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KUB 10.18 (tlh:KUB 10.18)
CTH 594
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| Designation | KUB 10.18 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 10.18 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 594 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Vs. I | ||
| 1 | ma-a-an LUGAL-uš ḫa-me-eš-ḫi {URU}ta-ḫur-pa-za | When the king comes, the Taḫurpaša |
| 2 | A-NAEZEN₄ AN.DAḪ.ŠUM {URU}KÙ.BABBAR-ši | At the festival of the stag-god of Kulšu |
| 3 | ú-ez-zi nu ma-aḫ-ḫa-an {URU}ti-ip-pu-wa | comes, and before Tippuwa |
| 4 | a-ri {GIŠ}ZA.LAM.GAR-ma {NA₄}ZI.KIN-ia | He takes the šalamgar-vessel and the date palm. |
| 5 | kat-ta-an ka-ru-ú tar-na-an | The lower part is elevated. |
| 6 | na-aš-ta LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}GIGIR-az kat-ta ti-ia-zi | And the king steps down from the chariot. |
| 7 | [n]u {URU}KÙ.BABBAR-ši an-da-an a-ru-wa-a-ez-zi | And they bring it to the city of Kuši.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ⸢nam⸣-ma-aš-kán {GIŠ}ZA.LAM.GAR-aš an-da pa-iz-zi | And he goes to the cult statue.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | nu-za-kán QA-TI-ŠU a-ar-ri LUGAL-uš-kán | And he gives his hand to the king. |
| 10 | {GIŠ}ZA.LAM.GAR-az ú-ez-zi nu {NA₄}ZI.KIN | He comes to the cult statue, and the stela |
| 11 | pé-ra-an GEŠTIN la-a-ḫu-wa-i ta-aš-ša-an | before the wine he pours, and he libates. |
| 12 | LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}GIGIR ti-ia-zi | The king takes the chariot. |
| 13 | ta ša-ra-a ša-ra-az-zi {NA₄}ZI.KIN | And he pours a libation, and he drinks a zikin-stone. |
| 14 | pa-iz-zi nu {LÚ.MEŠ}ME-ŠE-DI pít-ti-an-zi | He goes, and the bodyguards go. |
| 15 | nu tar-uḫ-zi ku-iš nu KIR₄.TAB.ANŠE a-pa-a-aš | And he libates, and he pours a libation of beer. |
| 16 | e-ep-zi na-aš-ta LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}GIGIR-az | He takes, and the king, the chariot, |
| 17 | kat-ta ti-ia-zi nu {NA₄}ZI.KIN | he steps down, and the stela |
| 18 | pé-ra-an NINDA.GUR₄.RA pár-ši-ia ši-pa-an-ti-ia | He breaks the loaf and libates. |
| 19 | nam-ma-aš pa-ra-a da-a-an {NA₄}ZI.KIN | Then he takes the stag-stone. |
| 20 | pa-iz-zi nu a-pí-ia NINDA.GUR₄.RA pár-ši-ia | He goes, and he breaks the loaf of bread. |
| 21 | ši-pa-an-ti-ia | he libates |
| 22 | nam-ma-aš-ša-an LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}GIGIR ⸢ti⸣-ia-zi | And the king takes the chariot.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | ta-aš-kán {NA₄}ZI.KIN-az ar-ḫa ú-ez-zi | And he goes straight to the ritual stone. |
| 24 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-aš-ša-an LUGAL-uš A-NAKASKAL GAL | And the king goes on a great journey. |
| 25 | pa-ra-a a-ri {GIŠ}GIGIR-ma ta-ma-i | He takes the chariot out, and he speaks: |
| 26 | tu-u-ri-⸢ia-an⸣ ḫa-an-ta-an ta-aš-ša-an | And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | LUGAL-uš A-NA{GIŠ}GIGIR ti-ia-zi | The king goes to the chariot. |
| 28 | ta an-da-an {É}ḫa-⸢le⸣-en-tu-u-wa | And to the house of Ḫalentuwa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | ú-ez-zi | he goes. |
| 30 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-aš-ša-an LUGAL-uš ⸢{URU}KÙ.BABBAR⸣-ši | Afterwards, the king of Kulšu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | {É}tar-nu-i a-ri ta wa-*ga*-an-⸢na⸣ | The tarnû-house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [ḫal-z]i-ia nam-ma-za LUGAL-uš wa-ar-a[p-z]i | ... the king takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [ ḪU]B.BI ⸢KÙ.SI₂₂⸣ BI(-)NI(-)M[I? ] | ... of gold ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [ ]x x[ ] | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | ta ša-ra-⸢a⸣ [ ] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2 | pa-iz-zi NAP-T[A?-NU ] | ... goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | nu ku-it-ma-an [ ] | And instead of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | A-NA*EZEN₄* A[N.DAḪ.ŠUM ] | For the festival of the sacrificial sheep ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | {D}zi-it-[ḫa-ri-ia ] | Zitḫariya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | na-at-za x[ ] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | na-at k[a-ru-ú Ú-UL] | ... does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | i-la-aš-n[i ] | he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | na-a[t IŠ-TUDINGIR-LIM SI×SÁ-at] | And he libates before the god.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | nu ki-i[š-ša-an ḫa-an-da-it] | And likewise he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | nu {D}z[i?-it-ḫa-ri-ia-aš] | and Zitḫariya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | I-NA[É-ŠU i-ia-at-ta-ri] | ... into his house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | LUGAL ⸢MUNUS⸣.L[UGAL {GIŠ}DAG-ti a-ša-an-da] | The king and the queen take the throne. |
| 14 | DUMU.É.GAL-kán [an-da pa-iz-zi {GIŠ}ŠUKUR] | The palace official goes to the spear. |
| 15 | {GIŠ}ma-a-ri-in [GADA-ia ḫar-zi nu GADA] | He takes a linen cloth, and the linen cloth |
| 16 | LUGAL-i pa-a-i {G[IŠ}kal-mu-uš-ma-aš-ša-an] | The king takes the kalmû-vessel. |
| 17 | LUGAL-i ZAG-az {G[IŠ}DAG-ti da-a-i] | He places it on the right side of the throne. |
| 18 | {GIŠ}ŠUKUR ḫar-zi-pát n[a-aš EGIR-pa pa-iz-zi] | He holds the spear, and goes back. |
| 19 | na-aš tar-ša-an-zi-p[í pé-ra-an ti-ia-zi] | And he goes before the taršanzipi.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | nu ka-a-aš-mi-ša-a ḫal-z[a-i DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL A-NALUGAL] | And he sings again: 'The palace servants to the king.' |
| 21 | MUNUS.LUGAL ME-E QA-TI ḫu-u[p-ri-it KÙ.SI₂₂] | The queen libates half a gold ḫuprītu-vessel. |
| 22 | pé-e-da-an-zi *ŠA*{GI[Š}ŠUKUR-ma ku-iš] | They go to the spear ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | DUMU.É.GAL na-aš ḫu-up-pár-a[š? A-NADUMU.É.GAL] | The palace official takes the hupparaš-vessel for the palace official |
| 24 | GÙB-la-az i-ia-at-t[a-ri] | He places it on the left.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | na-aš pa-iz-zi LUGAL-i [ta-pu-uš-za ti-ia-zi] | He goes; the king steps forward. |
| 26 | GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL GADA-an E[GIR-an-ša-me-et] | The chief of the palace servants takes a linen cloth. |
| 27 | pé-e ḫar-zi GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}[ME-ŠE-DI {GIŠ}ŠUKUR ḫar-zi] | He takes it. The chief of the bodyguards takes the spear. |
| 28 | na-aš-kán LUGAL-i me-na-a[ḫ-ḫa-an-da ti-ia-zi] | And the king stands before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL QA-TI-[ŠU-NU ar-ra-an-zi] | The king and the queen take their hand. |
| 30 | GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL-[ma GADA-an pa-a-i ŠU{MEŠ}-ŠU] | The chief of the palace servants takes a linen cloth. His hands |
| 31 | a-an-ša-an-zi [ ] | they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32 | xxxxx[ ] | |
| Rs. V | ||
| 1′ | x[ ] | |
| 2′ | pal-[wa-ez-zi ] | he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | pár-aš-n[a-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi] | He goes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}⸣U[Š.BAR(?) ] | The ironsmiths ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | ⸢LUGAL⸣ MUNUS.LUG[AL ] | The king and the queen(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | NINDA.GUR₄.RA ⸢EM⸣-[ṢA ] | The loaf of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}UŠ.BAR-⸢eš?sic⸣ [ ] | The weavers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | {LÚ}ALAM.Z[U₉ ḫal-za-a-i {LÚ}pal-wa-at-tal-la-aš] | The cult actor sings; the chanter |
| 9′ | pal-wa-a-ez-z[i ] | ... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}Ú-BA-RUM [ ] | The cupbearers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | še-er-ma-aš {LÚ}x[ ] | Secondly, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | a-⸢ra-an⸣-ta [ ] | Afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}SA[GI!? ] | The cupbearers ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | ti-an-z[i ] | ... they set ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | ⸢da-an⸣-z[i ] | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL GUB-aš x[ ] | The king and the queen stand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫa[lsic-li-ia-ri-eš SÌR-RU] | The great lyre, the cult singers sing. |
| 18′ | {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-m[a-i] | The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš [pal-wa-ez-zi] | The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | {NINDA}zi-ip-pu-la-aš-[ši-in(?) pár-ši-ia] | He breaks the zigpula-bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | nu A-NA{LÚ.⸢MEŠ⸣}ŠU.G[I ] | And to the cupbearers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | 3 {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA wa-aš-[ša-an-te-eš še-er a-ra-an-ta-ri] | Three priests ... they bow down. |
| 23′ | a-še-eš-šar ḫu-u-ma-a[n ar-nu-wa-an-zi] | They libate to the Aššar-priest.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | na-at-kán pa-ra-⸢a⸣ [pa-a-an-zi] | And they go out.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | {NINDA}ša-ra-am-na-[aš še-er ti-an-zi] | They set down the šaramna-bread. |
| 26′ | GAL ME-ŠE-DI LUGAL-i [te-ez-zi(?) ] | The chief of the bodyguards comes before the king. |
| 27′ | ḫu-up-pár GEŠTIN.KAŠ x[ ] | ... wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | {DUG}ḫu-up-pár GEŠTIN.[KAŠ ] | a bowl of wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29′ | ši-pa-an-ti pár-[aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi] | He libates; he goes to the šanuwa-vessel. |
| Rs. VI | ||
| 1′ | {LÚ}⸢ki-i⸣-[ta-aš ḫal-za-i] | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ME-[ŠE-DI ša-ra-a] | The palace servants, the bodyguards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ti-an-zi na-at an-da [a-ra-a]n?-zi | They stand, and they go before you.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR {GIŠ}B[ANŠUR{ḪI.A}] da-an-zi | The tablemen take the tables.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | na-at-⸢kán pa-ra-a⸣ [pé]-⸢e⸣-da-an-zi | And they go out.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ⸢na-aš-ta⸣ DUMU!.⸢É.GAL⸣ {GIŠ}DAG-az | And the palace official holds the throne. |
| 7′ | {GIŠ}kal-mu-uš [{GI]Š}⸢ŠUKUR⸣{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa | The kalmuš-vessel, the spears, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | da-a-i na-⸢at⸣-[kán] ⸢pa⸣-ra-a pé-e-da-i | He places it, and he places it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | šal-li a-še-eš-šar ⸢a⸣-ap-pa-a-i | He libates to Aššar.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | LUGAL-uš ⸢É.ŠÀ⸣-na pa-iz-zi | The king goes into the inner chamber. |
| 11′ | {KUŠ}NÍG.BÀR-an ḫal-zi-ia QA-TI | He takes a leather bag for the ḫalzi-offering. |
| Rs. VI | ... | |
| 12′ | DUB 1{KAM} QA-TI ma-a-an ḫa-me-eš-ḫi | Tablet 1: QA-TI, when the ḫamešhi |
| 13′ | I-NAEZEN₄ AN.DAḪ.ŠUM{SAR} LUGAL-uš | At the festival, the king [libates] an antaḫšu-beer. |
| 14′ | {URU}ta-ḫur-pa-az {URU}ti-ip-pu-wa | Taḫurpaz, Tippuwa |
| 15′ | ú-ez-zi {LÚ.MEŠ}ME-ŠE-DI pít-ti-an-zi | The bodyguards come. |
| 16′ | nam-ma {URU}KÙ.BABBAR-ši ú-ez-zi | And he goes to the city of Kušu. |
| 17′ | ta {É}ḫa-le-en-tu-u-wa | from the house of Ḫalentuwa |
| 18′ | šal-li a-še-eš-šar | he bows down. |
| Rs. VI | ... | |
| 19′ | ŠU {m}pí-ik-ku PA-NI{m}a-nu-wa-an-za | Hand of Pikku, adjoining Anuwanza |
| 20′ | {LÚ}SAG IŠ-ṬUR | The eunuch of the courtyard |
| Rs. VI | ... | |
Sources & licences
- 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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