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KUB 53.16 (tlh:KUB 53.16)

CTH 679

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DesignationKUB 53.16
IDtlh:KUB 53.16
LanguageHittite; Hattic
GenreCTH 679

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′]x ⸢IŠ⸣ x[... inside ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′]x KÙ.BABBAR x-x x[... silver ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′]x PA-NI{GIŠ}ZAG.GAR.RA [... on the shoulder ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′]x ši-pa-an-ti [he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′]x É.ŠÀ-na pa-iz-zi [... goes to the inner chamber ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6DIN]GIR{LIM}-ni a-ru-wa-ez-zi [... his god ... he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′{LÚ}SA]NGA {D}KAL {LÚ}SANGA {D}U.GUR [The cupbearer of Šamaš, the priest of Nergal
8′{LÚ}S]ANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu DINGIR-LIM-n[i]The priest of Telipinu, the gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′UŠ-K]É-EN-NU {GIŠ}GIDRU{ḪI.A} GAM ti-an-[zi]They set up the sceptres.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′]x-za A-ŠAR-ŠU-NU ap-pa-an-zi... they take their fields.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′]x-ra nam-ma QA-TAM-MA pa-ra-a... and likewise he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′](-)pa-an-zi ta pár-ši-ia... they take, and he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′]x {GIŠ}ZAG.GAR.RA da-a-iHe places ... on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′]x LUGAL-uš iš-pa-an-tu-zi-aš-šar... the king libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′]x-wa-aš GEŠTIN-ia... wine(low confidence: few signs survive)
16′] ⸢{GIŠ⸣}ZAG.GAR.RA 3-ŠU BAL-ti... three times on the throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′]x-a?...a(very low confidence: a guess)
18′]-⸢tu?-u?⸣-aš... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
Rs. V
1′x[
2′na-x x x[
3′ma-a-na-aš I-NA x[... to ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4′na-at-kán 8-ŠU [And eight times ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′LÚ˽{D}10 LUGAL-un kal-ú-[The man of the Storm-god, the king, all ...
6′šu-up-pí-aḫ-ḫi nuhe pours, and
6′ta-a-r[u
7′le-e-ku-ut
7′me-ma-i [He speaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
8′DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL UDU{ḪI.A} ḫar-kán-z[iThe palace servants libate sheep.
9′iš-tar-na ar-ḫa pa-iz-zi [He goes behind ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10′a-pu-u-uš-ma-za UDU{ḪI.A} TÚG {KUŠ}NÍG.BÀ[RAnd the sheep, the garment, the hem,(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′LÚ{MEŠ}˽{D}10 da-an-zi [The Storm-gods take ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′LUGAL-uš-kán {URU}ka-aš-ta-ma-za [The king of Kaštamaza ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′LUGAL-uš {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši ú-ez-[ziThe king comes to the huwaši-stone.
14′UŠ-KÉ-EN ši-pa-an-ti-i[aHe prostrates himself, he libates(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′LUGAL-uš {URU}ka-aš-du-ḫa pa-[iz-zi(?)The king goes to Kašduḫa.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′a-še-eš-šar QA-TAM-MA-pát [Ašešar likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′LUGAL-uš {URU}ka-aš-⸢du⸣-ḫa-az [The king of Kašduḫa ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′{NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši ⸢ú⸣-e-mi-x[... huwaši-stone ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}SAGI.A ta-pí-š[a-The chief cupbearer ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′pa-ra-a e-ep-zi nu {NA₄}ḫ[u-u-wa-šiHe takes it out, and the huwaši-stone
21′pé-ra-an BAL-ti UŠ-K[É-ENBefore the libation he prostrates himself.(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}e-ia-aš {NA₄}ḫu-[u-wa-šiThe king takes the huwaši-stone from the censer.
23′LUGAL-uš UŠ-KÉ-EN ⸢ši⸣-p[a-The king prostrates himself and libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
24′na-aš {URU}za-an-⸢ni⸣-e[š-ḫa-paAnd to Zannišḫapa(lower confidence: line is broken)
Rs. VI
1′[ ]x-u-wa-i...uwa(low confidence: few signs survive)
2′[ ]x xx x x-x
3′[ ] ⸢pé⸣-ra-an ḫu-u-wa-i... before he pours ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′[ {É}ḫ]a-le-en-tu-u-wa-az ú-ez-zi... he goes to the house of Halentuwa.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′[ ḫ]u-lu-ga-an-ni-⸢ia⸣ e-ša... the cult singer ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′[ {U]RU}ne-ri-ik-ka₄ i-ia-an-na-a-ihe goes to Nerik.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ŠU.I 1 {GIŠ}zu-up-pa-ru KASKAL-šiThe chief of the oil-pressers (takes) one arrow for the journey.
8′da-a-i ta ta-ma-i lu-uk-ki-iz-zi“What should I do? Let me do what I do.
9′ta a-pád-da KASKAL-ši da-a-iHe places it on the road.
10′ta nam-ma ta-ma-a-i lu-uk-ki-iz-ziWhat should I do?
11′ta a-pád-da KASKAL-ši da-a-iHe places it on the road.
12′LUGAL-uš {GIŠ}wa-ar-ḫu-iz-na-aš a-riThe king takes the warrišna-vessel
13′[G]AL? LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR {UZU}NÍG.GIGThe great?, the tablemen, the liver(lower confidence: line is broken)
14′[{U]ZU}mu-⸢uḫ-ra-in⸣-na pa-ra-a DAB-ziThey take the muḫra-offering.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′[LUGA]L-uš {GIŠ}e-ia-aš {GIŠ}gaz-zi-tu-u-riThe king takes the eaš-vessel and the zituri-wood.
16′[an-d]a pa-iz-zi ŠU{ḪI.A}-ŠU... he goes, his hands(lower confidence: line is broken)
17′[a-iš]-⸢ši⸣-it a-ar-ri GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GALThen the great palace servants(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′[GADA-an] ⸢pa⸣-a-i QA-TI-ŠU a-an-šiHe takes the linen cloth, and he gives it to him.
19′[ ] pár-ku-it A-it ar-ri... he breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20′[ ]x pa-ra-a ú-ez-zi... comes forth.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′[ {GI]Š}ta-ḫa-an-⸢ka⸣-wa-ra-an... the taḫankan-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′[ ]x [ ]x

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