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KUB 17.23 (tlh:KUB 17.23)
CTH 439
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| Designation | KUB 17.23 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 17.23 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 439 |
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 | ⸢ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-kán {MUNUS}ŠU.GI mu-ga-u-wa-an-zi⸣ | And they bring the old woman in.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | aš-nu-zi nu a-ru-wa-ez-zi nu 9 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} | he drinks, and he libates, and 9 loaves of bread |
| 3 | an-da ne-ia-an-du-uš tar-na-aš 9 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} Ì tar-na-aš | And he pours a libation. Nine loaves of bread, oil libations. |
| 4 | 3 {NINDA}a-a-an ku-iš-ša tar-na-aš ú-da-an-zi | They bring three ayan-breads instead of the tarna-bread. |
| 5 | nu-uš {MUNUS}ŠU.GI pár-ši-ia | And the old woman breaks it. |
| 6 | nu A-NA DINGIR-LIM ku-it | And it is given to the god. |
| 7 | {GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID ZAG-az ar-ta-ri na-aš-kán a-pí-ia ti-an-zi nu EGIR-an-da 9 TU₇{ḪI.A} i-ia-an BA.BA.ZA {TU₇}ga-an-ga-ti | On the table, on the right side, they set up a libation vessel, and afterwards, nine loaves of bread and gangati-beer. |
| 8 | {TU₇}ḫa-ra-am-ma {TU₇}kap-pa-a-ra {TU₇}GÚ.GAL {TU₇}ḫa-pát-tu-ul-li | ḫaramma-bread, kappara-bread (and) gugal-bread. he libates to Ḫapatulli. |
| 9 | ŠA {GIŠ}IN-BI{ḪI.A} me-ma-al ŠA LÁL me-ma-al GA KU₇ | He speaks, he speaks to the messengers; he says: “It is enough, it is enough! Sweet milk! |
| 10 | ša-ri-pu-wa-aš GA ka-aš-du-la-aš na-at ú-da-an-zi | The šaripuwa-vessel, the milk, and the kashdula-beer they bring. |
| 11 | na-aš-ta IŠ-TU TU₇{ḪI.A} ku-e-ez-zi-ia te-pu da-a-i | And he places the soup on the table. |
| 12 | nu PA-NI ŠAḪ iš-na-aš ku-iš {GIŠ}MÁ ki-it-ta-ri | And he pours a libation from inside the boat. |
| 13 | na-at-ša-an a-pí-ia da-a-i TU₇{ḪI.A}-ma ḫu-u-ma-an-da | And he places it on the hearth, and he pours a libation. |
| 14 | ⸢A⸣-NA˽PA-NI {D}an-zi-li ti-an-zi | They stand before Nabû and Anzili. |
| 15 | [… -Š]U-ma-kán ME-E GA ša-ri-pu-wa-aš ŠU.KIŠ{ŠAR} | ... he libates milk to Šaripuwaš from the hand. |
| 16 | [… … … a]n-da ú-da-an-zi na-at A-NA˽PA-NI [ ] | ... they bring, and to Nabû ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [… … … … ]x ti-an-zi | ... they set ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [… … -N]I DINGIR-LIM ki-it-⸢ta-ri⸣ | ... of the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [… ]x x | |
| 20 | [… a]r-⸢ḫa⸣ | Afterwards,(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | [… … -d]a-ni-ia | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 22 | [ … …] me-ma-i | ... speaks:(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | [… n]a-aš-kán pa-ra-a | And he goes out.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [ … … ]-ši {NINDA}a-a-an | ... two loaves of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [ …]x {DUG}!TU₇ {UZU}KAM | ... a bowl of meat(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [… n]u-za {MUNUS}ŠU.GI | ... the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [… -r]i | |
| 28 | […] ⸢{D}⸣zu-uk-ki-in-na | Zukkinna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [ … … … -d]a ne-ia-an-du-uš | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | […] ⸢na⸣-aš-ša-⸢an⸣ PA-NI DINGIR-LIM | And he places it before the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | [… … EG]IR-pa da-a-i | he places afterwards.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [ …GU]B-aš/TU]Š-aš e-ku-zi | ... he drinks on the left.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [… ]x-uš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA Ì | ... one loaf of bread, oil ... |
| 34 | [… … ]x {GIŠ}ki-iš-du-ti-iš-ša-an | ... ... the kišdutiša-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | […] A-NA {MUNUS}ŠU.GI | ... for the old woman(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | [… … ]-⸢a?⸣-an ⸢ir⸣-ḫa-ez-zi | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 37 | [ … …] QA-TI | ... half ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 38 | [… …] A-NA UD 3{KAM}-pát | ... on the 3rd day(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | [ …] …_ ]-ra-aḫ-za | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 40 | [… …] ⸢ú⸣-da-an-zi | ... they take.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 40 | ... | |
| 46 | [ …]-zi | he takes.(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 47 | [ …] ... | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | x[ … ] | |
| 2 | iš-x[ … | |
| 3 | ni-ri-x[ … …] | |
| 4 | {MUNUS}ŠU.G[I … | a female lamb ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | ma-a-a[n- …] | as much as ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | an-d[a … …] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | n[u … | or …(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8 | ⸢nu-za {MUNUS}⸣Š[U.GI …] | And the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ma-a-an x[ …] | ... when ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | nu-uš-š[a- … … | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 11 | nu-uš-š[a- … … | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 12 | na-at-k[án …] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13 | wa-aḫ-nu-[ … … … … … … … … … -i]š-⸢ke-ez-zi⸣ | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | ma-a-an [… … … … … … … … … {DU]G}⸢NA-AK-TÁM-MU⸣ | “If he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | pa-ra-⸢a⸣ [… … … … EGI]R-⸢an-da-ma {GIŠ}zu-up-pa-ri ḫa-aš⸣-ši-i | And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | an-d[a … … … ]x-i {DUG}⸢NA-AK-TÁM-MU⸣-ma kat-ta da-a-i | ... he places ... in the jug below.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | EGIR-[a]n-⸢da-ma⸣-kán {MUNUS}ŠU.⸢GI NINDA.Ì.E.DÉ.A A-NA⸣ DINGIR-LIM | Afterwards, the ŠU.GI-priestess gives a loaf of bread to the god. |
| 18 | še-e[r] ar-ḫa {GIŠ}ti-pí-⸢it 3-ŠU wa-aḫ-nu⸣-zi | ... they take three times the tipit-vessel. |
| 19 | [… … -d]a-ma-kán {MUNUS}ŠU.GI 2-ŠU 3-ŠU {NA₄}pa-aš-ši-lu-uš | ... and the old woman, two times, three times, the šuluš-stone ... |
| 20 | ⸢a-a⸣-[an-d]u-⸢uš⸣ A-NA ⸢DINGIR-LIM še-er ar-ḫa 2?-ŠU⸣ wa-aḫ-nu-zi | ... to the god ... twice ... they take ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | nam-ma-ká[n I]Š-TU GEŠTIN ⸢ki-iš-ta-nu-zi⸣ | Then they pour wine in the kištanuzi-vessel. |
| 22 | {MUNUS}ŠU.GI-ma ḫu-u[k-k]i-i[š]-⸢ke-ez-zi⸣ | The old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | ma-a-an ḫu-uk-ma-in z[i-i]n-na-i ⸢na-aš-ta⸣ {NA₄}pa-aš-ši-lu-uš | And he libates, and the šuluš-stone(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | a-a-an-du-uš pa-r[a]-⸢a⸣ pé-e-⸢da-i⸣ ⸢na-aš⸣ ar-ḫa iš-ḫu-wa-a-i | And he takes it away, and he places it on the hearth. |
| 25 | na-aš-ta 1 UDU 1 SIL[A₄-i]a šu-up-pí-⸢in⸣ an-da u-un-ni-an-zi | And they bring one sheep and one lamb into the groats. |
| 26 | na-aš-kán MUNUS.LUGAL ⸢{D}an⸣-zi-li Ù ⸢A-NA⸣ {D}zu-uk-ki ši-pa-an-ti | And the queen libates to Anzili and to Zukki. |
| 27 | na-aš-ta SILA₄ ⸢pít⸣-tal-wa-an mar-kán-zi ⸢UDU⸣-ma pár-šu-u-ur | And they bring the lamb to the slaughterhouse, and he breaks the sheep. |
| Ro II | ||
| 28 | ⸢i-ia⸣-an-zi | they take.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 28 | nu [{U]ZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ŠA ⸢SILA₄⸣ UDU-ia | And the liver, the heart of the lamb,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | ⸢ḫa-ap-pí-〈ni〉-it za⸣-[nu]-an-zi na-at-kán an-d[a] ú-da-an-⸢zi⸣ | They bring the ḫappīni-vessel, and they bring it in. |
| 30 | ⸢nu {MUNUS}ŠU.GI 6 NINDA BA⸣.B[A.ZA ] ⸢pár⸣-ši-ia še-ra-aš-ša-an ⸢{UZU}NÍG.⸣GIG ⸢{UZU}ŠÀ⸣ da-a-i | And the old woman breaks six loaves of bread. He breaks it. He places the liver and the heart. |
| 31 | ⸢na-at-ša-an A⸣-[N]A˽PA-NI DINGIR-LIM ⸢da-a-i⸣ | He places it before Nabû, the god. |
| 32 | ⸢EGIR⸣-an-da-⸢ma⸣-[ …] ⸢SILA₄⸣ pít-tal-wa-an ... mar-kán-ta-[ …] | Afterwards, he places a lamb on the table ... |
| 33 | ú-da-an-z[i] [n]a-an-ša-an A-NA {DUG}DÍLIM.⸢GAL⸣ kat-⸢ta⸣ […] | ... they bring ... and he pours it into the large vessel below ... |
| 34 | ḫa-an-da-an-[z]i na-an A-NA˽PA-NI DINGIR-LIM ⸢ti⸣-[ … …] | And he places it before Nabû, the god ... |
| 35 | ⸢nu⸣ 3 {NINDA}a-a-[ …] tar-na-aš 9 NINDA.GUR₄.⸢RA⸣ K[U₇? … … ] | And three aya-breads, nine sour loaves of bread, sweet ... |
| 36 | an-da n[e-i]a-an-du-〈uš〉 9 NINDA.Ì ⸢tar⸣-n[a- … … … … …] | And he pours nine loaves of bread ... |
| 37 | na-aš {MUNUS}Š[U! …] pár-ši-ia nu A-N[A … … … … … … … … …] | And the woman breaks it, and to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | ZAG-az ki-[i]t-ta-ri n[a- … … … … … … … …] | On the right, on the left, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | nu 9 TU₇{ḪI.[A}] ú-da-a[n- … …] | And he brings nine bowls ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | {TU₇}ḫa-ra-⸢am⸣-ma {TU₇}[ …] | ḫaram-bread, ... bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41 | ⸢{TU₇}ḫa-pát-tu-ul⸣-[ … …] | ḫapaktul-bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | ⸢ŠA {GIŠ?}⸣I[N?- … … …] | of a wooden vessel ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 43 | GA ga-aš-du-la-a-aš 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RA xx xx [ … … …] | milk from the groats, three loaves of bread ... |
| 44 | ú-da-an-zi | they bring. |
| 45 | na-aš-ta ku-e-ez-zi-ia te-pu da-aš-ke-ez-zi | And he pours a libation, and he drinks. |
| 46 | nu iš-na-aš ku-iš ŠAḪ nu-uš-ši {GIŠ}MÁ ku-iš | And he takes it, and he holds the boat. |
| 47 | iš-na-aš pé-ra-an ki-it-ta-⸢ri⸣ na-at-ša-an | ... before the kiitta-ri-vessel ... |
| 48 | a-pí-ia da-a-i TU₇{Ḫİ.A}-ma ḫu-u-⸢ma⸣-an-da | He places it on the hearth, and he pours a libation. |
| 49 | PA-NI DINGIR-LIM da-a-i | He places it before the god. |
| 50 | [E]GIR-an-da-ma-kán A.GA š[a]-ri-pu-u-wa-aš | ... the šaripuwa-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 51 | [TU₇˽G]Ú.TUR ŠU.KIŠ{SAR} an-⸢da⸣ ú-da-an-zi | They bring a small bowl of olives into the garden. |
| 52 | [na-a]t PA-NI {D}pal-x-[ … ] ⸢ti-ia-an-zi⸣ | And they stand before Pal...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53 | [… …] x ⸢pí⸣ 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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