KBo 3.34 (tlh:KBo 3.34)
CTH 8
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| Designation | KBo 3.34 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 3.34 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 8 |
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 | UM-MA LUGAL GAL-ma {URU}ku-uš-ša-ri A-BI LUGAL {NI[NDA}tu]-ni-in-ki | Thus (says) the great king: “Kuššaru, son of the king, the tunin-bread |
| 2 | pa-aš-ši-la-an IṢ-BAT še pa-a-er ḪUR.SAG-i š[a-an-na-pí-l]i pa-aḫ-ḫu-ur | He breaks it, and he goes to the foothills of the mountains. |
| 3 | pa-ri-er še {LÚ}NINDA.DÙ.DÙ ḫu-u-up-pí-er ku-i-⸢da⸣ [IṢ-BAT pa-aš-ši-l]a-an šal-li-in | The baker breaks the bread, and he pours a libation from the river. |
| 4 | ša-an ḫa-at-ta-an-ni-er ša-an ša-mi-[nu-er] | He places it on the ḫattannu-vessel, he places it in the šami[nu]. |
| 5 | {m}pa-ap-pa-as {LÚ}u-ri-an-ni-iš e-eš-ta {⸢URU⸣}[ta-a-ru-u]k?-ki-ma | ...Pappas, the urinni-official, in Tarukki ... |
| 6 | NINDA.ÉRIN{MEŠ} mar-nu-an-na ma-ra-ak-ta {NINDA}šar-r[u?-wa(-) | The soldiers' bread, the marnu-bread, the šarruwa-bread |
| 7 | {m}pa-ap-pa-na {LÚ}u-ri-an-ni-in ša-ra-a š[ar-te-er A-NAGAL mar-nu-a]n-da-aš | Papana, the urinnu-priest, ... he goes down to the Great Marnua-man ... |
| 8 | MUN-an šu-uḫ-ḫa-a-er ša-na-aš-ta [ | ... salt ... in the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | A-NASAG.DU-ŠU tu-wa-⸢ar⸣-ni-er {URU}ḫa-a[t-tu-ši-ma | his chanter ... in Ḫattuši ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ma-ra-ak-ta {DUG}ša-ak-ka₄-a-an da-a-er nu [A-NASAG.DU-ŠU tu-wa-ar-n]i-er | He places it in the šakkan-vessel, and he turns his head. |
| 11 | KUR ar-za-ú-i-ia {m}nu-un-nu LÚ {URU}ḫu-u-ur-ma e-eš-t[a] KÙ.BABBAR-i[a KÙ].SI₂₂ | Nūnu, the man of Ḫurma, ... with silver and gold ... |
| 12 | [n]a-at-ta ú-da-i ku-it ú-e-mi-ez-zi a-pa-aš-ša [pár]-na-aš-ša pí-⸢it-ta-ez-zi⸣ | And he brings it, and he comes to him. He places it before him. |
| 13 | ša-an LÚ {URU}ḫu-un-ta-ra-a i-ši-aḫ-ḫi-iš A-BI LUGAL I[Š-P]UR ša-an ša-ra-a | From the man of Ḫuntarâ he pours, the son of the king ... |
| 14 | ú-wa-te-er pé-di-iš-ši-ma {m}šar-ma-aš-šu-un ḫa-at-ra-et pa-iz-zi-ma-aš | And he turns, and Šarmaššaun goes to the mountain. |
| 15 | na-a-ú-i A-BI LUGAL LÚ˽ŠUKUR.KÙ.SI₂₂ IŠ-PUR {m}šar-ma-a-aš-šu-un {m}nu-un-nu-un-⸢na⸣ | The king, the goldsmith, and Šarmašša, and Nunnuna, |
| 16 | ḪUR.SAG ta-ḫa-ia-i pé-ḫu-te-er nu-uš GU₄-li tu-ri-er {m}nu-un-nu-uš-ša | The mountains are surrounded, and the oxen are brought in. Nunušša |
| 17 | {LÚ}ka-i-na-aš-ša-an e-ep-per ša-an {m}šar-ma-a-aš-šu-ú-i | The cupbearer performs it, and Šarmašši |
| 18 | {m}nu-un-nu-ú-i-ia ša-ku-wa-aš-ma-〈aš〉 ḫu-e-ek-ta | Nuunnuya, the šakkuwašma-priest, is seated. |
| 19 | ma-a-an lu-uk-ta-at nu A-BI LUGAL ḫal-za-iš ku-u-uš ar-ḫa ku-⸢iš⸣ pé-ḫu-te-et | And he, the son of the king, is seated behind the throne. |
| 20 | TÚG-SÚ-NU {TÚG}iš-ḫi-al-še-me-et-ta ku-it na-at-ta eš-ḫa-[aš]-kán-ta | ... and the hem of the turban, he holds it in his hand. |
| 21 | UM-MA {LÚ.MEŠ}ME-ŠE-DI še-ku-nu-uš-me-et an-da ne-e-an n[u] TÚG{ḪI.A}-uš ar-ḫa | Thus the bodyguards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | na-i-er nu e-eš-ḫar LUGAL-uš! a-uš-ta UM-MA 〈{m}〉šar-ma-aš-šu {⸢D⸣}UTU-me-et | And he takes the king away. Thus Šarmašu, the Sun-deity, |
| 23 | pa-i-mi na-a-ú-i u-uḫ-ḫi na-a-ú-i UM-MA ⸢LUGAL⸣-MA i-it ki-ma-az kar!-da ši-iš-ta | He places it, and he places it. Thus says the king: “It is like a ... |
| 24 | {URU}ḫa-aš-šu-i {m}ša-an-da-aš DUMU.É.GAL LÚ {U[RU]}ḫu-ur-ma e-eš-ta ḫur-la-aš-ša | In Ḫašši, Šanda, the palace official, the man of Hurma, in front of the Hurrian ... |
| 25 | ⸢na-aḫ⸣-ta nu eš-ḫé pé-en-ni-iš A-BI L[UGAL] IŠ-PUR ša-a[n] ku-uk-ku-re-eš-ke-er | And he places it on the throne. The king, the ... of the kukkurreš-vessel, |
| 26 | [{m}ḫa]-ni-⸢i-iš⸣ {URU}ḫa-aš-šu-⸢an⸣ ḫar-⸢ta⸣ [{m}e-wa-ri-š]a-tu-ni-š[a] {〈LÚ〉}ZABAR.DAB e-eš-ta | Ḫani-iš, in the city Ḥašan, ... Ewari-šatuni, the bronze-worker ... |
| 27 | [nu A-NAL]Ú? {URU}⸢uš-ša⸣ [{DUG}M]UD₄ [GEŠTIN pa-iš] ma-a-an A-⸢BI⸣ LUGAL IŠ-ME UM-MA LUGAL-MA | And at the festival of Ušša a bowl of wine is taken, and the king speaks thus: |
| 28 | [ LUGAL-uš-š]a ka-p[a-z]i-la-an pé-eḫ-ḫi | ... the king goes out.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [ ]-n[a ku]-uk-ku-ri-iš-ke-er | ... the kukkuri-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [ ] ⸢ú?-uš⸣-ke-ši | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31′ | [ A-ḪI LUG]AL ⸢IŠ-ŠI-MA⸣ | ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | [ ] | |
| 33′ | [ ]x | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | {m}zi-di {LÚ}ZABAR.DAB e-eš-ta A-BI LUGAL {DUG}⸢ḫar⸣-ḫa-ra-a-an ⸢GEŠTIN-it⸣ | Zidi, the bronze sailor, to the king a jar of wine |
| 2 | A-NA{f}ḫi-iš-ta-i-ia-ra {m}ma-ra-at-ti-ia ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-iš | To Ḫištayara, Marattiya, the ... |
| 3 | LUGAL-i SIG₅-an-ta-an GEŠTIN-an ḫi-in-kat-ta a-pé-e-da-aš-ša | The king places the good wine on the throne. |
| 4 | ta-ma-in! GEŠTIN-an pí-i-e-er a-pa-a-aš-ša ú-et LUGAL-i te-et | he pours wine into the mouth, and to the king ... |
| 5 | na-at-ta a-pu-u-un GEŠTIN-an pí-i-e-er LUGAL-uš ku-in | He pours a libation of wine before the king. |
| 6 | a-uš-ta a-pa-a-aš-ša ú-et QA-TAM-MA IQ-BI ša-na-aš-ta! | Then he pours a libation, and likewise he libates. |
| 7 | ar-ḫa pé-e-ḫu-te-er ša-an e-eš-ši-ker ša-aš BA.ÚŠ | And he takes it out, and he libates. |
| 8 | {m}a-aš-ga-li-ia-aš {URU}ḫu-ur-mi EN-aš e-eš-ta a-pa-a-aš-ša | Ašgaliya of Ḫurmi, his lord, ... |
| 9 | ku-wa-at-ta ku-wa-at-ta LÚ-eš₁₇ e-eš-ta ša-na-aš-ta at-ti-mi | ... and ... the man ... And you ... |
| 10 | pa-ak-nu-er ša-an ar-nu-ut ša-an {URU}an-ku-i IR-DI | He breaks it; he takes it from Ankû. |
| 11 | ša-an {URU}an-ku-i-pát {LÚ}AGRIG-an i-e-et šar-ku-uš LÚ-eš₁₇ e-eš-ta | When the steward of Ankuipāt goes, the šarku-official comes. |
| 12 | a-ki-iš-ma-aš te-ep-ša-u-wa-an-ni {URU}ku-zu-ru-ú-i | And he performs the ritual in Kuzuru. |
| 13 | ka-ak-ka₄-pu-uš ma-ra-ak-ta {URU}!an-ku-wa ka-ak-ka₄-pí-iš | The kakkapu-vessel, the vessel of Ankuwa |
| 14 | ma-ak-la-an-te-eš | to eat, drink |
| 15 | {m}iš-pu-da-aš-i-na-ra-aš {LÚ}ḫu-up-ra-la-aš e-eš-ta ša-an {m}a-aš-ka-li-ia-aš LÚ {URU}ḫu-ur-ma | Išpudaši-inara, the ḫupurala-priest, and Ayakaliya, the man of Ḫur |
| 16 | da-a-aš ša-an I-NA{URU}u-taḫ-zu-mi {LÚ}ma-ni-aḫ-ḫa-tal-la-an i-e-et | And in Utaḫzumi the chanter comes. |
| 17 | ma-na-an-kán {m}a-aš-ka-li-ia-aš ku-i-en-zi ša-an A-NA⸢É⸣ EN.NU.UN da-iš | When Aškaliya goes, he takes the grain-heap into the house. |
| 18 | {m}a-aš-ka-li-ma ud-da-a-⸢ar a⸣-ra-a-iš {m}iš-pu-ta-aš-i-na-ri-ma pí-i-er | Aškalī, the day before, Isvputaši-inari speaks: |
| 19 | ša-na-aš-ta IŠ-TUÉ EN.NU.UN tar-né-er ša-aš {m}a-aš-ki-li-pát ti-e-et | Therefrom, from the groats, from Aškilipa. |
| 20 | mar-ša-an-za-wa zi-ik | Aršanzawa is booked out |
| 21 | ⸢LUGAL⸣-un-wa-az me-ek-ki ḫa-li-iḫ-la-at-ti {D}!iš-pu-da-aš-i-na-ar-an LUGAL-uš da-a-aš | The king prostrates himself before Išpudaši-inaran, the king bows down. |
| 22 | {m}šu-⸢up⸣-pí-u-ma-an {m}ma-ra-aš-ša-an-na UGULA 1! LI {LÚ.MEŠ}KUŠ₇ e-šer a-pu-u-na | Šuppi-uma, Marašašana, the overseer, one hundred leatherworkers ... |
| 23 | {LÚ}u-ra-al-la-aš-ša-ma-an i-e-et iš-pa-an-ti la-aḫ-ḫé-mu-uš ḫu-eš-ke-ez-zi | The cupbearer libates before the laḫeš-vessel. |
| 24 | ta! wa-aš-ta-uš ú-e-mi-er ku-i-da {m}šu-up-pí-um-ni {m}ma-ra-aš-ša-ia | And he brings it, and Šuppiumni and Marašaya |
| 25 | {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A {LÚ}ŠU.I pár-ku i-e-er a-pu-u-un ú-ba-ti-ia-aš-ša-aš pé-ra-an a-še-šer | He breaks the hand of the oil-presser, and he pours water into the ubatiya-vessel before him. |
| 26 | a-pu-u-un-na ú-ba!-ti-ia-aš-〈ša-aš〉 pé-ra-an a-še-šer | ... before him ... |
| 27 | ta iš-pa-an-ti ḫal-zi-iš-ša-an-zi da-i-iš-ša-an ANŠE.KUR.RA-aš ku-i-da {LÚ.MEŠ}KUŠ₇ ... | And they libate, and the horses ... The leatherworkers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | a-am-mi-ia-an-tu-uš-mu-uš nu-uš {m}iš-pu-ta-aš-i-na-ar-aš ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫe-eš-ke-ez-zi | Ammiyantu, and Išputta-inar, ... |
| 29 | GI-an {GIŠ}UMBIN ḫa-aš-ḫa-aš-šu-ar {GIŠ}TUKUL ap-pa-a-tar nu-uš a-pa-a-aš an-na-nu-ut! | he places the spear, the ḫašḥassuar-vessel, the weapon, and the ... |
| 30 | ku-u-⸢un⸣ a-pa-aš an-na-nu-ut ku-u-uš-ša A-BI LUGAL A-NA{〈m〉}na-ak-ki-li-it | And the king to Nakkili-šamaš(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}SAGI pa-iš ku-u-uš {m}ḫu-uz-zi-i GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}NIMGIR | The chief of the cupbearers goes, and Ḫuzzî, the chief [of the] chariot men, |
| 32 | ku-u-uš {m}ki-iz-zu-i GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ME-ŠE-DI pa-iš šu-uš ul-ke-eš-ša-ra-aḫ-ḫe-er | And Kizzû, the chief of the bodyguards, goes out. |
| 33 | ma-a-an ⸢LUGAL⸣-wa-aš pé-ra-an ši-eš-kán-zi ku-iš ḫa-az-zi-iz-zi nu-uš-še GEŠTIN-an a-ku-wa-an-na pí-an-⸢zi⸣ | When the king comes before them, they stand, and they give wine to drink. |
| 34 | e-az [LÚ{MEŠ} ÉRI]N LUGAL ku-iš na-at-ta-ma ḫa-az-zi-iz-zi nu-uš-še i-ia-al GAL-ri pí-an-zi | And the men of the inner chamber of the king stand, and they go; and they give the great offering. |
| 35 | [dan-na-a]t-ta-an né-ku-ma-an-za ú-wa-a-tar pí-it-ta-ez-zi | ... he drinks, and he sets it up.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | [ ]x x ⸢A-BI⸣ LUGAL e-eš-ta ANŠE.KUR.RA-uš ⸢{URU}ḫu-pí-iḫ-šu⸣-i ar-ta | ... the king takes the horse from Ḫupiḫšu. |
| 37 | [ -š]i-in ⸢LÚ˽ŠUKUR⸣ [KÙ].SI₂₂ IŠ-PUR na-aš [a]n-da tu-uz-zi-ia pa-it | ... the spearman takes the gold arrow ... and he places it on the ground. |
| 38 | [ ]-ḫu-[ da?]-a-aš a-pé-e-ma-an n[a]-at-ta a-ú-er | ... he takes, and then he brings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | [ ]x[ -a]n-te-eš ú-wa-te-er [nu-u]š-ma-aš iš-tar-ni-ik-ta-at | ... he libates, and he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | [ ]x ⸢{m}nu⸣-un-nu-un A-ḪI LÚ {[UR]U}pa-kum-ma-li-ia | ... Nunnun, brother of the man of Pakummaliya |
| 41 | [ ]x {⸢m⸣}ku-uḫ-še-iš [ma]r-ki-ia-ru | ... Kuḫše, the scribal apprentice,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | [ E]GIR-pa tu-[uz]-zi-ia pé-ḫu-te-er | ... he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43 | [ ]x-aš-š[i? ]x-na?-a-ni | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | [ ] ⸢a⸣-pí-i[l ]x i-it | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | [ ]-zi | ... he takes(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | [ ]-na-a-ḫi | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | [ ]x-ki ti-iš-ši-ke-mi | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | [ ]x-zi | |
| 6′ | [ {URU}dur-mi-it-t]i-ma | ... Durmitti(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | a-ru-na-⸢aš⸣ [ a-ru-ni KU₆-un I]Ṣ-BAT | ... he pours a libation. He pours fish ... |
| 8′ | A-BI LUGAL x[ ú-uk n]a-a-ú-i | ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | e-et-mi p[é- ma-ni]-ia-aḫ-ḫi-iš ša-aš BA.ÚŠ | ... and he libates to the maniyahḫiš-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | I-NAQA-TI A-BI [LUGAL | he will pay back. That man [the king] |
| 11′ | {m}ta-az-zi-iš-[ ]-ni? | Takiš-[ni](lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ḫa-a-li-er n[u 14 d]a?-a-er | |
| 13′ | ḫal-zi-ia-ti-w[a ]x | Ḫalziyatiwa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | a-ru-uš-šu-mu-uš-š[a? -ni] up-pí-er [ i-d]a-lu ḫé-en-kán taḫ-iš-ker! | ... he lifts up ... and he breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | A-ḪI LUGAL A-NA˽P[A-NIL]UGAL ku-i-⸢e⸣-eš e-eš-kán-ta {m}[am]-mu-na | ... the king, to Pabilsag, to Ammuna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | DUMU {URU}šu-uk-z[i-ia] a-ap-pa-an-na {m}pí-im-pí-ri-it [DUMU {UR]U}ni-na-aš-ša | ... the son of Šukziya ... and Pimpirīt ... The son of Nineveh ... |
| 17′ | ki-i kar-di-i[a-aš-ša-a]š DUMU{MEŠ} e-eš-er nu-uš-ma-aš {[GIŠ]}ŠÚ.A | When the kardiyaš-priests bring the sons, and the hand of ... |
| 18′ | ki-it-ta {G[IŠ}BANŠ]UR-uš-ma-aš ki-it-ta | likewise on the table likewise(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | {[GIŠ]}⸢za-lu-wa-ni-iš⸣-[ma-aš] ki-it-ta ḫa-pa-šu-uš {GIŠ}za-lu-[wa-n]i zi-kán-zi | The zaluwaniš-vessel they place on top of the ḫapaša. |
| 20′ | [ ] DUMU {URU}ús-sa ga-i-na-aš-ši-iš e-eš-ta | ... the son of Ušašši ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | [ ki-it-t]a {GIŠ}BANŠUR-⸢uš⸣-še ki-it-⸢ta⸣ | likewise on the table likewise(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | {[GI]Š}za-⸢lu-wa-ni-iš⸣-[ši] k[i-i]t-ta | he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | a-ap-pa-an-na {m}k[a?- ]x ⸢DUMU⸣ {URU}ḫ[u-u-pí-i]š-na A-ḪU-ŠU | And Ka, the son of Ḫupišna, his brother |
| 24′ | e-eš-ta {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-š[i? ki-it-ta {GIŠ}B]ANŠUR-u[š]-še ki-it-ta | And he places it on the table, and he sets it upon the table. |
| 25′ | {GIŠ}za-lu-wa-ni-iš-ši [ ki-it]-ta | ... on the table ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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- 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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