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KBo 6.4 (tlh:KBo 6.4)

CTH 291

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DesignationKBo 6.4
IDtlh:KBo 6.4
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 291

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. I
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2′[ták-ku MUNUS-an ku-iš-ki ]x-x-zi na-aš a-ki ŠU-aš-še-et wa-aš-ta-i... he drinks, and the woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′[4? MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i tá]k-ku MUNUS-za-ma GÉME 2 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe gives 4? minas of silver. He takes the takku-vessel. The woman, the maid, gives 2 mina[s of] silver.
4′[ták-ku-kán {LÚ}DAM.GÀR {URU}Ḫ]A-AT-TI a-aš-šu-wa-aš ku-iš-ki an-da ku-en-ziThe merchant of Ḫattuša libates to him, and he drinks.
5′[n MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR p]a-a-i a-aš-šu-ia 3-ŠU šar-ni-ik-zi... he pours n minas of silver, three times he libates.
6′[ma-a-an] a-aš-šu-ma Ú-UL pé-e ḫar-zi na-an-kán šu-ul-la-an-na-zaAnd he does not go out, and he is not present.
7′[k]u-[i]š-ki ku-en-zi 6 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i ták-ku ke-eš-ši-ra-aš-ma... he pours six minas of silver, and he drinks it. And thus ...
8′wa-aš-ta-i 2 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours two minas of silver.
9′ták-ku LÚ-aš da-me-e-da-ni {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR an-da a-ki ták-ku LÚ EL-LAMHe drinks; the man eats; the šakirru-vessel ... When he drinks, the man of Elam ...
10′{A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR É 1 MA.NA 20 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR-ia pa-a-i ták-ku MUNUS-za-ma 3 MA.NA KÙ.BABBARHe takes one mina 20 shekels of silver from the storehouse; he takes the woman, and three minas [of silver]
11′pa-a-i ták-ku Ú-UL-ma {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR dam-me-el pé-e-da-anHe takes it. But he does not take the throne of Amme-El.
12′du-wa-an 3 DANNA du-wa-an-na 3 DANNA nu-kán ku-iš ku-iš URU-aš an-daAnd he places three leagues, and he puts three league-measures in the city.
13′SI×SÁ-ri nu a-pu-u-uš-pát da-a-i ták-ku URU-aš NU.GÁL na-aš-kán ša-me-en-ziHe places it on the throne, and he places it in the hearth; he does not drink from the city, he takes it out.
14′ták-ku LÚ-an EL-LUM šu-ul-la-an-na-za ku-iš-ki da-šu-wa-aḫ-ḫiThe man libates, and he drinks in the šullana-vessel.
15′1 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i ták-ku ŠU-aš wa-aš-ta-i 20 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours one mina of silver; he pours the takku-vessel, he libates, and pours 20 shekels of silver.
16′ták-ku ARAD-an šu-ul-la-an-na-za ku-iš-ki da-šu-wa-aḫ-ḫiHe drinks, and the servant of the šullana-priestess drinks.
17′20 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i ták-ku ŠU-aš wa-aš-ta-i 10 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours 20 shekels of silver; he pours a libation. He takes the hand of the ...; 10 shekel(s) of silver ...
18′ták-ku LÚ-an EL-LUM ZU₉-ŠÚ ku-iš-ki la-a-ki ma-a-an 2 ZU₉The man libates, and he takes his meal. He does not libate, saying: “If two meals
19′na-aš-ma 3 ZU₉ la-a-ki 12 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i ták-ku ARAD-iš 6 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iAnd he drinks three fish, he pours 12 shekels of silver. He pours a libation. His servant pours 6 shekel(s) of silver
20′ták-ku LÚ-an SAG.DU-an ku-iš-ki ḫu-u-ni-ik-ziHe drinks, and he places the head of the man on the table.
21′nu-za ḫu-u-ni-in-kán-za 3 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR da-a-iAnd he places three shekels of silver.
22′ták-ku LÚ EL-LUM SAG.DU-SÚ ku-iš-ki ḫa-pal-la-ša-ez-ziThe man libates from the top of the head.
23′ša-ak-ta-ez-zi-ia-an pé-di-iš-ši-ma UN-an pa-a-i nu É-er-šiHe places it before him, and he goes to the house.
24′an-ni-iš-ke-ez-zi ku-it-ma-na-aš SIG₅-ta-ri ma-a-na-aš SIG₅-ta-ri-maAnd he libates: "He is good, and he is good."
25′nu-uš-ši 10 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i {LÚ}A.ZU-ia ku-uš-ša-an 3 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBARAnd he gives 10 shekels of silver to the physician, and he takes 3 shekel(s) of silver.
26′pa-a-i ták-ku ARAD-iš-ma 2 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours, and the servant pours two shekels of silver.
27′ták-ku LÚ EL-LUM ŠU-SÚ na-aš-ma GÌR-ŠU ku-iš-ki du-wa-ar-né-ez-ziHe drinks; the man of the ellum-vessel holds his hand, and he places his feet on the ground.
28′na-aš ma-a-an kar-ma-la-aš-ša-i nu-uš-ši 20 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iAnd he takes 20 shekels of silver from the quay.
29′ma-a-na-aš Ú-UL-ma kar-ma-la-aš-ša-i nu-uš-ši 10 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iAnd he does not libate, but he gives 10 shekels of silver.
30′ták-ku ARAD-an ŠU-SÚ na-aš-ma GÌR-ŠU ku-iš-ki du-wa-ar-né-ez-ziHe drinks, and the servant takes his hand, and he places his feet on the ground.
31′na-aš ma-a-an kar-ma-la-aš-ša-i nu-uš-ši 10 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iAnd he takes ten shekels of silver from the quay.
32′ták-ku-aš Ú-UL-ma kar-ma-la-aš-ša-i nu-uš-ši 5 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe does not drink, but he gives five shekels of silver.
33′ták-ku LÚ-an EL-LUM KIR₁₄-še-et ku-iš-ki wa-a-kiThe man libates, and he takes the scepter.
34′30 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-i pár-na-aš-še-e-a šu-wa-a-i-ez-ziHe pours 30 minas of silver into the vessel.
35′ták-ku ARAD-an na-aš-ma GÉME-an KIR₁₄-še-et ku-iš-ki wa-a-kiHe drinks; the servant, and the maid, the torch, ...
36′15 MA.NA KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe gives 15 minas of silver.
37′ták-ku LÚ EL-LUM GEŠTU-an ku-iš-ki iš-gal-la-i 12 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe places the man of the el-lum-vessel on the table. He pours twelve shekels of silver.
38′ták-ku ARAD-an na-aš-ma GÉME-an GEŠTU-an ku-iš-kiHe drinks; the servant, and the maid, the ears ...
39′iš-kal-la-i 6 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours six shekels of silver.
40′ták-ku MUNUS-TI EL-LI šar-ḫu-u-wa-an-da-an ku-iš-kihe drinks, the woman ... he libates.
41′pé-eš-še-ia-az-zi 20 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours 20 shekels of silver.
42′ták-ku GÉME-an šar-ḫu-u-wa-an-da-an ku-iš-kiHe drinks; the maid, the šarḫuwanda-vessel, ...
43′pé-eš-še-ia-az-zi 10 GÍN.GÍN KÙ.BABBAR pa-a-iHe pours 10 shekels of silver.
Vs. II
1′ták-k[u... he places ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2′⸢na?⸣-[And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3′⸢É⸣-[the house ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′ták-k[u... he places ...(very low confidence: a guess)
5′i-w[a?-Iwa-(low confidence: few signs survive)
6′MUNUS-x[... woman(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′EGI[R-
8′ták-ku LÚ-i [... the man ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′ku-i-[
10′píd-da-[... he places ...(very low confidence: a guess)
11′ták-ku-an [he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12′nu at-[ta-ašAnd you(very low confidence: a guess)
13′ták-ku DUMU.MU[NUSThe daughter ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14′EGIR-zi-[na-atAfterwards(low confidence: few signs survive)
15′na-an-kán [And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
16′3-ŠU [Three times ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
17′ták-ku LÚ-aš DUMU.MUNUS [The man, the daughter ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′ku-ša-ta-ma ku-i[t... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
19′ták-ku LÚ MUNUS-ia DA[M-an-ni... the man of my woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′nu-uš-ma-aš É-er [And the house ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′EGIR-an-ma-aš EN-iz-[zi-ia-at-ta-riAfterwards, Bēl-izziyattari(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′nu-za É-er LÚ-aš-š[a... and the house of the man ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′a-pé-e-el ŠAL[Ú... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24′ták-ku LÚ-aš É-er [The man of the house ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25′nu-za ŠAÉ-TIM MUNUS-TUM-m[a... and the land of the woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′LÚ-an na-aš-šu [The man ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′ú-e-mi-ia-[... he speaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28′MUNUS-TUM-ma-kán [... the woman ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29′e-eš-še-eš-ta [And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
30′ma-a-an LÚ-m[aIf a man(lower confidence: line is broken)
31′na-at-kán [And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
32′ták-ku ARAD-i[š... the servant ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33′na-an-za DA[M-an-ni... he gives to me.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Rs. III 1-
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Rs. III
8ták-k[u... he places ...(very low confidence: a guess)
9EGIR [Afterwards(low confidence: few signs survive)
10ŠAL[ÚHand(low confidence: few signs survive)
11pa-ra-a Ú-[UL... does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12na-at-kán [And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
13ŠÀ É pé-⸢e⸣-[from the house ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14ták-ku LÚ EL-[LUM?... the man of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15nu LÚ IL-K[Iand the man ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16ki-i-ma š[a-aḫ-ḫa-mi-itlike a šuḫammi-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
17an-da ši-e-[et-ta-ri-ia-zi... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
18e-eš-ša-i [And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
19ḫar-kán-ta-[an... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20ma-a-an LUG[AL-ušWhen the king(lower confidence: line is broken)
21pí-an-z[i... they give ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
22ták-ku LÚ [IL-KI... the man ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23nu LÚ I[L-KIAnd the man ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24ki-i-ma [Like ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
25an-da š[i-ia-at-ta-ri-ia-zi?... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26e-eš-ša-[i... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
27I-NAÉ.[GAL-LIMin the palace(low confidence: few signs survive)
28ták-ku U[N... to drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29ma-a-an š[ar?-di?-ia?-aš?When the šardiya(?)(lower confidence: line is broken)
30kar-tim-m[i-ia-of Kartimmiya(low confidence: few signs survive)
31na-aš a-k[i... he drinks.(low confidence: few signs survive)
32ar-ḫa [... behind ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33na-aš a-k[i... he drinks.(low confidence: few signs survive)
34ták-ku ḫa[r-kán-ta-an... he pours a libation(lower confidence: line is broken)
35an-ni-e[š-ke-ez-zi... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
36Ú-U[LAnd ...(very low confidence: a guess)
37n[uAnd ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Rs. IV
1ta-an EGIR-pa pár-ku-nu-zi ma-a-an É-ri-ia ku-it-kiThey go back and forth, saying: “Because of my house, be secure!’
2i-da-a-la-u-e-eš-zi e-eš-zi na-an EGIR-pa-pát pár-ku-nu-zi ku-it-ta-ia-aš-ši-kánThey bring it, they take it, and they break it back again.
3ku-it ḫar-ak-zi na-at EGIR-pa 1-ŠU šar-ni-ik-ziHe places it on the throne, and then he places it once again.
4ták-ku Ú-NU-TE{MEŠ} ku-iš-ki na-aš-ma GU₄ UDU ANŠE.KUR.RA ... ANŠE... he eats, and the ox, the sheep, the horse ... the horse
5ú-e-mi-ia-zi na-an EGIR-pa EN-iš-ši pé-en-na-ihe takes, and afterwards he places it before his lord.
6na-an pé-e-ḫu-te-ez-zi ma-a-an EN〈〈iš〉〉-ši-in-ma Ú-ULThey stand, saying: “Why does the owner of the house not
7ú-e-mi-ia-zi nu-za ku-u-ut-ru-wa-a-ez-zi EGIR-zi-an-ma-atThey bring (them) out, and they libate afterwards.
8EN-ŠU ú-e-mi-ia-zi nu-uš-ši-kán ku-it ḫar-kánhis lord, he calls out, and he ...
9na-at ša-ku-wa-aš-šar ar-ḫa pé-e-da-i ma-a-an-za Ú-UL-maAnd the šakkuwa-priest goes behind, but he does not ...
10ku-ut-ru-wa-a-ez-zi EGIR-zi-an-ma-at EN-ŠÚ ú-e-mi-ia-ziAfterwards, he calls out to his master.
11na-aš {LÚ}NÍ.ZU ki-ša-ri 3-ŠU šar-ni-ik-ziAnd the incantation priest libates three times.
12ták-ku {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR NÍG.BA LUGAL ku-iš-ki ḫar-zi lu-uz-ziThe king takes the takku-vessel of the akaru-flour, and he prostrates himself before the king.
13e-eš-ša-a-i ma-a-na-an-kán LUGAL-uš-ma a-ra-u-wa-aḫ-ḫiAnd he says: “Why does the king ...?
14nu lu-uz-zi Ú-UL i-ia-az-ziAnd he goes, but he does not go.
15ták-ku {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR ku-iš-ki ŠALÚ˽{GIŠ}TUKUL ḫu-u-ma-an-da-an wa-a-šiHe drinks from the throne, and the weapon-bearer takes it away.
16EN {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR!-ma-kán ḫar-ak-zi nu-uš-ši-iš-ša-an ku-itThe lord of the throne takes it, and he holds it.
17ša-aḫ-ḫa-an LUGAL-uš da-a-i nu a-pa-a-at e-eš-ša-iThe king takes it, and he pours it out.
18ma-a-an EN {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR-ma TI-an-za na-aš-ma É EN {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀRWhen the lord of the throne comes, he says: “The house of the Lord of the priestess,
19e-eš-zi ma-a-an a-pé-e-da-ni ut-ne-ehe takes, and when he goes back
20ma-a-an da-me-e-da-ni KUR-e ša-aḫ-ḫa-an Ú-UL e-eš-ša-iWhen he goes to the mountains, he does not go.
21ták-ku URU-ri A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-an ša-aḫ-ḫa-an-na i-wa-ru ku-iš-ki ḫar-ziThe city is surrounded by a cloud, it is covered with a cloth. He takes it out.
22ták-ku-uš-ši A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-uš ḫu-u-ma-an-za pí-an-za lu-uz-zi kar-ap-ziThen he takes the hands, and he places them in his mouth.
23ták-ku-uš-ši A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-uš ḫu-u-ma-an-za Ú-UL pí-an-za te-pu-uš-šiHe drinks, and he does not drink from his mouth.
24pí-ia-an lu-uz-zi Ú-UL kar-ap-zi IŠ-TUÉ A-BI-ŠU-maHe libates, but he does not drink from his hand.
25kar-pí-an-zi ták-ku i-wa-ru-wa-aš EN-aš {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR ḫar-kán-zaThey libate; they drink; the lord of the throne ...
26A.ŠÀ-ši LÚ{MEŠ} URU-LIM {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR-an pí-an-ziAs for him, the men of the city take the throne.
27ta lu-uz-zi kar-pí-i-e-ez-ziAnd he goes to the quay.
28ták-ku {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR-an NÍG.BA LUGAL ku-iš-ki ḫar-zi A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A}-aš-ma lu-uz-ziThe king takes the takku-vessel, the akarru-votary, and he places it on the throne.
29〈〈lu-uz-zi〉〉 i-ia-zi ma-a-na-an-kán IŠ-TUÉ.GAL-LIMHe goes, and he says: "Where is the palace?"
30a-ra-wa-aḫ-ḫi lu-uz-zi Ú-UL kar-ap-zi ták-ku 〈ŠA〉LÚ˽{GIŠ}TUKULHe goes to the Arawaḫi, but he does not drink. The weapon-bearer
31A.ŠÀ-ŠU ḫu-u-ma-an-da-an ku-iš-ki wa-a-ši LUGAL-unAnd he places it before the king.
32pu-nu-uš-ša-an-zi nu ku-it LUGAL-uš te-ez-zi nu a-pa-a-atThey place it, and the king stands, and he speaks.
33lu-uz-zi kar-ap-zi ták-ku A.ŠÀ{ḪI.A} ku-e-el-la pa-ra-a ⸢wa⸣-a-ši... he goes, he drinks, and he takes the fields. He takes it away.
34lu-uz-zi Ú-UL kar-pí-i-e-ez-zi ták-ku {A.ŠÀ}A.GÀR ḫar-kán-zaHe goes, but he does not go; he is seated on the throne.
35na-aš-ma-aš-ši LÚ{MEŠ} URU-LIM pí-an-zi lu-uz-zi i-ia-ziAnd the men of the city come, and they go.
36ták-ku-za {LÚ}ḫi!-ip-pa-ra-aš lu-uz-zi kar-pí-iz-zi {LÚ}A-SI-RUM-zaThe ḫiparaš-priest goes, and the cult singers
37ḫa-ap-pár le-e ku-iš-ki i-ia-zi DUMU-ŠU A.ŠÀ-ŠU {GIŠ}KIRI₆.GEŠTIN-ŠÚHe takes the ḫappa-vessel, and he places it on the table. His son, his father, his vineyard
38[l]e-e ku-iš-ki wa-a-ši ku-iš-za {LÚ}A-SI-RUM-ma ḫa-ap-pár... he takes, and the chanter ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39[i-i]a-zi na-aš-kán ḫa-ap-pár-ra-az ša-me-en-zi {LÚ}A-SI-RUM-[m]a... he takes, and he places it on the hearth. The prisoners ...
40[ku-i]t ḫa-ap-pí-ra-ez-zi na-at-za EGIR-pa d[a-a-i]... he pours a libation of ḫapireẑ-beer, and he takes it back.
41[ták-ku {LÚ}]A-[S]I-RUM da-a-i-ia-zi nu-uš-ši-i[š-ša-an]The chanter takes it, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42[šar-ni-ik-ze-e]l? Ú-UL iš-ḫi-an-z[i na-aš-ma]The šarnik-zēl-priest does not go, and ...
43[tu-ik-kán-za šar-ni-ik-z]i ⸢ma⸣-a[m-ma-anHe places it on the throne, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
lk. Rd.
1{m}ḫa-ni-ku-DINGIR-LIM-iš DUB.SAR DUMU {m}NU.GIŠ.[SAR]Ḫaniku-ilī-iš the scribe, son of Nergal-šarre
2DUMU.DUMU-ŠÚ ŠA{m}LÚ GAL DUB.SAR{MEŠ} Ù DUMU.DUMU{MEŠ}-[ŠÚ]The son of the chief scribe and the sons
3ŠA{m}ka-ru-nu-wa {LÚ}ḪA-A-LI-BI ŠAKUR.U[GU]Karunuwa, the cupbearer of the land(lower confidence: line is broken)
4Ù DUMU.DUMU{MEŠ}-ŠU-MA ŠA{m}ḫa-ni-ku-DINGIR-LIM GAL NA.GADAnd the sons of Ḫaniku-ilum, the chief cupbearer,

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