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CTH 641

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DesignationKBo 23.31+
IDtlh:KBo 23.31+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 641

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.

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{€9+8}Vs. 1/
1⸢ma⸣-a-an ⸢A⸣-NA{D}iš-ḫa-ra EZEN₄ zé-na-an-ta-aš {URU}K[Ù].BABBAR-aš i-wa-ar DÙ-[a]n-zi nu ki-⸢iš⸣-[ša-an] DÙ-an-ziWhen the festival of Išḫara takes place, they go to the White City, and they go again.
{€9+8}Vs. 2/
2{LÚ}ḪAL 2 {GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID da-a-i še-er-ma-kán 2 NINDA.ÉRIN{MEŠ₄} da-a-i nu-kán ⸢DINGIR-LUM ša⸣-ra-a da-a-iThe cupbearer places two tables on the table; furthermore, he places two troops' bread; and then he puts it before the god.
{€9+8}Vs. 3/
3nu IZI ke-e-ez ke-e-ez-zi-ia da-a-i nu-kán ZÌ.⸢DA⸣ A-NAIZI ke-e-ez ke-e-ez-zi-iaAnd he places the fire instead of the fire, and the flour into the fire again and again.
{€9+8}Vs. 4/
4iš-ḫu-u-wa-i nu-kán DINGIR-LUM iš-tar-na ar-ḫa pé-e-⸢da⸣-i na-an ar-ra-an-zi iš-ki-ia-an-ziAnd he places the god on the altar, and they take it away.
{€9+8}Vs. 5/
5na-an-kán A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR EGIR-pa da-a-i nu-kán ⸢2⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.⸢RA⸣ GA.KIN.AG NINDA.Ì.E.DÉ.A me-ma-a-al 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RAAnd he places it behind the table, and he speaks three loaves of bread, a loaf of bread.
{€9+8}Vs. 6/
6ḫa-wi₅-ia-aš-ši 10 NINDA.KU₇ tar-na-aš ŠÀ.BA 1-EN NINDA.GUR₄.RA [Š]AUP-NI IŠ-TUGA.KIN.AG ti-ia-an-zaFor the ḫawiyaš-priest, 10 sweet loaves of bread, from the heart, one loaf of bread from the tiyanza-vessel.
{€9+8}Vs. 7/
710 {NINDA}zi-mu-ḫi-ta-aš-ša 1 {GIŠ}tu-um-pa-an-ni Ì.DU₁₀.GA nu-kán ki-i ḫu-u-ma-an A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa10 zigmuḫita-breads, 1 tumpannu-vessel of fine oil, and when the god again
{€9+8}Vs. 8/
8ti-an-zi TU₇˽GÚ.GAL.GAL TU₇˽BA.BA.ZA 1 NINDA.KU₇ ŠA½ UP-NI 1 NINDA LA-AB-KU ŠA½ UP-NI ŠABA.BA.ZAThey set up libations of gugalgal-beer, libation of babašû-bread, one sweet loaf of bread, one loaf of ..., one loaves of bread.
{€9+8}Vs. 9/
9A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ti-an-ziAfterwards they set out for the god.
{€9+8}Vs. 10/
10nu EN SISKUR *x* pa-iz-zi nu-uš-ši ŠU{ḪI.A}-aš wa-tar pí-an-zi nu EN SISKUR A-NADINGIR-LIM UŠ-KE-EN nu-kán kiš-anAnd the lord of the sacrifice goes, and they take the hands of the watar-shrine, and the Lord of the offering to the god prostrates himself, and
{€9+8}Vs. 11/
11ti-an-ti 3 UDU{ḪI.A} ŠÀ.BA 1-EN UDU ŠAIGI.DU₈.A na-an-kán A-NA*{D*}iš-ḫa-ra {D}BÉ-EL-TÙ-ma {D}30... three sheep, one sheep of the saggidu-offering, to Išḫara, Bēl-tumma, Sîn,
{€9+8}Vs. 12/
12{D}UTU-aš {D}ḫal-ma {D}ša-an-ga-ra {D}tu-uḫ-ḫi-it-ra šu-up-pa-ia nu-kán ⸢UDU⸣{ḪI.A} A-NA˽PA-NIDINGIR-LIMTo the Sun-deity, Ḫalma, Šangara, Tuḫh&bitra, and the sheep to Nabû-nādin-ili.
{€9+8}Vs. 13/
13ku-na-an-zi nu ZÌ.DA iš-ḫu-u-wa-i nu-kán iš-ḫar A-NAZÌ.DA še-er tar-na-i nu an-da wa-ar-pa-an-ziThey libate, and the flour is poured, and he pours the flour into the tarna-vessel, and they take it.
{€9+8}Vs. 14/
14⸢nu-kán⸣ {LÚ}MUḪALDIM {LÚ}NINDA.DÙ.DÙ-ia pa-ra-a pé-e-da-an-zi nu-kán pa-ra-a pé-e-da-an-ziAnd the cook and the baker go out; and they go out.
{€9+8}Vs. 15/
15[na-a]t-kán ḫa-aš-ši-i iš-ḫu-u-wa-an-zi UDU{ḪI.A}-ma I-NA⸢É {LÚ}⸣MUḪALDIM pé-e-da-an-zi nu {UZU}NÍG.GIGAnd they bring the sheep into the house of the cook, and the liver
{€9+8}Vs. 16/
16[{UZU}ŠÀ] GÌR{MEŠ} SAG.DU{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an za-nu-wa-a[n]-zi na-⸢at⸣-[ká]n A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ti-an-ziThe heart, the feet, and the heads are ... and they place it before the god.
{€9+8}Vs. 17/
17[nu n NINDA.G]UR₄.RA{ḪI.A} ku-i-e-eš A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ki-i-ia-an-[t]a-ri na-aš ar-ḫa pár-ši-ia-an-ziAnd they break n loaves of bread for the god, and afterwards they break it.
{€9+8}Vs. 18/
18[2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI].A}-ia ŠAGA.KIN.AG ar-ḫa p[á]r-ši-i-ia nu-kán ⸢NINDA⸣.Ì.E.DÉ.A me-ma-al šu-up-pa-ia-ašTwo loaves of bread, a cup of emmer, he breaks, and he speaks to the šuppa-offering.
{€9+8}Vs. 19/
19[la-aḫ-ḫu]-⸢u?⸣-wa-i TU₇˽GÚ.GAL.GAL TU₇˽BA.BA.⸢ZA⸣-ia A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ti-an-zi nu 1 NINDA.KU₇Afterwards, they set up libations of Gugalgal and Babazziya for the god, and one sweet bread.
{€9+8}Vs. 20/
20[ T]U₇˽GÚ.GAL.GAL še-er da-a-i 1 NINDA LA-AB-KU-ia pár-ši-ia na-an-kán A-NATU₇˽BA.B[A.ZA]... he places the gugalgal-flour below; he breaks one loaf of bread, and he pours it into the libation vessel.
{€3+9+8}Vs. 1′/21/
21[ ]x-⸢eš-ta⸣ te-pu pé-ra-an ⸢ar⸣-ḫa da-aš-ke-ez-zi na-at-kán šu-up-pí x[... he pours a libation before the hearth, and ... the šuppi-vessel ...
{€3+9+8}Vs. 2′/22/
22[ ]x kat-ta da-a-i nu Ì l[a-a]ḫ-ḫu-u-wa-i 𒀹tu-u-wa-aš-ša-ia iš-ḫu-u-wa-i... he places it below, and he pours oil. He pours tuwašša-beer.
{€3+9+8}Vs. 3′/23/
23[3 {DUG}KU-K]U-UB 3 {DUG}KU-KU-〈UB〉 KAŠ 3 ⸢{DUG}KU⸣-[KU-U]B GEŠTIN A-NA˽PA-NIDINGIR-LIM ši-pa-a[n-t]i nu ḫal-zi-[ia-ri]He libates three kukku-bowls, three vessels of beer and three vessels [of wine] to Nabû-ilī, and he sings.
{€3+8}Vs. 4′/
24[ ] šal-li aš-nu-wa-an-zi... they pour a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€3+8}Vs. 5′/
25[ḫa-an-t]e-ez-zi pal-ši {D}iš-ḫa-ra 3 N[INDA.GUR₄.RA pár-ši-ia ]-a[n... he goes, before Išḫara, three loaves of bread he breaks ...
{€3}Vs.
6′[ ]x.GAL 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EGIR-an pár-ši-ia [... three loaves of bread afterwards he breaks ...
7′[EGIR-Š]U-ma {D}iš-ḫa-ra-an {D}BÉ-E[L-TÙ-ma {D}30 {D}ḫal-ma-an {D}ša-an-ga-ra-an 1-ŠU e-ku-zi]Afterwards, Išḫara, Enlil, Sîn, Ḫalma, and Šangara drink once.
8′[EGIR-Š]U-ma {D}iš-ḫa-ra-an {D}BÉ-EL-T[Ù-ma {D}30 {D}ḫal-ma-an {D}ša-an-ga-ra-an 1-ŠU e-ku-zi]Afterwards, Išḫara, Bēltu, Sîn, Ḫalma, and Šangara drink once.
9′[EGIR-Š]U-ma {D}iš-ḫa-ra-an {D}⸢BÉ-EL⸣-[TÙ-ma {D}30 {D}ḫal-ma-an]Afterwards, Išḫara, Bēlet-ili, Sîn, Ḫalma
10′[{D}ša]-⸢an⸣-ga-ra-an 1-ŠU [e-ku-ziHe drinks once to Šangara.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′[EGIR-ŠU-ma {D}t]u-⸢uḫ-ḫi⸣-[it-raAfterwards, Tuhḫitri(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€7}Vs.
1′[ ]x
2′[ ]{ḪI.A} pár-ši-i[a]... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[ ]
{€5+7}Vs.! 1′/4′![ ]x x[ ]
{€5+7}Vs.! 2′/Vs. 5′![ ]-ti-iz-z[i ]-⸢zi⸣... stands ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€5+7}Vs.! 3′/Vs. 6′![DUB n{KAM} {D}i]š-⸢ḫa⸣-ra zé-[e-na-an-ta-aš QA-TI]Tablet n of Išḫara, the zēnanta-priest.
{€5+7}Vs.! 4′/Vs. 7′![ma-a-an A-NA]{D}iš-ḫa-ra EZEN[₄ ḫa-me-eš-ḫa-an-da-aš DÙ-an-zi n]u ⸢ki-iš⸣-ša-anWhen they go to Išḫara for the festival of Ḫames&cḫanda, and likewise
{€5+7}Vs.! 5′/Vs. 8′![DÙ-an-zi ]x DINGIR-LIM-kán ŠA la-x[ ]-zi nu ⸢1⸣ NINDA.KU₇ ŠABA.BA.ZA... your god ... and one sweet loaf of šabātu-beer ...
{€5+7}Vs.! 6′/Vs. 9′![ ]-aš ga-an-ga-ti{SAR} x[ ]x kat-ta ti-an-zi nam-ma... they place ... on the ground, and then(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€5+7}Vs.! 7′/Vs. 10′![ ] da-an-zi na-an A-NA [ -z]i nu ki-iš-ša-an... they take, and to ... and thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€5}Vs.!
8′[me-ma-a]n-zi zi-ik-wa DINGIR-LI[M ]-a le-e pa-a-ši... they speak. The word of the god ... he breaks the writing board.
9′[ ka-a]-ša-wa-at-ta EZEN₄ a-i[a-ri ]x xx x ⸢ma-a-an zi⸣-[i]k DINGIR-LIM TUKU.TUKU-u-an-z[a]... the festival of the aiari-offering ... ... whenever the god gives birth ...
10′[na-aš]-ma-za 𒀹u-na-ti-wa-li-i[š m]a-a-an-ták-kán ZI-ni ku-it-ki i-da-a-lu an-daAnd he takes the unutiwali-vessel, and he places it on the hearth.
11′[ga-a]n-ga-ti-ia-za kar-aš-du da-aš-šu-uš ḫal-ki-iš 𒀹a-⸢li⸣ 𒀹u-wa-ni-ia-aš li-im-[ma]And he places it on the throne, and he speaks as follows:
12′[tu-u]k A-NADINGIR-LIM TUKU.TUKU-at-ta-an 𒀹du-ši-in a-pu-uš da-an-zi na-an a-p[u-uš]... they give to the god a libation, and they take a bowl, and he ...
13′[ap-p]a-an-zi aš-nu-u-ma-an-zi-ma 1 {NINDA}a-a-an 1 NINDA.GÚG.⸢A⸣ 1 NINDA.KU₇ 1 {DUG}ḫu-u-pár K[AŠ]They libate, and one ayan-bread, one ox, one sweet loaf, one vessel of beer
14′[ ]x-ma EN SISKUR pa-iz-zi nu-kán DINGIR-LIM kat-ta da-an-zi nu ⸢IZI ke⸣-[e-ez ke-e-ez-zi-ia]... and the lord of the sacrifice goes, and they bring it down to the god, and he fires it like a fire.
15′[da-an-z]i ZÌ.DA DUR₅-ia-kán ke-e-ez ke-e-ez-zi-ia A-NA⸢IZI⸣ še-er iš-ḫ[u-wa-an-zi]They pour the flour of the libation vessel into the fire.
16′[nu-kán DINGIR-LI]M iš-tar-na ar-ḫa pé-e-da-an-zi nam-ma DINGIR-LIM ša-ra-a da-an-[zi ]Then the god comes out of the reed screen, and they go to the god.
17′[ -m]a ku-iš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ ga-an-ga-ti{SAR} MUN-⸢ia⸣ kat-ta-an GAR-ri na-a[t... and he places one sweet loaf of bread, a bowl of salt on the ground, and ...
18′[ ]x-an-zi ⸢nu⸣-kán DINGIR-LIM an-da pé-e-da-a[n-z]i nu {LÚ}AZU 2 {GIŠ}BANŠ[UR... they take, and they bring it to the god, and the priest two tables ...
19′[nu-kán DINGIR-LIM š]e-er da-a-i nu DINGIR-LIM ar-ra-an-zi n[am-ma iš-k]i-⸢i⸣-ia-an-ziAnd he places it before the god, and the god goes out, and they place it before him.
20′[na-an-kán A-NA{GIŠ}BA]NŠUR ⸢EGIR⸣-pa ti-an-zi nu 10 NINDA.KU[₇ ]x 1 NINDA.KU₇ x[And they place it behind the table, and 10 sweet loaves ... 1 sweet lo[af ...]
21′[ {NINDA}zi-m]u-⸢ḫi-ta⸣-aš-ši-in-z[i ]x x 1 ⸢NINDA⸣ x[... the zigmuḫita-bread ... one loaf ...
22′[ ]x ⸢½ ⸣ UP-NI Š[A... a cup of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23′[ ]x[
{€1}Rs.
1′[ ]x[
2′[ ]x ⸢le-e⸣ [... all ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[ ]x {D}iš-ḫa-r[a... Išḫara(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′[ ] {⸢D⸣}[t]u-uḫ-ḫi-it-ra [... Tuhḫitri ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+7+1}Rs. 1′/1′/
5′[ ]x-da-a[t ]x x-ma-a-ku 𒀹ú-e-ta-nu-u[t?-... ... they put ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€4+7+1}Rs. 2′/2′/
6′[ ] x[ -z]i nu ⸢an⸣-[d]a wa-ar-pa-an-zi na-at-kán [... and they go, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+7+1}Rs. 3′/3′/
7′[ -z]i? na-at-kán ḫa-aš-ši-[i] iš-ḫu-u-wa-⸢i nu⸣ UDU{ḪI.A} [... and he libates, and the sheep ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+7+1}Rs. 4′/4′/
8′[ na]-aš-kán ku-na-an-zi nu-ká[n] šu-up-pa ḫu-u-i-⸢iš-šu an⸣-da za-[nu-wa-an-zi]... and they bow down, and they libate in the hearth ...
{€4+7}Rs. 5′/
5′[ ]x-an-zi na-at-kán A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ti-an-zi... they set up, and they set out again to the god.
{€6+4+7}Rs. 1′/6′/
6′[ pár-š]i-⸢ia-an-zi⸣ [NINDA.Ì].⸢E.DÉ⸣.A me-⸢ma⸣-al da-an-zi 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} GA.KIN.AG [... they break; they take a sour loaf of bread, and they take two loafs of emmer ...
{€6+4+7}Rs. 2′/7′/
7′[ d]a-an-zi na-at-ká[n šu-up-p]a-ia-aš ša-ra-a ti-an-zi nu TU₇˽BA.BA.ZA [... they take, and then they place the šuppa-vessel, and the bababza-flour ...
{€6+4+7}Rs. 3′/8′/
8′[ ga-a]n-ga-ti-ia-an-za-ia [da-an-z]i na-at-kán A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa ti-an-zi TU₇˽BA.B[A.ZA]... they take the gangatiyanza-beer, and they set it up for the god. The babaka-meal ...
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 4′/1′/9′/
9′[ ga-a]n-ga-ti-ia-an-za šu-[up-pa?] te-pu da-an-zi 1 NINDA.GUR₄.[R]A{ḪI.A} BA.BA.ZA da-an-ziThey pour a libation of beer in a bowl. They take one sour loaf of bread.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 5′/2′/10′/
10′[ ]x šu-up-pí A-NA x-[ ]-ga? [ ] ti-an-zi nu BI-I[B-RI]{ḪI.A} KÙ.BABBAR IŠ-TUGEŠTIN šu-un-n[a-an-zi]... they pour a libation for ... and they pour the silver vessels into the wine vessel.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 6′/3′/11′/
11′[ ]x A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa [ti-an-z]i nu [n] {DUG}KU-KU-〈UB〉? GEŠTIN ... 3 {DUG}[ḪAB].ḪAB KAŠ A-NA˽PA-NIDINGIR-LIM BAL-an-z[i]... to the god he places afterwards, and ... a libation vessel of wine ... three vessels of beer to Nabû-nādin-ilum they set out.
{€6+2+4}Rs. 7′/4′/
12′[nu a-ku-wa-an]-na [ḫ]al-zi-ia-riAnd he drinks from the ḫalziyari-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 8′/5′/13′/
12′[ḫa-an-te-ez-zi p]al-ši {D}iš-ḫa-r[a-a]n 3-ŠÚ e-⸢ku⸣-zi 9 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{Ḫ[I.A]} pár-ši-iaHe libates three times to Išḫara. He breaks nine loaves of bread.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 9′/6′/14′/
13′[EGIR-ŠU-ma] {⸢D⸣}iš-ḫa-ra-an {D}B[É-EL-T]E-MA-TI {D}30 {D}UTU {D}ḫa[l-ma-an] ⸢{D⸣}šag-ga-ra GUB-aš 1-ŠÚ KI.MIN ⸢9⸣ [NINDAAfterwards, Išḫara, BEL-TE-MA-TI, Sîn, Šamaše, Ḫalman, and the Sun-deity stand once, ditto, 29 loaves of bread.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 10′/7′/15′/
14′[EGIR-ŠU-ma {D}i]š-ḫa-ra-an {D}B[É-EL-T]E-MA-TI-in {⸢D⸣}30 {D}UTU {D}ḫal-[m]a-an {D}šag-ga-ra GUB-aš 〈1〉-ŠÚ KI.MIN [ ] ⸢NINDA.KU₇⸣ pár-ši-iaAfterwards, Išḫara, BEL-TE-MA-TI, Sîn, Šamaše, Ḫalma, and the Sun-deity stand. Alternatively, he breaks the sweet bread.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 11′/8′/16′/
15′[EGIR-ŠU-ma {D}tú]ḫ-re-e-⸢et⸣-[r]a šu-up-pa-ia 1-ŠU e-ku-zi 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA pár-ši-iaAfterwards, Tuḫēta drinks once from the bowl, and breaks two loaves of bread.
{€6+2+4+7}Rs. 12′/9′/17′/
16′[ ]x{⸢ḪI⸣.A} x[ ] nu DINGIR-LUM ⸢a⸣-li-li pé-e-da-an-zi nu ta-ma-iš 2 ⸢NINDA⸣ [... and the gods go, and two loaves ...
{€2+4+7}Rs. 10′/18′/
17′[ ] 1-EN {DUG}ku-[z]i-ia A-NADINGIR-LIM pé-ra-an ar-ḫa da-an-z[i]... they take one kuziya-vessel before the god.
{€2+4+7}Rs. 11′/19′/
18′[ Ú]-UL ku-it-[k]i tu-uk-ka₄-ri nu DINGIR-LUM {GIŠ}ir-ḫu-u-〈i〉-ti-i ti-[an-zi]... they do not bow down, and the gods stand in the birḫūti-vessel.
{€2+4+7}Rs. 12′/20′/
19′[ ]x ŠAUP-[NI] 1 {DUG}ḫu-u-pár KAŠ da-an-zi na-at it-x[... they take one ḫupar-vessel of beer and ...
{€2+4+7}Rs. 13′/21′/
20′[ ]x[ ]x-an i-ia-an-ta-ri nu SÌR-RU [... he turns and sings ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+7}Rs. 22′/
21′[ n]a-⸢at⸣ za-nu-⸢wa-an⸣-zi [... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€4+7}Rs. 23′/
22′[ ]x x[ ] ⸢nam⸣-ma a-li-la-an [... and he goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€7}Rs.
23′[ ]x x ⸢DÙ-an⸣-zi [... they make ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€8}Rs.
1′[ {D}iš-ḫa-ra {D}BÉ-EL-TÙ-ma {D}30 {D}UTU] {⸢D}ḫal-ma⸣ [{D}ša-an-ga-ra {D}tu-uḫ-ḫi-it-ra]Išḫara, Bēlet-iltuma, Sîn, the Sun-god, Ḫalma, Šangara, Ṭaḫitra
2′[ ]x x ⸢šu-up⸣-pa pa-ra-a pé-e-d[a-an-zi]... they go out into the open ...
{€9+8}Rs. 1′/
3′[ ] ⸢nu? A⸣-[NAD]INGIR-LIM UŠ-KE-EN na-aš ar-ḫa p[a-an-zi]... he prostrates himself before the god, and they take it away.
{€9+8}Rs. 2′/4′![ ] ⸢UZU?⸣ [ ]x-x-⸢an⸣-zi... he takes the flesh ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€9+8}Rs. 3′/5′!DUB{KAM} ŠA{D}iš-ḫa-ra ḫa-me-eš-ḫa-an-da-aš QA-TITablet of Išḫara, in Ḫamēḫanda, completed.

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