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KBo 23.44 (tlh:KBo 23.44)
CTH 701
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| Designation | KBo 23.44 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 23.44 |
| Language | Hittite; Hurrian |
| Genre | CTH 701 |
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 | [ma-a-an I-NAUD 2{KAM} lu-u]k?-⸢ka?-ta⸣ n[u-za BE-EL SÍSK]UR {L[Ú}AZU-i]a ⸢ar⸣-r[a-an-zi] | When they perform the second libation, the lord of the sacrifice and the cult actor come. |
| 2 | [na-aš-ta {LÚ}AZU PA-NIDIN]GIR-⸢LIM⸣ an-⸢da⸣ pa-iz-⸢zi⸣ nu-kán {DUG}ḫal-wa-ni-uš [ | And the diviner goes before the god, and the ḫalwani-vessel ... |
| 3 | [A-NADINGIR-LIM pé-ra-an a]r-ḫa da-a-i na-aš-kán PA-NIDINGIR-LIM ar-ḫa ši-pa-an-t[i ] | He places it before the god, and he libates before [the god]. |
| 4 | [NINDA.SIG{ḪI.A}-ia pár-ši-ia]-an-da A-NADINGIR-LIM pé-ra-an ar-ḫa da-a-i [ ] | He breaks the fine bread and places it before the god. |
| 5 | [na-aš-ta É-er] PA-NIDINGIR-LIM ša-an-ḫa-an-zi [ ] | ... they take the house before the god ... |
| 6 | [nu-kán {LÚ}AZU ŠADINGIR]-LIM ŠASÍSKUR A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID [ ] | Then the priest of the god performs a sacrifice on the table. |
| 7 | [NINDA.SIG{ḪI.A} {DUG}GAL ME-E] {DUG}GAL GEŠTIN {DUG}a-aḫ-ru-uš-ḫi-in Ì.GIŠ [ ] | loaf of fine bread, a large vessel of water ... a great vessel of wine, an ahrušḫi-vessel of oil ... |
| 8 | [da-ma-i da-a-i {GI]Š}EREN-ia-kán {*GIŠ*}lu-u-e-eš-ša an-da da-a-i [ ] | He places it; he places it on the cedar and the lu’eš-wood. |
| 9 | [IN-BI{ḪI.A}-ia-aš-ša-a]n ku-it-⸢ta⸣ pa-ra-a A-NANINDA.SIG da-a-⸢i⸣ [ ] | Then he takes the loaf of bread.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [MUN-ia-aš-ša-an A-N]ANINDA.SIG iš-ḫu-wa-a-⸢i⸣ [ ] | ... he pours the fine bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [nam-ma-aš-ša-an {DU]G}ḫu-u-up-ru-uš-ḫi ⸢GIŠ!⸣{ḪI.A} ḫa-da-a-an-⸢da⸣ [ ] | Then he pours the ḫuprušhu-vessel into the wooden vessels. |
| 12 | [wa-ar-nu-zi] na-aš-ta {LÚ}⸢AZU⸣ BE-EL SÍSKUR PA-N[IDINGIR-LIM ] | They libate; and the elder, the lord of the sacrifice, the god |
| 13 | [an-da pé-ḫu-t]e-⸢ez⸣-zi ⸢nu-kán⸣ {DUG}a-aḫ-⸢ru-uš⸣-[ḫi-ia-az ] | And he comes, and he libates in the aḫru-vessel ... |
| 14 | [{GIŠ}EREN ša-ra-a d]a-a-*i* na-at A-NABE-⸢EL⸣ [SÍSKUR pa-a-i BE-EL] | He takes the cedar, and he gives it to the lord of the offering. |
| 15 | [SÍSKUR UŠ-K]É-⸢EN⸣ {LÚ⸢}AZU-ma ḫur⸣-l[i-li ] | The ritual: the priest of Ḫurlili ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [ku-un-zi-ip z]u-⸢uz-zu⸣-ma-k[i-ip KI.MIN me-ma-i ] | |
| 17 | [nu-za {LÚ}AZU GÙB-la-az k]i-⸢iš-ša⸣-[ra-az MUŠEN.GAL da-a-i] | And the cupbearer places it on the left, and the big bird takes it. |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | [na-a]t-š[a-a]n kat-ta A-NA⸢{GIŠ⸣}BAN[ŠUR AD.KID da-a-i BE-EL SÍSKUR UŠ-KÉ-EN] | And he places it on the table. The lord of the ritual prostrates himself. |
| 2′ | [{LÚ}AZ]U-ma ḫur-li-li ku-un-z[i-ip zu-uz-zu-ma-a-ki-ip ] | The doctor of the Ḫurlili kneads (them) together. |
| 3′ | [KI.MIN me-m]a-i nam-ma-kán {DUG}GAL{ḪI.A} DINGIR-LI[M ḫa-an-te-ez-zi-ia ] | Alternatively, he speaks: “The great bowls of the gods ... |
| 4′ | [UD-at ma-a]ḫ-ḫa-an šu-un-ni-et ki-nu-un-n[a-aš-kán QA-TAM-MA šu-un-na-i] | On the day that he places it, he sets it in place, and likewise he puts it. |
| 5′ | [ {L]Ú}AZU-ia ḫur-li-li QA-TAM-MA me-m[i-iš-ke-ez-zi ] | ... the cupbearer of Ḫurlili speaks thus: |
| 6′ | [ḫa]-an-te-ez-zi-ia UD-at ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ⸢ḫur⸣-l[i-li me-mi-iš-ke-et ] | ... the day before the ḫurlili-vessel ... |
| 7′ | DUB 2{KAM} ŠAUD 2{KAM} Ú-UL QA-TI [ ] | Tablet 2: The second tablet is not completed. |
| 8′ | ma-a-an-za A-NA{D}ḫé-pát ku-iš {GIŠ}ge-e[š-ḫé-ta ] | And to Ḫepat, together with the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | ši-pa-an-ti [ ] | he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | ŠU {m}na-na-an-za DUMU {m}ad-da-a [ ] | Hand of Nananza, son of Addaya |
| 11′ | PA-NI{m}a-nu-wa-an-za {LÚ}SAG I[Š-ṬUR ] | Before Anuwanza, the eunuch of the courtyard ... |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
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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