KUB 25.9 (tlh:KUB 25.9)
CTH 626
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| Designation | KUB 25.9 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 25.9 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 626 |
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. II | ||
| 1′ | [ DUM]U{⸢MEŠ}.É.GAL⸣ x x[ -i]a? | the palace servants ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [pa-ra]-⸢a⸣ ú-wa-an-zi LÚ˽{GIŠ}⸢GIDRU⸣ | They set it up. The charioteer(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [pé-r]a-an ḫu-u-wa-a-i! DUMU{MEŠ}.LUGAL | before the king's sons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢a⸣-ša-ši {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM | And the cooks(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ḫ]a-an-te-ez-zi ti-an-zi | ... they set up ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-a-i | The staff-bearer places it before the throne. |
| 7′ | šu-up-pa-ma {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA a-ša-ši | And the priests, ašaši |
| 8′ | {LÚ}SANGA {D}10 {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {D}KAL | the priest of the Storm-god, the priests of the Stag-goat |
| 9′ | {L[Ú}S]ANGA {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ | The priest of Zababa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | {⸢LÚ}SANGA⸣ {D}le-el-wa-ni-ia | the priest of Lulwaniya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}NAR zi-nàr | The sacrificial sheep give it to the singers. |
| 12′ | ḫal-za-a-i {LÚ}SAGI.A wa-aš-ša-an-za | He sings; the cupbearer takes it. |
| 13′ | pé-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-a-i | before the huwa-vessel |
| 14′ | ⸢na⸣-aš-ta {LÚ.MEŠ}NAR | And the singers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. III | ||
| 1′ | [nu LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš] {⸢D⸣}[ta-ú-ri-it] | And the king and the queen, while seated, to Tauri |
| 2′ | [a-ku-wa-an-zi GI]Š.{D}⸢INANNA GAL⸣ | They drink the great lyre.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ḫa-az-zi-i]k-kán-zi Ú-UL SÌR-RU | They do not sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [pár-aš-na]-⸢a-u-wa⸣-aš-kán ú-ez-zi | He goes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [2 DUMU{MEŠ}].⸢É⸣.GAL-kán ge-nu-wa-aš | Two palace servants of the ganuwaš-offering |
| 6′ | [GADA{ḪI.A}] da-an-zi | They take the linen cloth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [LUGA]L ⸢MUNUS⸣.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}UTU {D}me-ez-zu-⸢ul-la⸣ | The king and the queen, while seated, pray to Šamaš and Mezzulla. |
| 8′ | ⸢a⸣-ku-⸢wa⸣-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL | They drink; the great lyre(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-e-eš | The cult singers |
| 10′ | {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i | The cult actor speaks. |
| 11′ | {MUNUS}pal-wa-at-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi | The chanter chants. |
| 12′ | {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i | The recitation priest sings. |
| 13′ | ḫu-u-up-pa-ri ši-pa-⸢an-ti⸣ | He libates in the ḫuppar-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | iš-ka₄-ru-ḫi-kán la-a-⸢ḫu⸣-u-wa-an | He places it on the altar.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | {LÚ}SAGI.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA | The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread. |
| 16′ | a-aš-ka-az ⸢ú⸣-da-a-i | he places it there.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR 2 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ {GIŠ}⸢BANŠUR⸣-az | The tableman breaks two sweet loaves of bread on the table. |
| 18′ | da-a-i LUGAL-i pí-an-zi | They give it to the king. |
| 19′ | LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia | The king breaks it. |
| 20′ | GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM 3 {GIŠ}ki-eš-ti-mu-uš | The chief of the cooks, three chariots |
| 21′ | ú-da-a-i {NINDA}wa-ga-⸢ta⸣-aš-ša-an | he brings, and the wagašša-bread(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | ki-it-ta na-aš GUNNI | Then he lifts his hand. |
| 23′ | ta-pu-uš-za ⸢ti-ia-zi⸣ | he steps forward.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | na-aš pa-ra-a e-ep-zi | He takes it out. |
| 25′ | LUGAL-uš-kán tu-u-wa-za ⸢QA-TAM da-a-i⸣ | The king takes the tuwaza-vessel. |
| 26′ | ⸢na-aš-kán pa-ra-a pé-e-da-an-zi⸣ | And they go out.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | ⸢GAL LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM-ia⸣ | The chief of the tablemen and the chief cooks |
| 28′ | ⸢pé-ra-an i-ia-an-ta-ri⸣ | Afterwards, he pours.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29′ | ⸢nu IŠ-TUÉ⸣.[ŠÀ? ] ⸢DINGIR-LIM⸣ | And the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | ⸢ḫu-u-ma-an⸣-t[e?-eš] | ... they ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 31′ | ú-da-⸢an⸣-[zi] | they bring.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1 | [GAL LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GI]Š}B[ANŠUR] | The chief of the tablemen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | ⸢GAL⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM-ia x [ ]x[ | The chief cook ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | nu-⸢uš-ma-ša-at-kán iš-tar-na⸣ [ ] | And he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | ⸢ar-ḫa pé-e-da⸣-[a]n-⸢zi⸣ [ ] | ... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | ⸢pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez⸣-z[i ] | ... he comes ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | ⸢LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš⸣ {D}10 ⸢{URU}zi-ip-pa⸣-[la-a]n-⸢da⸣ | The king and the queen, while seated, pray to the Storm-god of Zippal. |
| 7 | ⸢a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL⸣ | They drink the great lyre.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | {⸢LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-e-eš SÌR-RU⸣ | The cult singers sing.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | {⸢LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i⸣ | The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | {⸢LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi⸣ | The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | {LÚ}⸢ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | {LÚ}⸢SAGI.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA⸣ | The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread. |
| 13 | a-aš-ka-az ⸢ú-da-a-i⸣ | And he brings it in.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR ⸢1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA {GIŠ}BANŠUR-az⸣ | The table man breaks one loaf of bread on the table. |
| 15 | da-a-i LUGAL-i ⸢pa-a-i⸣ | He places it before the king.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | LUGAL-uš pár-⸢ši-ia⸣ | The king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | LÚ˽{GIŠ}GIDRU pé-ra-an ⸢ḫu-u⸣-wa-a-i | The staff-bearer takes it before him. |
| 18 | ta LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR TU₇˽Ì | And the tablemen drink water. |
| 19 | ti-an-zi ta ḫu-u-ma-an-ti | they set up, and the ḫumantu-vessel |
| 20 | ⸢šar⸣-ra-an-zi nu LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR | they bring, and the tablemen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | {GIŠ}KÀ-AN-NU-UM{ḪI.A} da-an-zi | They take the doors. |
| 22 | LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}KAL a-ku-wa-an-zi | The king and the queen, while seated, drink to the Storm-god. |
| 23 | GIŠ.{D}INANNA TUR SÌR-RU | The small lyre sings. |
| 24 | ma-a-an {LÚ}NAR ŠUM-MI LUGAL | If the singer, the king's wife |
| 25 | te-ez-zi {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i | The cult actor speaks. |
| 26 | {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi | The chanter chants. |
| 27 | {LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i | The recitation priest sings. |
| 28 | {LÚ}!SAGI.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA | The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread. |
| 29 | a-aš-ka-az ú-da-a-i | he brings to the place. |
| 30 | ⸢LUGAL⸣-*i* pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia | The king takes it; the king breaks it. |
| 31 | ⸢GAL {LÚ.MEŠ⸣}ME-ŠE-DI LUGAL-i ⸢tar⸣-kum-mi-ia-ez-zi | The chief of the bodyguards comes before the king. |
| 32 | {NINDA}ta-pár-wa-*šu!*-uš wa-aš-šu-u-wa-an-zi | They take the taparwašu-bread. |
| 33 | {NINDA}wa-ga-ta-aš-ša ⸢šar-ru-ma⸣-an-zi | They take the wagata-bread.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. V | ||
| 1 | [{LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš] ⸢ḫal-za-a-i⸣ | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [wa-al-ḫ]a-⸢an-zi-iš-ša-an⸣ | ... the walḫanzi-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [{GIŠ}ḫu]-u-ḫu-u-pa-⸢al ḫa-az-zi-ik-kán-zi⸣ | They set the huḫupa-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [iš-ga-r]u-ḫi-kán la-a-⸢ḫu-u-wa-an⸣ | ... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [{LÚ}SA]GI.A 1 {NINDA}wa-ge-eš-šar a-⸢aš-ka-za⸣ | The cupbearer [takes] one wageššar-bread for the throne. |
| 6 | [ú-d]a-i LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia | He brings (it) to the king; he breaks (it). The king breaks |
| 7 | [ták-kán] wa-a-ki | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [{LÚ}ḪÚ]B.BÍ tarsic-ku-wa-an-zi | The cult actors perform the tarikkuwa-rites. |
| 9 | [pár-aš-n]a-u-wa-aš-kán ú-ez-zi | He comes to the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [LUGA]L MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}wa-ḫi-〈ši〉?-in a-ku-wa-an-zi | The king and the queen, while seated, drink Waḫiši. |
| 11 | [iš-k]a₄-ru-ḫi-kán Ú-UL la-a-ḫu-u-wa-an | ... he does not libate.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [{LÚ}NA]R {URU}ḫur-li-iš SÌR-RU | The singer sings in Hurrian.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [{LÚ}AL]AM.ZU₉ me-ma-i | The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [{LÚ}pa]l-wa-tal-la-aš pal-wa-a-ez-zi | The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [{LÚ}ki]-⸢i⸣-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i | The cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [{LÚ}SA]GI.A 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA a-⸢aš-ka-za⸣ | The cupbearer takes one sour loaf of bread. |
| 17 | [ú-da-i L]UGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-⸢uš pár-ši-ia⸣ | He brings it to the king; he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [pár-aš-na-u-wa-aš-ká]n ⸢ú-ez-zi⸣ | ... he comes.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19 | [ ]x[ ]-⸢ga?-a-uš? da-an-zi⸣ | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [ ]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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