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KUB 41.40 (tlh:KUB 41.40)

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DesignationKUB 41.40
IDtlh:KUB 41.40
LanguageHittite
GenreCTH 608

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′[ ]-⸢ma⸣ [ ]... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2′[ ]-⸢a?⸣ x-x-x-x
3′[ ]x kat-ta-an... below(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′[ ]x-⸢AL?⸣ {GIŠ}er-ḫu-i-ma... a cedar ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′[ ]x KAŠ.GEŠTIN... wine(low confidence: few signs survive)
6′[ -m]a-an ŠA-PAL... when ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′⸢{É}ar-ki-ú⸣-[i(?) ka-r]u-ú ḫa-an-da-anHe places it on the wall of the barge.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′x-⸢uš?⸣-x-x-x L[Ú{MEŠ}]˽⸢{É}ḫi⸣-iš-ta-a... the men of Ḫišta(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′⸢a-ra-an-ta⸣-ri [{GIŠ}kal-mu-u]š KÙ.SI₂₂ DINGIR-LIMThe kalmû-vessel of gold of the god
10′⸢ḫar-kán-zi⸣ LÚ{MEŠ}˽⸢{GIŠ}BANŠUR⸣The tablemen ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′2 ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}⸣MUḪALDIM-ia pár-aš-na-an ⸢ḫar⸣-kán-ziTwo cooks take it away.
12′k[u]-⸢it-ma⸣-an-ma-an LUGAL-uš n[a]-⸢a⸣-ú-iThen the king comes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′ú-ez-⸢zi⸣ nu ki-i *ḫu*-u-ma-[a]nhe comes, and when ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′⸢pé-ra-an⸣(?) pa-ra-a ḫa-a-a[n-d]a-a-an... he goes back ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15′⸢LUGAL⸣-[u]š [pa]-iz-zi {É}ar-ki-⸢ú-i⸣The king goes to the courtyard.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′[t]i-i[a]-⸢zi⸣ {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ a-ḫ[a-a]The cult actor takes it away.
17′[ḫa]l-⸢za-a-i⸣Ḫalza(low confidence: few signs survive)
18′[UGULA {L]Ú.⸢MEŠ}MUḪALDIM⸣ GAL-it wa-a-tar ḫar-z[i]The overseer of the great cooks libates.
19′[t]a A-NAQA-TI LUGAL *wa*-a-tar pa-ra-⸢a⸣... the king libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′[tú]ḫ-ḫu-e-eš-ni-it 3-ŠU la-ḫu-u-wa-a-⸢i⸣... three times he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′[GA]L DUMU⸢{MEŠ}⸣.É.GAL LUGAL-i GADA-an pa-a-iThe great palace servant gives a linen cloth to the king.
22′[LUG]AL-⸢uš⸣ QA-TI-ŠU a-an-šiThe king takes his hand.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′[UGULA {L]Ú.M[EŠ}MUḪALDI]M NINDA.GUR₄.RA GE₆-TIM LUGAL-iThe overseer of the cooks libates dark bread to the king.
24′[pa-ra-a e-e]p-⸢zi⸣(?) [LU]GAL-⸢uš⸣ QA⸣-T[AM] ⸢da⸣-[a-i]He takes it out; the king takes it together.
25′[ ]x
Vs. II
1′[ ]x x[ ]
2′[ ]x {LÚ.MEŠ}x[ ]... the men ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′[{LÚ}AL]AM.ZU₉ me-m[a-i {LÚ}pal-wa-tal-la-aš]The cult actor speaks; the chanter ...
4′pal-wa-a-ez-zi {LÚ}ki-[i-ta-aš ḫal-za-a-i]He libates; the kiitta-priest sings.
5′⸢{LÚ⸣.MEŠ}ŠU.I ú-wa-an-zi [ ]The cooks drink ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′A-NA{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ w[a-a-tar]to the cult actor ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′SAG.DU{MEŠ}-aš la-ḫu-[u-wa-an-zi]they libate on the heads.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽[{GIŠ}BANŠUR NINDA.GUR₄.RA]The overseer of the cooks, the overseer [of the tablemen], the loaf of bread
9′⸢iš⸣-pa-an-du-zi-aš-š[a-ru-uš 1 UDU da-an-zi]They take one sheep.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′ša-aš-ta [pa-a-an-zi]They take it.(low confidence: few signs survive)
11′LÚ{MEŠ} {É}ḫé-eš-t[i pa-a-an-zi]The men of the inner chamber go.
12′LUGAL-uš {É}ar-[ki-ú-i ar-ta]The king goes to the outer chamber.
13′nu GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.[GAL ]and the chief of the palace servants(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA L[Ú{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR]The overseer of the cooks, the overseer [of the tablemen]
15′pa-a-an-zi NI[NDA.GUR₄.RA kar-pa-an-zi]They go, they libate bread.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′ta NINDA.GUR₄.RA [pa-iz-zi]He goes with the loaf of bread.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM [ ]The overseer of the cooks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
18′{GIŠ}ḫar-ši-ia-[al-li? ]... the ḫaršiyali-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′nu-uš-ša-a[n ]And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
20′{GIŠ}ḫar-ši-ia-l[a-aš? ]the ḫaršiyala-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′nu-uš-ma-aš x[ ]And ...(very low confidence: a guess)
22′i-ia-at-t[a]Iyatta(low confidence: few signs survive)
23′5 UDU{ḪI.A} 1 SIL[A₄ ]5 sheep, 1 lamb(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′{LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM [ḫar-kán-zi]The cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25′{LÚ.MEŠ}ALAM.Z[U₉ pa-a-an-zi]The cult actors go.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′nu-uš-ma-aš {LÚ.M[EŠ}MUḪALDIM ]The cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′2 ⸢{LÚ}⸣GUDU₁₂ {UR[U}a-ri-in-na a-ra-an-da]Two priests of Arinna ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28′nu-uš-ma-aš [ ]And then ...(very low confidence: a guess)
29′LUGAL-uš x[ ]The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30′2 DUMU{MEŠ}.⸢É⸣.[GAL 1 {LÚ}ME-ŠE-DI]2 palace servants, 1 bodyguard(lower confidence: line is broken)
31′LUGAL-i p[é-ra-an ḫu-ia-an-te-eš]before the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
32′⸢LUGAL⸣-u[š {D}UTU-wa-aš pár-na pa-iz-zi]The king goes to the Sun-deity.
Rs. V!
1′[ ]x[ ]
2′x[ ]x[ ]x [ ]
3′x[ ]x x[ ]x[ ]
4′[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]
5′[ ]x[ ]
6′[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]
7′x[ ]x[ ]x ⸢ḫa?⸣ [ ]... half ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
8′[ ]x x[ ]
9′x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]
10′x[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]x[ ]
11′x[ ]x[ ]x [ ]
12′⸢UGULA⸣ {L[Ú.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM {GIŠ}BANŠUR DINGIR-LIM 1-ŠU]The overseer of the cooks, the table of the god once
13′⸢{GIŠ}DAG-ti 1-ŠU {GIŠ⸣}A[B-ia(?) 1-ŠU]once on the throne, once upon the table.
14′⸢{GIŠ}ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ⸣-[i 1-ŠU]once in the ḫattalwa-vessel of wood
15′⸢nam-ma ḫa-aš-ši-i⸣ [ta-pu-uš-za 1-ŠU]And once on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′d[a-a-i(?)]he takes.(low confidence: few signs survive)
17′⸢UGULA⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ⸢iš-pa⸣-an-d[u?-zi-aš-ša-ra-an]The overseer of the cooks ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′LUGAL-i ⸢pa-ra-a⸣ [e-ep-zi]He breaks it for the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′⸢LUGAL-uš QA-TAM⸣ [da-a-i]The king takes it together.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ḫa-aš-ši-⸢i⸣ [3-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti]The overseer of the cooks libates three times.
21′⸢{LÚ}⸣ALAM.ZU₉ a-ḫ[a-a ḫal-za-a-i]The cult actor shouts ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′{LÚ}pal-wa-a-at-tal-l[a-aš pal-wa-ez-zi]The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM UGULA LÚ{MEŠ}˽[{GIŠ}BANŠUR]The overseer of the cooks, the overseer [of the tablemen]
24′an-da ⸢šu⸣-up-pí-[ia-aḫ-ḫa-an-zi]And they libate.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25′UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ⸢{GIŠ⸣}BANŠ[UR DINGIR-LIM 1-ŠU]The overseer of the cooks takes the table of the god once.
26′{GIŠ}⸢DAG⸣-ti 1-⸢ŠU {GIŠ}⸣[AB-ia 1-ŠU]once on the throne, once in the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27′{GIŠ}ḫa-tal-wa-aš G[IŠ-i 1-ŠU nam-ma ḫa-aš-ši-i]The ḫatalwaš-vessel once, and the hearth once
28′ta-pu-uš-za 1-Š[U ši-pa-an-ti]He libates once on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
29′LUGAL-uš UŠ-⸢KE⸣-EN [2 {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂]The king prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30′UŠ-KE-EN-NU {LÚ}A[LAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i]The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
31′{LÚ}pal-wa-a-at-ta[l-la-aš pal-wa-ez-zi]The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
32′{LÚ}ki-i-ta-aš [ḫal-za-a-i]The recitation priest sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
33′LUGAL-uš-kán {GIŠ}DAG-[ti ú-ez-zi]The king comes into the throne.
34′ta-aš ti-ia-[zi]... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
35′⸢{LÚ}⸣SA[GI ]the cupbearer ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
36′LUGAL-uš x[ ]The king ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
37′e-ku-[zi ]he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. VI!
1′[ ḫ]a?-aš-ši 3-⸢ŠU⸣ [ši-pa-an-ti]... three times he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′[ {LÚ}ALAM.Z]U₉ ⸢me-ma-i⸣ [ ]The cult actor speaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′[ {LÚ}pal-wa-t]al-⸢la⸣-aš ⸢pal-wa-a-ez-zi⸣The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[ ]x-x-x-⸢ia⸣...ya(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′[ ]x[ ]-zi[... he takes(very low confidence: a guess)
6′[ ]x-x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]x[
7′[ {GIŠ}ḫa-t]al-wa-aš G[IŠ-i ]... the wooden ḫatalwaš-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′[ ]x ⸢ḫa-aš⸣-š[i-i ]x[ ]... the hearth ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′[ ]x x-x-x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]
10′[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]x[ {LÚ}]⸢pal⸣-w[a-a]t-⸢tal⸣-[la-aš]... the chanter ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′[pal-w]a-⸢a⸣-[e]z-[zi] {⸢LÚ⸣}k[i-i-t]a-⸢aš ḫal-za-a⸣-[i]He goes; the cult actor calls out.
12′[ ]-⸢pé⸣ x[ ]x[ ]x x[ ]x[
13′[ ]x-x[ ]x[ ]x[ ]-⸢an-zi⸣... they take ...(very low confidence: a guess)
14′[ ] ⸢nam-ma⸣ [ ]x[ ]x-⸢zi⸣ [ ]... again ... they ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15′[ ] iš-⸢pa⸣-[a]n-⸢tu-uz-zi⸣-[ša]r? ⸢KÙ.BABBAR GEŠTIN⸣... he libates, silver and wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′[LUGAL]-⸢i⸣ pa-⸢ra-a e-ep-zi⸣The king takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′[LUGAL-u]š-kán ⸢QA-TAM⸣ [d]a-a-⸢i⸣The king takes it out.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′[UGULA {LÚ.ME]Š}MUḪALDIM ⸢ḫa-aš⸣-š[i-i] ⸢3-ŠU⸣ š[i-pa-an-t]iThe overseer of the cooks libates three times.
19′[ ]x ⸢pa-ra-a⸣(?) QA-TAM-[MA ir]-⸢ḫa-a-ez-zi⸣... he breaks, and likewise he rises ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′[LUGAL-uš U]Š-⸢KE-EN 2 {LÚ.MEŠ}GUDU₁₂ UŠ-KE-EN-NU⸣The king prostrates himself. Two priests prostrate themselves.
21′[{LÚ}ALAM.Z]U₉ ⸢me-ma-i⸣The cult actor speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′[{LÚ}pal-wa-a-a]t-tal-⸢la⸣-aš pal-wa-a-ez-⸢zi⸣The chanter chants.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′[{LÚ}ki-i-ta]-aš ḫal-za-a-iThe cult actor sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′[UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ŠA]QA-TI {UZU}NÍG.⸢GIG⸣The overseer of the cooks takes the liver.
25′[LUGAL-i pa-ra-a] ⸢e⸣-ep-ziHe takes it to the king.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′[LUGAL-uš QA-T]AM da-a-iThe king takes the opposite side.
27′[ ]x pí-i-e-da-i... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28′[ ](-)⸢a-ra⸣-aš [d]a?-⸢a-i⸣... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29′[ ] GADA-i[t]a linen cloth(low confidence: few signs survive)
30′[ ]
31′[ ]x
32′[ ] pa-iz-zihe goes.(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. VI!...

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