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CTH 577

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DesignationKUB 16.56+
IDtlh:KUB 16.56+
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 577

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} obv. II
1′] ⸢ú?⸣-x [
2′-i]š zi-an x[... the right ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′]x UM-MA {m.D}GE₆-LÚ [... because of the black-headed people ...
4′{URU}ḫa]r-ša-la-aš-ša-an pa-ri-an p[a-itHe goes to Ḫaršala.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′]x i-[ pé-r]a-an-ma-aš-ši ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}iš-t[i-ti-na... before him, the troops of Ištitina(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′]x ⸢LÚ⸣{MEŠ} {URU}ḪAT-TI-ma-aš x[ ]x ME-er nu! BÀD za-a-i[š... the men of Ḫattuma ... ... and he takes the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′] INAUD 2{KAM} {LÚ}KÚR-za ZAG-tar ME-[aš INA]UD 3{KAM} LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ḪAT-TI [... on the 2nd day, the cult actor takes the lead. ... On the 3rd day the men of Ḫattu ...
8′]x MÈ-ia ME-an na-at [ ]-ri SIG₅... a good storm ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′IGI-z]i SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru EGI[R-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi(?) SU{M]EŠ} ni ši ir ta [He sees the well-being of the body, he looks at the unwell-being; he sees (them). The body ... ...
10′] EGIR SU{MEŠ} ZAG-za x[ N]U.SIG₅Afterwards, on your right ... good ...
11′nu M]UŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du ḫa-aš-t[a-p]í-iš pa-an tar-liš pa-it ar-ši-in-ta-a[t-ḫi-And the birds sing; on the ḫašta-pi-vessel, before the gate of Arši-intahi-
12′ar-ḫ]a pa-a-er nu-uš-ma-š[a]-at TUŠ-at KA×U-ŠÚ-ma-aš-ma-aš-kán 2-an ar-ḫa n[e-ia-an-ta-at]And he goes to the seat of the mouth, and two times he takes ...
13′ú]-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫ[a] pa-it 2 kal!-tar-ši-uš tar-li₁₂{ḪI.A}-uš pa-an pa-⸢e⸣-[er]And he goes two times back. He takes two kaltar-ši-vessels and two tarli-beer bowls.
14′ú]-et na-aš-kán EGI[R G]AM ku-uš ú-et na-aš-kán EGIR-pa EGIR UGU [SIG₅-za ú-et]... and he places it on the ground. ... ... again ... over your good ...
15′] UM-MA {m.D}GE₆-LÚ SI×SÁ-at... because the black-headed people drink ...
16′N]I-MUR nusic MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫa p[é]-eš-ši-an-du TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-[ḫa pa-it... the birds ... he libates. The bird ... on the right ... and on the left ...
17′na?-a]š-kán pé-an SIG₅-za [ú]-et nu-za EG[IR]-pa ME-aš na-aš-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-etAnd before the good one, and afterwards, before the water, and before the ...
18′] ⸢2⸣-an ar-ḫa pa-it [E]GIR KASKAL-NI TI₈{MUŠEN}-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et na-aš zi-an ku-uš pa-[it]Afterwards, at the foot of the path of the road, the bird, before the ... and before the right ...
19′[i-par-wa-as-ši-iš- {D}UT]U-un EGIR UGU [SI]G₅-za ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-it UM-MA {m.D}GE₆-LÚ a[r-ḫa-wa pé-eš-šer]Iparwaši-Šamaš, afterwards, upon your good health, and he himself, before Arḫa, on the right side, thus says Šangi-šarre.
{€1+2} obv. 1′/obv. II
20′[ ]x[ ]x x [ ]x-mu?-uš-ra-a-[ ]x ⸢EGIR⸣-an pa-iz-zi A-NA[{m}d]a-ad-da-ma-ru-ma ÉRIN{MEŠ} {URU}taḫ-ni-ša-ra... ... afterwards he goes to Daddamaru, the troops of Taḫnišara
{€1+2} obv. 2′/obv. II
21′[ ] {URU}x[ L]Ú{MEŠ} {URU}⸢iš⸣-ti-⸢ti⸣-na ÉRIN{MEŠ} ŠU-TUM {URU}KÙ.BABBAR-TI x? pí-an-zi nu {URU}DU₆{ḪI.A} ŠA{URU}ú-ra-a... the men of the city of Iština, the troops of the hand of Kubarti ... they give, and the villages of Uraya
{€1+2} obv. 3′/obv. II
22′[ GA]L ME-ŠE-⸢DI⸣ ⸢IGI-an-⸢da⸣ GUL-aḫ⸣-ḫa-an-zi GA[L] ⸢ME-ŠE⸣-DI-ia a-pé-e-da-ni-pát UD{KAM}-ti {URU}ú-ra-a-an GUL-aḫ-zi KI.MIN nu K[INThe great bodyguards look at the torch. The chief bodyguard ... on the day of the festival in Ura, the torch, ditto, and the ...
{€1+2} obv. 4′/obv. II
23′[ ]x-za ZAG-tar GÉŠPU ME-aš na-at-ši ZAG-za [GAR?]-ri INAUD 2{KAM} {LÚ}KÚR-za ZAG-tar ME-aš nu-kán an-da SUD-li₁₂ ...... to the right of the hearth, to the left of the liver ... he places on the right ... In the second šakku-prayer, to [the right of] the liver, he pounds ...
{€1+2} obv. 5′/obv. II
24′[ L]Ú{MEŠ} {URU}ḪAT-TI-ma-aš KASKAL me-mi-an ḫa-aš-ta-a-[pí ] ME-er nu BÀD za-a-er nu ŠA{LÚ}KÚR ŠU {URUDU?}⸢GÍR?⸣ ME-an... the men of Ḫattumaš, on the road, he speaks: “Alas, ... he says, and he shouts, and the cult actor speaks: Hand of a Horse.
{€1+2} obv. 6′/obv. II
25′[ ] A-NA{LÚ}KÚR IGI{ḪI.A}-wa SAG.DU-i [n]a-an-ši-kán ⸢ḫar⸣-ki GAR-ri SIG₅... he places the eyes of the enemy on the head. He places the ḫarru-vessel, it is good.
{€1+2} obv. 7′/obv. II
26′[IŠ-TU]{LÚ}ḪAL ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi SU{MEŠ} SIG₅-ru [EGI]R-ma NU.SIG₅-du IGI-zi [S]U{MEŠ} ni-eš-kán ZAG-na pé-eš-ši-etThe cult actor performs the erru-offering opposite, and he looks at the body parts. Afterwards, he does not look good. The hands of the right side of the throne
{€1+2} obv. 8′/obv. II
27′[ ]-kán ú-da-aš ke ZAG-za RA-IṢ nu-kán zu-lu-ul-⸢kiš⸣ ŠU-TUM ZAG-na!-aš! x? GAR-ri 10 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅... on the right ... and on the left hand ... he places ... 10 good clouds ...
{€1+2} obv. 9′/obv. II
28′[EGIR] ⸢SU⸣{MEŠ} ZÍ ḫi-li-ip-ši-ma-a[n] NU.S[IG₅]Afterwards, the flesh of the ḫilippšiman-plant is not good.
{€1+2} obv. 10′/obv. II
29′[IŠ-TU{LÚ}MUŠE]N.DÙ ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát n[u MUŠEN{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du ] tar-liš [TU]Š?-an-za ⸢KA×U-ŠÚ⸣-ma-kán tar-liš pa-an ne-an-zaThe stag-goat, the ertum-offering, likewise, and the birds sing. ... he places it before the door.
{€1+2} obv. 11′/obv. II
30′[ ]x zi-an GUN-li[š ] na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-i[t]... two talents ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} obv. II
31′UM-M]A {m.D}GE₆-LÚ SI×SÁ-a[t-wa]... he speaks: “Sîn-šarri, the horns ...
{€2} obv. II...
{€2} rev. III 1-
4...
{€2} rev. III
5] a[r-ḫa-wa pé]-⸢eš-šer⸣... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6] x an-da-an nu {URU}ta-wa-te-na GUL-a[ḫ-zi]... they bring ... and they turn the Tawatena.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} rev. 1′/rev. III
7{m}da-ad-da]-ma-ru(-)x [ {URU}i]š-ti-ti-na {URU}taḫ-ḫa-ni-ša-ra [Daddamaru ... the city Iština, the city Taḫanišara ...
{€1+2} rev. 2′/rev. III
8{U]RU}ta-wa-te-na-a[n -i]a-az-zi nu-uš-ši ma-a-an {URU}ḫi-im-[mu-wahe goes to Tawatena, and he says: “If Ḫimmuwa
{€1+2} rev. 3′/rev. III
9]x-mi KI.MIN nu KIN [ ] ME-er na-at-kán ša-ni-i MÈ [... ditto, and ... ... the water, and the water ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} rev. 4′/rev. III
10{U]RU}ḪAT-TI-ma-aš EGIR-an [ ME]-er nu BÀD za-a-iš IZI ME-an nu-kán [The city Ḫattuma ... afterwards ... ... and a libation ... the fire ... And ...
{€1+2} rev. 5′/rev. III
11] ⸢wa⸣-aš-⸢du⸣-li GAR-ri INAUD 3{KAM} [ ]x-iš [ ]x-an-na ME-aš na-aš A-NALÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ḪAT-TI ZAG-za GAR-ri S[IG₅]... he places it. In the third šūtu-commentary ... [... ...] ... and the water ... for the men of Ḫattu on your right ... good.
{€1+2} rev. 6′/rev. III
12[IŠ-TU{LÚ}ḪAL] ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu IGI-zi SU[{MEŠ} S]IG₅-ru EGIR-ma NU.SIG₅-du ⸢IGI?-zi?⸣ ni ši {GIŠ}TUKUL ZAG-aš ŠA⸢KIN⸣ KASKAL GÙ[BThe cult actor places a libation in the middle of the throne, and he looks at the well-being of the body. Afterwards, he does not look good; he speaks: “With the weapon on his right, the messenger of the road, ...
{€1+2} rev. 7′/rev. III
13] ZAG-aš 10 {ŠÀ}DIR SIG₅ x[ ]x{MEŠ} it-ḫi-iš ... NU.SIG₅... on the right, 10 good šū-bowls ... ... with ... not good.
rev. 8′/rev. III
14[IŠ-TU{LÚ}MUŠ]EN.DÙ ER-TUM QA-TAM-MA-pát nu MU[ŠEN]{ḪI.A} SI×SÁ-an-du SUR₁₄.DÙ{MUŠEN} GUN-l[i₁₂-a]n NI-MUR na-aš-kán pé-an ku-uš ú-et nu-za GAM-an [The bird of the hearth is opposite, and the birds sing. The šūtu-bird of the tail-li-bird, the ni-muri-plant, and before the ..., and then ...
{€1+2} rev. 9′/rev. III
15[ IK-Š]U-UD na-at an-da e-re?-er na-⸢at⸣-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-e-er na-at 2-an ar-ḫa pa-a-er KA₅.A-ma-ká[n ]... he pours a libation, he enters, and before the good one he goes, and two times before the gate ...
{€1+2} rev. 10′/rev. III
16[ ú-et n]a-aš-kán pé-an [a]r-ḫa pa-it ⸢EGIR⸣ KASKAL-NI ḫu-u-ša-a-aš-kán EGIR UGU ⸢SIG₅⸣-za ú-et na-aš pa-an tar-liš pa-i[t]... before Arḫa, before the road ... behind the good one, and before the gate ...
{€1+2} rev. 11′/rev. III
17[i-pár-wa-aš-ši-iš-ma-ká]n ḫa-aš-ta-pí-eš {D}UTU-un EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it UM-MA {m.D}GE₆-LÚ S[I×SÁ-at-wa]... he libates. The Sun-god of the ḫašta-pi-vessel, afterwards, upon your good health, ... two times, at the border ... Thus (says) Ĝe-šar-uṣur, the singer ...
{€2} rev. III
18[ MU]ŠEN{ḪI.A} NI-MUR nu MUŠEN{ḪI.A} ar-ḫ[a] pé-eš-ši-an-du 2 mar-ša-na-aš-ši-iš-kán pé-an SIG₅-za ú-e-er... the birds ... and the birds of Arḫa ... two maršaši-vessels ... on the good day ...
19[ p]a-a-er a-li-li-iš-ma-kán EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et nu-za EGIR-pa ME-aš na-aš-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš [ú-et]... he pours a libation. Afterwards, on top of the good one, and afterwards, after the water, he libates.
20[ E]GIR KASKAL-NI pát-tar-pal-ḫi-eš-kán EGIR GAM ku-uš ú-et na-aš 2-an ar-ḫa pa-it... on the path of his journey he turns. Afterwards, he takes the ... and two times he goes.
21[i-pár-wa-aš-ši- ] {D}UTU-un EGIR UGU SIG₅-za ú-et na-aš-kán pé-an ar-ḫa pa-ithe libates. ... the Sun-deity behind you, and he, on the right side, ...
22[ ]-la še-eš-zi nu x[ ]x KUR za-ḫa-an UD{KAM}-az a-wa-an a[r-ḫa... he does not ... and ... the land, on the day, a word ...
23[ ]-ša-an GUL-aḫ-z[i ma-a]n-ma-aš-ši {m}da-ad-da-ma-ru-uš [... of the cult instrument, ... Daddamaru ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
24[ ]x[ -a]n-zi nu {URU}ut-ku-ni-⸢ša⸣ [... and Utkuniša ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25[ -z]i SI×SÁ-ri nu MUŠ[EN{ḪI.A}... he sings, and the birds ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26[ ú]-e-er šal!-u-wa-i[a-... he brings ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
27[ UM-MA {M}za-pa-a]l-li(?) [Thus Zapalli ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2} rev. III...

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