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KUB 53.4 (tlh:KUB 53.4)
CTH 638
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| Designation | KUB 53.4 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 53.4 |
| 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. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x[ | |
| 2′ | a-da-an-zi ⸢a⸣-k[u-wa-an-zi | they bring, they libate.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | ŠU.NÍGIN 2 GU₄{ḪI.A} 20 UDU{Ḫ[I.A} | A total of 2 oxen, 20 sheep.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | A-NAÉ.GAL-LIM da-a-i x[ | he takes to the palace ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | UD{KAM}-ti {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-na-az {URU}ka-⸢a⸣-[aš-ḫa | On the day of the festival, the city Ḫanḫaz, the town Kaaš... |
| 6′ | a-ra-aḫ-za ar-ta Ù {GIŠ}e-ia-an [ḪUR.SAG-ri píd-da-an-zi | They take the arrows and the yoke of the mountain. |
| 7′ | kat-ta-an-ta ḫu-u-kán-zi NÍG.BA a-da-a[n-na a-ku-wa-an-na | They libate below; they drink the food. |
| 8′ | ⸢e-ša-an-ta⸣ a-da-an-zi [a-ku-wa-an-zi | they bring, they drink.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | [ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-m]a da-iš-ti-an-zi na-at {U[RU}ka-a-aš-ḫa pé-e-da-an-zi na-aš-ta ka-ru-ú-i-li | And they go up to Kašḫa, and they go down to Karuili. |
| 10′ | [ {GIŠ}e-ia-an š]a-ra-a da-an-zi na-at-za {L[Ú}SANGA {D}te-li-pí-nu GIBIL-ma {GIŠ}e-ia-an | ... they take the scepter, and the priest of Telepinu is new, and he takes a tablet. |
| 11′ | [{NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-i]a-aš kat-ta-an ti-it-ta-nu-ez-z[i ne-za ŠA{D}te-li-pí-nu e-eš-ša-ri ta-ra-a-an-zi | They bring the huwaši-stone down to the ground, and they take it up to Telipinu. |
| 12′ | [Ù 12 UDU{ḪI].A} {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-na-az ku-in u-un-n[é-er na-an {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia-aš A-NADINGIR{MEŠ} ḫu-uk-kán-zi | And twelve sheep of Ḫanḫaz he entrusted to him, and they bring the huwaši-stone to the gods. |
| 13′ | [1 UDU ]-ia-an A-NA{D}te-li-pí-nu ḫu-u[k-kán-zi 1 UDU {ḪUR.SAG}ka-ta-la ḫu-u-kán-zi | ... they bring one sheep to Telepinu, they bring 1 sheep to Katala. |
| 14′ | [1 UDU {D}te-l]i-pí-nu-wa-aš {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia [ḫu-u-kán-zi | [1 sheep] for the goddess Telipiwa, ḫuwašiya-stone they place. |
| 15′ | [1 UDU {D}UTU-w]a-aš {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia ḫu-u-kán-zi [1 UDU {D}ka-taḫ-ḫa-aš {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia ḫu-u-kán-zi | [1 sheep] for the Sun-deity of Ḫuwaši, they bring. 1 sheep for the Kataḫaḫa, they carry. |
| 16′ | [1 UDU] ⸢{D}⸣KAL {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia ḫu-kán-zi [1 UDU {D}ša-an-ḫu-pí-aš {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia ḫu-u-kán-zi | [1 sheep] for the Stag-god of Ḫuwašiya they bring. 1 sheep for Šanḫupiya They bring h’uwashiya. |
| 17′ | [1 U]DU {D}am-ma-am-ma-aš {NA₄}ḫu-wa-ši-ia ḫu-⸢u⸣-k[án-zi | They slaughter one sheep for Ammaš with huwaši-stone. |
| 18′ | [ḫ]u-kán-zi {D}ḫa-pa-i-ú-ul-la-aš {NA₄}ḫ[u-u-wa-ši-ia | They take the ḫapaiu-stone, the Ḫuwaši-stone. |
| 19′ | ⸢nu {UZU⸣}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} {UZU}ŠÀ{ḪI.A} ḫa-ap-⸢pí⸣-ni-[it za-nu-wa-an-zi | And the livers, the hearths, and the ḫapuni-vessels they fill. |
| 20′ | IŠ-TUÉ-ŠU-NU ú-da-an-zi [ | they bring from there ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21′ | ku-e-da-ni-ia {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-i[a | ... the huwaši-stone ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ⸣}SANGA-ma-az a-da-an-na a-ku-w[a-an-na | The priests eat and drink.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23′ | pé-ra-an e-ša-an-ta a-da-an-[zi | They bring it before him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24′ | ⸢DUMU.LUGAL⸣ I-NA{URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-an-na I-NA[É {D}te-li-pí-nu | The crown prince in Ḫanḫanna in the house of Telipinu |
| 25′ | ⸢ŠA⸣{D}UTU ŠA{D}IŠKUR-⸢aš⸣ ŠA {D}ka-[ | of the Sun-deity, of the Storm-god, of Ka... |
| 26′ | ⸢ŠA⸣{D}ta-ši-me-ti ŠA{D}10 {URU}x[ | of Tašimeti, of the Storm-god of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27′ | ⸢ŠA⸣{D}ka-at-taḫ-ḫa 1 {LÚ}GUDU₁₂ x[ | of Kattahḫa, one priest ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28′ | 1 {MUNUS}ŠU.GI É.GAL-LIM 2 {LÚ.MEŠ}dam-š[a-tal-le-eš | 1 old woman of the palace, 2 ...šatalle-officials |
| 29′ | [k]i-i PA-NIDUMU.LUGAL {NINDA}ša-ra-am-ni-x[ | ... the šaramni-bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30′ | ⸢{NINDA⸣}ša-ra-am-ni-it e-ša-an-ta 2 [ | The šaramni-bread is two ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31′ | ⸢ŠU⸣.NÍGIN 50 {NINDA}ša-ra-am-ma ŠA1 {NINDA}š[a- | The total is 50 šaramma-breads, one loaf of bread. |
| 32′ | 5-ŠU MA-ḪI-IṢ pár-šu-ul-li x[ | Five times he breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33′ | [ ]x ḫu-up-pár-aš mar-nu-wa-an 2 x[ | ... two jars of marnuwan-beer ... |
| 34′ | [12] {NINDA}a-a-an-da ŠAta-a-an [ | 12 ayanda-breads, each ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35′ | [1 N]INDA.KU₇ ZÍZ 2 UP-NA ta-a-an [ | [You set out] one sweet loaf of bread, two ... |
| 36′ | [DUMU.LU]GAL a-da-an-na e-ša a-[še-eš-šar lam-ni-it QA-TAM-MA e-ša | [The king] gives the ada-vešsvar-vessel, and likewise he ... |
| 37′ | [DUMU.LUGAL {D}t]e-⸢li⸣-pí-nu-un GUB-aš [e-ku-zi | The crown prince drinks before Telipinu. |
| 38′ | [ G]UB?-aš e-ku-zi [ | ... drinks while standing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39′ | [ ]x-aḫ-⸢la?-i⸣-[ | |
| 40′ | [ ]x x[ | |
| 41′ | [ ]x[ | |
| Rs. | ||
| 1′ | [ I-N]AKÁ-aš a-ri 2 ME U[DU{ḪI.A} | Afterwards, he brings 200 sheep.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2′ | [ -i]a-an-zi ma-a-an DINGIR-L[IM | they take, saying: "The god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ na-a]š-ta A-NADINGIR-LIM me-na-aḫ-⸢ḫa⸣-[an-da | ... to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ {L]Ú.MEŠ}SANGA {D}ka-at-taḫ-ḫa da-an-z[i | The priests go to Kattahḫa.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ ]x-uš-ša-az {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA ŠA{URU}ka-aš-⸢ḫa⸣ [ | ... the priests of Kašḫa ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | pé-e-da-an-zi na-an ⸢ZAG.GAR.RA⸣-ni pé-ra-a[n | They go, and he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | EGIR-pa pé-e-di-iš-ši ti-an-[zi] GU₄{ḪI.A}-ma-z[a? | Afterwards, they set up the oxen. |
| 8′ | 10 GU₄{ḪI.A} 2 ME UDU{ḪI.A} I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM an-da u-⸢un⸣-n[i- | 10 oxen, 200 sheep in the temple of the god ... |
| 9′ | nu ḫu-uk-ki-iš-ke-u-an ti-an-zi DINGIR-LAM GIŠ-za 2 x[ | And they set up the hukkiške-vessel. The god of the wood two ... |
| 10′ | ša-ra-a ḫu-u-ki-iš-kán-zi ḫu-u-kán-na ku-iš x[ | And he takes it, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | na-at da-aš-ke-ez-zi {UZU}šu-up-pa{ḪI.A} ŠAGU₄ UDU [ | And he takes the loins of the ox and sheep ... |
| 12′ | [{UZ]U}ŠÀ{ḪI.A} ḫu-u-ma-an-da ḫa-ap-pí-ni-it za-nu-wa-an-zi [ | They libate the flesh of the hearth and the ḫappi-vessel. |
| 13′ | ⸢pár-ši⸣-ia PA-NIDINGIR-LIM da-a-i še-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GIG x[ | He breaks it; he places it before the god; ... the liver ... |
| 14′ | ḫu-u-ma-an-da QA-TAM-MA da-a-i mar-nu-wa-an GEŠTIN x ta 2 ME [ | he places it together; he pours a marnuwan-vessel of wine ... 200 ... |
| 15′ | ⸢UDU⸣{ḪI.A} GU₄{ḪI.A} ḫu-u-ga-tar QA-TAM-MA šar-ra-an-zi 1 ⸢GU₄⸣ 5 UDU{ḪI.[A} | They slaughter the sheep, the oxen, and the kings. One ... five sheep. |
| 16′ | 20 UDU{ḪI.A} {LÚ.MEŠ}MU-RI-DI mar-ku-wa-an-zi da-an-zi 70 UDU{ḪI.A} LÚ{M[EŠ} | 20 sheep, the šuri-officials take the libation vessels; 70 sheep of the men. |
| 17′ | QA-TAM-MA da-an-zi 2 ME 30 UDU{ḪI.A} 20 GU₄{ḪI.A} ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}⸣SANGA {URU}ka-aš-ḫa [ | likewise they take 230 sheep, 20 oxen, the priests of Kašḫa ... |
| 18′ | QA-TAM-MA šar-ra-an-zi 2 GU₄ 74 UDU{ḪI.A} {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA da-an-z[i | The priests take two oxen and 74 sheep together. |
| 19′ | {LÚ}BE-EL É {D}ḫa-an-ḫa-na da-a-i ⸢DUMU.LUGAL⸣ PA-NIDINGIR{LIM} a-da-an-z[i | The lord of the house of Ḫanḫa takes it; the prince and the god take it away. |
| 20′ | [DU]G?{ḪI.A} KAŠ PA-NIDUMU.LUGAL QA-TAM-MA ti-an-zi ⸢50⸣ {NINDA⸢}ša⸣-ra-a-ma PA-NI x[ | They set the cups of beer opposite the crown prince, and they give 250 loaves of bread opposite ... |
| 21′ | x-x-eš-šar lam-ni-it QA-TAM-MA e-ša GAL{ḪI.A} QA-⸢TAM⸣-MA ir-ḫa-a-⸢ez⸣-z[i | ... likewise, the great ones likewise ... |
| 22′ | UD 4{KAM} QA-TI | The 4th day is completed. |
| 23′ | I-NAUD 5?{KAM} ma-a-an lu-uk-kat-ta 10 GU₄{ḪI.A} 2 ME UDU{ḪI.A} ḫu-u-kán-z[i | On the fifth day, when he brings 10 oxen and 200 sheep, |
| 24′ | QA-TAM-MA ti-an-zi NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} {UZU}⸢NÍG⸣.GIG{ḪI.A} {UZU}⸢ŠÀ{ḪI⸣.A} QA-TAM-MA x[ | likewise they set. The loaf of bread, the liver, the heart likewise ... |
| 25′ | GEŠTIN QA-TAM-MA ši-pa-an-ti DUMU.LUGAL ⸢4⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {URU}ka-aš-ḫa {f}ma-am-ma-[ | likewise he libates wine. The crown prince, the priests of Kašḫa, Mamma... |
| 26′ | {[TÚG]}ši-ik-nu-iš-ši a-aš-ki IŠ-TU{GIŠ}MAR {GIŠ}⸢AL KÙ⸣.BABBAR GAR.RA pu-u-ru-u-[ | He places the šiknu-garment, and he places it on the table of silver. |
| 27′ | [n]a-aš-ša-an I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM ša-ra-a 9-ŠU pé-e-da-an-zi nu x[ | ... they bring it nine times into the house of the god, and ... |
| 28′ | ⸢šu⸣-uḫ-ḫa-an pu-ru-ut da-an-zi {MUNUS.MEŠ}KI.SIKIL {URU}ka-aš-ḫa šu-uḫ-ḫi a-ra-a[n- | They take the šuḫa-vessel; the kisikil-priests of Kaša, they libate ... |
| 29′ | ma-a-an zi-in-na-an-zi DUMU.LUGAL PA-NIDINGIR-LIM a-da-an-na e-ša a-še-[ | When they stand, the crown prince ... before the god ... |
| 30′ | Q]A-TAM-MA-pát ḪA.LA DUMU.LUGAL 40 {NINDA}ša-ra-a-ma QA-TAM-MA-pát GAL{ḪI.A} QA-TAM-MA [ | Afterwards, the share of the crown prince, 40 šarama-breads, likewise, the great breads likewise ... |
| 31′ | ⸢ir⸣-ḫa-an-zi na-⸢an⸣ DUMU.LUGAL a-ap-pa-a-i UD ⸢5⸣{KAM} QA-TI [ | They go, and the crown prince libates; on the second day ... |
| 32′ | I-NAUD 6{KAM} {D}te-li-pí-nu-un {GIŠ}⸢tup-pí⸣ an-da ti-an-zi pé-da-aš-ša-aḫ-[ḫa-an-zi | On the sixth day, Telipinu, they set up the tuppi-vessel, and they take it away. |
| 33′ | ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}⸣SANGA KUR.KUR{MEŠ}-TIM {LÚ}SANGA {URU}a-tal-aḫ-zi-ia ⸢{LÚ.MEŠ}SANGA {ḪUR.SAG⸣}ša-a-kur-i[a(-)(?) | The priests of the lands, the priest of Atalahziya, and the priests from Šakuria... |
| 34′ | I-NAURU-ŠU pa-iz-zi ⸢Ù⸣ DINGIR{MEŠ}-ŠU-NU ar-ḫa ⸢pé⸣-e-da-an-[ | He goes into his city, and the gods ... |
| 35′ | 1 LI-IM UDU{ḪI.A} 50 GU₄{ḪI.A} na-aš ku-it-ma-an {URU}ka-a-aš-ḫa na-a-ú-i [ | One thousand sheep, fifty oxen, and he brings it to Kašḫa. |
| 36′ | ki-i da-an-zi 3 GU₄{ḪI.A} 50 UDU{ḪI.A} {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-ni I-NAÉ DINGIR-LIM [ | When they take, three oxen and fifty sheep of Ḫanḫanni in the temple of the god ... |
| 37′ | ḫu-u-kán-zi 12 UDU{ḪI.A} {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-na-az {URU}ka-aš-ḫa pé-en-ni-i[a- | They slaughter 12 sheep in Ḫanḫaz and Kašh&bu. |
| 38′ | {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia-aš ḫu-u-kán-zi 1 UDU ḪUR.SAG-i {GIŠ}e-ia-aš pé-r[a-an | They take the huwaši-stone, one sheep of the mountains, into the eya-vessel. |
| 39′ | [1 UD]U ⸢{LÚ⸣}MA-ṢA-AR É DINGIR-LIM ⸢e⸣-ep-⸢zi⸣ 1 UDU I-NAKÁ É [DINGIR-LIM | One day the boatman takes one sheep into the temple of the god. |
| 40′ | [1 UDU] {NA₄}ḫu-u-wa-ši-ia ap-pa-an-zi ⸢1 UDU⸣ {LÚ}MA-ṢA-AR K[Á É DINGIR-LIM | They take one sheep of huwaši-stone; the boatman of the temple [takes] one sheep. |
| 41′ | [ UDU]{ḪI.A} {URU}ḫa-an-ḫa-ni ap-pa-⸢an⸣-z[i ]x A-⸢NA⸣ x[ | ... the sheep of Hanḫani they take ... to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42′ | [ ]x[ | |
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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