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KUB 53.3 (tlh:KUB 53.3)
CTH 638
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| Designation | KUB 53.3 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 53.3 |
| Language | Hittite |
| Genre | CTH 638 |
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′ | [ ]x-a[z?- ] | |
| 2′ | [ ]x xx ⸢a⸣-pí-i[a ] | ... my heart ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | [ {LÚ}S]AGI.⸢A⸣-aš ša-ra-a da-a-i [ ] | ... the cupbearer places it ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | ⸢me⸣-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da e-ep-zi DUMU.LU[GAL-ma ] | he takes. The crown prince ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | ⸢me⸣-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da 3-ŠU UŠ-KE-EN {LÚ}AL[AM.ZU₉ ] | He prostrates himself three times. The cult actor ... |
| 6′ | ⸢pal⸣-wa-ez-zi a-ḫa-a ḫal-zi-ia [ ] | He speaks, and he calls out ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [n]a-aš-kán pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i [ ] | ... he goes out ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | [DUMU.L]UGAL {D}te-li-pí-nu-un {D}ka-taḫ-ḫa-an-na [ ] | The king, Telipinun, Katahḫanna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | GUB-aš e-ku-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU | He drinks while standing; the great lyre sings. |
| 10′ | {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i a-ḫa-a ḫal-zi-ia | The cult actor speaks: “Aḫa! Ḫalziya! |
| 11′ | 1 {NINDA}ta-kar-mu-un pár-ši-⸢ia⸣ na-an-kán {LÚ}SAGI.A | He breaks one takarmu-bread, and the cupbearer |
| 12′ | pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i | he brings it out. |
| 13′ | DUMU.LUGAL {D}ḫa-aš-ga-la-an TUŠ-aš e-ku-zi | The crown prince drinks to Ḫašgalan while seated. |
| 14′ | GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i | The great lyre sings; the cult actor speaks. |
| 15′ | a-ḫa-a ḫal-zi-ia 1 {NINDA}ta-kar-mu-un pár-ši-ia | He breaks one takarmu-bread. |
| 16′ | na-an-kán {LÚ}SAGI.A pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i | And the cupbearer goes out. |
| 17′ | UD 3{KAM} QA-TI | The 3rd day is completed. |
| 18′ | I-NAUD 4{KAM} ma-a-an lu-uk-kat-ta nu DINGIR-LIM-aš | On the fourth day he says: “Let me go, and my god |
| 19′ | {GIŠ}ḫu-lu-ga-an-ni-in GU₄{ḪI.A} {LÚ}BE-EL É | The cult instrument, the oxen; the lord of the house |
| 20′ | [{U]RU}ḫa-an-ḫa-na tu-ri-ez-zi 2 GU₄ APIN.LÁ-ma | He goes to Ḫanḫa. He brings two oxen. |
| 21′ | [I]Š-TUÉ {LÚ}u-⸢ri-ia⸣-an-ni {LÚ}BE-EL É | In the presence of the Uriyannu, the lord of the house |
| 22′ | [{URU}]ḫa-an-ḫa-na pa-a-⸢i⸣ nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR-LAM | He goes to Ḫanḫa, and the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | [t]i-it-ta-nu-an-zi Ù {LÚ}SANGA-ŠU | They stand, and the priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1′ | x[ | |
| 2′ | 9 AN x[ | The 9th, rain ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3′ | QA-DU {GIŠ}tu[p- | ... the window ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4′ | ta-pu-ú-ša [ | ... he drinks ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5′ | na-at pé-e-d[i | And he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | ta-pu-ša ku-un-n[a-az | ... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7′ | 3-ŠU UŠ-KE-E[N-NU | They ... three times.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | na-at nam-ma ku-un-na-pát [ | And thus he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | 3-ŠU UŠ-KE-EN-NU nu nam-m[a | They prostrate themselves three times, and then |
| 10′ | na-at a-ap-pa GÙB-la pé-[ | ... standing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | ta-pu-ú-ša 3-ŠU šar-ra-[an-zi | They libate three times in the tapu-vessel. |
| 12′ | 3-ŠU UŠ-KE-EN-NU nu nam-m[a | They prostrate themselves three times, and then |
| 13′ | GÙB-la ta-pu-ú-ša 3-Š[U | standing, three times ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| Rs. III! | ||
| 1 | DUMU.LUGAL 4 {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {URU}⸢ka-a⸣-[aš-ḫa] | The crown prince, four priests of Kašḫa |
| 2 | {MUNUS}am-ma-ma {LÚ}BE-EL {URU}ḫ[a-an-ḫa-na] | Amma, the lord of Ḫanḫa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | {TÚG}ši-ik-nu-uš-še-et a-aš-ki [IŠ-TU{GIŠ}MAR] | The šiknuš-garment, as for the window,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | {GIŠ}AL KÙ.BABBAR GAR.RA pu-u-ru-ut [ | The silver throne is placed.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | iš-ḫu-iš-ḫu-iš-kán-zi [na-aš-ša-an] | they libate, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM šu-uḫ-ḫi š[a-ra-a(?) 9-ŠU] | In the house of the god, the šuhḫi-offering is nine times. |
| 7 | pé-e-da-an-zi ŠA{⸢D⸣}t[e-li-pí-nu-aš] | They go to Telipinu.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | šu-uḫ-ḫa-an pu-u-ru-u[t-ta-an-zi] | ... they place ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | {MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL {URU}ka-a-aš-[ḫa šu-uḫ-ḫi] | The cult singers of Kašḫa sing. |
| 10 | a-ra-an-da nu lu-u[k-kat-ta-ma SÌR-RU] | ... he stretches out, and he sings.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ku-it-ša-ma-aš x[ zi-in-na-an-zi] | ... they place ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | [DUMU].LUGAL PA-NID[INGIR-LIM | The king, the companion of the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [ ]x[ ]x[ | |
| Rs. IV! | ||
| 1 | ⸢I⸣-NA⸢É⸣ {D⸢}te-li-pí⸣-nu [{URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa] | and into the house of Telipinu, Kašḫa |
| 2 | I-NAUD 3{KAM} ḫu-u-kán-z[i] | He pours a libation on the third day. |
| 3 | nu ŠU.NÍGIN 32 GU₄{ḪI.A} 6 ME UDU{ḪI.A} I-NA{URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa | And a total of 32 oxen, 600 sheep in Kašḫa. |
| 4 | [k]u-in A-NA{D}te-li-pí-nu UD 3{KAM} ḫu-uk-kiš-kán-zi | ... they place it before Telipinu on the 3rd day. |
| 5 | a-aš-ta-ma-kán 12 GU₄{ḪI.A} 3 ME UDU{ḪI.A} | And twelve oxen, 300 sheep |
| 6 | na-an ḫu-i-šu-an-da-an šar-ra-an-zi | They take the ḫušuanda-vessel. |
| 7 | 5 GU₄{ḪI.A} 1 ME 50 UDU{ḪI.A} na-an-za {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA | 5 oxen, 150 sheep, and the priests |
| 8 | {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa da-an-zi na-an I-NAMU 3{KAM} | They go to Kašḫa, and for three years |
| 9 | A-NAEZEN₄{ḪI.A} ŠA{D}te-li-pí-nu MU-ti | That festival of Telipinu |
| 10 | me-e-ia-an-ni-ia-aš A-NAEZEN₄ ITU-ia | Afterwards, at the festival of the month, |
| 11 | ḫar-kán-zi | they set up. |
| 12 | 5 GU₄{ḪI.A} 50 UDU{ḪI.A} {LÚ}BE-EL {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-ni da-[a-i] | 5 oxen, 50 sheep, the lord of Hanḫani takes. |
| 13 | na-an A-NAMU ⸢3?⸣{KAM} MU-ti me-e-ia-an-ni [ ] | And he speaks to me for the third year. |
| 14 | A-NA DINGIR{MEŠ} EZEN₄{ḪI.A} ḫar-zi 1 GU₄ 50 ⸢UDU{ḪI.A⸣} | For the gods of the festivals he holds. 1 ox, 50 sheep |
| 15 | {MUNUS}am-ma-ma-aš da-a-i na-an A-NA⸢MU⸣-[ti me-e-ia-an-ni] | He places the woman, and he speaks to me for a year. |
| 16 | A-NAEZEN₄{ḪI.A} DINGIR{MEŠ}-ŠU ḫar-zi 30 UDU[{ḪI.A} ] | He gathers the offerings of the gods; 30 sheep ... |
| 17 | LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}a-tal-aḫ-zi da-an-[zi ] | The men of Atalaḫzi go ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [ UD]U{ḪI.A} LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-na ap-pa-a[n-zi ] | ... on the days that the men of Ḫanhana go ... |
| 19 | [ {LÚ}]SANGA {D}UTU e-ep-zi 3 UDU{Ḫ[I.A} ] | The priest of the Sun-deity takes three sheep |
| 20 | [ {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA] DINGIR-LIM {URU}ka-a-at-taḫ-ḫa ap-pa-a[n-zi] | The priests of the god of Kattaḫa libate. |
| 21 | [ ]x x-ta-am-pí-ša e-ep-[zi ] | ... takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [ -z]i 1 UDU {LÚ}SANGA [ ] | ... one sheep for the priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [ ]x-zi 1 UDU {LÚ}[ ] | ... one sheep for the man ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | [ ]x-ka-x[ ] | |
| 25 | [ ]x[ ] | |
| lk. Rd. | ||
| 1 | DUB 2{KAM} x[ | Tablet 2 of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | {GIŠ}GEŠTIN?-aš-k[án | ... wine ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | QA-T[I | QA-TI(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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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