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KUB 14.4 (tlh:KUB 14.4)
CTH 70
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| Designation | KUB 14.4 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 14.4 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 70 |
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′ | i]-⸢da?-la?⸣-u?-x x x[ | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | Ú-U]L-an ku-it-ki i-da-⸢la-u-wa-aḫ-ḫu⸣-u[n | Afterwards, he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | i]š-du-wa-a-ti na-an ú-et ŠEŠ-IA ap-pé-ez-z[i-ia | ... he pours a libation, and he goes into the hearth ... |
| 4′ | ] ⸢A⸣-BI-IA-ia-an Ú-UL ku-it-ki i-da-a-la-u-w[a-aḫ-ta] | ... he does not eat, but he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | DIN]GIR-LIM-iš ki-ša-at {f}ta-wa-an-na-an-na-an-m[a?] {m}⸢ar⸣-nu-⸢wa-an⸣-[da-aš] | The god, in the place of Tawanana, and Arnuwana |
| 6′ | ] ⸢Ú⸣-UL ku-it-ki i-da-la-u-wa-aḫ-ḫu-u-en ⸢te⸣-ep-nu-mi-na-an | ... he does not eat, they do not libate. |
| 7′ | É.LUGA]L Ù KUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI A-NA˽PA-NIA-BI-IA ma-aḫ-ḫa-an | The palace of the land of Ḫattitu to Nabû-nādin-aḫiya. |
| 8′ | ] QA-TAM-MA-pát ta-pa-ar-ta ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-za ŠEŠ-IA-ia | ... likewise, he pours a libation before him. |
| 9′ | {f}ta-wa-a]n-na-an-na-an-ma am-mu-uk-ka₄ Ú-UL ku-it-ki | “Tawannanāma, you are not yours.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | te-ep-nu-nu]-na-an Ú-UL ku-it-ki É.LUGAL Ù KUR ⸢{URU}⸣ḪA-AT-TI | They do not ... the palace of the king, the land of Ḫattu |
| 11′ | A-NA˽PA-N]IŠEŠ-IA ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ta-pa-ar-ta a-pí-ia-ia-at | To Nabû-nišēya, before him, he pours a libation. |
| 12′ | {L]Ú}MU-TI₄-ŠU-ia-aš-ši ku-iš ša-ak-la-a-iš | The šūtu-priest, instead of the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | ]x-aš-ši ku-e Ú-UL a-a-ra e-eš-ta | ... he does not go out ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | ]x ša-ak-la-in-na-kán iš-ḫi-ú-ul-la | ... he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | i]š-⸢ḫi-ú⸣-li-ia pa-ra-a pé-e-da-an ḫar-ta | ... he brings it out, and he takes it out. |
| 16′ | ]-⸢uk⸣ ma-aḫ-ḫa-an IŠ-TULÚ-ši | ... and before him(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | KUR {URU}ḪA-AT]-TI QA-TAM-MA ta-pa-ar-ta | The land of Ḫattu is opposite each other. |
| 18′ | ]x-⸢un⸣ na-an me-ek-ki | ... he places it before you.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | me-e]k-ki ti-ia-an ḫar-ku-un | ... he places it on the ground.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | ] ⸢e-eš⸣-ta | ... once ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | k]u?-iš-ki(-)⸢nu?⸣(-)[ ] | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | -i]š?-kán(-)⸢kap?⸣-pí-⸢šar?⸣ | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | ⸢ti⸣-x xx xx x ⸢ḫar⸣-ni-ik-⸢ta⸣ nu šu-me-e-eš DINGIR{MEŠ} | ... and the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | Ú-UL uš-ket₉-te-e-ni É A-BI-IA-kán ma-aḫ-ḫa-an ḫu-u-ma-an | He does not know. The house of your father is a whole lot. |
| 5′ | I-NAÉ {NA₄}ḫé-*kur* {D}KAL I-NAÉ.NA₄ DINGIR-LIM ne-ia-at a-pa-a-at-ma | In the house of the ḫekur-stone of the Stag-god, in the temple of the god, he speaks thus: |
| 6′ | {URU}ša-an-ḫa-ra-az ḫu-u-i-nu-ut a-pa-a-at-ma {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ši ⸢ḫu-u-ma-an-ti⸣ | Šanḫarāz, he speaks, and Ḫattuši speaks, |
| 7′ | an-tu-uḫ-ša-an-ni pa-ra-a pé-eš-ta nu-kán EGIR-an Ú-UL ku-it-ki | And he turns back, and he is not seated behind him. |
| 8′ | da-a-li-iš-ta nu DINGIR{MEŠ} Ú-UL uš-ket₉-te-e-ni nu-uš-ši a-pí-ia-ia | And the gods did not listen to me, but he himself ... |
| 9′ | Ú-UL ku-it-ki me-ma-aḫ-ḫu-un a-pád-da-an-kán še-er aš-šu-li ḫa-an-⸢na⸣-nu-⸢un⸣ | And he does not bow down, he speaks: “From above, from below, |
| 10′ | a-pa-a-aš-ma KA×U{ḪI.A}-uš an-da ḫa-ma-*an*-ak-ta nu Ú!-UL-ia ku-it | And he places it on the doorposts, and he does not hold it. |
| 11′ | i-ia-an e-eš-ta a-pa-a-aš-ma-at-ták-kán pa-ra-a pé-eš-ta nu-kán É A-BI-IA | And then he goes to the house of my father. |
| 12′ | ḫar-ni-ik-ta nam-ma-aš i-da-la-u-wa-an-ni-pát EGIR-an ti-i-e-et | And then he libates. Afterwards, he drinks. |
| 13′ | na-aš UD-ti GE₆-ti-ia A-NA˽PA-NIDINGIR{MEŠ} ar-ta-ri nu ⸢DAM⸣-[IA | And on the day of my night he prostrates himself before Nabû-nādin-ili, and he speaks: |
| 14′ | nu ma-a-an am-mu-uk DINGIR{MEŠ} NINDA.GUR₄.RA-az {DUG}iš-pa-an-[tu-uz-zi-ia-az] | "Why do the gods libate bread and a libation vessel?" |
| 15′ | EGIR-an ḫu-u-it-ti-ia-*mi* ... nu-uš-ma-aš NINDA.GUR₄.R[A-an | Afterwards, the ḫuittiya-bread ... and the loaf of bread ... |
| 16′ | pé-eš-ke-mi na-aš-za-kán am-mu-uk A-NASAG.D[U-IA | And he says: “Asagdūya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | É-IA KUR-TI-IA Ù A-NA*{LÚ}KÚR*{ḪI.A} ku-i[n?- | the temple of the land and to the horses ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | ma-⸢al-za⸣-ke-mi {f}ta-wa-an-na-an-na-aš-ma [ | And Tawananna ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | pé-ra-an ar-ta-ri nu DAM-IA D[INGIR{MEŠ}-aš | before the altar, and the wife of the gods |
| 20′ | ši-pa-an-za-ke-ez-zi nu-za-kán ŠAD[AM-IA | He libates, and he gives to the father.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | nu DINGIR{MEŠ} Ú-UL *a*-ša-an-da-an x[ | And the gods do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | ḫa-an-ne-eš-ni ḪUL-u-i AN x[ | ... evil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | xx [ | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1 | ku-it DAM-IA DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš x[ | together with the wife of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | iš-ta-ma-aš-tén nu-kán x[ | And then ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3 | me-mi-an ku-wa-at iš-ta-m[a-aš-tén | He speaks, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | ma-a-an-kán {f}an-ni-el-la-aš [ | When Anni-Ela ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ša-ra-a da-a-iš {f}an-ni-el-l[a- | He places it before Anni-Ela. |
| 6 | me-mi-iš-ta u-ni-uš-wa ku-i-e-eš x[ | He speaks, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | nu-wa-aš-ma-aš MUNUS.LUGAL {f}me-ez-zu-ul-la-an [ | And the queen, Mezzullana ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ḫu-u-uk-ma-a-uš ar-ḫa ša-a-ki-iš-ke-e[z-zi | ... he libates before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ku-it me-mi-an A-NADAM-IA a-wa-an kat-t[a | Instead of the word of my supplication, he speaks below. |
| 10 | me-mi-an A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL ša-an-né-eš-ta nu DAM-I[A | He speaks to the queen, and the wife ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ku-e-da-ni-ik-ki me-mi-iš-ta na-aš-ma am-mu-u[k | And he speaks thus:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | me-mi-iš-ta na-aš-ma-at-za DI-NU ku-it-ki i-ia-⸢at⸣ nu MU[NUS?.LUGAL-kán] | He speaks, and he takes the case against you, and the queen ... |
| 13 | ḫa-an!-ne-eš-ni ku-e-da-ni-ik-ki ti-it-ta-nu-ut nu-za DA[M-IA | ... he places it on the table, and he takes it away. |
| 14 | A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL i-ši-ia-aḫ-ḫi-iš-kat-tal-la-aš ki-ša-at nu-kán A-N[A | To the queen, to Išiyaḫiškattala, and to(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | {f}an!-ni-el-la-an {MUNUS}SUḪUR.LÁ IŠ-TUÉ.GAL-LIM kat-ta-an *u*-i-ia?-a[t? | Anni-Elan, the suckling, from the great courtyard, ... |
| 16 | ad-du ma-an-ma-za DAM-IA A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL i-ši-ia-⸢aḫ-ḫi⸣-iš-kat-tal-la-aš k[i-ša-at(?)] | And he says: “When my wife to the queen ... |
| 17 | nu i-da-a-lu ku-it-ki i-ia-at MUNUS.LUGAL a-pu-u-un me-mi-an A-NA⸢DAM⸣-[IA] | And he goes to the house of the queen, and he speaks a word to me. |
| 18 | EGIR-pa wa-aš-túl ku-wa-at i-ia-at na-aš UD-ti G[E₆]-ti-ia DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš ⸢pé-ra-an⸣ | Afterwards, on the day of the night, the gods ... |
| 19 | ar-ta-ri nu DAM-IA DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš ⸢pé⸣-ra-an ḫur-za-ke-ez-zi na-an-kán xx xx x | And the wife of the gods before the ḫurzakeeẑ-vessel ... |
| 20 | ⸢ḫi⸣-in-kán ⸢ú!⸣-wa-ak-ke-ez-zi ⸢a?⸣-ku-⸢wa⸣-ra-aš nu DINGIR{MEŠ} EN{MEŠ}-IA ⸢ḪUL-wa?-aš?⸣ | And he drinks, and the gods, my lords, curse him. |
| 21 | me-mi-an ku-wa-at iš-ta-ma-aš-te-en ⸢DAM⸣-IA MUNUS.LUGAL i-da-la-wa-aḫ-ta ku-⸢it-ki⸣ | The word of the kuwat-vessel is ... The king speaks: “Alaḫta, your kuwittu-vaṭ |
| 22 | na-an te-ep-nu-ut-ta-⸢ma?⸣ ku-⸢it?⸣-ki nu-kán {f}ta-wa-an-na-an-na-aš DAM-IA ku-en-da | And he takes it, and Tawanana, my wife, ... |
| 23 | ma-a-an-ma I-NAKUR {URU}kum-ma-an-ni-ma pa-a-un A-BU-IA A-NA{D}ḫé-pát {URU}⸢kum-ma⸣-an-ni | When he goes to the enemy land of Kummanni, to Ḫepat, to Kummanni, |
| 24 | EZEN₄ ḫal-zi-ia-u-wa-aš ta-ra-a-an ⸢ḫar⸣-ta pé-eš-ta-ma-an-ši na-a-ú-i | The festival of Ḫalziyauwaš takes place in the courtyard. |
| 25 | na-aš am-mu-uk na-ak-ke-e-eš-ta-at nu I-NA{URU}ki-iz-zu-wa-at-na pa-a-⸢un⸣ | And he says: “Then he goes to Kizzuwatna.’(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | nu ki-iš-ša-an me-mi-iš-ke-nu-un pa-i-mi-wa-za ŠAA-BI-IA še-eš-⸢ši?-ia?-an?⸣ | And thus he speaks: “It is the hearth of the heart. |
| 27 | ar-ḫa ⸢šar⸣-ni-ik-mi [nu]-za am-mu-uk {D}ḫé-pát {URU}kum-ma-an-⸢ni A⸣-[NASA]G.⸢DU⸣-IA | And he says: “Ḫepat of Kummanni, the chief priest, |
| 28 | DAM-IA ⸢DUMU⸣-IA É-IA KUR-TI-IA Ù A-NA{LÚ}KÚR[{ḪI.A} | my wife, my son, my house, my land, and to the herdsmen |
| 29 | tal-li-iš-⸢ke⸣-nu-un mu-⸢ki⸣-iš-ke-nu-un x[ | ... they bring, they bring ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | A-NAA-WA-AT {m}x[ | as a gift, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | ku-it ⸢ú⸣-e-e[k?- | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32 | nu {D}U[TU?-ŠI? | and the Sun-deity(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33 | a-pa-⸢a⸣-[ | ... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1 | ] ... | |
| 2 | ] A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL | for the queen(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | ]-⸢wa ku⸣-it | ... with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4 | ]-zi {D}UTU-ŠI-ma-wa | ... Šamaš-šimawa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ] A-NAMUNUS.LUGAL AD-DIN | ... to the queen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ]x ku-it I-DE nu-wa-ra-at | ... it is surrounded by a wall.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | ] ⸢pa-ra⸣-a ḫa-an-da-a-an-te-eš ku-it | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | ]x-ni-pát ma-a-an an-tu-uḫ-ša-aš ta-ma-a-i | ... when you speak to Antuhša,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | -i]a ⸢ta⸣-ma-a-i A-WA-TE{MEŠ} nu šu-me-e-eš DINGIR{MEŠ} Ú-UL | ... and the watercourses, and the gods do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | A-N]ALUGAL {URU}kar-ga-miš AQ-BI A-NAKÙ.BABBAR {URU}aš-ta-ta-wa-mu | The king of Kargamiš takes the silver from Ašatawamu. |
| 11 | MUNU]S.LUGAL ḫar-zi nu-wa ka-ru-uš-ši-ia-an ḫar-ak | The king takes it, and he takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | ] MUNUS.LUGAL ša-a-ak-du na-aš-ma A-WA-AT KÙ.BABBAR LUGAL {URU}kar-ga-miš | ... the queen ... and the silver vessel of the king of Carchemish ... |
| 13 | ] ⸢ma⸣-a-an *am-mu*-uk e-ni-iš-ša-an AQ-BI nu šu-me-e-eš | ... and he says: “Then he eats, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | še-ek-te-n]i? A-WA-TE{MEŠ} ŠAKÙ.BABBAR A-NALUGAL {URU}kar-ga-miš Ú-UL AQ-BI | The silver libation vessels of the king of Kargamiš are not present. |
| 15 | p]a-it nu GIG-an an-tu-uḫ-ša-an a-iš ar-ḫa ḫu-u-it-ti-ia-at | ... and he takes the sick one away, and then he carries it away. |
| 16 | ]x {D}UTU-ŠI-wa IQ-BI KÙ.BABBAR {URU}aš-ta-ta-wa MUNUS.LUGAL ḫar-zi | ... Šamaš-šiwa speaks: ... the silver of the queen ... |
| 17 | {D}iš-ḫ]a-ra {URU}aš-ta-ta ki-iš-ša-an me-mi-iš-ke-et DINGIR-LUM a-pa-a-at-wa | Išḫara of Ašata, in accordance with the word of the god, he libates. |
| 18 | Ú-U]L am-mu-uk ḫar-mi tu-el-wa ŠADINGIR-LIM KÙ.BABBAR ku-iš ḫar-zi | Then he pours a libation of wine. The god libates the silver. |
| 19 | ] *x x* ku-iš šu-un-ni-iš-ke-et nu-wa DINGIR-LUM a-pu-u-un Ú-UL e-ep-ti | ... he libates ... and the god does not drink ... |
| 20 | DA]M-SÚ DUMU{MEŠ}-ŠU e-ep-ti nu-wa am-mu-uk ni-wa-al-li-in e-ep-ti | ... his sons, he breaks, and he says: “He breaks the ... |
| 21 | a-pu-u-u]n e-ep na-aš-ma-wa DAM-SÚ DUMU{MEŠ}-ŠU e-ep am-mu-uk-ma-wa | And he performs it. The wife and the sons perform it. |
| 22 | l]e-⸢e⸣ e-ep-ti nu MUNUS.LUGAL am-mu-uk DAM-IA DUMU-IA A-NA{D}iš-ḫa-ra | And the queen says: "My wife and my son to Išḫara |
| 23 | ḫur-z]a-ke-et nu-un-na-aš-kán an-da ši-pa-an-za-ke-et nu-kán DAM-IA a-pé-el-la-az BA.ÚŠ | And he libates in the Ḫurzakītu-house, and he takes it away from the wife. |
| 24 | KUR {URU}az]-zi-ma i-ia-aḫ-ḫa-at nu {D}UTU-uš ša-ki-ia-aḫ-ta MUNUS.LUGAL-⸢ma?⸣ | the land of Azzi, he libates, and the Sun-deity, the queen, ... |
| 25 | Ú-U]L me-mi-iš-ke-et e-ni-wa ku-it {D}UTU-uš ša-k[i-i]a-aḫ-ta | And he speaks: “The Sun-deity, the šakkiyaḫta-demon, |
| 26 | i-ši-i]a-aḫ-ta Ú-UL-wa ŠALUGAL ÚŠ i-ši-ia-aḫ-ta nu-wa ma-a-an | ... he pours, but the king does not libate. He pours a libation, and then ... |
| 27 | ]{MEŠ} {URU}ḪA-AT-TI-ma-wa-za AŠ-ŠUMBE-LU-UT-TI ta-ma-a-⸢in⸣ | ... the people of Ḫattumawaza, the cooks, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | -w]a?-za {f}am-mi-in-na-ia-*aš?* ŠA{f}am-mi-in-na-ia-ia | ... Ammi-innaya, Amminayya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | ]x-an-zi {D}UTU-ŠI-ma-za I-NAKUR {URU}ḫa-ia-ša | ... they take. The Sun-deity goes to Ḫayaša. |
| 30 | ]x tup-pí-az EGIR-an-da ḫa-at-ra-a-eš | ... the tablet afterwards, the ḫatra-offering |
| 31 | -u]š wa-tar-na-aḫ-ta ma-a-an {URU}ḫa-ia-ša-az-ma | ... the watarnaḫta-vessel, when Ḫayaša |
| 32 | ]x ḫu-u-da-a-ak Ú-UL me-mi-iš-ta | ... he does not speak.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | ma-aḫ-ḫ]a-an(?) ku-u-un me-mi-an iš-ta-ma-aš-ša-an-zi | And they speak a word before them.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | p]u-nu-uš-šu-un ku-u-un-wa ku-in | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35 | ]x-ia Ú-UL ša-an-né-eš-ta | ... they do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | -l]i?-ia ⸢me⸣-mi-iš-ta | ... again ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | ] ⸢me-mi⸣-iš-ta | ... once ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 38 | k]u-e-da-aš me-mi-ia-[aš | ... he speaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 39 | ]x-eš e-šer [ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 40 | ]x x[ | |
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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