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KBo 42.31 (tlh:KBo 42.31)

CTH 598

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DesignationKBo 42.31
IDtlh:KBo 42.31
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 598

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)
Vs.? II
1′[ ] da-an-zithey take(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′[ ]x ti-ia-⸢zi⸣... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[ -zi {D}UTU {D}me-ez-z]u-ul-⸢la⸣... Šamaš, Mezula ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[{D}te-li-pí-nu-ú-un GAL.ZU {D}ta-a]ḫ-pí-⸢la⸣-nu-⸢un⸣Telipinu, the Great One, Taḫpilanu
5′[GUNNI-an {D}šu-šu-ma-ḫi-in G]IŠ.{D}INANNA TUR... of Šušamaḫi, the small lyre ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′[UGULA {LÚ}MUḪALDIM {NINDA}pár-šu-ul]-li A-NADUMU.LUGALThe overseer of the cook gives the prašullu-bread to the crown prince.
7′[pa-a-i ta-az] ⸢da⸣-a-iHe places it, and he places it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs.? III
1′[ ]x xx x[ ]
2′⸢LÚ{MEŠ}˽É.GAL-TIM {LÚ.MEŠ⸣}D[UGUD]The palace officials, the heavy men
3′⸢a-ru⸣-wa-⸢an-zi⸣ ta-aš-⸢ta⸣ xthey libate, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-⸢kán⸣ ú-ez-⸢zi⸣He comes to the parasiwa-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL ⸢TUŠ⸣-aš {D}⸢tu⸣-ḫa-ša-⸢il⸣The king and the queen, while seated, to Tuḫaša-il
6′a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D⸢}INANNA⸣ GALThey drink the great lyre.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′{LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-iš ⸢SÌR⸣-RUThe cult singers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉⸣ me-ma-iThe cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′{LÚ}pal⸣-wa-tal-⸢la⸣-aš pal-wa-⸢ez⸣-ziThe chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′⸢{LÚ⸣.MEŠ}⸢SANGA šu-up-pa⸣-e-ešThe priests libate.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′{MUNUS}⸢AMA.DINGIR⸣-LIM-⸢ia⸣ {D}ḫal-⸢ki-ia⸣-aš pa-a-an-z[i]The mother of the god, Ḫalki, goes.
12′[ ]x[ ]x-⸢eš⸣ x ⸢Ù⸣ ša-[ ]x É.GAL [ ]... ... the palace ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′[ ]x x[ ]
Rs.? IV
1′[ ]x ⸢pa?-ra-a⸣ [ ]x ⸢a⸣-d[a- ]... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′[pár-aš-n]a-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi [ ]... he comes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[LUG]AL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ ⸢a-ku⸣-a[n-zi]The king and queen, while seated, drink to Zababa.
4′wa-al-aḫ-ḫa-⸢an?⸣-zi-⸢ia⸣-aš-ša-an... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ [me-m]a-iThe great lyre sings; the cult actor speaks.
6′{LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš ⸢pal⸣-wa-ez-⸢zi⸣The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′{LÚ}SAGI.A-aš {NINDA}wa-ge-eš-šarThe cupbearer of the wageššar-bread
8′a-aš-ka-az ú-da-i LUGAL-i pa-a-iHe brings it to the king.
9′⸢LUGAL⸣-uš ⸢pár⸣-ši-ia ták-⸢kán⸣ wa-a-⸢ki⸣The king breaks it, and he places it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′[ ]x-⸢aš-ta⸣ LUGAL-i {NINDA}wa-⸢ge⸣-e[š-šar]... to the king, the bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′[ ]x-kán [ ]x[ ]
Rs.? V
1′]-ar?

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