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KUB 13.20 (tlh:KUB 13.20)
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| Designation | KUB 13.20 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 13.20 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 259 |
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 | [A-NA{LÚ}BE-EL MAD-GAL₉-T]I-⸢ma?⸣-aš-kán ku-e-da-ni an-da {LÚ}SIG₅ la-aḫ-ḫi-ma-aš Ú-UL [p]a-a-an-za {LÚ}BE-EL MA-AD-G[AL₉-TUM-ma-an] | To the lord of the sacrificial sheep, to him, the good steward does not take it. The king, the ... |
| 2 | [ ma-aḫ-ḫa-a]n iš-ta-ma-aš-zi na-an e-ep-du na-an I-NAÉ.GAL-LIM up-pa-ú da-a-i-ma-az | ... he takes, and he places it in the palace.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [le-e na-an ar-ḫ]a le-e tar-na-a-i ma-a-an-kán {LÚ}SIG₅ na-aš-ma ap-pé-ez-zi-iš an-tu-wa-aḫ-ḫa-aš | ... and he takes the ..., and the good man ... And he goes to Antuwaḫa. |
| 4 | [la-aḫ-ḫa-az KASKAL-az EGI]R-pa ḫu-u-wa-a-i {LÚ}DUGUD-ŠU-ma-an UGULA LI-IM-ia le-e mu-un-na-⸢ez⸣-zi | ... he takes the road. The šangû-priest, the overseer of the messenger, comes. |
| 5 | I-NA[É.GAL-LIM-ia-an ḫu]-u-da-a-ak te-ek-ku-uš-ša-nu-ud-du | ... in the palace ... they eat and drink ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-[ma tu-uz-z]i-iš ÉRIN{MEŠ} ANŠE.KUR.RA{ḪI.A} an-da a-ri nu ma-a-an {D}UTU-ŠI ... la-aḫ-*ḫi* a-pa-a-ši-la i-ia-at-ta | And then the troops and horses ... and when the Sun-deity ... he libates ... |
| 7 | nu ŠA⸢LÚ?⸣ [ ] ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš ḫu-u-da-aš e-eš-du nu {LÚ}KÚR kar-ši za-aḫ-ḫi-ia-ad-du-ma-at ma-a-an KIN-⸢ma⸣ ku-it-k[i] | And the man ... and he goes out. And the cult actor ... in the quay, and when he comes, ... |
| 8 | na-aš-ma ú-[e-tum-m]ar na-aš-ma ku-iš im-ma KIN-az nu-uš-ša-an an-da ar-du-ma-at na-an ša-a-ku-wa-aš-š[a-ri-it] | And he eats. And when he comes, and he drinks, and the šakuwaš-sari-vessel |
| 9 | ⸢ZI-it⸣ an-ni-⸢iš⸣-ke-et-tén na-at ŠAEGIR!.UD-MI pa-aḫ-ḫa-aš-ša-nu-wa-an KIN e-eš-[du] | And he places it on the throne. At the end of the day, he libates. |
| 10 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma {LÚ}KÚR a-ki na-aš-ma-kán KIN aš-ša-nu-ud-da-a-ri nu ku-iš ÉRIN{MEŠ} a-ša-an-du-la-aš na-an-kán {D}UT[U-ŠI] | Moreover, the cult actor, as he calls out, and instead of the troops, the Ašandala-gods, |
| 11 | a-ša-an-du-li an-da ta-la-aḫ-ḫi ku-iš ar-ḫa tar-nu-um-ma-aš-ma ÉRIN{MEŠ}-az na-an {D}UTU-ŠI ar-ḫa tar-n[a-aḫ-ḫi] | And he places it on the throne. Then, the troops, and the Sun-deity, the treasury, |
| 12 | ma-a-an {LÚ}KÚR-ma ku-wa-at-ka₄ za-lu-ga-nu-zi ku-u-ru-ur ku-iš *〈〈KI〉〉* ḫar-zi {D}UTU-ŠI-ma EGIR-pa A-NADINGIR{MEŠ}-[ia DÙ-wa-an-zi(?)] | When the cult actor libates, they libate, and he drinks, and the Sun-deity again goes to the gods. |
| 13 | ú-wa-mi na-aš-ma ku-wa-pí A-NA{D}UTU-ŠI a-aš-šu nu {D}UTU-ŠI a-pád-da pa-iz-*zi* tu-uz-zi-ia-⸢ma⸣ pé-ra-an ma-a-a[n DUMU.LUGAL] | And then he goes to the Sun-deity, and the Sun(deity) comes. He goes, and before the crown prince |
| 14 | ⸢na⸣-aš-ma BE-EL GAL ku-in-ki wa-a-tar-na-aḫ-mi nu ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ŠA{D}UTU-ŠI iš-ḫi-ú-ul a-pé-el-la QA-TAM-〈MA〉 ⸢e?⸣-[ | And the great lord of the kunku-vessel, the watarnaḫi, and before the Sun-deity, he does not rise, likewise ... |
| 15 | [na-a]n tu-uz-zi-iš ḫu-u-ma-an-za iš-ta-ma-aš-ke-ed-du [ ] | And he places it on the hearth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [m]a-a-an {D}UTU-ŠI-ma la-aḫ-ḫi ú-ki-la Ú-UL pa-a-i-mi nu tu-uz-zi-ia ku-in DUMU.LUGAL na-aš-ma *BE*-E[L GAL] | When the Sun-deity eats, he does not eat, and he sits, and the crown prince is the great lord. |
| 17 | wa-a-tar-na-aḫ-mi nu tu-uz-zi-in la-aḫ-ḫi a-pa-a-aš pé-e-ḫu-te-ez-zi nu-uš-ši-kán ku-it {D}UTU-ŠI ⸢ú?⸣-[ | And he places it on the hearth, and he takes it out. And then ... the Sun-deity ... |
| 18 | ki-iš-ša-ri te-eḫ-ḫi na-an tu-uz-zi-iš ḫu-u-ma-an-za iš-ta-ma-aš-ke-ed-du nu ŠA{D}UTU-ŠI [ | Then he goes down, and he stands, and the Sun-deity ... |
| 19 | iš-ša-at-tén nu ḫu-u-ma-an-za ḫu-u-da ḫar-du nu {LÚ}KÚR kar-ši za-aḫ-ḫi-ia-ad-du-ma-[at] | And he libates, and the cult actor prostrates himself. |
| 20 | ma-a-an ú-e-tum-mar-ma ku-it-ki na-aš-ma ku-iš im-ma ku-iš a-ni-ia-az nu-uš-ša-an an-da ar-d[u-ma-at] | When he sees it, he says: “It is indeed, it is indeed ... And then he ... |
| 21 | na-an ša-ku-wa-aš-ša-ri-it ZI-it KIN-eš-ke-tén na-at ŠAEGIR.UD-MI pa-aḫ-ḫa-aš-nu-an KIN e-eš-d[u] | And the ša-kuwaš-sari-vessel, the life of the cult daises, and the recitation of the ritual rites. |
| 22 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma {LÚ}KÚR a-ki na-aš-ma-kán KIN-az a-aš-ša-nu-ud-da-a-ri nu tu-uz-zi-iš MA-ḪA[R {D}UTU-ŠI] | Afterwards, the cult actor, when he goes out, he places it before the Sun-deity. |
| 23 | ú-ez-zi na-an {D}UTU-ŠI ar-ḫa a-ri-ia-mi nu ku-iš ar-ḫa tar-nu-ma-aš na-an {D}UTU-ŠI ar-[ḫa tar-na-aḫ-ḫi] | he goes, and to the Sun-deity of Ariyamu, and instead of the sun-distress of Arnumaš, and [to the Sun]-deities of Arnaḫi, |
| 24 | ku-iš-ša ÉRIN{MEŠ} a-ša-an-du-la-aš-ma na-an-kán {D}UTU-ŠI a-ša-an-du-la-an-ni da-a-la-aḫ-ḫi ma-a-a[n-ma] | And the troops of Ašandula, and then the Sun-deity, the balahḫi-priestess, |
| 25 | tu-uz-zi-iš MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI Ú-UL ú-ez-zi ... {D}UTU-ŠI tu-u-wa-*az* ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ḫa-at-ra-a-mi n[u QA-TAM-MA iš-ša-at-tén] | And he does not go to the Sun-deity. ... Sun-disease, he goes before the ḫatramu-vessel, and likewise he ... |
| 26 | ma-a-an-kán a-pa-a-aš-ma DUMU.LUGAL na-aš-ma BE-LUM tu-uz-zi-ia pé-ra-an ar-ḫa i-da-a-lu ut-tar pé-e-ḫu-te-[ez-zi] | When the crown prince speaks, and the lord sits before him, he goes back and forth. |
| 27 | na-aš-ta {D}UTU-ŠI za-am-mu-ra-a-ez-zi šu-ma-aš-ša-an e-ep-tén na-an MA-ḪAR {D}UTU-ŠI ú-wa-te-et-tén | And the Sun-deity comes out. And he opens the door. And the sun-distress ... |
| 28 | nu ú-wa-mi {D}UTU-ŠI ut-tar ú-ki-la pu-nu-uš-mi BE-LU{MEŠ} ku-i-e-eš ÉRIN{MEŠ} ANŠE.KUR.RA{ḪI.A} a-ú-ri-uš | And he libates to the Sun-deity, and he drinks. And the lords, the troops, the horses ... |
| 29 | ma-a-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-iš-ket₉-te-ni nu-uš-ša-an ša-ku-wa-aš-ša-ri-it ZI-it kat-ta-an ti-ia-an ḫar-tén | And he libates, and he places the šakuwašari-vessel on the right side. |
| 30 | nu-za šu-um-me-eš ma-aḫ-ḫa-an tu-ek-ka₄-aš-ša A-NADAM{MEŠ}-KU-NU DUMU{MEŠ}-KU-NU É{MEŠ}-KU-NU ge-en-zu ḫar-te-ni | And he places it before him, and he takes the tukka-bread, the sons, the house, and the hut. |
| 31 | LUGAL-u-wa-aš ša-ak-li-ia ge-en-zu QA-TAM-MA ḫar-tén na-at SIG₅-in ma-a-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-iš-ke-et-tén | The king, the šakliya-priestess, likewise the ḫartēn-vessel, the good thing, ... |
| 32 | DI-NA₇{ḪI.A} KUR-ti ku-e ḫa-an-ne-iš-ket₉-te-e-ni na-at SIG₅-in ḫa-an-ni-iš-ke-et-tén na-at-za-kán a-pé-e-el | And he pours the water of the mountain, and it is good, and he fills it with water. |
| 33 | ŠAÉ-ŠU ŠAŠEŠ-ŠU DAM-ŠU ḫa-aš-ša-an-na-aš-ši pa-an-ku-na-aš-ši {LÚ}ka-e-na-an-ti {LÚ}a-re-eš-ši | The heart, the libation, the wife, and the ḫaššanna-offering, the cupbearer, the priest, |
| 34 | *ŠA*NINDA! KAŠ ma-a-ni-ia-aḫ-ḫi-ia-at-ti *le*-e ku-iš-ki i-ia-zi nu ša-ra-a-az-zi DI-šar | He takes the bread and beer, and he places it before the god. |
| 35 | le-e kat-te-er-ra-aḫ-te-e-ni kat-te-er-ra-ma *ḫa-an-ne*-eš-šar le-e ša-ra-a-⸢az⸣-zi-ia-aḫ-te-ni | The lee is below, below, the ḫanneššar-vessel is below. |
| 36 | ku-it-ma DI-šar šu-me-el Ú-UL tar-uḫ-ḫu-u-wa-aš na-at LUGAL-ia ŠABE-LÍ-KU-NU me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da | Instead of the šūmû-priestess, he is not a taruḫuwa-priest, and the cult singers sing. |
| 37 | ú-da-at-tén na-at LUGAL-uš a-pa-a-ši-la pu-nu-uš-zi | And he gives it to the king, and he takes it. |
| Vs. I | ... | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | x[ | |
| 2′ | {L[Ú} | the man(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | nu-u[š(-) | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | a-ra-[ | ... to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | ku-i[š? | ... with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6′ | DINGIR?-L[AM | DINGIR-LAM(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | {LÚ}x[ | the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8′ | ki-i[t?- | ... true(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | x[ | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | n[u? | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | m[a?- | |
| 3′ | {LÚ}x[ | the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4′ | {LÚ}x[ | the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5′ | A-N[A? | to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6′ | AN(-)[ | |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | x⸢{ḪI.A}-KU-NU⸣ *x* ḫ[u-u-ma-an- | ... they drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | ki-na-a-at-tén nu-k[án | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3′ | zi-ia-du ŠAan-t[u-wa-aḫ-ḫa-aš(?) | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ke-e-el tup-pí-aš ud-da-a-ar p[a-aḫ-ša-ri | Then he renews the tablet.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ku-i-ša ke-e-el tup-pí-ia-aš ud-⸢da-a⸣-[ar] ⸢Ú-UL⸣ pa-aḫ-ša-r[i na-an ke-e] | And he takes it away from the tablet, and he does not go out. |
| 6′ | NÉ-EŠ DINGIR{MEŠ} ḫar-ni-in-kán-*〈〈du〉〉*-du | Then the gods ... |
| 7′ | DUB 2{KAM} QA-TI ŠA{m}du-ut-ḫa-li-ia iš-ḫi-ú-la | Tablet 2 of the QA-TI of Dutḫaliya, from the hearth. |
| 8′ | UN{MEŠ}-an-na-aš ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš | the people, the ḫumanda-offering |
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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