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CTH 579
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| Designation | KBo 40.53+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 40.53+ |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 579 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| {€1}Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | ]x x[ | |
| {€1} Vs. II | ||
| 2′ | IŠ-TU{LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN ER-TUM QA-TA[M-M]A-[pát nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du] | The bird-watcher libates in the middle, and the birds sing. |
| 3′ | ta-pa-aš-ši-⸢iš-kán⸣ pé-an SIG₅-za na-aš 2-a[n? a]r?-ḫ[a? pa-it] | And he places it before the good one, and two times he goes. |
| 4′ | kal!-tar-ši-iš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za | kaltarši-makka (is) behind you |
| 5′ | na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it EGIR.KASKAL-NI ḫar-r[a-ni-iš-kán] | And he places it before the side of the road behind it. |
| 6′ | EGIR UGU SIG₅-za na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-i[t] | Afterwards, upon your good fortune, he goes up. |
| 7′ | UM-MA {m}pí-ḫa-{D}10 ⸢SI×SÁ⸣-at-wa [ ] | Thus Piḫa-Adad, the horn-bearer ... |
| {€1} Vs. II | ... | |
| 8′ | ma-a-an-za-⸢kán⸣ DINGIR-LUM {URU}a-⸢ru⸣-uš-na ⸢ŠÀ⸣ [É] ⸢DINGIR-LIM-ŠU⸣ | And the god of Arušna, the house of the god, |
| 9′ | nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.⸢SIG₅⸣ | And the Ḫurri bird is not good, not good. |
| 10′ | ki-i-kán ku-⸢it⸣ DINGIR-LUM ŠÀ É DINGIR-LIM-⸢ŠU⸣ [NU?].⸢SIG₅⸣ x[ | When the god of the house of the god is good ... |
| 11′ | ŠADINGIR-LIM ḫa-az-⸢zi-wi₅⸣ ku-it-ki x(-)x(-)x[ | The god ... the ḫašiwi-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | And a Ḫurri bird is not good, not good. |
| 13′ | ma-a-an ḫa-az-zi-wi₅-pát nam-m[a K]I.[MIN] nu [MU]ŠEN˽Ḫ[UR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅] | When the ḫašziwipa-vessel, instead of the ditto, and the good name of Ḫurri is not good. |
| 14′ | nu ER-u-en DINGIR-LUM-⸢kán⸣ ŠÀ É [DINGIR-LIM ] Ú-NU-TUM [ | And the servant of the god of the temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | ku-it-ki uš-⸢ke⸣-ši nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du ⸢NU⸣.S[IG₅] | He prostrates himself, and the Ḫurri-bird is not good, he is not bad. |
| 16′ | ma-a-an ḫa-az-zi-wi₅-pát ḫar-kán Ú-NU-T[UM | When the ḫašiwi-pa-vessel, the ... |
| 17′ | nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | And the good Ḫurri bird is not good. |
| 18′ | ki-i ku-it NU.SIG₅-it nu-za-kán DINGIR-LUM ⸢Ú⸣-[NU-TUM | If he is not good, he will give it to the god. |
| 19′ | [k]u-in-ki ŠÀ É DINGIR-LIM uš-ke-š[i] nu MU[ŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅] | ... he prostrates himself in the temple of the god, and the name of Ḫurri is not good, not good. |
| 20′ | ma-a-an ḫa-〈az〉-zi-wi₅ ḫar-kán Ú-NU-TUM x[ | When he libates, when he drinks ... |
| 21′ | [na]m-⸢ma⸣-ma KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI ⸢SIG₅⸣-[ru NU.SIG₅] | And likewise the bird of Ḫurri is not good. |
| {€1} Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | ]x[ | |
| 2′ | ]x x x[ | |
| 3′ | ]-aš-ši-i[n | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | [ ]-wa ku-i-e-eš x [ ] Ú-⸢UL⸣ nu-wa-[ ] | ... and ... ... not ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | [ ]-nu-⸢un⸣ [{U]RU}wa-x-x [ ]-aš-ši-in ER-u-en x x[ ] | ... the city Wa... ... he brings the troops ... |
| 6′ | [m]a-a-an-za DINGIR-LUM a-be-da ⸢še-er⸣ 〈TUKU.TUKU-an-za〉 ⸢nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR⸣-RI NU.SIG₅-du [NU.SIG₅] | ... he speaks to the god: 'He is a bird, he is not good.' |
| 7′ | ma-a-an ki-i-pát KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SI[G₅-r]u NU.SIG₅ | If ditto, and the Ḫurri-bird is healthy, he will not prosper. |
| 8′ | nu LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM pu-nu-⸢uš⸣-šu-en nu me-mi-er EZEN₄ GEŠTIN [ ] | And the men of the house of the god stand before him, and the rites of the festival of wine ... |
| 9′ | {URU}ki-x-x-x-wa xx LUGAL {URU}⸢kar⸣-ga-⸢miš LUGAL⸣ {URU}ḫal-[pa | Ki...wa, the king of Kargamiš, [the king] of Ḫalpa |
| 10′ | nu-wa-ra-aš ⸢A-NA⸣ x x[ ]-aš Ú-⸢UL⸣ ú-et nu-wa a-pé-⸢e⸣-[da-ni | And he does not ... to ... and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | A-NADINGIR-LIM {GIŠ}[z]u-up-pár(-)[ ]-ra-⸢an⸣ Ú-UL ku-⸢it⸣-ki z[i- ] | ... to the god ... ... and he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | A-NADINGIR-LIM-ia-wa ku-i-[ ] nu-wa-ra-at ⸢ar⸣-ḫa x-ar-[ ] | ... to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | nu-wa ku-wa-pí A-NA [ pá]r-zi x-e-da-⸢an?⸣ [ | ... he goes to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | pé-e ḫar-kán-zi pa-x[ ]x-wa xx x x-wa xx [ ] | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | nu-wa-aš DINGIR{MEŠ} 𒑱ú-da-an [ ] xx x ⸢DINGIR-LUM⸣ 𒑱 [ ]x[ | And the gods ... ... the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | nu-wa A-NADINGIR-LIM 1 GU₄ ⸢8?⸣ ⸢UDU⸣-ia pé-⸢ra⸣-an ki-x-x [ | To the god, one ox, eighteen sheep before ... |
| 17′ | [I]Š-TUUD{KAM} ŠEŠ {D}UTU-ŠI x-e-en nu-wa-⸢ra-an⸣ Ú-UL pé-eš-[ker] | On the day of the moon's disappearance, the Sun-deity ... |
| 18′ | [ ]x x-wa xx x{ḪI.A}-ma pé-eš-ker nu-wa [ ]x-aš an-x-za x x[ | ... ... and he breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | [ ]x-pa-a-at ⸢ar⸣-ḫa x-x-x-eš-ker nu xx x[ ] | ... they ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 20′ | [ ]x iš-ḫi-ú-[ul ]-ni nu-wa Ú-UL xx pé-an [ ] | ... he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | [ ]x x[ ]x x Ú-UL [ ]x x x[ ] | ... not ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 22′ | ] xx x[ ] | |
| {€2} Rs. (III)? | ||
| 1′ | n]u ⸢MUŠEN⸣˽[ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅] | And the bird is not good, not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [ma-a-an k]i-i-pát KI.MIN ⸢nu⸣ MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ [ ] | If a bird, ditto, is good, not good ... |
| 3′ | [nu LÚ{MEŠ}] É DINGIR-LIM nam-ma ⸢pu⸣-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-mi-er I-NA {URU}ku-un-[ ] | And the men of the house of the god, and he speaks: “In Kun-[...] |
| 4′ | [ ]x e-eš-ta nu-wa pa-iš-ku-u-en nu-wa DINGIR-LUM BAL-an-za ki-x[ ] | ... he goes, and the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ up]-pé-eš-šar-⸢ri⸣{ḪI.A}-ia-wa al-ta-an-ni-iš ku-i-e-eš e-eš-šer | ... the ... of the cult centers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [nu-wa-r]a-an an-za-a-aš e-eš-šu-u-en nu-wa É DINGIR-LIM ar-ḫa wa-ar-ki-š[a?] | And he places it before him, and he enters the house of the god behind him. |
| 7′ | [ ]x-ia-wa ar-ḫa ḫar-ak-ta GIM-an-ma-wa É DINGIR-LIM ú-te-er | ... he returns to the house of the god.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [ ]x-a-aš-šu-wa Ú-UL nam-ma tar-na-an-zi nu-wa DINGIR-LUM x x[ | ... they do not ... and the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [ ] up-pé-eš-šar-ri{ḪI.A}-ia-wa al-ta-an-ni-uš UL nam-ma [ ] | ... the šarru-offerings ... I have not yet ... |
| 10′ | [Š]A{ḪUR.SAG}ḫu-ur-pa-an-ta-ia-wa a-ri-ia-at-ti-en [ ] | of Ḫurpantaya ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [a]n-za-a-aš ap-pé-eš-ke-u-en ki-nu-un-ma-wa-an-na-aš UL x[ ] | ... he does not ... in the midst of the water ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | DINGIR-LUM-za KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | Ditto by your god! And the bird is not good, not good! |
| 13′ | ma-a-an ki-i-pát KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | If ditto, and the bird is not good. |
| 14′ | na-aš nam-⸢ma⸣ [pu-n]u-uš-šer nu me-mi-er x-ta-an-te-eš-wa ku-[ ] | And he ... and he speaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | xx x[ ]-ma-aš ZAG-aš ti-ia-an-za nu-wa x(-)x(-)an-[ ] | ... on the right side ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | [ ]-an-za-a-er nu-wa-ra-at-kán A-NADINGIR-LIM ⸢ar⸣-[ḫa ]x-zi | ... he places, and to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | [ ]-ra ša-ak-nu-wa-an-ti-ia-wa-kán A-NADINGIR-LIM x[ ]-ša-ni-eš | ... to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ]-ma-aš-ša LÚ x NU.GÁL | ... the man is not present ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | [DINGIR-LUM-za KI.MIN nu MUŠEN˽ḪU]R-RI NU.SIG₅-du NU.SIG₅ | Ditto by your god, and the bird is not good, not good. |
| 20′ | [ma-a-an ki-i-pát KI.MIN] nu MUŠEN˽ḪUR-RI SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | If ditto, and the Ḫurri bird is good, it is not good. |
| 21′ | [nu LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM nam-ma pu-nu-uš-⸢šu⸣-u]-en nu me-mi-er UDU-wa-kán 𒑱ki-ša-an-da | And the men of the house of the god, instead of him, and he speaks: “As for the sheep, he ... |
| 22′ | [ ]x-az-ma-wa Ú-UL ḫal-ze-e-er | ... he does not sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [ p]é-eš-ker ki-nu-un-ma-wa UL SUM-er | ... he does not give Kinunmawa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | [ n]u-wa-kán UDU {m}mi-ra-mu-u-w[a-aš x] | ... the sheep of Miramuwaš ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | [ SUM]-er A-NADINGIR-LIM-ia wa-[ | ... he gives to my god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | [ ]-zi A-NADINGIR-LIM-ma-wa [ SU]M-an-z[i] | ... they give to Ilimmawa.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | [ ] x ma-an-ni-ni-i[n | ... who are we?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | [ ] ⸢ar-ḫa⸣ [ ]x-iš(-)[ ] | ... in the courtyard ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| {€2} Rs. (III)? | ... | |
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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