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KUB 21.17 (tlh:KUB 21.17)
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| Designation | KUB 21.17 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 21.17 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 86 |
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 | UM-MA ta-ba-ar-⸢na⸣ {M}Ḫa-at-tu-ši-li LUGAL.GAL | Thus Tabarna, Hattušili, the great king: |
| 2 | Ù {F}Pu-du-ḫé-pa MUNUS.LUGAL.GAL | and Puduḫepa, the queen |
| 3 | {D}UTU-ŠI {M} {D}SÎN.{D}U-aš-ša ḫa-an-ni-tal-wa-eš-šir | Šamaš-ši, the woman Sîn-Sin-Sua, the ḫanni-tal-wa-esȟir, |
| 4 | ḪUL-eš!-šir-ma-at ke-e-da-ni me-mi-ia-ni | He speaks the evil of the king, his word. |
| 5 | KUR UGU-TIM ku-it A-NA {M} {D}SÎN.{D}U AŠ-ŠUM MU-IR-DU-UT-TIM pé-eš-ta GIM-an-ma-mu | the land of the Upper Sea, to the woman Sîn-Sītum, as for the šum-irdu-ṣtum-offering, in front, like ... |
| 6 | {M}NIR.GÁL ŠEŠ-IA KUR UGU-TI AŠ-ŠUM MU-IR-DU-UT-TI-IŠ! | Nirgal, the shepherd of the land, on account of the šūtu-priest |
| 7 | pé-eš-ta {M} {D}SÎN.{D}U-aš-ma-mu-za A-NA ŠEŠ-IA GAM-an | Above, Sîn-šamaš-māmuzi goes to the shrine. |
| 8 | pé-eš-ki-u-wa-an da-a-iš | He places it on the table. |
| 9 | nam-ma-mu-kán ḫu-wa-ap-pí-iš-ki-it | Then the ḫuwapiški-vessel |
| 10 | nam-ma-mu-kán {MUNUS.MEŠ}UḪ₇ EGIR UGU ti-eš-ki-it | Then the pregnant women, after the tieškīt-offering, |
| 11 | [n]u-mu UḪ₇-ir nu-mu {D}LIŠ {URU}Ša-mu-ḫi GAŠAN-IA | ... and the lady of Šamuḫi ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [… … S]AG.DU-IA kat-ta-an ar-ta-at | … the top of my head is bent back. |
| 13 | [na-aš D]I-eš-⸢šar⸣ pu-nu-uš-ta | And he places it before the cult actor. |
| 14 | [… … … _.GÁ]L ku-it LUGAL KUR Mi-iz-ri | “If the king of Mizrī(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [… ]-ri-ia la-aḫ-ḫi-ia-it | ... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [… … … … -m]a-za LUGAL KUR Mi-iz-ri KUR 〈A〉-mur-ri-ia | ... the king of Mizri, the land of Murriya |
| 17 | […] [… EGI]R-pa KUR {URU}A-ba pa-it | ... he opens the gate of the land of Aba. |
| 18 | [… … … … … -z]a {M}NIR.GÁL ŠEŠ-IA KUR A-ba tar-aḫ-ta | ... and Nirgal, the shepherd of the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [… ] I-NA KUR {URU}Ḫa-at-ti | In the land of Ḫattu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [… ]x am-mu-uk-ma-kán ŠÀ KUR A-ba | ... where is the land?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | […] | |
| 22 | […] {URU}ḫu-pí-iš-na | Ḫupišna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | […] INIM{MEŠ} ḪUL{MEŠ} SUD-at | He pounds the evil words.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | […] ḪUL{MEŠ}-TIM | ... the evils ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | [… ]x-ut | |
| 26 | [… pár]-ḫi-eš-ki-ir | ... they break ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | [… ]x {M}SÎN.{D}U-ia tar-na-aš | ... Sîn-Bāniya, the tarna-priestess ... |
| 28 | [… {D}]UTU-ŠI | the Sun-deity(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | […] [… ]-x-el UḪ₇-tar tar-nir | [... ...] ... the tarnir-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [… Š]EŠ-IA | Afterwards,(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | [… EG]IR-an-da u-i-ia-at | Afterwards, he shall pay.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | […] x […] xx ... ... | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | Ú-UL da-aḫ-ḫu-un [n]a-at-za ták-ša-[an] | And he does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | šar-ra-an-za da-aḫ-[ḫ]u-un | and he takes it away.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | ták-ša-an šar-ra-an-ma A-NA {M} {D}SÎN-{D}U | And then to Sîn-Ninurta |
| 4 | EGIR-pa pi-iḫ-ḫu-un | Afterwards, he libates. |
| 5 | nam-ma-za-kán {D}LIŠ {URU}Ša-mu-ḫi | And the Liš of Šamuḫi |
| 6 | ⸢A-NA⸣ PA-AN ŠEŠ-IA šar-ra-aḫ-ḫu-un | to the hearth of the šarraḫ-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | nu-uš-ši É{MEŠ} DINGIR{MEŠ} I-NA {URU}Ú-ri-ki-na | And the temples of the gods in Urikina |
| 8 | i-ia-nu-un nu ki-i É {MD}SÎN-{D}U a-pé-e-da-ni AD-DIN | And when he enters the house of Sîn-Šamaš, |
| 9 | nu INIM É {MD}SÎN-{D}U DINGIR-LUM ták-ša-an Ù-za QI-BI | And the word of the house of Sîn-Baʿlu, the god, is ... |
| 10 | na-an-kán Ú-UL-pát wa-aḫ-nu-nu-un | And he does not ... |
| 11 | nu-za-kán DINGIR-LUM ŠÀ URU{MEŠ} {DUG}ḫar-ši-ia-al-li | And the god of the cities in a ḫaršiyal-vessel |
| 12 | te-eḫ-ḫu-un ḫal-ki-ia-aš-ši {DUG}ḫar-ši-ia-al-li | Then he pours the ḫaršiyal-vessel. |
| 13 | te-eḫ-ḫu-un ŠA GEŠTIN-ia-aš-ši {DUG}ḫar-⸢ši-ia-al⸣-li | He pours the wine into the ḫaršiyal-vessel. |
| 14 | i-ia-nu-un nu-kán ALAM ⸢EGIR-an⸣ [… … n]u-un | And then the statue afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-za ŠE[Š- … ] | And he ... the hand ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | DINGIR-LIM-i ki-š[a-at] […] | the god, the whole ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | A-NA {GIŠ}GU.ZA A-[ … -u]n | to the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | nu {M}Ši-ip-pa-LÚ-i[š …] | and Šippa-šarri ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | nu-kán IŠ-TU […] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 20 | na-at-ši-at-ká[n … ] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 21 | na-at A-NA ⸢{D}⸣[ …] | And to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | pi-iḫ-ḫu-un m[a-_ … … (_) … ] | he takes, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | nu-za É-ir DU[MU …] | ... the house of the son ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | ú-e-ri-ia-a[t] […] | ... he brings ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | A-NA {MD}SÎN-{D}[U …] | to Sîn-Ninurta ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | ⸢na-at-kán⸣ […] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 27 | ŠA {URU}Ú-r[i-ki-na …] […] | of Urikina ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | […] A-NA {M}Ši-i[p-_ … …] | to Šip-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | na-at-kán ⸢A⸣-[NA …] […] | And to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 30 | ŠA LUGAL-UT-TI […] | from the king's account ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | nu-kán ku-u-uš […] | And he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 32 | {URU}Ta-na-a[k- … ] | Tanak(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33 | {URU}Ḫa-ak-ku-ra-[ …] | Ḫakkura...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | nu-kán É {MD}SÎN-{D}U […] | And the house of Sîn-Ninurta ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | A-NA {D}IŠTAR {UR[U} …] […] | To Ištar of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | ŠA {URU}U-ri-ki-n[a …] | From Urina.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | ku-u-uš-ma-za-kán UR[U …] […] | And the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | ⸢A⸣-NA ZI{ḪI.A} EG[IR- … ] […] | For the flour afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | [a-r]a-a[ḫ-z]a-a[n-da …] ... ... | ... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | […] xx [… ] | |
| 2′ | [… {D}IŠTA]R {URU}Ša-mu-ḫi […] | The Storm-god of Šamuḫi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [{DUG}ḫar-š]i-ia-al-li te-eḫ-ḫu-u[n] [… ] | ... the ḫaršu-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [Š]A GEŠTIN ŠA 1 ŠA-A-TI ḫal-ki-⸢ia⸣-a[š-ša] | of wine, for one hundred (shekels of) ḫalkiya-beer |
| 5′ | nu-za-kán {D}IŠTAR {URU}Ša-mu-ḫi | And Ištar of Šamuḫi |
| 6′ | ku-it {URU}Ḫa-at-tu-ši še-er | from Ḫattuši up. |
| 7′ | {URU}Ḫa-at-tu-ša-aš i-wa-ar | he speaks in Ḫattuša. |
| 8′ | É{MEŠ} DINGIR{MEŠ} še-er i-ia-nu-un | the temples of the gods ... |
| 9′ | nu ma-aḫ-ḫa-an MU{KAM}-za me-ḫur ti-ia-zi | And he stands before you in the middle of the year |
| 10′ | še-li-aš šu-un-nu-ma-an-zi | they libate in the hearth. |
| 11′ | nu-kán BI-IB-RU ŠA {D}LIŠ {URU}Ša-mu-ḫi | And he goes to the Lady of Šamuḫi. |
| 12′ | {URU}Ḫa-at-tu-ša-za kat-ta ú-da-an-zi | they bring it down to Ḫattuša. |
| 13′ | nu {DUG}ḫar-ši-ia-al-li ḫé-e-ša-an-zi | And they fill the ḫaršiyal-vessels. |
| 14′ | še-li-uš-ma šu-un-n[a-a]n-[zi] | ... and they set ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | nu-kán {DUG}ḫar-ši-ia-al-l[i] | And the ḫaršiyal-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16′ | ḫal-ki-ia-aš-ša šu-un-n[a-_ _] [… ] | The ḫalkiya-drum ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | ŠA GEŠTIN-ia-kán šu-⸢un⸣-n[a-an-zi] | They pour wine into the hand. |
| 18′ | SISKUR-ma ki-iš-ša-a[n … ] | He performs a sacrifice, and thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | 1 UDU A-NA {D}LIŠ {URU}[ … … …] | 1 sheep for the singer of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | 1 UDU {D}Ni-na-at-t[a … … … … … ] | 1 sheep for Ninatta ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | {GIŠ}TUKUL Ú-NU-TI nu x[ … ] | He holds the weapon, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | A-NA {D}LIŠ {URU}[ …] | To the Lady of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | kar-ša-nu-zi A-N[A …] | they libate to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | ku-i-e-eš EGIR-an […] | afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | na-aš A-NA {D}LIŠ {UR[U} …] | And to the singer of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26′ | LÚ DI-ŠU e-eš-du | The man drinks. |
| 27′ | ma-a-an-ma-kán ki-i-ma [SISKUR] | Where else, like a sacrifice |
| 28′ | ša-ku-⸢un-tar⸣-ri-ia-nu-zi | they libate.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29′ | A-NA Z[I-I]A-mu-kán ku-iš […] | ... to you, instead of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | na-an-za-[kán] kat-ta le-e ku-i[š- …] | And he places it on the right side of the writing-board. |
| 31′ | ma-a-na-a[t i]-ia-zi | he goes to the land.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32′ | le-e-⸢at?⸣ ku-⸢iš-ki⸣ ša-ak-⸢ki⸣ | And he places it in the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33′ | ⸢ma⸣-a-na-at Ú-UL-⸢ma⸣ i-ia-zi | And he does not go.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34′ | [a-p]ád-da-ia le-e ku-iš-ki ša-ak-ki | ... he pours a libation, and he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35′ | [AN]A DINGIR-LIM-ia-at-kán IŠ-TU ZI-IA | ... to the god of yours, he takes it out. |
| 36′ | [… -ḫ]u...-un | |
| 37′ | [UR-R]A-AM ŠE-RA-AM ke-e-da-aš | ... the dog ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38′ | [… ]-IA le-e ku-iš-ki | ... he takes the writing-board.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39′ | [… ]-⸢i⸣ ku-iš-kán ḫa-an-na-i-ma ... ... | ... and he ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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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