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KUB 2.5 (tlh:KUB 2.5)

CTH 612

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Designation	KUB 2.5
ID	tlh:KUB 2.5
Language	Hittite
Genre	CTH 612

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	pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-⸢ez-zi⸣	He comes to the parasiwa-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}!ta-ú-ri-i	The king and queen, while seated, pray to Tauri.
3	a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL	They drink the great lyre.
4	ḫa-az-zi-ik-kán-zi Ú-UL SÌR-RU	They do not sing.
5	NINDA.GUR₄.RA NU.GÁL	The loaf is not present.
6	[n]a-aš-ta par-aš-[n]a-⸢u-wa⸣-aš ú-ez-zi	And he goes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7	[LÚ]˽⸢{GIŠ⸣}GIDRU {LÚ.MEŠ}Ú-BA-RUM a-še-eš-šar	The staff-bearer, the cooks, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8	[ḫu]-⸢u⸣-ma-an ša-ra-a ḫu-u-i-it-ti-ia-an-zi	And they bring it in.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9	[t]a a-ra-an-ta	... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
10	[DUMU{MEŠ}].⸢É⸣.GAL-kán ge-nu-wa-aš GADA{ḪI.A}	The palace servants, the linen garments,
11	da-an-zi	they take.
12	⸢LUGAL MUNUS⸣.LUGAL GUB-aš ⸢{D}UTU⸣ {D}tap-pí-nu-ú	The king and the queen, standing, the Sun-god and Tappinu
13	[a-ku-w]a-an-zi LUGAL-uš ⸢ḫu⸣-up-pa-ri	They drink; the king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
14	[ši-i]p-pa-an-ti GIŠ.{D}INA[NNA GA]L	He libates; the great lyre(lower confidence: line is broken)
15	{[LÚ.ME]Š}ḫal-li-ia-ri-e-eš SÌR-⸢RU⸣	The cult singers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16	{[LÚ}AL]AM.ZU₉ me-ma-〈〈i〉〉-i	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17	{[LÚ}pa]l-wa-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi	The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18	{[L]Ú}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i	The kīta-official sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19	{LÚ}SAGI.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA LUGAL-i pa-a-i	The cupbearer gives one sour loaf of bread to the king.
20	LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia	The king breaks it.
21	LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR-kán 2 NINDA.KU₇ šu-up-pa-ia-az {GIŠ}BANŠUR-za	The tableman breaks two sweet loaves of bread on the table.
22	da-a-i LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia ...	He gives (it) to the king; he breaks (it). The king breaks .
23	tu-uš-kán {LÚ}SAGI.A EGIR-pa	And the cupbearer afterwards
24	šu-up-pí {GIŠ}BANŠUR-i da-a-i	He places it on the table.
25	LUGAL-uš GUB-aš UŠ-KE-⸢EN⸣	The king stands; he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26	{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-⸢i⸣	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
27	{LÚ}ki-ta-a-aš [ḫal-za-a-i]	The kitta-official sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
28	⸢ta LUGAL⸣ MUNUS.LUGAL e-ša-an-ta	And the king and the queen take it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
29	DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL-kán ge-nu-wa-aš GADA{ḪI.A}	The palace servants, the linen garments,
30	ti-i-ia-an-zi	they take.
31	GAL LÚ{MEŠ}˽É.GAL 12 NINDA.GUR₄.RA {URU}a-ri-in-na	The chief of the palace servants, 12 loaves of bread of Arinna
32	A-NALUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL tar-kum-mi-ia-ez-zi	To the king and the queen, to Tarkummiya-ezzi.
33	UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM 3 TA-PAL {GIŠ}ki-iš-du-un	The overseer of the cooks (takes) three pairs of sticks.
34	ḫa-aš-ši-i ta-pu-uš-za LUGAL-i	He places it on the throne of the king.
35	⸢tu⸣-u-wa-az pa-ra-a e-ep-zi	He takes the tuwa-vessel away.
36	[LUG]AL-uš QA-TAM ... da-a-i	The king takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37	⸢na⸣-at-kán pa-ra-a ú-da-an-zi	And they bring it out.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38	EGIR-ŠU-ma taḫ-tu-um-ma-ra	Afterwards, the taḫtummara-vessel
39	IŠ-TUÉ.NA₄ DINGIR-LIM ú-da-an-zi	They bring it from the bed of the god.
40	ta UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR-ia	and the overseer of the cooks, the tablemen,
41	an-da ti-ia-an-zi	they go up.
Vs. II	...
Vs. II
1′	pár-aš-na-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-z[i]	he comes to the parasišna-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš	The king and the queen are seated.
3′	{D}10 {D}10 {URU}zi-ip-pa-⸢la⸣-a[n-da]	the Storm-god of Zippal,(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′	a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL	They drink the great lyre.
5′	{LÚ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-aš SÌ[R-RU]	The cult singer sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	⸢{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉⸣ me-ma-a-i	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′	⸢{LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš⸣ pal-⸢wa-a⸣-[ez-zi]	The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	{LÚ}ki-i-da-aš ḫal-za-a-i	The cult actor sings.
9′	{LÚ}SAGI!.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA ⸢EM⸣-ṢA	The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread.
10′	LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-u[š]	He gives it to the king; the kin[g]
11′	pár-ši-ia	breaks
12′	LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR-⸢kán 2⸣ NINDA mi-id-da-ga-i-mi-⸢uš⸣	The tableman takes two loaves of bread.
13′	šu-up-pa-ia-za [{GI]Š}[B]ANŠUR-az	and on the table(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′	⸢da-a-i LUGAL⸣-i pa-a-i	He gives it to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′	LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia	The king breaks it.
16′	tu-uš-kán LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR	And the tableman
17′	EGIR-pa {GIŠ}BANŠUR-i da-a-i	He places it behind the table.
18′	LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR TU₇˽Ì ti-ia-an-zi	The tablemen drink water.
19′	pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi	he comes to the parasišnuwa-vessel.
20′	GAL {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI ŠA{LÚ.MEŠ}UR.GI₇ IGI.DU₈.LIŠ.A	The chief of the bodyguards, the dog-men, the ...
21′	LUGAL-i tar-kum-mi-ia-ez-zi	The king goes to the tarkummiyezzi.
22′	wa-aš-šu-u-⸢wa-an-zi⸣	they place.(low confidence: few signs survive)
23′	{NINDA}wa-ga-ta pí-⸢ia-an-na⸣	a wagata-bread in the mouth(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′	KÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₂₂ pí-ia-na-u-wa-an-zi	They give silver and gold.
25′	nu LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR	and the tableman
26′	2 {NINDA}tu-na-ap-tu-uš ŠA2 SA₂₀-A-TI	2 tunaptuš-breads of red wool
27′	ŠÀ.BA! 1-EN BABBAR 1-EN SA₅	From one white, one red ...
28′	tu-uš-kán {GIŠ}BANŠUR-az	And he stands on the table.
29′	an-da ú-da-a-i	he brings it.
30′	še-er-ra-aš-ša-an GA.KIN.AG	Afterwards, a loaf of bread
31′	ḫa-aš-ḫa-aš-ša-an ki-it-ta-ri	he places it on the hearth.
32′	na-aš {GIŠ}AB-ia pé-ra-an da-a-i	He places it before the window.
33′	ta LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}SIMUG.A	and the chariot driver to the smiths
34′	pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-i	before the huwa-vessel
35′	na-aš-ta {LÚ.MEŠ}SIMUG.A	And the smiths
36′	2 SAG.DU GU₄ KÙ.BABBAR	2 heads of oxen, silver,
37′	an-da ú-da-an-zi	they bring in.
38′	pé-ra-an-na {LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A	before the cupbearer
39′	wa-aš-ša-an-za i-ia-at-ta-⸢ri⸣	And he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III
1′	x-⸢an?⸣-x[ ]
2′	ar-x[ ]
3′	⸢ta⸣ x[ ]-⸢a⸣	from ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4′	[ ]x[ ]
5′	[ ]x[ ]
6′	x[ ]
Vs. III	...
Vs. III 17″	[ ]-du-u[n?]
Vs. III	...
Vs. III 21‴	[nu]-uš-⸢kán⸣ [ ]	And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Vs. III 22‴	[L]Ú˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR ⸢{NINDA}⸣t[u-na-ap-tu-un]	The tableman takes the tunaptu-bread.
Vs. III 23‴	⸢{GIŠ⸣}BANŠUR-az d[a-a-i]	He takes the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 24‴	na-an-kán pa-[ra-a pé-da]-⸢a⸣-i	And he goes out.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 25‴	ta-az 2 SAG.[DU GU₄ KÙ.BABBAR]	... 2 heads of oxen, silver(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 26‴	GEŠTIN-it ⸢šu⸣-u[n-na-i ]	he pours wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 27‴	{NINDA}⸢tu-na⸣-[ap-tu ]	the tunaptu-bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 28‴	{LÚ.MEŠ}[ ]	The men ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Vs. III 29‴	{LÚ.M[EŠ} ]	The men ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Vs. III 30‴	šar-[ ]	the king ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Vs. III 31‴	x[ ]
Vs. III	...
Vs. III 34‴′	x[ ]
Vs. III 35‴′	⸢a?⸣-[ {LÚ}NAR {URU}ka]-ni-iš	The singer of Kaniš(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 36‴′	SÌR-[RU {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma]-i	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 37‴′	{LÚ}[pal-wa-a-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-z]i	The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 38‴′	{LÚ}⸢ki⸣-[i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i]	The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 39‴′	{LÚ}SA[GI.LIŠ.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA]	The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread.
Vs. III 40‴′	LUGAL-i pa-a-⸢i⸣ [LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia]	He breaks it for the king; [the king] breaks it
Vs. III 41‴′	{LÚ.MEŠ}Ú-BA-RUM LUGAL-i 1-ŠU	The scribes of the king once
Vs. III 42‴′	UŠ-KE-EN ta-a-aš-šu-ma-aš GUB-aš	he prostrates himself, standing.
Vs. III 43‴′	{LÚ.MEŠ}ZABAR.DAB GEŠTIN-an	The bronze cupbearers pour wine
Vs. III 44‴′	a-ku-wa-an-na pí-ia-an-zi	they drink.
Vs. III 45‴′	⸢ne⸣ e-ša-an-ta pár-aš-n[a-u-wa-aš-kán]	And he breaks it down.(lower confidence: line is broken)
Vs. III 46‴′	ú-ez-zi	he goes.
Rs. IV
1	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL {D}⸢ḫu⸣-u[l-la-an]	The king and the queen, Ḫullan(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	a-ku-wa-an-zi	they drink.
3	{LÚ.MEŠ}GI.GÍD SÌR-⸢RU⸣	The horse trainers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4	{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-⸢i⸣	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5	{LÚ}pal-wa-a-tal-la-aš pal-w[a-a-ez-z]i	The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6	{LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i	The recitation priest sings.
7	{LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA ⸢EM⸣-ṢA	The cupbearer takes one loaf of bread.
8	LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia	The king takes it; the king breaks it.
9	pár-aš-na-u-wa-〈aš〉-kán	and he breaks it.
10	{LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A-aš ú-ez-zi	The cupbearer comes.
11	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš	The king and the queen are seated.
12	{D}te-li-pí-nu-un a-ku-wa-an-zi	they drink to Telipinu.
13	GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš	The great lyre, the cult singers
14	⸢SÌR-RU⸣ {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i	The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15	{[LÚ?}pal-wa-t]al-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi	The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16	{[LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš] ḫal-za-a-i	The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17	{[LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A] ⸢1⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA	The cupbearer breaks one loaf of bread.
18	[LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL]-⸢uš⸣ pár-ši-ia	The king takes it; the king breaks it.
19	[ ]x
20	[ ]x
21	[ -a]n-zi	... they take(very low confidence: a guess)
Rs. IV	...
25′	[ me]-ma-i	He speaks.(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. IV	...
Rs. IV 44″	[ ] ⸢{LÚ⸣}SA[GI.LIŠ.A	... the cupbearer(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. IV 45″	[GAL KÙ.BABBAR] GEŠTIN-it ḫar-z[i	The chief of the silver and wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
Rs. V
1	⸢na⸣-an LUGAL-i pa-ra-a pé-⸢e⸣-ḫu-[te-ez]-zi	He goes before the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	ta {LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A GAL KÙ.BABBAR	and the chief cupbearer of silver
3	GEŠTIN-it LUGAL-i pa-a-i nu GAL ME-ŠE-DI	He gives wine to the king, and the Great Bodyguard
4	{LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A-ia iš-ki-ša-az	The cupbearer holds it.
5	EGIR-pa i-ia-at-ta-a-ri	Afterwards, Iyattaru
6	IGI{ḪI.A}-wa-〈〈aš〉〉-ma-at-kán LUGAL-i-pát	before the king,
7	an-⸢da⸣-an ne-ia-an-te-eš	And he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
8	⸢ta⸣-at ḫa-aš-ši-i ta-pu-uš-za	And he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9	ti-ia-an-zi	they take.
10	ta GAL {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI {LÚ}⸢SAGI⸣.LIŠ.A	and the chief bodyguard, the cupbearer,(lower confidence: line is broken)
11	{TÚG}ši-ik-nu-un-ša-an	a šiknun-cloth
12	ar-ḫa tar-na-a-i {LÚ}⸢SAGI.LIŠ.A⸣	Afterwards, the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken)
13	[L]UGAL-i UŠ-KE-EN ta-[an ]	He prostrates himself before the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
14	nam-ma-pát ⸢{TÚG⸣}ši-⸢ik⸣-n[u-un]	and the šiknu-garment(lower confidence: line is broken)
15	e-ep-⸢zi⸣ [ ]	he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16	pa-ra-⸢a⸣ [ ]	... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. VI
1	⸢ša-ra-a⸣ ḫu-u-i[t-ti-ia-an-zi]	... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2	ne ... a-ra-an-[ta]	And he ... for you(very low confidence: a guess)
3	na-aš-ta 2 DUMU.É.GAL	And two palace servants
4	A-NALUGAL-i MUNUS.LUGAL ge-nu-wa-aš GADA{ḪI.A}	To the king, the queen, the linen cloth
5	da-an-zi ...	They take .(low confidence: few signs survive)
6	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL GUB-aš {D}UD-AM a-ku-wa-an-zi	The king and the queen stand before the Sun-deity.
7	wa-al-ḫa-an-zi-iš-ša-an	he libates.
8	{LÚ.MEŠ}GALA SÌR-RU {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i	The cult actors sing; the cultic actor speaks.
9	{LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi	The chanter chants.
10	{LÚ}ki-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i	The recitation priest sings.
11	{LÚ}SAGI.LIŠ.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA LUGAL-i	The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread to the king.
12	pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia	The king breaks it.
13	LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR-aš {NINDA}zi-ip-pu-la-aš-ši-in	The tableman breaks the zigpula-bread.
14	ú-da-i ta-an {GIŠ}AB-ia	he brings, and on the window
15	pé-ra-an da-a-i	He places it before the door.
16	ta-aš-ta pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš ú-ez-zi	And he goes to the parasiwa-vessel.
17	a-še-eš-šar-ma {LÚ.MEŠ}Ú-BA-RÙ-TIM	Aššarma, the scribes
18	a-ra-an-ta-ri	Arantari,
Rs. VI	...
Rs. VI 19′!	DUB.3-P[U	Third tablet.(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. VI 20′!	ŠAAN.DAḪ.[ŠUM{SAR}	šandaḫ-plant(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. VI	...

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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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