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CTH 638

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DesignationKBo 54.126+
IDtlh:KBo 54.126+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 638

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′{[L]Ú}x[the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2′⸢ŠA⸣ [And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3′BAL-[
4′nam-m[aand ...(very low confidence: a guess)
5′ti-an-[ {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš]The cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′ša-⸢ra-a da-a-i⸣ x x[ me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da e-ep-zi]he places it ... he takes it in front ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′DUMU.LUGAL-ma me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-⸢da⸣ [3-ŠU UŠ-KE-EN {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ pal-wa-ez-zi]The prince prostrates himself three times. The cult actor speaks.
8′a-ḫa-a ḫal-za-a-i na-aš-[kán pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i]He chants, and he goes to the rear.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′DUMU.LUGAL {D}te-li-pí-nu-u[n {D}ka-taḫ-ḫa-an-na GUB-aš e-ku-zi]The crown prince drinks before Telipinu and Katahḫanna.
10′GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR!-RU {LÚ}A[LAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i a-ḫa-a ḫal-za-a-i]The great lyre sings; the cult actor speaks; he calls out.
11′1 {NINDA}ta-kar-mu-un pár-ši-i[a na-an-kán {LÚ}SAGI.A pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i]He breaks one takarmu-bread, and the cupbearer takes it away.
12′⸢DUMU.LUGAL {D}⸣ḫ[a-aš-g]a-⸢la-an⸣ [TUŠ-aš e-ku-ziThe crown prince drinks Ḫašgalan while seated.
{€3} Vs. I
1′[ ]-⸢zi⸣... they take ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2′[ ]-⸢uš⸣-an-ma... and(very low confidence: a guess)
3′[ ]x-[R]A{ḪI.A}-UT-TIM... the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4′[ ]x-an-te-eš... the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
5′[ ]xsic
7′[ ]x
6′[ ]x-zi
{€2} Vs. I
1′[ ]x[ ]
2′[ du-ud]-⸢du⸣-pí-⸢iš-na⸣-[ ]... Dudapišna ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′[ ]x-a[z-m]a iš-ḫu-uz-x[ ]... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4′[nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR-LA]M pé-e-di-iš-⸢ši⸣ ḫar-zi [ ]And he takes the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′[ {UR]U}⸢ka⸣-a-aš-ḫa-ma ku-i-⸢e⸣-eš ḫu-u-ma-an-te-e[š ]... the city Kašḫa ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′[ S]AG.DU{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU ar-ḫa da-an-zi na-at x-[ ]... they take their heads, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′[ Ú-N]U-UT DINGIR-LIM {GIŠ}AL{ḪI.A} {GIŠ}MAR{ḪI.A} DINGIR{MEŠ}-ia {D}ḫa-t[i-pí-nu-un]... and the god, the alḫi-vessels, the westland, the gods, Ḫatipinu
8′⸢{D}UTU⸣ {D}IŠKUR kar-pa-an ḫar-kán-zi nu a-ra-aḫ-za šu-up-p[í ]Šamaš and the Storm-god are at the quay, and in Araḫza ...
9′zi-*du!?*-ḫa-na ŠUM-ŠU iš-tar-na˽ar-ḫa-na ŠUM-ŠU iš-tar-n[a ]Ziduḫana, the hand of Ištar-nadar-nana ...
10′ÍD-aš ar-aš-zihe pours water.
11′nu DINGIR-LAM a-ra-aḫ-za a-pád-da pé-e-da-an-zi DUMU.LU[GAL ]And the god of Araḫz takes it away. The crown prince ...
12′i-ia-at-ta ar-ga-mi gal-gal-tu-u-ri PA-NIDING[IR-LIM ]“As for me, I am a galgaltur priestess of the gods.
13′{MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL EGIR-ŠU SÌR-RU [ ]The singers sing afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′ma-a-an DINGIR-LAM a-ra-aḫ-za pé-e-di-iš-ši ar-nu-⸢an-zi na⸣-a[n? ]When the god goes out, they go, and ...
15′{GIŠ}ḫu-lu-ga-an-ni-ia-az kat-ta ti-it-ta-nu-an-zi ⸢na-an⸣ [ ]They hold the hulugānni-vessel below.
16′ar-ra-an-zi du-ud-du-pé-eš-šar-ma SA₅ ták-ni-i kat-t[a ]They go, and they are red, and ... below ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′ḫu-it-ti-an-zi nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR-LAM ti-it-ta-nu-an-⸢zi⸣ [ ]They set it, and they set it before the god ...
18′DINGIR-LIM ar-ra-an-zi na-at A-NA{D}te-li-pí-nu kat-t[i-iš-ši ]The gods go, and to Telipinu ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′{D}ḫa-te-pí-nu-un-na DAM {D}te-li-pí-nu {D}UTU {D}IŠKUR 3 x[ ]Ḫatepinunna, wife of Telepinu, Šamaš, Adad 3 ...
20′ALAM KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA 1 {GIŠ}NE-ME-TUM KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA ar-ra-an-zi [ ]They place a statue of silver. They place one silver scepter.
21′[n]u?-[uš] IT-TIDINGIR-LIM ti-it-nu-an-zi [ ]They stand with the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′[na-aš]-⸢ta⸣ DUMU.LUGAL 1 GU₄ 12?sic UDU{ḪI.A} A-NA{D}te-li-pí-⸢nu ši⸣-[pa-an-ti na-at]The crown prince libates one ox and twelve sheep to Telipinu.
23′[an-da] ⸢ḫa⸣-at-ta-an-zi na-aš-ta {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} {UZU}Š[À{ḪI.A} EGI]R... they take, and the livers, the hearts ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′[ti-an-z]i na-at ḫa-ap-pí-ni-it za-nu-an-zi nu DUMU.LU[GAL ]They stand, and they give the ḫappīnu-vessel, and the crown prince ...
25′[nu-uš-š]a-an {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} {UZU}ŠÀ{ḪI.A} ŠAL-MU-TIM PA-⸢NIDINGIR-LIM⸣ [ ]And the heart, the liver, the heart of the god ...
26′[ti-ia-an-zi KA]Š ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ 3-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti [ ]They take the door; he libates three times wine ...
{€3} Vs. II
1′x-[
2′nu ⸢nam⸣-m[aAnd likewise(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′UŠ-KE-EN-NU [They prostrate themselves ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′ku-it-ma-an-ma DINGIR{MEŠ} a[r-ra-an-ziAnd the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′ku-u-uš ḫi-im-mu-uš iš-ša-an-z[iAnd he places it in the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′ar-ra-aš iš-ḫa-⸢ma⸣-i ḫa-ti-⸢li⸣ x[Afterwards, he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′4 {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa IGI{ḪI.A}-wa [ÍD-a ne-e-an-ziThe four priests of Kašḫa drink water before him.
8′na-at e-ša-an-ta nu {UZU}NÍG.GI[G{ḪI.A} {UZU}ŠÀ{ḪI.A}And he takes the liver and the liver.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′da-an-zi na-at a-da-an-zi [a-ku-wa-an-ziThey go, and they drink.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′nu ki-iš-ša-an da-ra-an-z[iAnd they likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′{LÚ}BE-EL {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-ni-wa na-aš-kán Í[D-an-na ar-ḫaThe lord of Ḫanḫanniwa goes down to the river.
12′pa-it-ta nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR-LAM {GIŠ}ḫu-lu-[ka-an-niAnd then the god of the hulukanni-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′ti-it-ta-nu-an-zi {LÚ}SANGA ⸢IT-TI⸣[A-ḪI-ŠÚ(?) ti-i-e-ez-ziThe priest takes the libation vessel.
14′nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR-⸢LAM⸣ pé-e-di-iš-ši ḫ[ar-zi Ú-NU-UT DINGIR-LIMAnd he goes before the god, and he takes the ... of the god.
15′⸢Ù⸣ DINGIR{MEŠ} {D}ḫa-ti-pí-nu-un {D}UTU {D}IŠ[KURAnd the gods, Ḫatipinu, Šamaš, the Storm-god
16′{GIŠ}AL{ḪI.A} KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA 1 {GIŠ}NE-ME-ET-T[A KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA pé-ra-an ḫar-kán-ziThey place a silver throne, and they place one silver scepter before them.
17′{GIŠ}⸢ar⸣-ga-mi gal-gal-tu-u-ri PA-NI[DINGIR-LIM wa-al-ḫa-an-ni-an-ziThey libate before the god on the throne.
18′{MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa EGIR-ŠU S[ÌR-RUThe youths of Kašḫa sing afterwards.
19′ši-ú-ni-ma pé-ra-an an-tu-uḫ-še-eš [3? GU₄{ḪI.A} UDU{ḪI.A} ki-i-ša-an-taAnd before Antuḫše, three oxen and sheep.
20′na-at ka-nu-ša-ri-ia-an-te-e[š] x[And the kanušariyantu-vessels ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′wa-al-ki-ia-an-da nu-za-kán GÌ[R]{ME[Š}And he places the feet.(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′iš-ḫu-iš-kán-zi na-at ar-[they libate, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′9 i-ú-kán i-ia-an-te-eš [Nine times ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€3+1} Vs. II
24′na-at KASKAL-ši EGIR-an PA-NI[DINGIR-L]IM ḫu-ne-pí-ši [ti-iš-kán-ziAfterwards, they take the road opposite the god.
25′nu ku-it-ma-an DINGIR-LAM EGI[R-pa A-N]AÉ DINGIR-LIM-ŠU [And instead of the god, he looks at the house of his god.
26′{LÚ.MEŠ}GÉŠPU-ma PA-NIDINGIR-LI[M -m]a iš-ša-a[n-ziThe cooks ... before the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′ma-a-an DINGIR-LAM ⸢ka⸣-x[ ]x[ ]x[When the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€3} Vs. II
28′⸢10⸣ GU₄{ḪI.A} 2 ME UD[U{ḪI.A}10 oxen, 200 days(lower confidence: line is broken)
29′[p]í-ia-an-zi [they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30′[ ]x x x-⸢an⸣(-)[
31′[ ]x[
{€2} Rs. III
1′x[
2′x[
3′⸢ú?⸣-[And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4′x[
5′x[
6′x[
{€2} Rs. IV
1[12 GU₄{Ḫ]I.⸢A⸣} 2 ME UDU{ḪI.A} {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa I-NAU[D 1{KAM}12 oxen, 200 sheep of Kašḫa ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2[ḫu-u-ká]n-zi 10 GU₄{ḪI.A} 2 ME UDU{ḪI.A} I-NAÉ [{D}te-li-pí-nuThey bring 10 oxen and 200 sheep into the house of Telipinu.
3[{UR]U}[k]a-a-aš-ḫa I-NAUD 2{KAM} ḫu-u-kán-zi 10 G[U₄{ḪI.A} 2 ME UDU{ḪI.A}In Kashiḫa they libate for two days, 10 days, 200 sheep.
4I-⸢NA⸣É {D}te-li-pí-nu {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa I-NA[UD 3{KAM}In the house of Telipinu, Kašḫa, on the 3rd day
5[ḫ]u-⸢u⸣-[k]án-zi [... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6n[u ŠU.NÍG]IN 32 GU₄{ḪI.A} 6 ME UDU{ḪI.A} I-NA{URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa k[u-inAnd a total of 32 oxen and 600 sheep are deposited in Kašḫa.
7A-NA{D}te-li-pí-nu UD 3{KAM} ḫu-uk-ki-iš-kán-z[iTo Telipinu, on the 3rd day, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8a-aš-ta-ma-kán 12 GU₄{ḪI.A} 3 ME UDU{ḪI.A} na-an ḫu-i-šu-an-da-a[nAnd twelve oxen and 300 sheep ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9šar-ra-an-zi 5 GU₄{ḪI.A} 1 ME 50 UDU{ḪI.A} na-an-za {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {URU}⸢ka-a⸣-a[š-ḫaThey take five oxen and 150 sheep. The priests of Ka'ašḫa
10da-an-zi na-an I-NAMU 3{KAM} A-NAEZEN₄{ḪI.A}They take it, and for three years the festivals
11ŠA{D}te-li-pí-nu MU-ti me-e-⸢ia-ni⸣-i[a-ašTo Telipinu, the name of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12A-NAEZEN₄ ITU ḫar-kán-[zithey set out for the festival of the month.
135 GU₄{ḪI.A} 50 UDU{ḪI.A} {LÚ}⸢BE-EL {URU}⸣[ḫa-an-ḫa-ni da-a-i na-an5 oxen, 50 sheep, the lord of Ḫanḫāni takes.
14⸢A-NA⸣MU 3{KAM} ⸢MU-ti⸣ [me-ia-ni A-NADINGIR{M]EŠ}For three years he speaks to the gods.
15[EZE]N₄{⸢ḪI.A}-ia?⸣ [ḫar-zi 1 GU₄ 50 UDU{ḪI.A}He takes the oxen and the sheep.(lower confidence: line is broken)

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