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CTH 261

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Designation	KBo 50.272+
ID	tlh:KBo 50.272+
Museum no.	Bo 5391 {€8}
Language	Hittite
Genre	CTH 261

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)
{€4} Vs. I
1′	]-wa
2′	]
3′	-n]i?
4′	]
5′	k]u-i-e-eš	... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Vs. I	...
{€5} Vs. I 1″	]
{€5} Vs. I 2″	]-⸢e?⸣-eš
{€5} Vs. I 3″	]x
Vs. I	...
{€2} Vs. I 1‴	[nu K]Á.GAL{Ḫ[I.A}-TIM	and the cult centers(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} Vs. I 2‴	[nu z]a-ak-ki-⸢e⸣-[eš	And the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€2} Vs. I 3‴	⸢ÉRIN{ME.EŠ}⸣ EGIR-an ḫ[a-an-da-a-an-du	Afterwards, the troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} Vs. I 4‴	⸢A⸣-NA{GIŠ}KÁ.GA[L-TIM	to the gate(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} Vs. I 5‴	⸢pa⸣-aḫ-ḫa-aš-ša-a[n-du	... they libate ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. I 6‴	⸢GIM⸣-an-⸢ma⸣ [	... again ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. I 7‴	⸢na⸣-aš-ta [	And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€2} Vs. I 8‴	⸢a⸣-ú-r[i-e-eš	... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€2} Vs. I 9‴	⸢kat⸣-ta Q[A-TAM-MA	opposite ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} Vs. I 10‴	[a]p-pa-an-d[u	they libate.(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. I 11‴	⸢pa⸣-ra-a ⸢ar⸣-[	... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Vs. I 12‴	⸢a⸣-ú-ri-⸢e⸣-[	... to the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€2} Vs. I 13‴	[n]am-ma-kán [	And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€1+2} Vs. I 1‴/Vs. I 14‴	⸢nu⸣ ŠA{LÚ}KÚR-[aš	and the cult actor(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} Vs. I 2‴/Vs. I 15‴	⸢I-NA⸣UD 2{KA[M}	On the second day(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1+2} Vs. I 3‴/Vs. I 16‴	[ku]-⸢it⸣ nu [
{€1+2} Vs. I 4‴/Vs. I 17‴	⸢ú⸣-wa-an-[zi	they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1} Vs. I 5‴	[nu U]RU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} a[n-da	And the cities ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 6‴	⸢kat⸣-ta le-⸢e⸣ [	... below ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1} Vs. I 7‴	[ku]-⸢i⸣-e-eš a-ú-[	... he speaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1} Vs. I 8‴	[ḫ]u-u-ma-an-te-e[š	... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1} Vs. I 9‴	⸢nam⸣-ma 1-EN KASKAL ⸢3⸣ [	Now, one journey of 23 ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 10‴	⸢a⸣-ú-ri-⸢e⸣-eš ku-⸢iš⸣ ÉR[IN{ME.EŠ}	And the troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 11‴	[n]a-an-za-an GUL-ša-an ḫar-[du ]x x[	... he places it on the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 12‴	[nu]-kán {LÚ.ME.EŠ}wa-ak-ka₄-ru-na-⸢e⸣-[eš ]x x x-⸢te-eš a⸣-š[a-a]n-du	And the wakkaruna-priests ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. I 13‴	[nu] URU-an ÉRIN{ME.EŠ} a-ú-ri-ia-aš-ša ⸢I⸣-[NAUD] ⸢2{KAM}⸣ wa-⸢ak⸣-ka₄-re-eš-ke-ed-du	And the troops of the city of Auriaš, on the second day, they eat.
{€1} Vs. I 14‴	[m]a-a-an {LÚ}KÚR-ma ku-wa-pí GUL-aḫ-zi nu ÉRIN{ME.EŠ} ŠA{LÚ}KÚR úr-ki-in I-NAUD 3{KAM} na-an-na-ú	When the cult actor performs the kuwapi-offering, and the troops of the singer sing. On the third day, he libates.
{€1} Vs. I 15‴	[KASKA]L{ME.EŠ}-ia I-NAUD 3{KAM} ⸢ḫar⸣-du ku-iš-ša-aš-kán {LÚ}KÚR-ma Ú-UL ku-en-zi	The cupbearer performs the libation on the third day; the cult actor does not sing.
{€1} Vs. I 16‴	[n]a-an EN MAD-〈GAL₉〉-TI ⸢e-ep⸣-du na-an MA-ḪAR ⸢{D}⸣UTU-ŠI ú-up-pa-ú	He performs the lord of the sceptre, and he makes the Sun-deity bow down.
{€3}
1′	[ še-e-k]án(?) ⸢e⸣-[eš-du(?)]	... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′	[ ]
3′	[ ]x-an-du
4′	[ ] a-ša-an-du	... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′	[ ]x-an-zi	... they take(very low confidence: a guess)
6′	[ AN].⸢ZA⸣.GÀR{ḪI.A} pár-ga-aš-ti	... in the midst of heaven ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′	[ ú]-⸢e⸣-da-i-ma 3 gi-pé-eš-šar	... he brings, and three cups ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	[ e-eš-d]u Ú-UL an-da	... he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′	[ -i]a-aš AN.ZA.GÀR še-er ar-ḫa	... the throne, behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+3} Vs. II 1′/
10′	[ ] ar-ḫa-ia-aš 3 gí-pé-eš-šar	... three reed bundles(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+3} Vs. II 2′/
11′	[ {URUDU}ḫé-ia-wa-al-l]i-it {GIŠ}ma-ri-ia-⸢wa⸣-an-ni-it	... Ḫeya-wallīt, the maria-wa-anni-vessel
{€1+3} Vs. II 3′/
12′	[ e-eš-t]u ma-ar-ia-wa-an-na-ma-⸢kán⸣	And he goes to Maryawanama.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. II
4′	[ gi-p]í-iš-šar e-eš-du	... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	[ š]e-kán ú-wa-an e-eš-du	... and he pours ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	[ ] ú-e-te-iš-ke-ši nu-kán ḫu-u-ta-nu-e-uš	... he drinks, and then the ḫutānu-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+1} Vs. II
7′	GAM-an-da ⸢2? gi-pé⸣-[šar] da-an-te-eš a-ša-an-du še-er ar-ḫa-ia-⸢at⸣-k[án]	Then he places the reed mat on the side of the door.
8′	2 gi-pé-šar a-ša-⸢an⸣-du ku-it-ma-an URU-an ú-i-du-⸢ma⸣-a[n-zi]	Two reed bundles, they bring to the city.
9′	ze-en-na-i nu-kán ḪÍ-RI-TUM GAM-an-da 6 gi-pé-eš-šar e-⸢eš-du⸣	And he places it on the throne. He sets six reed bundles.
10′	še-er ar-ḫa-ia-at-kán 4 gi-pé-eš-šar e-eš-du	Afterwards, four reed bundles are placed.
11′	ma-a-⸢an⸣ ú-e-ti-na-an-za-ma ša-ra-a Ú-UL ar-nu-zi	And he does not go out.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+5+1} Vs. II 12′/r. Kol. 1′/Vs. II
12′	⸢nu-u⸣-w[a] ša-ra-a IŠ-TUNA₄ 〈〈x〉〉 𒑱 〈〈x〉〉 tal-ḫa-a-an-du	And he takes it from the vessel, and he carries it away.
{€5+1} r. Kol. 2′/Vs. II
13′	nam-m[a Š]AKÁ.GAL{ḪI.A}-TIM lu-uš-ta-ni-ia-aš i-la-na-aš SAG.DU{ME.EŠ}-uš	Then, at the gate of the lūštaniya, the headdresses(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€5+1} r. Kol. 3′/Vs. II
14′	ŠAB[À]D URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A} {GIŠ}IG-an-te-eš {GIŠ}ḫa-at-tal-wa-an-te-eš	On the throne of the cities, the doors, the ḫattalwante-doors
{€5+1} r. Kol. 4′/Vs. II
15′	a-ša-⸢an⸣-du na-aš-ta ar-ḫa le-e ku-it-ki ḫar-ak-⸢zi⸣	And he places it on the hearth, and he holds it in his hand.
{€5+1} r. Kol. 5′/Vs. II
16′	BÀD-⸢ma⸣ pu-ru-ut ti-ia-u-wa-an-zi 2-⸢an⸣ al-la-⸢a⸣-[an e-eš-du]	They give the libation vessel, and they go twice.
{€5+1} r. Kol. 6′/Vs. II
17′	nam-ma-at iš-tal-ga-an e-eš-du na-aš-ta ⸢šu-uḫ⸣-[ḫa le-e]	Then he goes out, and he takes the šuḫa-vessel.
{€5+1} r. Kol. 7′/Vs. II
18′	⸢wa-ar⸣-[ḫ]u-i za-ap-pí-ia-at-ta-ri le-⸢e⸣ [	... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€1} Vs. II
19′	[URU-an-m]a ku-in ú-e-te-eš-ke-ši nu {LÚ}TIBIRA [pé-ra-an]	In the city, he eats, and the Tibira-official before
20′	[NA₄-a]n(?) ḫa-ak-ku-un-na-i ú-e-te-ed-du nu B[ÀD-eš-na-aš]	... he takes the stone from the ḫakkunna-vessel, and ...
21′	{GIŠ}KÁ.GAL-TIM an-dur-za a-ra-aḫ-za NA₄-it QA-[TAM-MA]	The gate of Andurza and Araḫza likewise ...
{€1+6} Vs. II 22′/Vs. II
31′	nam-ma-aš-ša-an BÀD{ME.EŠ}-ni an-da le-e ku-iš-ki ⸢pád⸣-[da-i]	And he places it before the gods, and he pours a libation.
{€1+6} Vs. II 23′/Vs. II
32′	an-da-ia-kán le-e ku-iš-ki wa-ar-nu-zi	And he takes the lee of the kiln.
{€1+6} Vs. II 24′/Vs. II
33′	pu-ru-ut-ti-ia-aš-ša-an GU₄ UDU ANŠE.KUR.RA 〈〈x〉〉 ANŠE.GÌR.NUN.NA	He places an ox, a sheep, and a horse in front of the chariot.
{€1+6} Vs. II 25′/Vs. II
34′	an-da le-e tar-ni-⸢iš⸣-kán...-zi	And he takes the lee and the tarniška-vessel.
{€1+6} Vs. II 26′/Vs. II
35′	a-ra-aḫ-zé-na-aš-ša-kán an-tu-ri-ia-⸢aš-ša⸣ A-NAAN.ZA.GÀR	Araḫzēnaša, Anturiya, to the table(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+7+6} Vs. II 27′/1′/Vs. II
36′	GIŠ-ṢU {GIŠ}zu-up-pa-ru an-da le-e ku-⸢iš⸣-ki da-a-i BÀD{ME.EŠ}-eš-ša[r-ra]	He places it on the throne, and he places it before the gods.
{€1+7+6} Vs. II 28′/2′/Vs. II
37′	ar-za-na-an-ni le-e ku-iš-ki e-ep-zi BÀD!{ME.EŠ}-ni-ia-kán	And he takes a leek from the hearth of the gods.
{€1+7+6} Vs. II 29′/3′/Vs. II
38′	⸢an⸣-da le-e ku-iš-ki wa-ar-nu-uz-zi ANŠE.KUR.RA ⸢ANŠE.GÌR⸣.N[UN.NA-ia]	And he takes the horse and the chariot.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+7} Vs. II 30′/
4′	[a]n-da ⸢le⸣-e ku-iš-ki ti-it-ta-nu-zi nam-ma-kán U[RU-ri ar-ta-aḫ-ḫi-uš]	And he takes it away, and then he goes to the city.
{€1+7} Vs. II 31′/
5′	[le]-⸢e⸣ ša-a-ḫi-iš-ket₉-ta-ri na-aš-kán MU{KAM}-ti MU{KA[M}-ti]	And he places it in the šaḫišketta-vessel, and the year, the year
{€1+7} Vs. II 32′/
6′	[UGU š]a-⸢an⸣-ḫi-iš-kán-du	upon the šanḫiškandu-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+8+7} Vs. II 33′/
7′	A-NAUR[U-L]IM-kán še-er GIŠ-ṢU ⸢ŠA⸣LUGAL ⸢ḫa⸣-an-da-an e-eš-[du]	And he goes down to the city of yours, behind the wood of the king.
{€1+8+7} Vs. II 34′/
8′	GIŠ-ṢU-[i]a-⸢kán⸣ nam-ma ar-ḫa-ia-an A-NAURU-LIM š[e-er]	And he places it before the Anaurian.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+8+7} Vs. II 35′/
9′	me-ek-k[i-pát ḫ]a-an-da-an e-eš-du ma-a-an {LÚ}KÚR k[u-it]	... he pours a libation, and he goes, saying: “The Stag-god ...
{€1+8+7} Vs. II 36′/
10′	URU-an ⸢ḫa⸣-[a]t-kiš-nu-zi [k]e-e-ez-za-an-kán {U[R]U}t[i-	And he places it on the city, and he goes to the courtyard.
{€1+8} Vs. II
37′	ŠALUGAL-ia-kán ⸢na⸣-ak-⸢ki⸣-iš {GIŠ}ḫar-du-up-pí-i[š	To the king, to the ḫarduppi-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
38′	la-aḫ-⸢ḫu-ra⸣-aš ⸢{GIŠ}ḫa-pu⸣-ti-ia URU-ri še-er ḫa-a[n-da-an e-eš-du]	And he goes down to the ḫaputi-tree of the city.
39′	nu an-da ši-ia-an e-eš-du na-at-za EGIR-an MU{KA[M}-ti MU-ti]	And he pours a libation, and he prostrates himself. Afterwards, that year,
40′	kap-pu-iš-ke-ed-du É{ME.EŠ} LUGAL É{ME.〈EŠ〉}.GU₄ É{ME.EŠ} {N[A₄}KIŠIB{ḪI.A} {É}tar-nu-u-e-eš	The king, the oxen, the seals of the tarnû-house
41′	ku-e ka-ru-ú-i-li na-at ar-ri-ir-ra-an-d[u]	... the karú-ili-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42′	na-⸢at⸣ da-a-an EGI[R-p]a ni-ú-i-it ú-la-n[i-it]	And he places it on the ground, and he takes it away.
43′	ḫa-⸢a?⸣-[n]i-iš-ša-an-d[u] na-⸢at⸣ da-a-an ⸢EGIR⸣-[pa ne-wa-aḫ-ḫa-an-du	... and he places it. Afterwards, he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+8} Rs. III
1	ḫa-a-ni-iš-⸢šu-wa-ar⸣-ma-kán ⸢ku⸣-[it] ⸢ku-ut⸣-ta-az ka[t-ta]	And he libates, and he drinks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	ma-uš-ke-et-ta-ri na-⸢at⸣ [ ]x ITU-mi a-wa-an a[r-ḫa(?)]	... he speaks a word ... the month ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3	da-⸢iš⸣-kán-du nu-kán ša-[ma]-nu-uš ti-ik-⸢ku-uš⸣-nu-[uš-kán-du	And he places it, and he sets it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4	šu-uḫ-ḫa-az kat-ta I-N[A n+]⸢1⸣{KAM} UD 3{KAM} še-er le-[e	On the nth day, on the 3rd day, he takes ...
5	GIŠ-⸢ṢU⸣-ia-kán ⸢GIŠ⸣.ḪUR-x[ ]x x x-⸢ra?⸣-aš?-ni ⸢EGIR⸣(-)[	... of the wood ... ... behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6	le-⸢e⸣ ḫar-ap-pí [ ]x-x[	... the ḫarappi-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Rs. III
7	URU-r[i?	of the city ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
8	ú-e-t[e?-
9	ŠAMUŠEN [	The bird ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10	na-an(-)[
11	⸢ia?⸣-a[n?-	And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Rs. III	...
39′	[ ] na-a[t	... he(very low confidence: a guess)
40′	[ ]-d[u?
41′	[ ]x-a x-x[
{€1} Rs. IV
1	[DINGIR{MEŠ}-i]a ⸢ku-wa⸣-pí e-eš-ša-an-⸢zi⸣ nu A-NA˽PA-⸢NI⸣DINGIR{MEŠ}	The gods libate, and to Nabû of the gods
2	le-⸢e⸣ ku-iš-ki ni-ni-⸢ik-ta-ri⸣ I-NAÉ ⸢EZEN₄⸣-ia le-⸢e⸣	He places it on the table; he places it in the house of the festival.
3	ku-iš-ki ni-ni-ik-ta-ri A-NA{LÚ.ME.EŠ}SANGA {LÚ.ME.EŠ}UM-MI-IA-NU-TIM	And we libate to the priests and the cooks.
4	{LÚ.ME.EŠ}GUDU₁₂ {MUNUS.MEŠ}AMA.DINGIR-LIM-ia na-aḫ-ša-⸢ra-az⸣ ki-it-ta-ru	The priestesses and the mothers of the gods, the naḫša-ra-priestess, ...
5	{LÚ.ME.EŠ}SANGA {LÚ.ME.EŠ}GUDU₁₂ {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}⸢AMA⸣.DINGIR-LIM-ia A-NADINGIR{MEŠ}	The priests, the cult actors, the priestesses, my mother, to the gods
6	⸢na⸣-aḫ-⸢ḫa⸣-an-te-eš 〈〈te-eš〉〉 a-⸢ša⸣-an-du ma-a-an DI-NU-ma	And he places it on the throne, and he says: “It is good.’
7	⸢ku⸣-iš GIŠ.ḪUR ⸢tup⸣-pí-az ši-⸢ia⸣-a-an-da ú-da-[i]	And he brings it to the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8	[n]u a-ú-ri-ia-aš EN-aš DI-⸢NU SIG₅⸣-i[n] ⸢ḫa-an-na-ú⸣	And the lord gives good health to the ḫanna-offering.
9	[n]a-at-kán aš-nu-an-du ⸢ma-a⸣-[an-kán DI-NU-ma šu-w]a-[at-ta-r]i(?)	And he goes, and he takes the šuwattari.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10	na-at MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-Š[I up-pa-ú]	And he libates to the Sun-deity.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11	A-NABE-LÍ-ma-kán [le-e i-e-ez-zi	The lord comes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12	A-NAŠEŠ-ŠU-ia-[at-za-an	... in their hands ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13	le-e ku-iš-[ki	... the leek ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14	da-a-i D[I-NU?	he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15	[ka]t-⸢te⸣-e[r-ra(?)	... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€9} Rs. IV
1′	[ku-it] ⸢ḫa⸣-[an-da-an	... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′	[ku-e]-da-ni-⸢ma⸣-a[š-ša-an	... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	⸢nu LÚ⸣{ME.EŠ} URU-LIM [	And the men of the city(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′	nu ku-i-e-da-⸢ni⸣ [	And he takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	ARAD.LÚ GÉME.LÚ MUNUS-n[i?	The servant, the maid, the woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	e-eš-zi nu-uš-ma-ša-at [	he takes, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′	na-aš-kán aš-nu-ut ÉRIN{ME.EŠ} a-ú-[	And as for the troops, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	⸢ku⸣-iš URU-ri še-er nu-uš-ma-aš-[ša-an	And he goes back to the city.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′	[IGI]{ḪI.A}-wa ḫar-a[k	... the eyes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€9} Rs. IV	...

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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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