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KUB 4.1 (tlh:KUB 4.1 [CTH 999_XML_TLH])
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| Designation | KUB 4.1 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 4.1 [CTH 999_XML_TLH] |
| Language | Hittite; Akkadian |
| Genre | CTH 999 |
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 | ma-a-an-ša-an I-NAZAG KUR {LÚ}KÚR SÍSKUR i-ia-an-zi | And they perform a sacrifice to the throne of the land. |
| 2 | na-aš-ta 1 UDU A-NA{D}UTU {URU}a-ri-in-na | And one sheep for the Sun-deity of Arinna |
| 3 | Ù A-NA!{D}IŠKUR {D}KAL DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš | And for the Storm-god, the Stag-go[d of the gods], the ḫumanda-disease |
| 4 | A-NA{D}te-li-pí-nu ŠA{URU}dur-mi-it-ta | To Telipinu of Durmitta |
| 5 | *DINGIR˽LÚ{MEŠ} DINGIR˽MUNUS{MEŠ} tu-li*-ia-aš DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš | The men's gods, the women's goddesses, and the gods ... |
| 6 | ... *〈〈DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš〉〉* ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš | ... the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | A-NAḪUR!.SAG!{ḪI.A} ÍD{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš ši-ip-pa-an-ti | He libates to the rivers of the mountains. |
| 8 | 1 UDU-ma-kán A-NA{D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia | one sheep for Zitḫariya |
| 9 | ši-ip-pa-an-da-an-zi | they libate |
| 10 | nu ki-iš-ša-an me-mi-ia-an-zi ka-a-ša | And they speak thus: |
| 11 | {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia-aš DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš ḫu-u-ma-an-⸢da⸣-aš | Zitḫariya, the gods of Ḫuman,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | ar-ú-i-iš-ke-ez-zi A-NA{D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia | he prostrates himself before Zitḫariya |
| 13 | ku-e uk-tu-u-ri pí-it-ta e-eš-ta | And he opens his mouth. |
| 14 | ú-e-ḫa-at-ta-at ku-e KUR.KUR-TIM EZEN₄{ḪI.A} GAL-TIM-ši | And he takes the great festivals of all the lands. |
| 15 | ku-wa-pí iš-ke-er | ... he places ... |
| 16 | ki-nu-na-at-za LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ga-aš-ga da-a-er nu LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ga-aš-ga | In Kinunata the men of Gašga take it away, and the men from Gaṣa |
| 17 | šu-ul-li-er nu-za a-pé-en-za-an GÉŠPU ḫa-aš-ta-i | He fills it, and he places it before the hearth. |
| 18 | wa-al-li-iš-kán-zi šu-ma-ša-za DINGIR{MEŠ} te-ep-nu-er | ... they take, and the gods make it. |
| 19 | nu ka-a-ša {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia-aš DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš | And Zitḫariya, the gods, |
| 20 | ḫu-u-ma-an-⸢da⸣-aš ar-ú-i-iš-ke-ez-zi | And he places it before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | nu-uš-ma-ša-an DI-NAM ar-nu-uš-ke-ez-zi nu-uš-ši DINGIR{MEŠ} | And he speaks, and the gods |
| 22 | ḫu-u-ma-an-te-eš DI-NAM ḫa-an-na-at-te-en na-at A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} | He gives the ḫumanteš-offering, and to the gods |
| 23 | me-ek-ki kat-ta-wa-tar e-eš-du | (Sum) The ... of Katta-waštar ... (Akk) It is the ... that ... ... |
| 24 | ⸢a-pé-e-ma-kán Ú⸣-UL A-NA1-EN {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia | And he does not speak to the Lord Zitḫariya. |
| 25 | ⸢ar⸣-ḫa da-an-zi šu-ma-a-ša-at-⸢kán⸣ A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} | They take it, and to the gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [ḫu-u]-ma-an-da-aš ar-ḫa da-an-te-eš {D}UTU {URU}a-ri-in-n[a] | ... the sun-god of Arinna ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | ⸢{D}10 {URU}⸣ne-ri-ik A-NA{D}IŠKUR {D}KAL A-NA{D}te-li-⸢pí⸣-[nu] | The Storm-god of Nerik, to the Storm-God of Stag, to Telipinu |
| 28 | A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš nu-uš-ma-aš-kán URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A}-ŠU | And to the gods, and to the cities, |
| 29 | ar-ḫa da-an-te-eš | he takes away. |
| 30 | nu-uš-ma-ša-an ka-a-ša {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia-aš | And then Zitḫariya |
| 31 | A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš a-pé-el DI-NAM | For all the gods, it is favourable. |
| 32 | ar-nu-uš-ke-ez-zi šu-me-en-za-an-na-aš-ma-[š]a ⸢DI-NAM ŠÀ-ta⸣ š[i- | He libates, and he speaks: “It is good, and it is good. |
| 33 | [nu-z]a šu-me-en-za-an-na DI-NAM ḫa-an-na-at-te-en | And he gives the šumēna-offering to the ḫannattu-priest. |
| 34 | [A-N]A{D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia DI-NAM ḫa-an-na-at-te-en | To Zitḫariya, it is favourable.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | [nu] DINGIR{MEŠ} KUR {URU}ga-aš-ga ḫar-ni-ik-te-en nu-za ku-iš-ša | And the gods of the land of Gašga ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | [DIN]GIR-LUM a-pé-el uk-tu-u-ri-iš-ši EGIR-an kap-pu-u-ed-du | ... the gods, he lifts them up. Afterwards, they bow down. |
| 37 | [na]-at-za EGIR-pa da-a-ú | ... again he places ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | [{D}]⸢zi⸣-it-ḫa-ri-ia-aš-ša-az EGIR-pa uk-[t]u-u-ri-iš-ši | Zitḫariyaša, afterwards he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | [na]-⸢a⸣-ú na-aš-kán a-pé-e-da-aš A-NAKUR.[KUR{ḪI].⸢A}-TIM⸣ | And then he goes to the lands.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | [an-d]a wa-ḫa-an-na pa-iš-kat-ta-ru nu-x[ ]x-an-du | And he goes to the opposite side ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41 | [ -d]a? EZEN₄ GAL-TIM iš-ša-an-d[u] | ... the great festival ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | [ ]x šu-me-en-za-an EGIR-pa [ ]x-⸢eš?⸣-x x x-⸢at?⸣-*tén* | ... again ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43 | [ ]-⸢ta⸣-an nu-x[ | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 44 | [ ]x PA-N[I(?) | ... total.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | nu ki-iš-ša-an me-ma-i ŠAKUR {URU}ka-aš-ga | And thus speaks the King of Kašga: |
| 2 | DINGIR{MEŠ} ka-a-ša-aš-ma-aš tu-li-ia ḫal-zi-ia-ú-en | The gods, in the tuliya-drum, the ḫalzi-drum |
| 3 | nu ú-wa-te-en | And he libates. |
| 4 | nu ez-za-at-te-en e-ku-ut-te-en | “And you are furious, you are frightened, |
| 5 | nu-uš-ma-aš-ša-an ka-a-ša DI-NAM ku-it | And he himself, he is safe. |
| 6 | ar-nu-um-me-ni na-at iš-ta-ma-aš-te-en | And he speaks thus: |
| 7 | ŠAKUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI-kán DINGIR{MEŠ} šu-ma-aš | The enemy of Ḫattikan, the gods, |
| 8 | A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} ŠAKUR {URU}ga-aš-ga ar-ḫa Ú-UL | For the gods of the land of Gašga, he does not ... |
| 9 | ku-it-ki ḫar-kán-zi dam-mi-iš-ḫa-an-na-aš-ma-aš | And they libate to Dammīšḫana. |
| 10 | Ú-UL ku-it-ki ḫar-kán-zi | They do not bind it. |
| 11 | šu-me-ša DINGIR{MEŠ} ŠAKUR {URU}ga-aš-ga šu-ul-li-it-te-en | Then the gods of the land of Gašga purify. |
| 12 | na-aš-ta ŠAKUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI DINGIR{MEŠ} | And the people of Ḫattu, the gods |
| 13 | KUR-az ar-ḫa šu-wa-at-te-en šu-me-ša-za | On the mountain, on the right and on the left |
| 14 | KUR-SÚ-NU da-at-te-en | the land of Atteen |
| 15 | {LÚ.MEŠ}ga-aš-ga-ia šu-ul-li-er | The gašga-priests sing. |
| 16 | na-aš-ta A-NALÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ḪA-AT-TI URU{DIDLI.ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU | And to the men of Ḫattu, their cities |
| 17 | ar-ḫa da-a-at-te-en A.ŠÀ ku-e-ra-az-zi-ia-aš | Afterwards, in the field of the kurazziya-vessel, |
| 18 | IŠ-TU{GIŠ}KIRI₆.GEŠTIN{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU ar-ḫa šu-wa-at-te-en | And he places them in the vineyards. |
| 19 | nu ŠAKUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI DINGIR{MEŠ} an-tu-uḫ-šu-uš-š[a] | And the people of Ḫattu, the gods of Antuḫušša |
| 20 | *e-eš-ḫar* i-ia-u-wa-an-na ḫal-zi-iš-ša-an-z[i] | ... they libate ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | nu ŠAKUR {URU}ḪA-AT-TI DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš i-ia-u-wa-aš [ | And the enemy of Ḫattu, the gods, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | e-eš-ḫa-na-an-za-aš-ša an-tu-⸢uḫ-ša⸣-[aš]-⸢ša⸣ [ | And he places it on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | i-ia-u-wa-aš-ša šu-ma-aš Š[AKUR {URU}ga-aš-ga] | And he, the enemy of Gašga,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | DINGIR{MEŠ} an-tu-uḫ-š[a-aš-ša | The gods of Antuḫša(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II | ... | |
| Vs. II 40″ | x[ | |
| Vs. II 41″ | nu [ | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| Vs. II 42″ | x[ | |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | [ | |
| 2′ | ez-za-a[t-t]e-e[n | ... the rites(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | nu-za EGIR-pa I-N[A? | ... again ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | {LÚ}KÚR-ma ḫu-ul-[ | The enemy, the evil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ma-a-an zi-in-na-[ ] na-aš EGIR-p[a] | When ... again ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | MA-ḪAR DINGIR{MEŠ} {URU}ḪA-AT-⸢TI⸣ pa-iz-zi | He goes before the gods of Ḫattu. |
| 7′ | nu {UZU}Ì NINDA-an ar-ḫa a-da-an-zi | And they bring the meat and oil into the oven. |
| 8′ | nu DINGIR{MEŠ} {URU}ḪA-AT-TI tu-uz-zi-ia-aš | And the gods of Ḫattu stand. |
| 9′ | {D}IŠKUR-an {D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄-an ši-ip-pa-an-za-ke-ez-zi | He libates to the Storm-god and to Zababa. |
| 10′ | ma-ši-ia-an-ki!-ma-aš-ma-aš a-aš-šu nu a-pé-né-eš-šu-wa-an a-ku-wa-an-zi | Ašiyankimaš, he, and they drink before them. |
| 11′ | U-NU-UT{ḪI.A} | a kind of plant |
| 12′ | ḫi-im-ma-aš KUŠ.UDU{ḪI.A} BE-EL DINGIR-LIM da-a-i | He places the sheep's hides before the god. |
| 13′ | na-at EGIR-pa tu-uz-zi-ia ú-wa-an-zi | Afterwards, they set out for me. |
| 14′ | nu za-aḫ-ḫa-in QA-TAM-MA pí-an-zi QA-TI | And they give the zahḫa-vessel together. |
| 15′ | BE KAM 2-ma LUGAL-ru ma-li-ki ú-ZÁḪ | If the 'station' is two and the king carries a libation vessel. |
| 16′ | ták-ku 2 KAM ki-ša LUGAL-wa-aš {LÚ.MEŠ}ta-pa-ri-aš-ši-e-eš ḫar-ni-ik-zi | Two times the king, the tapareš-priests libate together. |
| 17′ | BE KAM 2-ma i-ra-ma? a-an-šá-ma É LÚ | If the second part of the 'increment' comes out, and the man's house |
| 18′ | i-ZÁḪ | he fills. |
| 19′ | ták-ku 2 KAM ki-ša na-at an-da da-mi-en-kán-te-eš | The second one, the lower one, is the one of the daises. |
| 20′ | É LÚ ḫar-ak-zi | The man's house he drinks. |
| 21′ | BE KAM 2-ma na-an-mu-ru EGIR LÚ a-ia-bu | The second part is visible behind the man. |
| 22′ | ú-la-ták | he places. |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | ⸢BE⸣ [ | If ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2′ | ták-ku K[AM | ... to drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | BE KAM k[i- | The 'station'(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ták-ku KAM [ | ... to drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | nam-⸢ma⸣ x[ | And ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6′ | BE KA[M | The 'increment'(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | ták-ku [ | ... to drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | ⸢BE⸣ K[AM | If ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9′ | kar-x[ | |
| 10′ | ták-ku KA[M | ... mouth ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11′ | ma-a-a[n | ... how much(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12′ | LUGAL KUR [ | king of the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13′ | BE KI[R₁₄(-) | The 'path'(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14′ | ták-ku KAM x[ | ... to drink ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15′ | É-er [ | ... the house ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16′ | BE KAM x-ma x[ | The 'station' ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17′ | ták-ku [KA]M GIŠ-aš(?) DINGIR-L[UM? | ... of the wood of the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18′ | BE KAM ZÁḪ EN-šu i-⸢ZÁḪ⸣ [ | If a pig ... its owner ... .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19′ | B[E K]AM ḫi-im-ṣa-am i-ik-šu-u[d | ... he eats the ḫimšam-vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20′ | [ták-ku] KAM kar-ti-ia-aš ap-pu-[uz-zi | ... he pours a libation from the kartiya-vessel |
| 21′ | ⸢É⸣.[G]AL ku-iš ša-an-ḫe-eš-ke-e[z-zi n]a?-aš a-š[i? | ... the palace ... he libates, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | BE KAM BÙR pu-⸢ul-lu⸣-uš BAL [LU]GAL qa-ti BE {D}EN.LÍL [ ]x-⸢šu?⸣ GAR-an | The 'station' is present. There is a recitation. The king holds the hand. The Enlil-god ... is placed. |
| 23′ | ták-ku KAM BÙR ki-ša nam-ma-at-kán ḫa-at-ta-an-te-e[š B]AL ki-ša | ... he pours a libation of beer, and then he libates to Ḫattānte. ... |
| 24′ | {D}ku-mar-pí-iš-ša ga-aš-t[a-a]n DÙ-zi | He goes to Kumarpišša.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25′ | BE KAM 2-ma ri-it-ku!-bu LÚ ma-⸢li⸣-ki-šu ú-ḫal-la-aq-ma ša-a-nu-ti-ma GAR-ma i-dan | If the term two times reaches the man's knees, he takes it away and places it in another place, and he gives (it). |
| 26′ | *ták-k[u KA]M 2 k[i-š]a [n]a-a[t(?)] 1-aš 1-e-⸢da*⸣-ni še-er ma-uš-ša-an-za | ... he places ... two times ... once, once, above ... |
| 27′ | LÚ-aš-kán *ta-pár-r[i*- | The man ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | BE ina! EGIR KAM GÚLÚ uš-li-mi-lu? dan-na-an LÚ-lim | If at the rear of the throne the oxen are full: the man will die. |
| 29′ | ták-ku-za KAM UDU-aš te-ta-an ki-ša a-pé-da-ni UN-ši kal-la-re-eš-zi | He places the sheep, and he places it on the ground. Then they take the kallarešzi-offering. |
| 30′ | BE ina EGIR KAM GÚÚRKIB ku-pu-šu ZI.GA [{LÚ}KÚ]R | In the rear part of the 'finger' there is a hole. Issued by the cult actor. |
| 31′ | ták-ku KAM ÚRKIB ÚR-an wa-li-ip-pa-an-da-al-[la? {L]Ú}KÚR a-ra-a-i | ... he pours a libation of beer, he libates, the weapon of the cult actor ... |
| 32a′ | {LÚ.MEŠ}ḪÚB.BÍ tar-ku-e-er na-⸢at⸣-za | The ḪÚB.BI-officials ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33a′ | *〈〈x-x-za〉〉* mu-u-i-iz-za-an-da | ... he places.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34a′ | EGIR-ŠU-ma ḫu-u-lu-pa-an-ni-eš | Afterwards, the hulupannu-offering |
| 35a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-wa-za [Š]AR-TU-U 1-ŠU | Afterwards, he libates once.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-wa-za ŠAR-TU-U ⸢4-an⸣-ki | Afterwards, he pours a libation of wine. |
| 37a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma pé-di-ši ŠAR-TU-U 1-an-ki | Afterwards, he pours a libation of wine once. |
| 38a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma la-aḫ-ša-ni-li | Afterwards, Laḫša-nili |
| 39a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma ḫu-up-pí-iš-ša-ni-li | Afterwards, the huppiššānili-vessel |
| 40a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-*wa*-za an-da ḫa-⸢la⸣-pí-it-ta | Afterwards, the tuwa-offering to the ḫala-pîta-vessel. |
| 41a′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-az šal-ku-pa-re-eš | Afterwards, the tu'az-vessels |
| Rs. IV | ... | |
| 32b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-wa-az la-pa-ti-iš 1-ŠU | Afterwards, he libates once to the tuwa-vessel. |
| 33b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma la-pa...-ti-iš šal-ku-pa-re-eš | Afterwards, the lapatiš-plant, the svalkupare-plant |
| 34b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-⸢wa⸣-az ŠAR-TU-U šu-pa-an-ni | Afterwards, he pours a libation of wine. |
| 35b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma kal-li-pa-ri-i | Afterwards, the kallipari-priest |
| 36b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma tu-u-wa-za pa-ra-a 1-ŠÚ | Afterwards, he libates once to Tuwaza. |
| 37b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma pé-di-ša-an pa-ra-a | Afterwards, he goes out. |
| 38b′ | EGIR-ŠÚ-ma la-⸢pa-ti⸣ pé-di-ìš-ša-an | Afterwards, he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39b′ | ⸢EGIR⸣-ŠÚ-ma EGIR-pa ⸢pa-ra⸣-a | Afterwards, afterwards, he breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40b′ | tar-ku-wa-ar | Tarkuwar, |
| 42b′ | ŠU {m.D}GE₆-LÚ | Hand of Nergal-šarri |
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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