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KUB 16.16 (tlh:KUB 16.16)
CTH 570
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| Designation | KUB 16.16 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 16.16 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 570 |
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. | ... | |
| Vs. | ||
| 1′ | [DI]NGIR?-L[UM? | DINGIR-LUM?(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | ma-a-an-za x?[ | Where ...?(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | {GIŠ}ŠÚ.A-ḫi ⸢GÙB⸣[- | The throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | nu A-NADINGIR-LIM ⸢É⸣[ | And to the god of the house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ma-a-an-za DINGIR-LUM ke-⸢e⸣-[da-ni me-mi-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za] | And he speaks thus to the god:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru n[i | And the well-being ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | ki-i-kán ku-it ... [ | Thus ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | UM-MA ŠU-NU-MA LUGAL KU[R {U]RU}⸢i-šu⸣-w[a | Thus the king of the land of Išuwa |
| 9′ | 1 DUG KA.GAG.A A-NA⸢EZEN₄⸣ la-la-at-⸢ta⸣-[aš ] xx x[ | 1 vessel of beer for the festival of lala-ta-š ... |
| 10′ | ku-it-wa-ra-at kar-ša-an DINGIR-LUM-za k[e-e-da-n]i? me-mi-ni še-er x[ | On the throne of your god, he speaks: ... |
| 11′ | nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ŠU-TI GÙB-la-aš NU.SIG₅ | And the livers are not good; the hand of the shoulder is not good. |
| 12′ | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN ⸢nu⸣ SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ir-liš NU.SIG₅ | If, instead, ditto, the livers are healthy, the heart is not good. |
| 13′ | na-aš nam-ma pu-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-mi-er {MUNUS.MEŠ}dam-⸢ma⸣-ra-aš-wa MUŠ UL e-ep-⸢per⸣ | And he speaks: “The Damašwa-females do not eat the snake. |
| 14′ | pa-ra-a tar-nu-um-ma-aš-ša-ia EZEN₄ UDU Ú-UL GUL-ḫe-er DINGIR-LUM-za ke-⸢e-da⸣-ni | Afterwards, the festival of the sheep is not to be performed. The god, when he comes, |
| 15′ | me-mi-ni še-er nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ŠÀ DAB-an NU.SIG₅ | He speaks, and his body is not good, he seizes it, not good. |
| 16′ | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ia KI.MIN nu SU⸢{MEŠ}⸣ [SI]G₅-ru ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | And he says thus: “It is not good on your right side.{struction} |
| 17′ | na-aš nam-ma-ma pu-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-[me-er ]x-e-aš-wa I-NAMU 2{KAM} ku-it | And he places it before him, and another ... for two years ... |
| 18′ | {MUNUS.MEŠ}dam-ma-ra-aš ḫal-ki-in Ú-UL ⸢ap⸣-[pa-an-z]i GEŠTIN-ia-wa LÚ{MEŠ}˽É.GAL{ḪIA} | The Dammara women do not drink the wine; the palace servants |
| 19′ | UL ... pí-iš-ke-er nu-kán UDU{ḪIA} ⸢IŠ-TU⸣KAŠ *iš*-ki-er BI-IB-RI{ḪI.A}-ia-wa-kán | ... he pours, and the sheep in the libation vessel ... |
| 20′ | IŠ-TUKAŠ šu-un-ni-eš-ke-er DINGIR-LUM-za ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za | He pours a libation of beer before the god; he speaks, and he holds the hand. |
| 21′ | nu ... SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ⸢{GIŠ}ŠÚ⸣.A-ḫi GÙB-la-an NU.SIG₅ | And ... they are not good. They stand in the hand. Not good. |
| 22′ | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ke-eš-kán ne-ia-ad-da-at NU.SIG₅ | Moreover, ditto, and the livers are good; therefore, the liver is not good. |
| 23′ | na-aš nam-ma pu-nu-uš-šu-u-⸢en⸣ nu me-me-er {MUNUS.MEŠ}dam-ma-ra-aš-wa ku-i-e-eš DA.BI-an-te-eš | And then he places it, and the other women of Dammarašwa ... |
| 24′ | nu-wa-kán ma-a-an DUMU.NITA ⸢ku⸣-e-da-ni-ik-ki a-ki nu-wa-aš-ma-aš-kán GIDIM?-i DA.BI-an-te-eš-pát | And he says: “When the son comes to you, and when he speaks to the ghost, |
| 25′ | še-er ša-li-kiš-kán-⸢zi⸣ NINDA-ia-wa KAŠ ŠAGIDIM az-zi-ke-er | Afterwards, he pours a libation of bread, a cup of beer. |
| 26′ | {MUNUS.MEŠ}dam-ma-⸢ra⸣-aš-ša-wa ku-i-e-eš DA.BI-an-te-eš nu-wa-ra-at IT-TILÚ{MEŠ} KUR ar-za-u-wa | The Dammaššawa women, together with their children, and the people of the land Arzawa |
| 27′ | še-eš-kiš-kán-zi EGIR-pa-ma-wa-ra-at I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM an-da ú-e-ri-ia-an-te-eš | They wrap it. Afterwards, in the house of the god, they bring it in. |
| 28′ | wa-ar-pa!-an-zi-ma!-wa-aš-ma-aš! Ú-UL TÚG{ḪI.A}-ia-wa-aš-ma-aš-kán Ú-UL ar-ḫa ar-ra-an-zi | They libate, but they do not bring the garments, and they are not seated. |
| 29′ | nu-wa-ra-at I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM an-da ú-e-ri-ia-an-te-eš DINGIR-LUM-za ke-e-da-ni | Then he brings it into the house of the god. Then the god sets it up. |
| 30′ | me-mi-ni! še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ḫi-⸢ri⸣-ḫi-iš da-⸢li-in du-da-mi⸣-it-ta NU.SIG₅ | He speaks, and the body is not good. He places it on the throne, and he is not bad. |
| 31′ | [ma]-⸢a-an⸣ ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | Moreover, ditto, and the well-being of your right side is not good. |
| Vs. | ... | |
| Rs. | ... | |
| Rs. | ||
| 1 | ⸢{D}⸣za-wa-al-⸢li⸣ {f}da-nu-ḫé-pa SISKUR-aš SU{MEŠ} ER-u-en nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru NU.SIG₅ | Zawali and Anuḫepa, the sacrifices, the troops, and the good ones are not good. |
| 2 | [DING]IR-LUM-za SISKUR ⸢te⸣-pa-nu-wa-an ḫar-ti nu SU{MEŠ} ... NU.SIG₅-du 〈〈nu〉〉NU.SIG₅ | [The god] performs a sacrifice in Tepanuwa, and the livers are not good. |
| 3 | [n]u LÚ{MEŠ} É DINGIR-LIM pu-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-me-er 1 PA 4 BÁN ½ BÁN 2 UP-NI BA.BA.ZA | And the men of the house of the god stand before him, and a total of one PA-measure, four vessels, two vessels of barley. |
| 4 | 7 {DUG}ḪAB.ḪAB GEŠTIN 4 BÁN ½ BÁN GA *½* BÁN 1 wa-ak-šur 1 du-ud-du-uš Ì.NUN | 7 vessels of wine, 4 vessels of milk, 1 vessels of groats, 1 vessel of butter, |
| 5 | 2 {DUG}PUR-SÍ-TUM LÀL IŠ-TUA-BI {D}UTU-ŠI kar-ša-an {LÚ.MEŠ}ENGAR{MEŠ}-TIM-ma | Two bowls of lesser quality beer for the Sun-deity, for the farmers. |
| 6 | ku-i-e-eš e-šer nu-kán a-pu-u-uš I-NALÚ{MEŠ} {URU}a-ra-u-un-na pa-ra-[a]n-da | And then he goes to the people of Araunna.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | pa-a-er a-pu-u-uš-ma-kán I-NALÚ{MEŠ} EN.NU.UN ḪUR.SAG-i pár-ra-an-da pa-a-er | Then he goes to the farmers of the harvest of the mountain. He goes. |
| 8 | 1-aš-ma-wa-kán ku-i-e-eš e-eš-ta nu-wa te-pa-u-⸢wa⸣-za pé-eš-ke-et | ... once, he libates, and then he pours a libation. |
| 9 | DINGIR-LUM-za ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} *NU*.SIG₅-du ir-liš NU.SIG₅ | He speaks to your god, and he has a good reputation, and his body is good, he is good. |
| 10 | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ke-⸢eš-kán⸣ ne-ia-ad-da-at NU.SIG₅ | And therefore, ditto, and the well-being of the body is not good. |
| 11 | na-aš nam-ma pu-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-mi-er x x-⸢le⸣-e-eš-wa ŠAKÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₂₂ | And he speaks: ... silver and gold ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-LUM ar-ḫa iš-ḫu-u-wa-an ḫar-zi A-NADINGIR-LIM-wa É TU₇ UL e-eš-zi | The god rises up; he does not go to the god. |
| 13 | ⸢nu⸣-wa A-NADINGIR-LIM *IŠ*-TUÉ {LÚ}MAŠ.EN.GAG GU₇-na pé-eš-ga-u-e-ni | And to the god, the mašengu-priest eats from the hand. |
| 14 | {GIŠ}BÚGIN-ia-wa *{DUG}*⸢iš⸣-nu-ri GIR₄!{ḪI.A} DA.BI-an-da ŠA{LÚ}MAŠ.EN.GAG-pát | The libation vessel, the bowl, the feet, the mašengappa-priest |
| 15 | da-aš-ga-u-e-ni nu-wa A-NADINGIR-LIM GU₇-na wa-aš-ta-nu-wa-an-da-za pé-eš-ga-u-e-ni | He places it, and he eats it for the god; he places it. |
| 16 | DINGIR-LUM-za ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ZAG-za RA-IṢ NU.SIG₅ | (Sum) The god, when he speaks to you, he has no rival. (Akk) He speaks to your god, and he is not good at all. |
| 17 | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru SAG.ME NU.SIG₅ | If indeed, ditto, and the livers are good, the head is not good. |
| 18 | na-aš nam-ma pu-nu-uš-šu-u-en nu me-mi-er ⸢UR⸣.GI₇-aš-wa-kán GIŠ.NÁ-aš UGU pa-it | And he places it before him, and he speaks: “The dog, the bed, on the border |
| 19 | {MUNUS}dam-ma-ra-aš-ma-wa-kán še-eš-ki-iš-ke-et-pát BAPPIR-ia-⸢wa⸣ ŠA{LÚ}MAŠ.EN.GAG | The Dammarašma-priestess libates from the brewer's jar; the engraver |
| 20 | da-a-u-e-ni nu-wa-ra-at A-NADINGIR-LIM SUM-u-en DINGIR-LUM-za ⸢ke-e⸣-da-ni me-mi-ni | He gives (it) to the god, and he gives it to your god. He speaks thus: |
| 21 | še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du ir-liš NU.⸢SIG₅⸣ | Afterwards, he drinks, and the body parts are not good, the heart is not good. |
| 22 | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SI[G₅-ru ]x-⸢an?⸣-za ⸢NU.SIG₅⸣ | Moreover, ditto, and the livers are healthy, ... is not good. |
| Rs. | ... | |
| 23 | {D}za-wa-al-liš {m}úr-ḫi-{D}10-up-ša-aš SISKUR-x [ | Zawalliš, Urḫi-Adad-upša, the sacrifice ... |
| 24 | nu LÚ{MEŠ} ⸢É⸣ [DINGIR-LIM] ⸢pu-nu⸣-u[š-šu-u-en nu me-mi-er | And the men of the house of the god come, and he speaks. |
| 25 | pé-eš-ke-er! [ | he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26 | GEŠTIN-ia-w[a | wine ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | DINGIR-LUM-za [ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} | The god [speaks] thus: “He has mercy on you, and the livers |
| 28 | [m]a-a-an [ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru | ... and likewise, and the livers are good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | x [ | |
| Rs. | ... | |
| lk. Rd. | ||
| 1 | DINGIR-LUM-za ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ia-ni še-er TUKU-u-an-za nu SU{MEŠ} NU.SIG₅-du | The god, when he speaks to me, has no rival, and his body is not good. |
| 2 | ŠU-TI GÙB-⸢la⸣-aš NU.SIG₅ | The hand of the throne is not good.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | ma-a-an ki-i-pát nam-ma-ma KI.MIN nu SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru ke-eš-kán ne-ia-ad-da-at N[U SIG₅] | Moreover, ditto, and the livers are indeed good. And he is not good. |
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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