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KBo 71.53 (tlh:KBo 71.53)

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DesignationKBo 71.53
IDtlh:KBo 71.53
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 670

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. III
1ti-i-e-ez-zi nu LÚ{MEŠ} x[ ]... and the men ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2ḫa-an-te-ez-zi ti-an-zithey set up.
3IT-TIGUNNI-at a-ra-an-ziThey libate with the libation vessel.
4[n]a-at-kán GUNNI pé-ra-an ar-ḫa... before the scepter ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5[pa-a]n-zi 1 {MUN}pu-ú-ti-inThey libate one salt-beer
6[ ]x ḫa-an-te-ez-zi še-er... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7[ ]-nu-zi... he drinks.(very low confidence: a guess)
8[1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA(?) KU₇ {LÚ}Š]U.I ú-da-iThe cupbearer brings one sweet loaf of bread.
9[na-an A-NADUMU].⸢É⸣.GAL pa-a-iHe gives it to the palace servant.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10[DUMU.É.GAL-ma-an A-N]AGAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GALThe palace official, the chief of the palace officials,
11[pa-a-i GAL DUMU{MEŠ}].⸢É⸣.GAL-ma-anHe takes the chief of the palace servants.
12[A-NA{GIŠ}ŠUKUR {D}KA]L pár-ši-iaHe breaks it for the spear of the Stag-god.
13[na-an EGIR-pa A-N]A⸢DUMU⸣.É.GALAfterwards, to the palace servant(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[pa-a-i DUMU.É.GAL-ma-an E]GIR-paHe places it before the palace official.
15[A-NA{LÚ}ŠU.I pa-a]-⸢i⸣He gives it to the barber.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Rs. IV
1′[ -i]a [ ]
2′[ ]x EGIR-⸢pa⸣ [ ]... afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[ {GIŠ}BANŠU]R?-i da-a-i [ ]He places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[ḫe-ú-un tar-n]a?-an-zi... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′[pár-aš-n]a-u-wa-aš... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6′[{LÚ}SAGI.A] ú-ez-ziThe cupbearer comes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′[DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL g]e-nu-wa-aš GADA{ḪI.A}The palace servants, the linen ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′[ú-da-an]-zithey bring.(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′[LUGAL MU]NUS.LUGAL GUB-aš {D}UTU {D}me-zu-ul-laThe king and queen stand before Šamaš and Mezulla.
10′[a-ku-w]a-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GALThey drink the great lyre.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′{[LÚ].MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš SÌR-RUThe cult singers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-iThe cult actor speaks.
13′{LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-i [ ]The kīta-official sings ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′{LÚ}SAGI.A-aš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA [EM-ṢA]The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread.

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