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CTH 70

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DesignationKBo 4.8+
IDtlh:KBo 4.8+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 70

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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
{€1} Vs. I
1′]x
{€1} Vs. I 3″]-ŠU-NU... they ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€1} Vs. I 10″] A
{€1} Vs. I 15″]x-zi-ia...ziya(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. II
1′]x xx
2′]x-kán ku-en-ta... from the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3′]-ma-mu ku-ri-pa-et... the kuripātu-plant(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′] ⸢e⸣-eš-ši-iš-ta... in the evening ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II 5′/
1′[ ]x x na-a[t?-m]u? SAG.DU-aš ḫi-in-kán... the head ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II 6′/Vs. II
2′⸢e⸣-eš-ta ma-a-na-aš Ú-UL BA.ÚŠ k[a-a-š]a-za DINGIR{MEŠ} BE-LU{MEŠ}-IAAnd the gods, my lords, are not present.
{€2+1} Vs. II 7′/Vs. II
3′[E]GIR-pa pu-nu-uš-šu-un na-aš-mu ku-na-an-na SI×SÁ-atHe places it on the throne, and he places it in the hearth.
{€1} Vs. II
4′kat-ta a-ša-an-na-ia-aš-mu SI×SÁ-at na-an-kán a-pí-ia-⸢ia⸣And he libates, and he drinks the libation vessel.
5′Ú-UL ku-e-nu〈〈nu〉〉-un na-an-kán A-NA{MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-UT-TIMThey do not eat, and to the mother of the gods
6′ar-ḫa ti-it-ta-〈nu〉-nu-un na-aš kat-ta a-ša-an-na ku-it SI×SÁ-atAfterwards, the titta-nû-vessel, and below, he places it on the hearth.
7′na-an kat-ta a-ša-aš-ḫu-un nu-uš-ši É-er AD-DINAnd he places it below, and in the house of the father-in-law
8′nu-uš-ši-kán ZI-ni Ú-UL ku-it-ki wa-ak-ka₄-a-riAnd he does not eat, he eats.
9′NINDA-aš-ši wa-a-tar nu ḫu-u-ma-an ša-ra-a ar-ta-riHe breaks the bread, and he places it on the hearth.
10′Ú-UL-aš-ši-iš-ša-an ku-it-ki wa-ag-ga-a-ri TI-an-za-ašAnd he does not bow down, and he prostrates himself.
11′nu {D}UTU ŠA-ME-E IGI{ḪI.A}-it uš-ke-ez-zi NINDA-an-na-azAnd the Sun-god of the heavens sets the eyes on the bread.
12′TI-an-na-aš az-zi-ik-ke-ez-zi am-me-el ka-a-aš-pát... he stands, and he speaks ...
13′1-aš dam-me-eš-ḫa-aš ki-i-ia-an 1-an dam-me-eš-ḫa-nu-nu-unOne of the dammešḫa-vessels, instead of one of the Dammenšanunu,
14′IŠ-TUÉ.GAL-LIM-pát-kán ku-it kat-ta u-i-ia-nu-un... he places it on the ground.
15′A-NADINGIR{MEŠ}-ia-an AŠ-ŠUM{MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-TIM ar-ḫa ti-it-ta-nu-nu-unFor the gods, for the mother-goddess, they set it up.
16′nu am-me-el ka-a-aš-pát 1-aš dam-me-eš-ḫa-aš nu-za DINGIR{MEŠ}And Ammēl of the kašpa-vessel, one of Dammêḫa, and you, the gods,
17′ki-i DI-NAM pé-ra-an kat-ta da-a-iš-tén na-at pu-nu-uš-ténWhen he goes up, he places it on the ground, and before him.
18′ki-nu-na a-pé-el TI-tar i-da-la-u-e-eš-ta TI-an-za ku-itHe lifts up the throne, he lifts it up, and he holds it in his hand.
19′nu ne-pí-ša-aš {D}UTU-un IGI{ḪI.A}-it uš-ke-ez-ziAnd he prostrates himself before the Sun-deity.
20′TI-an-na-ša-za NINDA-an az-zi-ik-ke-ez-zi nu am-me-el... he drinks the bread, and he speaks:
21′dam-me-eš-ḫa-aš ŠADAM-IA ḫi-in-kán SIG₅-ia-at-ta-atThe šamaš-priestess, the mother, is good.
22′[k]u-⸢en⸣-ta-an-kán ku-it nu-za-kán TI-an-na-aš UD{ḪI.A}-ušAnd he places it on the altar, and he libates daily.
{€1} Rs. III
1[ da-an-k]u-i da-ga-an-zi-[p]í kat-ta-an-da... he pours a libation, and he sets it down.
2[ -i]š-ke-ez-zi am-mu-uk-ma ḫu!?-wa-tal-la-et... he goes, and the ḫuwalla-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
3[a-pa-a-aš-ma-m]u ku-ri-pa-aḫ-ta nu DINGIR{MEŠ} Ú-UL... and the gods do not(lower confidence: line is broken)
4[ k]u-e-el-la-aš dam-me-eš-ḫa-aš... the kulla-offering of the dammešḫa-priests ...
5[MUNUS.LUGAL-an-na-ša-m]a-aš-ša-an A-NA{MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-UT-TI ku-itThe queen ... to the mother of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6[ ar-ḫa ti-it-t]a-nu-nu-un am-mu-ug-ga A-NADINGIR{MEŠ}... and he speaks to the gods.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7[ E]GIR-an ar-ḫa-ḫa-ri nu-za DINGIR{MEŠ} e-eš-ša-aḫ-ḫi... he goes up, and the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8[ AŠ]-ŠUM{MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-TIM le-e... for the mother of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9[ kap-p]u-u-wa-at-te-ni-ia-an-za-an le-e... the levee of Kappuwatteniyanza(lower confidence: line is broken)
10[ a-pa-aš-m]a wa-aš-šu-ú-ra-ia ku-it Ú-UL... and he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11[ ] e-eš-ta ku-it-ma-na-aš MUNUS.LUGAL e-eš-ta... and the queen ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12[ ḫur-za-ke-e]t na-an-kán ku-en-ta... the ḫurzakēt-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13[ ku-w]a-pí AŠ-ŠUM{MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-TIM ar-ḫa... to the mother of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[ n]a-an te-ep-nu-nu-un... they should not do it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15[ IŠ-TUÉ.G]AL-LIM kat-ta u-i-ia-nu-un na-aš ki-nu-un... in the great heavens, below, and indeed,
16[ n]u Ú-UL ḫur-za-ke-ez-ziAnd he does not libate.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17[ ḫur-za-ke-ez-z]i ku-wa-at-ka₄ na-an ka-ru-ú... the ḫurzakeeẑ-vessel, the kuwatka-vegetable, and the karūʾu-vesser
18[ iš-ta]-ma-aš-tén nu ki-nu-un-ma DINGIR{MEŠ} EN{MEŠ}-IA... and truely the gods, my lords,
19[ -n]i QA-TAM-MA nu ḪUL-aš me-mi-anlikewise, he speaks evil.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20[ -n]i ka-a-ša am-mu-uk {m}mur-ši-li-iš... he says: “Muršiliš(lower confidence: line is broken)
21[ ] pé-ra-an wa-aḫ-nu-nu-un... before waḫnunu(lower confidence: line is broken)
22[ ḫu-u-d]a-ak a[r-k]u-wa-nu-un... he eats, he drinks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23[ i]š-ta-ma-aš-[t]én... he speaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Rs. III
1′[ ] ḫur-za-ke-ez-zi... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′[ {f}ta-wa-an-na]-an-na ku-it-ki... Tawanana ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′[ A-N]AÉ-IA... to me ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′[ tar-na]-at-te-ni... the tarnatteni ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′[ ] DINGIR{MEŠ} BE-LU{MEŠ}-IA... the gods, my lords(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′[ ar-ku-wa-a]r ku-it... he takes.(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′[ ḫar-ak-té]n... the ḫarakten-vessel(low confidence: few signs survive)

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Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.