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CTH 85

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DesignationKBo 50.56+
IDtlh:KBo 50.56+
Museum no. {€1}Bo 2049 + {€2}1380/u + {€3}Bo 8228 + {€3}Bo 10057 + {€4}Bo 4181 + {€5}Bo 2026b
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 85

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+2} obv. I
1⸢UM⸣-MA {D}UTU-ŠI {M}ḫa-a[t]-tu-ši-⸢li⸣ LUGAL GAL LU[GAL KU]R {URU}ḪA-AT-TIWhen the Sun-deity, Ḫattušili, the great king, the king of the Holy City,
2DUMU {M}mur-ši-DINGIR-LIM LUGAL GAL ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TIson of Murši-ilum, great king, king of the land of Ḫattu
3DUMU.DUMU-ŠU ŠA{M}šu-up-pí-lu-⸢li⸣-u-ma LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TIThe son of Šuppiluluma, the great king, the king of Ḫattu
4NUMUN ŠA{M}ḫa-at-tu-ši-li LUGAL {URU}ku-uš-šarSeed of Ḫattušili, king of Kush.
5Ù A-MA-AT {F}pu-du-ḫé-pa ⸢MUNUS⸣.LUGAL GAL-TI MUNUS.⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TIAnd the boat of Puduḫepa, the queen, the great queen, and the queen of Ḫattu
6A-NAA-BU-IA-za {M}mur-ši-li EGIR-⸢iš DUMU-aš e-šu⸣-unAfterwards, Muršili, his son, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} obv. I
7nu-mu kap-pí-in-pát DUMU-an {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-m[u-ḫ]aAnd the son of Ištar of Samuḫa(lower confidence: line is broken)
8A-NAA-BU-IA ú-e-ek-ta nu-mu A-BU-IA [A-N]ADINGIR-LIMHe drinks to Aya-būʾa, and to the god
9ARAD-an-ni pa-ra-a pé-eš-ta GIM-an-ma-za-kán ⸢ŠA⸣DINGIR-LIMHis servant goes out before him, like you, the god.
10aš-šu-la-an uš-ki-iš-ke-u-wa-an te-eḫ-ḫu-un IŠ-TUDINGIR-LIM-muAnd he places it before the god.
11pa-ra-a pa-ra-a SIG₅-iš-ket₉-ta-ri nu-mu {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫaHe goes, he goes, and Ištar of Šamuḫa
12GAŠAN-IA {GIŠ}TUKUL pé-eš-ta ŠAA-⸢BÉ-E⸣-IA-muThe Lady of the Weapon bows down.
13Ù ŠAŠEŠ-IA ka-ni-eš-šu-u-wa-ar pé-eš-taAnd he pours a libation of beer into the kanīšuwar vessel.
14am-mu-uk-ma-kán DINGIR-LUM GAM-an pít-ta-iš-ke-u-wa-an te-eḫ-ḫu-unWhen the god comes, he libates.
15nu-mu É-er ku-it e-eš-ta nu-kán IŠ-TUÉ-IA“If he enters the house, if he goes out,
16{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa ḫa-an-ti-ia-nu-un {F}pu-du-ḫé-pa-aš-mathe goddess Ištar of Šamuḫa, the Puduḥepaši,
17⸢ŠA⸣{D}IŠTAR {URU}la-wa-za-an-ti-ia GÉME!-aš DUMU.MUNUS {M}pé-en-ti-ib-LUGALThe goddess Ištar of Lawantiya, the maid, daughter of Pentib-Šarru
18{LÚ}SANGA {D}IŠTAR e-eš-ta nu-za a-pu-u-un-naThe priest of Ištar ...
19AŠ-ŠUMDAM-UT-TIM mar-ri Ú-UL da-aḫ-ḫu-unAs for the inscriptions, they are not present.
20IŠ-TUINIM DINGIR-LIM-za-an da-aḫ-ḫu-un DINGIR-LIM-an-mu Ù-itThe wording of a balaŋ composition ili-za-an ah-ḫ-un (and) illum-an-mu.
21ḫe-en-ik-tahe smote.
22GIM-an-ma A-BU-IA ku-wa-pí BA.ÚŠ ŠEŠ-IA-ma-za-kánInstead of the libation vessel, the kupi-vessel is poured out.
23{M}NIR.GÁL-iš A-NA{GIŠ}GU.ZA A-BI-ŠÚ e-ša-atNirgališ to his father's throne he places.
24am-mu-uk-ma-aš-ši pé-ra-an KUR.KUR{MEŠ} ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-eš-ke-nu-unAnd before all the lands ...
25nu-mu I-NA{URU}ḫa-ak-piš-ša A-NA{D}10 {URU}ne-ri-ikAnd in Ḫakpišša to the Storm-god of Nerik
26{LÚ}SANGA i-ia-at nu-mu ⸢KUR {URU}ḫa⸣-ak-piš-ša KUR {URU}iš-ta-ḫa-raThe priest speaks: “The land of Ḫakpiša, the land of Ištahara,
27KUR {URU}ta-ra-aḫ-na KUR {URU}ḫa-a[t-ti-in-na KUR {UR]U}ḫa-an-ḫa-na-iaThe land of Taraḫna, the land of Ḫattinna (and) the land [Ḫanda]na
28pé-eš-ta nu-mu ... {URU}ku-ru-uš-[ta-ma Z]AG-an i-ia-atAnd he says: “... Kuruštama, on the right,(lower confidence: line is broken)
29nu-uš-ši ke-e KUR.KUR{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-[ta pé-r]a-anAnd he, like all the lands, goes up.
30ma-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-eš-ke-nu-un ŠEŠ-IA-[ma DINGIR{MEŠ} {U]RU}ḪAT-TI DINGIR{MEŠ} {URU}PÚ-naManiyaḫeš-kēnun, the gods of the city Ḫattu, the deities of Pûna,
31DINGIR{MEŠ} {GIŠ}EREN-aš ša-ra-a da-a-aš n[a-aš A-N]AURU {D}10-aš-šaThe gods take the cedar, and the city of the Storm-god
32pé-e-da-aš nu-za URU {D}10-aš-ša-an ⸢šal⸣-l[i AŠ-R]U i-ia-atAnd he goes to the city of the Storm-god, and he takes the šalli-vessel.
33nu DINGIR{MEŠ} a-pí-ia da-ni-nu-ut GI[M-an-ma Š]EŠ-IA BA.ÚŠAnd the gods of Apiya give me a firm positive answer.
34nu A-NAŠEŠ-IA ku-it ŠA[DAM-ŠU ḫu-u-i]-ḫu-iš-šu-wa-li-išAnd he places it on the altar, and he libates to Ḫuiššiwali.
35DUMU-aš na-a-wi₅ ku-iš-ki [e-eš-ta A-N]A⸢ŠEŠ⸣-IAThe son, the nawi-priestess, ... to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36na-ak-ki-ia-an-ni ḫ[a-an-da-aš {M}úr-ḫi-{D}10-an š]a-ra-aAnd he takes Urḫi-Adad.(lower confidence: line is broken)
37da-aḫ-ḫu-⸢un⸣ na-[an I-NA{URU}ḪA-AT-TI A-NA{GIŠ}GU.Z]A [A-BI-ŠU]And he places it on the throne in Ḫattu.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38te-eḫ-⸢ḫu⸣-u[n... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
39t[a-a-ašAnd ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€1} obv. II
1nu-wa-za zi-ik LUGAL GAL am-mu-uk-ma-wa-za LUGAL TUR-RU“I call out to you, O great king, ammūk-mawza, king of the small,
2nu-wa-an-na-aš e-ḫu A-NA{D}10 EN-IA... to the Storm-god, my lord,
3′Ù A-NA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa GAŠAN-IA DI-eš-niAnd to Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady, they give.
4ti-ia-u-e-ni nu-wa-za ma-a-an zi-ik DI-eš-na-zaAnd he says: “It is the right time for you.‭
5ša-ra-az-iš nu-wa tu-uk ša-ra-az-zi-ia-aḫ-ḫa-an-duAnd he says: “The šarazziyahḫādu-plant
6ma-a-an-ma-wa-za am-mu-uk-ma DI-eš-na-za ...Where are you going? Why [does] your case [not succeed?]
7ša-ra-az-zi-iš nu-wa am-mu-ukAnd he says:
8ša-ra-az-zi-aḫ-ḫa-an-dušarazziaḫhandu
9nu〈〈wa〉〉 A-NA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa GAŠAN-IA ŠU-anAnd he gives it to Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady.
10ša-ra-a e-ep-pu-un nu-mu {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa GAŠAN-IAAnd Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady,
11wa-ar-ri-iš-ši-iš-ta nu ša-ra-az-ziAnd he goes out.
12kat-te-er-ra-ia an-da 𒀹ma-ru-wa-a-⸢it⸣ nu ne-⸢pí-iš⸣On the other side, on the right side, and on the left side,
13te-kán-na kat-kat-te-nu-ut nu-mu {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫ[a GAŠAN-IA]And he speaks: “Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady,
14EGIR-an ti-ia-at nu ḫa-at-ra-a-nu-un ku-e-d[a-aš KUR.KU]R-e-ašAfterwards, he goes to the land of the Black Headed People.
15EGIR-an-wa-mu ti-ia-at-ten na-at-mu EGIR-an ti-[i]-⸢e⸣-erAfterwards, he takes the tiyatten-vessel, afterwards he places ...
16Ú-UL-ia ku-e-da-aš KUR-e-aš ḫa-at-ra-a-nu-un... not me, the land of Ḫatranun
17nu ḫu-u-ma-an-pát am-me-e-ta-az ti-ia-atAnd he libates, and he drinks.
18a-pa-a-aš-ma GIM-an iš-⸢ta⸣-ma-aš-taAnd he speaks as follows:(lower confidence: line is broken)
19na-aš-kán {URU}ma-ra-aš-ša-⸢an⸣-ti-ia-za ar-ḫa pár-aš-taAnd he goes to Marašastiya.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20na-⸢aš⸣ I-NA{URU}ša-⸢mu⸣-ḫa *an*-da-an pa-itAnd he goes to Šamuḫa.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21am-mu-uk-ma-aš-ši EGIR-an-da pa-a-u-⸢un⸣ GIM-an-maAfterwards, he breaks it, just as(lower confidence: line is broken)
22⸢I⸣-[N]A{URU}šu-lu-up-pa ar-ḫu-un nu-uš-ši EN{MEŠ} ku-i-e-eš... in Šuluppa ... and the lords ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23EGIR-aš-ša UN{MEŠ}-uš kat-ta-an e-še-erAfterwards, the people bow down.
24na-at-mu me-na-⸢aḫ-ḫa⸣-an-da ú-e-⸢er⸣ nu-mu me-mi-erAnd he brings it to him, and he speaks:(lower confidence: line is broken)
25pa-a-i-u-e-ni-wa-ra-an-kán ku-en-nu-um-mé-e-ni... he gives to you, ...
26nu-wa-at-ta SAG.DU-an me-⸢na-aḫ-ḫa-an⸣-daand he places it on the head.(lower confidence: line is broken)
27ú-tum-me-e-ni na-aš Ú-UL tar-na-aḫ-ḫu-un... and he does not ...
28na-an-kán Ú-UL ku-en-ner nu-uš-ši I-NA{URU}ša-mu-ḫaAnd he does not drink, and in Šamuḫa
29ú-ki-la kat-ta-an pa-a-u-un {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa-ma-zahe goes down, and before Ištar of Šamuḫamaza
30GAŠAN-IA a-pí-ia-ia pa-ra-a ḫa-an-ta-tar te₉-ek-ku-uš-ša-nu-⸢ut⸣The lady of Apiya goes out to the horizon.
31nu-uš-ši kat-ta-an EGIR-pa ku-e-da-ni me-e-ḫu-niAnd then he goes back to the side.
32ar-ḫu-un BÀD-eš-šar-ma ŠAIṢ-ṢÍ 40 gi-pé-eš-šarAfterwards, in the hearth, forty reed bundles
33⸢kat⸣-ta ú-et a-pu-u-un-ma-kán {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫa GAŠAN-IAAnd above, Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady,
34KU₆-un GIM-an 𒀹ḫu-u-pa-la-za EGIR-pa iš-tap-taThe fish, like a ḫuplāza-vessel, follows behind.
35na-an iš-ḫi-ia-at ⸢na-an-mu⸣ pa-ra-a pé-eš-taAnd he takes it out, and he goes out.
36na-an-kán kat-ta ... ú-wa-te-nu-unAnd below ... they libate.(lower confidence: line is broken)
37⸢na-an-za-an⸣-kán a-pí-ia-ia ŠAŠEŠ-IAAnd he pours a libation of beer.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38[na-ak-ki-i]a-an-ni ḫa-an-da-aš da-aḫ-ḫu-un... he breaks it, and he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken)
39[ḪUL-lu-ma-aš-ši Ú-UL ku-i]t-ki i-ia-nu-un... he does not have evil, he has no ...
40[nu-mu {D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-m]u-ḫa GAŠAN-IA ŠU-an e-ep-taThen Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady, takes the hand.
41[ šal-l]a-i pé-di... he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
42[ ]x xx
{€3+1} rev. III
1′-a]n-⸢na KUR {URU⸣}x[ -t]a?... the land of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 2′/
1′] xx x [ KUR {UR]U}pa-la-a KUR {URU}tu[m-ma-an-na ]x... the land of Palâ, the land Tummana ...
{€4+3+1} rev. III 3′/
2′[ku-e-da-n]i A-NADUMU.NIT[A pé]-eḫ-ḫi ma-a-an A-NA {L[Ú}And he goes to the son, and when to the man
{€4+3+1} rev. III 4′/
3′[m]a-a-an da-me-e-da-ni ku-e-da-ni-ik-kiWherever he goes, he places it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 5′/
4′⸢A⸣-NADUMU.NITA na-at A-NA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-⸢mu-ḫa⸣ GAŠAN-I[A]And to Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady,
{€4+3+1} rev. III 6′/
5′𒀹ar-kam-ma-na-al-la-a-ú-i nu-uš-ma-aš-kán ku-i[n]And then he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 7′/
6′ar-kam-ma-an ša-ra-a e-ep-miAfterwards, he performs the ritual.
{€4+3+1} rev. III 8′/
7′na-an A-NA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-[m]u-ḫa GAŠAN-IA pé-e ḫar-kán-[z]iAnd he places it before Ištar of Šamuḫa, my lady.
{€4+3+1} rev. III 9′/
8′nu ku-u-un ku-in DUMU-an AŠ-ŠU[M{LÚ}S]ANGA-UT-TIMAnd he blesses the son of the priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 10′/
9′É-er-ra A-NA{D}IŠTAR [{URU}ša-m]u-ḫa ARAD-an-ni [pé-eḫ-ḫu-u]n... to Ištar of Šamuḫa, my servant, ...
{€4+3+1} rev. III 11′/
10′na-at kat-ta DUMU-ŠÚ DUMU.[DUMU-ŠÚ ḫa-aš-š]a ḫa-an-za-aš-š[a]And above, his son, his grandson, he, ḫanžša,
{€4+3+1} rev. III 12′/
11′am-me-el NUMUN-an-za ... [{LÚ}SANGA-U]T-TA ...The lord of the seed ... the priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 13′/
12′⸢A⸣-NA{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-[mu]-ḫa ḫa[r-d]u-[p]át ma-a-an [ ]xAnd to Ištar of Šamuḫa, he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€4+3+1} rev. III 14′/
13′[DUMU-I]A DUMU.DUMU-IA ḫa-a[š-š]a ḫa-an-⸢za⸣-aš-ša-an an-[ze-el(?)]... my son, my grandson, ... he takes ...
{€4+3+1} rev. III 15′/
14′[NUMUN ŠADUM]U.⸢NITA Ú⸣-[UL ku]-it-ki {LÚ}SANGA-UT-TAThe seed of a male child is not present. The priest
{€1+3} rev. III 15′/
16′[A-N]A{D}IŠTAR {URU}š[a-m]u-ḫa ŠADUMU.MUNUS-IA x ḫa?-[ ]x-an-ti-išFor Ištar of Šamuḫa, my daughter ...
{€1+3} rev. III 16′/
17′ḫar-du-pát da-ma-a-iš-ma-at NUMUN-an-za le-e *e*-⸢ep-zi⸣He takes the seed from the ḫardupa-vessel.
{€1+3} rev. III 17′/
18′DINGIR-LUM da-me-el ⸢NUMUN⸣-aš pé-ra-⸢an⸣ EGIR-pa le-eThe god, the lord of the seed, afterwards, he speaks.
{€1+3} rev. III 18′/
19′tar-na-a-i É-er-⸢ra⸣ ku-it ⸢ŠA⸣{D}IŠTAR {URU}ša-mu-ḫahe places it before the house, behind Ištar of Šamuḫa.
{€1+3} rev. III 19′/
20′na-at-kán ⸢ša-aḫ-ḫa⸣-na-za [lu-u]z-zi-⸢ia-za⸣And he goes to the šaḫḥa-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+3} rev. III 20′/
21′ŠAEN KUR-TI x[ U]DU IGI.DU₈.A {UDU}ku-ut-rithe owner of the land ... sheep, the offering-offering, the kuri-sheep
{€1} rev. III
21′{GIŠ}ŠÀ.KAL-az {GIŠ}B[U-BU-TI-az] {GIŠ}wa-ar-ša-am-ma-zaIn the šakkal-vessel, in the libūti-veessel, in your wainšû-bowl
22′IŠ-TUŠE Ú IN.NU.[DA IŠ-TUIṢ-ṢÍ] ḫar-pa-al-li-ia-aš... and a bowl of straw ... ... the ḫarpalliya-vessel ...
23′ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} wa-ḫa-⸢an⸣-n[a-aš ú-e-t]um-marHe brings the horses to the outside.(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′IŠ-TUÉRIN{MEŠ} ⸢NA-A-RA⸣-R[I da-pí-a]n-da-za a-ra-wa-[aḫ-ḫa-a]nThe troops of the cult singers, the awanda-offerings, ...
25′e-eš-du n[u-ut-ták-ká]n A-N[A{D}IŠTAR {U]RU}ša-mu-ḫ[a]And he goes to Ištar of Šamuḫa.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′⸢ša-aḫ-ḫa-ni⸣ lu-uz-z[i-ia l]e-e ku-⸢iš⸣-ki... he libates, and he takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′⸢ti⸣-ia-az-z[i ]... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28′UDU LÚ˽MÁŠ.GAL-ma ŠA{D}U[TU {URU}PÚ-na ku-i]š? ar-kam-ma-aša sheep to the chief boatman, to the Sun-deity of Pušna ...
29′na-an-kán A-NA{D}UTU {UR[U}PÚ-na ar-ḫa-p]át pé-eš-ši-ia-nu-unAnd to Šamaš of Pušina he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+5} rev. III
30′nu IŠ-TU10 É ti-[it-ta-nu-wa-an-z]i(?)And they libate in the house.(lower confidence: line is broken)
31′DUMU.NITA-ma ku-in [A-NA]{D}IŠTAR {URU}⸢ša⸣-mu-〈ḫa〉the son, to Ištar of Šamuḫa(lower confidence: line is broken)
32′AŠ-ŠUM{LÚ}SANGA-UT-[TI] ti-it-ta-〈nu〉-⸢mi⸣As for the priest of the cult shrine, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
33′nu-uš-ši ki-i [ku-i]t É-er ka-r[u]-⸢ú⸣ 〈ú〉-⸢da-an⸣And he says: “When he enters the house, he ...
34′ma-a-an-na-aš-ši ⸢EGIR⸣-an-da {D}UTU-ŠIAfterwards, the Sun-deity(lower confidence: line is broken)
35′IŠ-TUNAM.RA{MEŠ} pé-eḫ-ḫi na-aš-m[a-aš-ši] IŠ-TU{*LÚ*}EL-LIThe offering tables are set up, and the singers ...
36′pé-eḫ-ḫi na-aš-ma Ú-NU-TUM na-aš-m[a T]ÚG-UŠ-TUMAnd he places it, and he puts it on the garment.(lower confidence: line is broken)
37′pé-eḫ-ḫi nu-uš-ši ma-a-an L[Ú-aš? ku-i]š-kiAnd he goes, and he says: “When the man ...
38′⸢ú-wa-a-i pé-e-da⸣-[i {LÚ}SANGA-UT-TA] ar-ḫa da-an-naAnd he takes it out; the priest goes out.
{€1} rev. III
39′ša-an-aḫ-zi [ ]he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
40′ku-iš-ma ŠADUMU-I[A DUMU.DUMU-IA ḫa-aš-ša] ḫa-an-za-aš-šaAnd the son, the son of the ḫašša, and the hanza-vessel
41′{LÚ}SANGA-UT-TA ŠA{D}[IŠTAR] {URU}ša-mu-ḫaThe priest of Ištar of Šamuḫa(lower confidence: line is broken)
42′⸢ḫu-ul-la-a⸣-i nu da-me-[el] ⸢NUMUN⸣-aš... and the god of the seed ...(lower confidence: line is broken)

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