duThe sacrificial sheep, the natši-offering, ...
6ku-e-da-ni-ma A-NAPÚ SÍSKUR NU.GÁL na-at-kán ša-ra-a im-maAnd he does not perform the ritual in the well, and he goes down.
7ar-aš-kán-du an-da-at-kán le-e IGI-wa-an-ta-ri-nu-uš-kán-ziAnd they take the leek before them.
8A-NAḪUR.SAG{ḪI.A} ÍD{ḪI.A} ku-e-da-aš SÍSKUR e-eš-zi na-aš ši-pa-an-za-kán-duTo the mountains, to the rivers, he performs the ritual. And he libates.
9nam-ma a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN-aš {LÚ}MASKIM.URU{KI}! {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠU.GI DI-NA-⸢TIM⸣Then the lord, the maškim-priest, and the treasurers take it.
10SIG₅-in ḫa-aš-ši-kán-du nu-⸢uš-ša⸣-an kat-ta ar-nu-uš-kán-duAnd he places it on the hearth, and he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11ka-ru-ú-li-ia-az-⸢ia ma⸣-aḫ-ḫa-an KUR.KUR-kán an-da ḫu-ur-ki-la-ašand the karuliya-vessels, the ... of all the lands, and the Ḫurkilaya-votary
12iš-ḫi-ú-ul i-ia-an ku-e-*da-ni*-aš-kán URU-ri ⸢ku⸣-aš-ke-er na-aš-kánAnd he goes to the city, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13ku-wa-aš-kán-du ku-e-da-ni-ma-aš-kán URU-ri ar-ḫa pár-ḫi-iš-ke-er... and he breaks the city ...
14na-aš-kán ar-ḫa pár-ḫi-iš-kán-du nam-ma-za URU-aš EGIR-an-da wa-ar-⸢ap-du⸣And then he goes back and forth to the city.
15nam-ma ⸢wa-tar-na⸣-aḫ-ḫa-an e-eš-du na-aš-ša-an EGIR-pa le-eAnd he takes the watarnaḫḫan-vessel, and he places it behind.
16ku-iš-ki ⸢tar⸣-na-i ku-i-ša-an-ša-an EGIR-pa tar-na-i na-an ša-ku-wa-⸢an⸣-zaHe places it, he places it again, and he libates.
17DINGIR{MEŠ}-⸢ia ku-wa-pí e⸣-eš-ša-an-zi nu PA-NIDINGIR{MEŠ} le-e ku-iš-⸢ki⸣The gods libate in the kupi-vessel, and the gods bow down.
18ni-ni-⸢ik-zi⸣ I-NAÉ EZEN₄-ia le-e ku-iš-ki ni-ni-ik-ziHe drinks in the house of the festival, and he drinks from the kiln.
19nam-ma-aš-ša-an A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {LÚ.MEŠ}UM-MI-IA-NU-TIM {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂And to the priests, the cult actors, the priestesses,
20{MUNUS.MEŠ}AMA.DINGIR-LIM na-aḫ-šar-ra-az ki-it-ta-ru {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂The cult singers sing. The priests and the priestesses
21{MUNUS.MEŠ}AMA-ia A-*NA*DINGIR{MEŠ} na-aḫ-ḫa-an-te-eš a-ša-an-du ma-a-an DI-NU-ma ku-išMy mother to the gods, to the nahḫantu-priestess, he goes, saying: “If he does not pay,
22GIŠ.ḪUR ⸢tup⸣-pí-az ši-ia-an ú-da-i nu a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN-aš DI-NAMHe brings the wood of the tablet, and he gives it to the lord.
23SIG₅-in ḫa-an-na-ú na-at-kán aš-ša-nu-ud-du ma-a-an-kán DI-NU-maHe is good, and then he goes to the throne, and he takes it away.
24šu-wa-⸢at-ta-ri na⸣-at MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI up-pa-úThe šuwattaru-vessel is the ... of the Sun-deity.
25A-NABE-LÍ-ma-at-ša-an le-e i-e-ez-zi A-NAŠEŠ-ia-at-za-anTo the lord he goes, to the yatza-vessels.
26⸢NIN-ŠU {LÚ}a⸣-ri-ši-ia le-e i-ia-zi ma-aš-ga-an-na-za le-e ku-iš-kiHis sister, the ariya-priest, takes a leek, and he takes it to the side.
27da-a-i ⸢DI-NAM⸣ ša-ra-az-zi kat-te-ra-aḫ-ḫi le-e kat-te-er-raHe places it, and he steps forward. He steps backwards.
28ša-ra-az-ia-⸢ḫi⸣ le-e ku-it ḫa-an-da-an a-pa-a-at i-iš-ša... he pours a libation, he libates, and he speaks.
29ku-e-da-ni-ma-aš-ša-an URU-ri EGIR-pa a-ar-ti nu LÚ{MEŠ} URU-LIMAnd he goes back to the city, and the men of the city
30ḫu-u-ma-an-du-uš pa-ra-a ḫal-za-a-i nu ku-e-da-ni DI-NAM e-eš-ziHe takes the ḫumandu-vessel away, and he takes it out.
31na-at-ši ḫa-an-ni na-an-kán aš-nu-ut ARAD.LÚ GÉME.LÚ wa-an-nu-mi-ia-ašAnd he, the servant, the maid, ...
32MUNUS-ni ma-a-an DI-ŠU-NU e-eš-zi nu-uš-ma-ša-at ḫa-an-ni na-aš-kán aš-nu-utAnd he takes the woman, and he places it on the hearth.
33ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}ka-ši-ia-ia ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}ḫi-im-mu-wa ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}ta-ga-ra-m[a]troops of Kašiya, troops of Ḫimmuwa, soldiers of Tagarama
34Ù ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}i-šu-wa-ia a-pí-ia nu-uš-ma-aš-ša-an ...And the troops of Išuwa ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
35ḫu-u-ma-〈an〉-da-az IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-akHe places it before the eyes.
36ar-nu-wa-⸢la⸣-ša-kán ku-iš KUR-ia an-da ar-za-na-an-za nu-uš-ši-ša-anAnd he places it before the mountain, and he prostrates himself.
37iš-ḫu-e-eš-ni-it NUMUN{ḪI.A}-it GU₄ UDU IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-ak nam-ma-an-kánAnd the seeds of the oxen and sheep, before the eyes, he ...
38IŠ-TUGA.KIN.AG EM-ṢÍ SÍG{ḪI.A} aš-nu-ut ar-nu-wa-la-ša-ták-kán... a libation vessel, the hems of the wool, the garments of Arnuwalašatak,
39ku-iš KUR-az ar-ḫa ú-ez-zi pé-di-ma-aš-ši-ša-an ku-iš a-aš-ziHe goes up to the mountain, and he goes down.
40nu-uš-ši ⸢NUMUN⸣{ḪI.A} a-ni-ia-pát nam-ma-aš-kán A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-it šu-u-wa-an-za e-eš-⸢tu⸣And he gives the seed, and then he places it on the hearth.
41n[u-u]š-ši pí-it-ta ḫu-u-da-a-ak ḫi-in-kán-duAnd he pours a libation, and he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
42[ ]x x x-⸢ia?-ni?⸣-kán BE-EL LÚ˽{GIŠ}TUKUL A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-an {GIŠ}TIR {GIŠ}KIRI₆(.)[... the lord, the weapon, the troops, the forest, the orchard
43[ ]x xx x-ši ... BE-⸢EL⸣ É.GAL-LIM-ia-aš-ša-an GU₄ UDU [... the lord of the palace ... an ox and a sheep ...
44[ ]x x x[ ]x ⸢ŠA⸣É.GAL-LIM-ia [... of the palace ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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45[ ]x-ia [ ]x[... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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46[ ]x a-x[
47[ U]DU ANŠE.KU[R.RA... sheep of the horse(low confidence: few signs survive)
48[ ḫ]ar-du na-[... the ḫardu-vessel ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
49[ Š]AÉ.GAL-LIM [the palace ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
50[ ]x-wa-an ḫar-zi x[... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
51[ ]-ia-an-za-an le-e k[u?-... the writing board ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
52[ ]x-it an-da ku-un-*ku*-uš-k[án?-du?... and ... ...(very low confidence: a guess)
53[ {GIŠ}TI]R{ḪI.A} ku-ut-te-eš SIG₅-in ú-⸢e⸣-[da-an-te-eš]... the baskets, the good ones, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
54[a-ša-an-du nam-ma-a]t? ú-e-te-na-za ši-iš-ši-*u*-ri-iš-k[i]... and he libates to you ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
55[ú-šal-lu-ia ú-e-te]-na-az ši-iš-ši-u-ri-iš-ki [ ]... he brings, and he libates to you ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
56[ ]-da le-e ú-e-ši-ia-at-ta [ ]... he breaks the leek ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
57[nam-ma {GIŠ}MÚ.SA]R ⸢{GIŠ}KIRI₆⸣.GEŠTIN{ḪI.A} SIG₅-in a-ni-ia-an-te-eš ⸢ú-e⸣-d[a-an-te-eš]And the šumāru-tree and the vineyard are good, and the ...
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58⸢a⸣-š[a-an-du] nam-ma-kán ⸢ḫu⸣-up-pí-da-nu-e-eš ⸢PA₅⸣{ḪI.A}-ša ša-ra-aAnd then the ḫuppidanu-vessels and the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
59ša-an-ḫ[a-an-t]e-eš a-ša-an-du ⸢nam-ma {LÚ}NÍ.ZU⸣-aš ut-tar na-ak-ki-aḫ-ḫa-an ⸢e⸣-[eš-du]... he pours a libation, and then the incantation priest takes the nakkiahḫa-vessel ...
60A-NANA[M.R]A{ḪI.A}-ma ku-wa-pí NUMUN{ḪI.A} an-ni-iš-kán-zi nu a-ú-wa-ri-aš EN-ašAnd the cult instruments, the seeds, these instruments, and the lord of the ...
61ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš-ša IGI{ḪI.A}-ŠU še-er ḫu-ia-an-za e-eš-tu ma-a-an ki-iš-ša-an-maAnd he places his eyes in front of him, and he says: “How is it that
62ku-⸢iš⸣-ki me-ma-i NUMUN-wa-mu pa-i nu-wa-ra-at-za-kán am-me-el A.ŠÀ-ni-miAnd he speaks: “The seed-wammu-plant, he gives it to you, and he is the lord of the field.
63an-da a-ni-ia-mi nam-ma-wa iš-⸢ḫu-e⸣-eš-šar iš-ḫu-aḫ-ḫi nu še-erAnd he speaks: “Then he libates, he drinks, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
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64⸢a⸣-ú-wa-⸢ri-ia⸣-aš-pát EN-aš IGI{ḪI.A}-[iš] ḫu-ia-an-za e-eš-tu... the lord, the eyes of the ḫuyanza-vessel ...
65ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-⸢kán⸣ BURU₁₄-an-za ki-ša-ri na-aš-ta a-pu-u-un A.ŠÀ-LAM ar-ḫa wa-a[r-aš-du]Afterwards, in the harvest, he libates, and he goes to the field.
66⸢ḫar-kán⸣-ta-aš-ša LÚ˽{GIŠ}TUKUL ku-iš ⸢A⸣.ŠÀ{ḪI.A} ta-an-na-a-at-ta-iaAnd the weapon-bearer, together with the arrows, ...
67⸢ku⸣-e pí-e-⸢et-ta⸣ ne-et-ta ⸢ḫu-u-ma⸣-an GUL-aš-ša-an e-eš-tuAnd he places it on the mouth, and he holds the hand.
68ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma NAM.RA{ḪI.A} pí-an-⸢zi nu⸣-uš-ši ⸢AŠ-RA⸣ ḫu-u-da-akAnd he gives the namra-offerings, and he takes it.
69⸢ḫi⸣-in-kán-du gi-im-ra-aš-ša ku-i-e-⸢eš wa⸣-al-ḫu-u-wa-an-te-eš... and all of the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
70nu-uš-ma-aš-ša-an ú-e-⸢tum⸣-ma-aš ⸢ud-da-ni-i IGI{ḪI.A}⸣-wa ḫar-akAnd when he comes, the eyes are opened.
71na-aš ⸢SIG₅⸣-in ú-e-⸢da⸣-an-za ⸢e⸣-eš-⸢tu⸣And he brings the good thing to him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
72nu KIN{⸢ḪI⸣.A}-aš ud-da-ni-i ⸢EGIR-an ar-ḫu-ut na-aš-ta⸣And in the evening, afterwards, he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
73⸢pí-iš-ta-li⸣-ia ⸢ka-pa?-a?-nu?⸣ xx x x-⸢ḫa?⸣-a-an e-eš-tu... he libates, ... the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
74ú-li-⸢li-ia-kán KIN{ḪI.A}⸣ xx xx xAnd ... the incantations ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
75[ ]x(-)ḪA(-)x xx xx ⸢e-eš-tu⸣ ma-a-an É DINGIR-LIM-ma... ... when the house of the god(lower confidence: line is broken)
76[ ]x ma-ni-⸢in?⸣-[ ]-⸢ia 4 gi⸣-pé-eš-šar e-eš-tu... ... four reed bundles ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1′[ ] ⸢a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN⸣-aš... the lord ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′[ uš-ke-ed-d]u... they set ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[ ]x-ša {LÚ}KUŠ₇-ia... the leatherworker(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′[ -š]a-an NINDA KAŠ le-e ti-an-zi... they set out bread and beer.
5′[ m]a-a-an Ú-UL-ma... nothing(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′[ a]p-pa-an-zi ÉRIN{MEŠ} KIN-ia ku-iš... they go, and the troops of my messenger ...
7′[ an-ni-i]š-ke-ed-du a-ú-ri-ia-ša... to the auriaša-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′[ ] a-ni-ia-zi... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′[ ] ⸢É.GAL-LÌ⸣{ḪI.A} ku-e ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-ia... the palaces ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′[ ḫu]-⸢u-ma⸣-an-te-ia IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-ak... he places it before the eyes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′[A.ŠÀ te-ri-ip-pí-ia]-⸢ša⸣-aš-ša-an NUMUN{ḪI.A}-aš-ša É.GAL-LÌ{ḪI.A}As for the terapiya-vessel, the seeds of the palace
12′[ŠA]⸢SAG⸣.GÉME.⸢ARAD⸣{MEŠ} ḫal-ku-iš-ša-na-ša IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-akThe ša-sag-woman, the servants of the ḫalku-priests, the eyes, ...
13′[m]a-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-ia-ták-kán ku-e É.GAL-LÌ{ḪI.A}-TIM É{ḪI.A} BE-LU-TI-iaAnd the palaces, the houses of my lords,
14′[an-d]a na-aš-ta EGIR-an ar-ḫa pu-nu-uš-ki na-aš-šu dam-mi-iš-ḫa-a-anAfterwards, he places it before the altar, and he libates.
15′ku-iš-ki ku-it-ki ḫar-zi na-aš-ma-za da-a-an ku-iš-ki ku-it-ki ḫar-ziHe places it on the altar, he places it upon the altar.
16′na-aš-ma-za ḫa-ap-pí-ra-an ku-iš-ki ku-it-ki ḫar-zi na-aš-ma ÉSAGAnd he takes the ḫapira-vessel, he holds the kušku-beer, and he places it before the Esang.
17′ku-iš-ki ki-⸢nu⸣-wa-an ḫar-zi na-aš-ma-za-kán GU₄ LUGAL ku-iš-kiAnd he takes the oxen of the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′ku-na-an ḫar-zi na-aš-ma-kán ÉSAG{ḪI.A} ku-iš-ki ša-ra-aAnd he takes it, and he brings it to the Esangia.
19′a-da-a-an ḫar-zi nu-za GIŠ.ḪUR{ḪI.A} GÙB-la-aš-ma ḫar-ni-in-kán ḫar-ziHe places it, and he places it on the roof.
20′na-at-za EGIR-an kap-pu-u-iAfterwards, he pours a libation.
21′na-aš-ma-⸢kán⸣ A-NASAG.GÉME.ARAD{MEŠ} ku-iš-ki ku-it-ki ar-ḫaAnd he, the servants, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′da-a-an ḫar-zi na-an a-ú-wa-ri-ia-aš EN-aš e-ep-⸢du⸣He takes it, and he performs the awaria-offering to his lord.
23′na-an MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI up-pa-ú gi-im-mi-ia-aš-ša-[a]n A-NAGU₄{MEŠ} ⸢LUGAL⸣And the Sun-deity, all of it, to the oxen the king
24′IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-du nu ⸢gi-im⸣-ma-an-da-aš BURU₁₄-aš KIN-ši? ⸢EGIR⸣-an ar-ḫu-utThe eyes are full, and the harvest-time is interrupted. Afterwards, ...
25′ŠATU₇{ḪI.A} AŠ-RI{ḪI.A} SIG₅-ia-aḫ-ḫa-an e-eš-tu e-kán ⸢da⸣-a-⸢an⸣... he libates, and he places the good libations ...
26′e-eš-tu É ŠU-RI-PÍ ⸢ú-e-da⸣-an e-eš-tuHe brings it to the house of the šuripu-vessel, and he brings it.
27′nam-ma-za ŠA{GIŠ}MÚ.SAR gi-im-ra-aš-ša SAR EGIR-an kap-pu-wa-anAnd he pours the šušaru-vessel of all the reeds. Afterwards, he libates.
28′[ḫar]-ak na-at wa-ar-pí ti-ia-an ⸢e-eš-tu⸣ A-NAGU₄{ḪI.A} pé-re-eš-ḫa-an-na-aš-ša... he pours a libation, and he places it before the oxen.
29′[ ]x ḪA.LA-az nu a-pu-[u-u]n [ḪA.LA az-zi-z]i-kán-du kal-la-ra-an-ni-ma... he takes the ... and he places the .... The ... they stand, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
30′[le-e ku]-⸢iš-ki⸣ [pa-a-i ku-iš-ša-ma-aš kal-la-r]a-an-ni-ma pa-a-i... he places it, and he puts it in the kallāru-vessel.
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