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CTH 572

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DesignationKUB 16.18+
IDtlh:KUB 16.18+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 572

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)
{€2} Vs.
1ku-u-uš LUGAL ÉRIN{MEŠ} ŠU-TUM ku-e-ez-zaAnd the king, the troops, takes the hand.
2ḫu-ul-li-iš-ket₉-ta-ri {D}NAM-za NU.ŠE {D}NAM-zaḪulli-išketta-ri means “Namza,' the oath of NAMza.’
3DINGIR-za EGIR-an ar-ḫa kar-pí-in SIG₅ ME-aš na-aš DINGIR.MAḪ-ni? SUM!? 〈〈ME-aš〉〉Afterwards, he pours a libation of good karpi-beer, and he gives it to the god.
42 GIG.GAL pár-na-aš SIG₅ ME-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ}-ašTwo large sickles, a good libation, and the gods
5⸢3?⸣x GÙB-tar DÙ-zi i-na-an? ME-aš nu-kán DINGIR{MEŠ} NU.ŠEHe takes the throne, when he comes, and the gods do not drink.
6nu DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš-ma TUKU.TUKU-za NU.ŠE-duAnd the gods, who have mercy, do not come out.
7DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-er SA₅! GISKIM ME!-erThe gods stand, the sign is red,
8nu-kán A-NAGIG.GALAnd he to the great throne
9nu DINGIR{MEŠ} {GIŠ}TUKUL{ḪI.A}-ma ku-i-e-eš nu a-še?[And the gods, the weapons, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10TUKU.TUKU-an-te-eš na-at a-pé-ez-za x[... he takes, and they go ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11NU.ŠE-du GIG.GAL-za ḪUL TI ⸢ME⸣-[The one who does not eat (it) will experience sorrow (and) death.
{€1} Vs.
1′] TU[KU?]... has ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′]x URU?... city?(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′]x
4′-a]n-za ⸢GIG⸣.GAL-a[n]... the big one ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′] ...
6′] TUKU.TUKU-za KI.MIN NU.ŠE-du... they have ..., ditto they do not go ...
7′]-at-kán DINGIR-ni kar-pí GAR-ri ...... the gods of the cult daises ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′] ⸢kat?⸣-t[a ]x DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš TUKU.TUKU-za NU.ŠE-du... ... the gods, who have mercy, do not come out.
9′]x ŠÀ SUD-li₁₂ NU.ŠE... of šud-beer; he does not drink.
10′]x NU.ŠE-du... they do not go ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
11′] ...
12′ká]n? DINGIR{MEŠ}-ašand the gods(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} Rs....
{€2} Rs.
1′] pa-ra-a DUGUD-zi NU.ŠE-du... he goes out; he does not go.
2′] GUB-er GIG NINDA!? KAŠ ME-er(If) a patient is ill with bread or beer: he will die.
3′[ ]-aš-kán A-NAGIG.GAL... to the great ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[ ] x DINGIR{MEŠ} GUB-er TI-tar ME-e[r... the gods stand; he receives life.
5′[ ] ... ḪUL ==... evil(low confidence: few signs survive)

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