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KUB 38.12 (tlh:KUB 38.12)
CTH 530
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| Designation | KUB 38.12 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 38.12 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 530 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obv. i | ||
| 1 | [A-NA] ⸢{D}⸣KAL {URU}ka-ra-⸢aḫ⸣-na KÙ.BABBAR ⸢KÙ.SI₂₂⸣ kap-pu-u-wa-an É DINGIR-LIM-ši | To the Stag-god of Karaḫna, the silver and gold kappuwa-vessels of the temple of the god |
| 2 | [an-d]ur-za IŠ-TU {LÚ}KÙ.DÍM {LÚ}BUR.GUL SIG₅-aḫ-ḫa-an | ... the cult actor, the cupbearer, the good ... |
| 3 | {[LÚ].MEŠ}NAM.RA-ši kap-pu-u-wa-an-te-eš PAP {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš-ši-kán | The governors of Kappuwante, a total of the cult actors |
| 4 | ⸢pa⸣-ra-a DAB-an-za an-na-al-li-eš-ši 9 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš | And he seizes it. Nine cult singers |
| 5 | ki-nu-na-aš-ši-kán 9 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-at-tin an-na-al-la-aš É-aš | In Kinunaš, nine ḫilammattin-priests of the house |
| 6 | EGIR-an-da pa-ra-a DAB-er na-aš 18 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš | Afterwards, he takes it away. And the eighteen cult singers |
| 7 | an-na-al-la-aš É-aš 8 É-TUM-ma PAP ÉRIN{MEŠ} ša-ri-wa-an | Afterwards, in the house, eight times, in total, the troops of Šariwan. |
| 8 | ki-nu-un IŠ-TU É.GAL-LIM EGIR-an-da SUM-er | He shall pay back in full the silver from the palace. |
| 9 | {LÚ.MEŠ}GUB.AN-ma-aš-〈ši〉-kán LÚ˽{GIŠ}ŠUKUR {LÚ}NI.DUḪ LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR {LÚ}GALA | The cupbearers, the spearmen, the potter, the tablemen and the kalû-priest |
| 10 | {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš {LÚ}ar-kam-mi-ia-la-aš {LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ {LÚ}BAḪAR₅ | The chanter, the harpist, the bird-catcher, the animal-fattener, |
| 11 | ⸢pa⸣-ra-a DAB-er ŠU.NÍGIN 26 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš ŠÀ 1 {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ | He breaks it. Total: 26 ḫilammati-officials, of one cult actor. |
| 12 | ⸢1⸣ {LÚ}DUB.SAR 1 {LÚ}DUB.SAR.GIŠ 1 {LÚ}ḪAL 2 {LÚ}NAR 1 LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR | One scribe, one scribal apprentice, one cupbearer, two singers, one tablekeeper. |
| 13 | ⸢3⸣ {LÚ}MUḪALDIM 2 {LÚ}SAGI.A 1 LÚ˽{GIŠ}ŠUKUR 1 {LÚ}NI.DUḪ | 23 cooks, 2 cupbearers, 1 spearman, 1 potter, |
| 14 | ⸢1⸣ {LÚ}GALA 1 {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš 1 {LÚ}ar-kam-mi-ia-la-aš | One kalû-priest, one cult singer, one bartender, |
| 15 | 1 {LÚ}KÚRUN.NA 2 {LÚ}NINDA.DÙ.DÙ 1 LÚ A ŠA KUŠ.LÁ 2 {LÚ}KISAL.LUḪ | 1 cupbearer, 2 bakers, 1 man, son of a leather bag, 2 purification priests |
| 16 | 1 {LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ 1 {LÚ}BAḪAR₅ 1 LÚ E-PIŠ BA.BA.ZA | 1 bird, 1 pigeon, 1 man of the basket of barley. |
| 17 | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-at-ti-eš {LÚ.MEŠ}GUB.BA!-ḫa ŠA É GIŠ.KIN.TI-ši-kán | The ḫilammatti-officials, the cupbearers of the house of the messengers, |
| 18 | an-da DAB-an-za EZEN₄{MEŠ}-ši {GIŠ.〈ḪUR〉}gaš-tar-ḫa-i-ta tar-ra-u-wa-⸢an⸣ | And he seizes it. At the festivals, at the throne of Ĝaštarḫata, at Tarrawan, |
| 19 | NINDA.GUR₄.RA UD-MI-ši EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} 11 EZEN₄-ši MU{KAM}-aš me-e-ia-na-aš | loaf of bread on the day of the festival of the month, 11 festivals of the year, Meyana |
| 20 | ⸢ŠÀ⸣ 1 EZEN₄ GAL 1 EZEN₄ tag-ga-an-ti-pu-ú 1 EZEN₄ še-e-li-ia-aš | There is one big festival, one festival of taggāntipû. One festival of šēliya. |
| 21 | 1 EZEN₄ ḫar-na-ia-ia-aš{ŠAR} 1 EZEN₄ {GIŠ}TIR 1 EZEN₄ zé-e-na-an-da-aš | 1 festival of Ḫarnaiyaš, one festival of the forest, 1 festival for Zēna-anda. |
| 22 | 1 EZEN₄ ZU-UN-NI 1 EZEN₄ e-eš-ša-ia-aš 1 EZEN₄ {ḪUR.SAG}kán-ta-ḫu-ia-aš | One festival of libation, one festival of the ešşva-offering, 1 festival of Kantaḫiya |
| 23 | 1 EZEN₄ {GIŠ}GEŠTIN túḫ-šu-u-wa-aš MU-aš me-ia-na-aš | One festival of wine, the tuašuwa-offering, the name of the water |
| 24 | 1 EZEN₄ {ḪUR.SAG}ša-ku-tu-nu-wa I-NA MU 3{KAM}-an e-eš-ša-an-zi | One festival of Šakutunuwa takes place in the third year. |
| 25 | ⸢ḫal⸣-ku-e-eš-šar-ši MU-aš me-ia-na-aš kiš-an pé-eš-kán-zi 7 GU₄{MEŠ} | They bring the ḫalkû-vessels of that year, and they bring seven oxen. |
| 26 | [n] ⸢UDU{ḪI.A}⸣ 1 ME 55 PA tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an 3 PA ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ | n sheep, 155 PA of the rear, as much as 3 PA of wine |
| 27 | [ ... ]n{KAM} ⸢EZEN₄⸣ ITU{KAM} Ù A-NA ⸢3⸣ E[ZEN₄ ... ] | ... the nth day of the festival of the month and for the third festival ... |
| obv. ii | ||
| 1 | 1 {LÚ}SANGA {D}KAL {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na 1 {LÚ}SANGA ⸢{D}⸣[10 {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na] | 1 priest of the Stag-god of Karaḫna, 1 priest [of the Storm-God] of Kararahna |
| 2 | 1 {LÚ}SANGA {D}KAL {GIŠ}TIR 1 {MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-⸢LIM⸣ 15 {MUNUS.MEŠ}k[a-at-ra-aš(?)] | 1 priest of the Stag-god of the forest, 1 mother of the gods, 15 katra-woman(s) |
| 3 | ŠU.NÍGIN 19 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫa-az-zi-wi₅-ta-aš-ši-iš | A total of 19 ḫašziwi-taši-officials. |
| 4 | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-at-ta-aš-kán kap-pu-eš-ni UL an-da [DAB-an-za] | The ḫilammatta-priests do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | 2 É DINGIR-LIM {D}KAL {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na ... {D}10 {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-⸢na⸣ | 2 temples of the god, the Stag-god of Karaḫna, the Storm-God of Carchemish, |
| 6 | {D}10 {URU}li-iḫ-zi-na DINGIR-LIM-tar ki-nu-un EGIR-pa DÙ-er | The Storm-god of Liḫzina, the god of justice, is restored. |
| 7 | É DINGIR-LIM-ši ú-e-te-er EZEN₄{MEŠ} gaš-tar-ḫa-i-da | he brings back to the temple of the god. The festivals of Gaštarḫida |
| 8 | tar-ra-u-wa-an 2 EZEN₄{MEŠ}-ši MU-aš me-ia-na-aš | two festivals of the same name, |
| 9 | ŠÀ 1 EZEN₄ te-et-ḫe-eš-na-aš 1 EZEN₄ {GIŠ}BURU₁₄ 5 UDU{ḪI.A} | For one festival of tētḫešna-offering, one festival for the harvest, five sheep |
| 10 | 7 PA 3 BÁN tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an ŠÀ 5 PA ZÍZ ⸢{DUG}⸣ḫar-ši-⸢ia-la⸣-aš | 7 PA 3 BÁN ... he places it; 5 PA of flour from the ḫaršiyala-vessel. |
| 11 | LÚ{MEŠ}˽É.GAL {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na pé-eš-kán-zi | The palace officials of Karaḫna go. |
| 12 | {D}10 AN-E {D}UTU {URU}PÚ-na KÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₂₂ kap-pu-u-wa-an | The Storm-god of heaven, the Sun-deity of Uruk, with silver and gold ... |
| 13 | DINGIR-LUM DINGIR-LIM-tar GU₄.MAḪ 4 GUB-an KÙ.BABBAR KÙ.SI₂₂ GAR.RA ki-nu-un DÙ-er | The god (and) the god of the four oxen stand there; silver and gold are placed; the foundation is firm. |
| 14 | 2 TA-PAL É{MEŠ} DINGIR{MEŠ} GIBIL-TIM ŠA {D}10 AN-E {D}UTU {URU}PÚ-na | Two houses of the new gods of the Storm-god of heaven, the Sun-deity of Pana. |
| 15 | ú-e-te-er {LÚ.MEŠ}NAM.RA-ši kap-pu-u-wa-an-te-eš | The governors, the kappuwante-priests, |
| 16 | an-na-al-liš-ši 2 É-TUM 20 {LÚ.*MEŠ*}NAM.RA | Afterwards, two houses, twenty governors |
| 17 | ŠA LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}KÙ.BABBAR-TI ki-nu-na-aš-ši 1 É-TUM ŠA 12 {LÚ.MEŠ}NAM.⸢RA⸣ | of the men of Kulbi, Kinunaši, one house of twelve governors, |
| 18 | GAL {LÚ}DUB.SAR.GIŠ EGIR-an-da pé-eš-ta ŠU.NÍGIN 32 {LÚ.MEŠ}⸢NAM.RA⸣ | The chief of the scribes goes back. A total of 32 governors. |
| 19 | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-tiš-ši-kán pa-ra-a DAB-an-za 6 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-[ma-ti-eš] | The cult singers take it away. Six cultic singers |
| 20 | {LÚ}SANGA {LÚ}ḪAL {LÚ}DUB.SAR {LÚ}NAR {LÚ}NINDA.DÙ.DÙ [ ... ] | The priest, the cupbearer, the scribe, the singer, the baker ... |
| 21 | {LÚ}NAGAR NA₄ GAL {LÚ}DUB.SAR{MEŠ} lam-ni-ia-at *UL*-aš SU[M-an-te-eš(?)] | The carpenter, the great stone, the scribes, and the ... |
| 22 | EZEN₄{MEŠ} {GIŠ.ḪUR}gaš-tar-ḫa-〈i〉-ta tar-ra-u-wa-an [ ... ] | The festivals of the Ĝaštarḫa-tree, the tarra-wa-priests ... |
| 23 | NINDA.GUR₄.RA UD{KAM}-ši EZEN₄ ITU{KAM} e-eš-zi 1 EZEN₄ te-e[t-ḫe-eš-na-aš] | The loaf of bread on the day of the festival of the month comes; one festival of teḫešna-bread |
| 24 | [M]U-⸢aš me⸣-ia-na-aš 27 UDU{ḪI.A} 52 PA 2 UP-NU tar-š[a-an ma-al-la-an] | ... seventy-seven sheep, fifty-two PA-measures, two small ... ... |
| 25 | [ ... ]n UDU{ḪI.A} LÚ{MEŠ} tup-pa-na-li-uš L[Ú ... ] | ... n sheep, the men of the tablets, the man ... |
| 26 | [ ... tar-š]a-an-ma ma-al-la-an [ ... ] | ... again, whatever ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [ ... ]x{MEŠ} DINGIR-LIM wa-ar-[ ... ] | ... of the god, after ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [ ... ]x ⸢PA?⸣ x ⸢{URU}⸣[ ... ] | ... ... the city ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | [ ... ]x-⸢zi⸣[ ... ] | ... they ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| rev. iii | ||
| 1′ | [ ... ]x [ ... ] | |
| 2′ | [ ... {DU]G}⸢ḫar⸣-ši-ia-la-aš 2 {DUG}⸢KA⸣.[GAG] | ... two ḫaršiyala-vessels, two bowls |
| 3′ | [ ... EZEN₄ D]I₁₂-ŠI pé-eš-kán-zi | ... they perform the festival.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ki-nu-na 1(?)]⸢É⸣-TUM ŠA 7 {LÚ.MEŠ}NAM.RA [LÚ{MEŠ}(?)] | In Kinuna, one house, of seven governors, the men |
| 5′ | [Š]A É.GAL {D}UTU-ŠI GAL {LÚ}DUB.SAR.GIŠ pé-eš-[ta] | From the palace of the great Sun-deity, the scribe ... |
| 6′ | 1 LÚ DINGIR-LIM-ši-kán pa-ra-a DAB-an-za | One man seized by his god. |
| 7′ | {D}UTU {URU}du-úr-ra {D}ḫa-ti-pu-na-aš {D}[ ... ] | Šamaš of Duura, Ḫatipuna, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | {ḪUR.SAG}ḫa-pi-id-du-i-ni-iš {D}ḫa-šu-ma-a-aš [{D} ... ] | Ḫapidduini, H}ašuma, ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | 3 ALAM DINGIR.MAḪ{MEŠ} {D}al-li-na-al-li-iš ⸢{D}⸣[ ... ] | Three statues of the gods, Alliniš, the god ... |
| 10′ | {D}i-ia-ia-aš ŠU.NÍGIN 9 DINGIR{MEŠ} ar-ḫa-at | Iayaš, a total of nine gods, |
| 11′ | iš-ḫu-u-wa-an-te-eš e-šer EGIR-pa-aš | Afterwards, |
| 12′ | ALAM{ḪI.A} KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA GIBIL-TIM DÙ-⸢er⸣ | The statues of silver, new ones, are made. |
| 13′ | 7 É{MEŠ} DINGIR{MEŠ}-ma-aš ú-e-te-eš-kán-zi | They bring seven houses of the gods. |
| 14′ | {D}10 tág-gán-ti-pa {D}KAL {D}kip-pa-mu-la-aš | The Storm-god of the tagantipa-vessel, the Stag-deity and Kippamula |
| 15′ | {D}ku-pa-pa-aš {D}10 {URU}kum-ma-ḫa {D}10 TI₈{MUŠEN} | Kuppaš, the Storm-god of Kummaḫaḫa, the Sun-deity, the Eagle, |
| 16′ | ŠA {GIŠ}KÁ.GAL {D}ša-la-wa-ni-eš {D}10 an-da-an ú-wa-an-za | From the gate of Šalawaneš to the Storm-god he places it. |
| 17′ | {D}10 {URU}wa-al-ma {D}10 {URU}ne-ri-ik | The Storm-god of Wālma, the Storm-God of Nerik, |
| 18′ | {D}10 {URU}tar-ma-li-ia {D}LIŠ GIBIL {D}10 pí-ḫa-⸢aš-ša⸣-aš-ši-eš | The Storm-god of Tarmaliya, the New Liš, the Storm-God of Piḫašaši, |
| 19′ | {D}10 ḪI.ḪI {D}10 pí-ḫa-i-mi {D}10 mi-ia-an-na-aš | The Storm-god, the Storm-God, he calls out, the storm-gode, the ... |
| 20′ | {D}ia-ar-ri-iš {ÍD}gaz-za-ru-na-i-li₁₂ | Iariš, Gašaruna-ili |
| 21′ | {D}LUGAL-ma-aš {D}ḫal-ki-iš ŠU.NÍGIN 17 DINGIR{MEŠ} | Šarruma, Ḫalkiš, total of 17 gods |
| 22′ | ŠA {NA₄}ZI.KIN{ḪI.A} ŠU.NÍGIN GAL 26 DINGIR{MEŠ} | of the šikin-stones, the totality of 26 gods. |
| 23′ | ŠÀ 9 ŠA É DINGIR-LIM 14 ŠA {NA₄}ZI.KIN{ḪI.A} | of the 9 of the house of the god, 14 of the šikin-stones, |
| 24′ | EZEN₄{MEŠ} {GIŠ.ḪUR}gaš-tar-ḫa-i-ta tar-ra-u-wa-an | The festivals of the Ĝaštarḫa-tree, the tarra-uwa-priests, |
| 25′ | MU-aš-ma-aš me-ia-na-aš 4 GU₄{ḪI.A} 39 UDU{ḪI.A} | ... four oxen, 39 sheep ... |
| 26′ | 24 PA ZÌ.DA 25 {DUG}KA.GAG LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ka-[ra-aḫ-na] | 24 jars of flour, 25 vessels of the men of Karaḫna |
| 27′ | ... pé-eš-kán-zi | ... they place ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| rev. iv | ||
| 1′ | [ ... ]x [ ... ] | |
| 2′ | [1? EZE]N₄? tág-gán-ti-pu-ú 1 EZEN₄ ⸢AN⸣ x[ ... ] | One ... of taggattipu-flour, one festival of ... ... |
| 3′ | [1?] EZEN₄ a-ša-na-a-ia-aš 1 EZEN₄ te-et-ḫe-eš-na-[aš] | One festival of Ašanaya, one festival of Tetḫešna, |
| 4′ | 1 EZEN₄ GURUN ḫal-ku-eš-šar-aš-ši MU-aš me-ia-na-aš | One festival of the abundance of the ḫalku-šara-priests, year: “Meyana-disease.' |
| 5′ | kiš-an pé-eš-kán-zi 3 GU₄{ḪI.A} ŠU-ŠI 4 UDU{ḪI.A} | They bring three oxen and four sheep. |
| 6′ | 35 PA 5 BÁN ½ BÁN tar-ša-an ma-al-la-an | 35 PA 5 BÁN |
| 7′ | 8 GA.KIN.AG 5 BÁN ½ BÁN 2 wa-ak-šur Ì.NUN | 8 fat-tailed sheep, 5 shekels, ½ shekel, 2 wakšur-vessels of butter. |
| 8′ | LÚ{MEŠ}˽É.GAL {m}kán-tu-zi-DINGIR-LIM pé-eš-kán-zi | The palace servants libate to Kantuzi-ilum. |
| 9′ | {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na-aš ta-ru-up-ta-at | Karaḫnaš is encircled |
| 10′ | ... TUP-1-PU QA-TI {URU}ka-ra-aḫ-na-aš | ... of Karaḫna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ⸢1⸣ ME ⸢38⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš | 21 thousand, 38 cult actors(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12′ | ⸢nu⸣ 1 ME 41 EGIR-an-da SUM-an-za | 141 after that he shall give.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13′ | [n?+]11? ŠÀ 34 ŠA {LÚ}GIDIM | n+11?, of 34, of the cook.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14′ | [n?+]11 {LÚ.MEŠ}ta-pa-na-u-wa-an-te-eš | [n]+11 tapana-wanna-officials |
| 15′ | n+6 an-na-al-li-eš 26 {MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM | [n]+6 ... 26 ... |
| 16′ | ŠU.NÍGIN GAL 7 ME 75 {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫi-lam-ma-ti-eš | A great total of 775 ḫilammati-officials. |
| 17′ | QA!-DU {LÚ}SANGA {MUNUS}AMA.DINGIR-LIM {URU}ḫur-ma-aš-kán | ... the priest and the mother of the god of Ḫurmaška |
| 18′ | {URU}kum-ma-aš-ša Ú-UL an-da | The city Kummašša is not there. |
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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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