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KUB 20.88 (tlh:KUB 20.88)

CTH 647

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DesignationKUB 20.88
IDtlh:KUB 20.88
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 647

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)
Vs. I
1[2 {LÚ.MEŠ}]SANGA GAL {LÚ}a-ra-aš {LÚ}a-ra-an ZAG-a[n ŠU-an]2 priests, the chief of the cult actors, the chanter, the right hand ...
2⸢KA×U⸣-ŠU-NU-ia ku-wa-aš-ša-an-zi 2 {MUNUS.MEŠ}SANGA-[ia]They libate from their mouths; two priestesses
3a-ra-aš a-ra-an ZAG-an ŠU-an KA×U-ŠU-NU-ia [ ]And he places it on the right and the left of his mouth ...
4ku-wa-aš-ša-an-zithey libate
5{LÚ}SANGA {D}IŠKUR A-NA{LÚ}SANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu Š[U-an 3-ŠU]The priest of the Storm-god to the priest of Telipinu three times
6pa-a-i nam-ma-aš UŠ-KÉ-EN nu A-NA{LÚ}SANGA {⸢D⸣}[ka-at-taḫ-ḫa]He takes it, and he prostrates himself before the priest of Kattahḫa.
7ki-iš-ši-ra-an 3-ŠU pa-a-i nam-ma-aš UŠ-K[É-EN]He takes it three times, and then he prostrates himself.
8A-NA{MUNUS}SANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu ŠU-an 3-ŠU pa-a-[i nam-ma-aš]He gives it three times to the priest of Telipinu, and then
9UŠ-KÉ-EN A-NA{MUNUS}SANGA {D}ka-at-taḫ-ḫa ŠU-a[n 3-ŠU]He prostrates himself before the priest of Kattahḫa three times.
10pa-a-i nam-ma-aš UŠ-KÉ-EN na-aš EGIR-pa ti-i-⸢e⸣-[ez-zi]He goes, and he prostrates himself, and then he steps back.
11nam-ma ta-ma-iš {LÚ}SANGA {D}IŠKUR ú-ez-zi nu [pa-iz-zi(?)]Then the priest of the Storm-god comes and goes.
12a-pa-a-aš-ša ku-e-da-ni-ia ŠU-an 3-ŠU pa-a-i n[am-ma-aš]And he takes it three times, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13UŠ-KÉ-EN na-aš EGIR-pa ti-i-e-ez-zi [ ]He prostrates himself, and then he steps back ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14{LÚ}SANGA {D}IMIN.IMIN.BI ú-ez-zi na-aš UŠ-KÉ-EN [nu]The priest of the Sebetti comes and prostrates himself.
15pa-iz-zi {LÚ}SANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu ZAG-an ŠU-an K[A×U-ŠU-ia]The priest of Telepinu goes to the right and to the left.
16ku-wa-aš-zi na-aš EGIR-pa ú-ez-zi na-aš UŠ-K[É-EN]He drinks, and afterwards he goes, and he prostrates himself.
17nu {LÚ}SANGA {D}ka-a-at-taḫ-ḫa ZAG-an ŠU-an KA×U-〈ŠU〉-i[a ku-wa-aš-zi]And the priest of Kattahḫa places it on the right and the left of his mouth.
18na-aš EGIR-pa ú-ez-zi na-aš UŠ-KÉ-EN nu pa-[iz-zi]He comes back, he prostrates himself, and goes.
19{MUNUS}SANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu ZAG-an ŠU-an KA×U-ŠU-ia [ku-wa-aš-zi]The priest of Telipinu takes the right and the left of his mouth.
20na-aš EGIR-pa ú-ez-zi na-aš UŠ-KÉ-EN nu pa-i[z-zi]He comes back, he prostrates himself, and goes.
21{MUNUS}SANGA {D}ka-a-at-taḫ-ḫa ZAG-an ŠU-an KA×U-ŠU-[ia ku-wa-aš-zi]The priest of Kattahḫa takes the right and the left of his mouth.
22na-aš EGIR-pa ti-i-e-ez-ziAfterwards he goes.
23[2 {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA(?)] ŠA{D}te-li-pí-nu ŠA{D}k[a-a-at-taḫ-ḫa]Two priests of Telipinu, of Kattiḫa
24[EGIR-pa ú-wa-a]n?-zi {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ {D}IŠKUR-aš-ma-aš [UŠ-KÉ-EN(?)]Afterwards, the priest of the Storm-god prostrates himself.
25[nu-uš-ši(?) ŠU-an] 3-ŠU pí-ia-an-zi [ ]They take it three times ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26[ ]x-an 8 G[U₄.MAḪ?... 8 oxen(low confidence: few signs survive)
27[ iš-ta-n]a-ni pé-r[a-an... before ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28[ 3? TA-P]AL {NINDA}wa-g[a-a-ta da-a-i... he places three loaves of bread ...
29[ ] x-ta-a[n?
30[ ] x [
Rs. IV
1′[ ]x
2′[ ]x 1 NINDA.ÉRIN{MEŠ}... one soldier's bread ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[EGIR-pa iš-ta-na-ni(?) PA-NIDINGIR-LIM d]a-⸢a-i⸣ 1 NINDA.ÉRIN{MEŠ}-maAfterwards, before the god, one soldier's bread ...
4′[{GIŠ}ḫal-pu-u-ti-li pé-ra-an da-a(?)]-⸢i⸣He places it before the ḫalputili-vessel.
5′[{LÚ}SAGI-aš {DUG}KU-KU-UB KAŠ DUMU].LUGAL pa-a-i na-aš-ta DUMU.LUGALThe cupbearer takes the vessel of beer for the prince, and the prince
6′[{GIŠ}ḫal-pu-u-ti-li pé-ra-an 3-Š]U [š]i-ip-pa-an-ti na-aš-kán pa-ra-aHe pours three times the ḫalputili-vessel, and he takes it away.
7′[pé-e-da-an-zi n]a-aš-kán É.GAL-ni an-da ḫa-at-ta-an-ziThey go, and they go to the palace.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′UDU{ḪI.A} ar-kán-zi {UZU}šu-up-pa ḫu-i-šu {UZU}GABA{ḪI.A}They slaughter the sheep, the šuppa-vessel, the liver,
9′{UZU}ZAG.UDU{ḪI.A} SAG.DU{ḪI.A} GÌR{MEŠ} {GIŠ}ḫal-pu-u-ti-lithe head of the sheep, the feet of the ḫalputili-vessel,
10′pé-ra-an ti-i-ia-an-zithey go behind.
11′{UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ḫa-ap-pé-ni-it za-nu-wa-an-ziThey libate the liver and the heart.
12′{LÚ}GUDU₁₂ {D}te-li-pí-nu 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ ŠA½ UP-NIThe priest of Telipinu libates three sweet loaves of bread.
13′DUMU.LUGAL pa-a-i na-aš pár-ši-ia še-e-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GIGThe crown prince takes it, and he breaks it; he places it on the liver.
14′ŠAL-MU-TIM da-a-i na-at {GIŠ}ḫal-pu-u-ti-li pé-ra-an kat-taHe places it before the ḫalputili-vessel.
15′ḫu-i-šu-wa-aš-ša-an {UZU}šu-up-pa-ia-aš še-er da-a-iHe places it on the hearth of the šuppu-vessel.
16′{LÚ}SAGI-aš {DUG}KU-KU-UB KAŠ DUMU.LUGAL pa-a-i DUMU.LUGALThe cupbearer pours beer into the vessel of the king. The king
17′{GIŠ}ḫal-pu-u-ti-li pé-ra-an 3-ŠU ši-ip-pa-an-ti {DUG}KU-KU-⸢UB⸣ KA[Š]He pours the ḫalputili-vessel three times before the door.
18′{LÚ}SAGI pa-ra-a pa-a-i DUMU.LUGAL UŠ-KÉ-ENThe cupbearer takes it; the crown prince prostrates himself.
19′na-aš-kán pa-ra-a pa-iz-ziAnd he goes out.
20′{UZU}Ì-ma ḫu-u-ma-an TU₇{ḪI.A}-TIM i-ia-an-ziThey take the flesh, and they make a libation.
21′ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-aš-ša-an TU₇{ḪI.A}-TIM a-a-riAnd he pours the soup.
22′{LÚ}GUDU₁₂ {D}te-li-pí-nu A-NADUMU.LUGAL kal-li-iš-šu-wa-an-z[i]The cult actor, Telipinu, to the crown prince ...
23′⸢pa⸣-iz-zi DUMU.LUGAL A-NAÉ {D}ka-a-at-taḫ-ḫa pa-iz-z[i]The crown prince goes to the house of Kattahḫa.
24′[na-aš {GIŠ}]KÁ-aš pé-ra-[an ti-i-e]-ez-z[iAnd he steps before the gate.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25′[ ]x-x(-)wa-ra-[aš-ke-ez-zi(?) ] x [... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26′[ ] x [ na-aš] ⸢A-NA⸣[DIN]GIR-[LIM UŠ-KÉ-EN... he prostrates himself before the god.(lower confidence: line is broken)

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