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KUB 7.54 (tlh:KUB 7.54 [CTH 999_XML_TLH])
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| Designation | KUB 7.54 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KUB 7.54 [CTH 999_XML_TLH] |
| Language | Hittite |
| 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 | UM-MA {m}ma-ad-du-na-a-ni {LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ LÚ {URU}ar-za-u-wa | Thus Maduna, bird-catcher, man of Arzawa: |
| 2 | ma-a-an-kán ŠÀ KARAŠ{ḪI.A} *ÚŠ-an* ki-ša-[ri] | And he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | ⸢UN⸣{MEŠ}-tar ⸢ANŠE⸣.KUR.RA{ḪI.A} GU₄{ḪI.A} KALAG-ga-za ak-kiš-ke-et-ta-ri | The people, the horses, the oxen, the big ones ... |
| 4 | nu SÍSKUR mu-u-ra-an-za i-ia-an-zi | And they perform a sacrifice for you. |
| 5 | i-ia-an-zi-ma-at ki-iš-ša-an 2 UR.GI₇ TUR | They take it together: two small dogs. |
| 6 | 1 ŠAḪ TUR 12 NINDA.GUR₄.RA tar-na-aš ŠÀ.BA 1-an ḫu-ul-li-ti-iš | One small malt, twelve loaves of bread, from the hearth, one hullitiš-bread, |
| 7 | 14 {NINDA}pu-ur-pu-ra-aš 2 UP-NU kán-za wa-ar-⸢ḫu-iš⸣ | 14 urpurra-breads, 2 ... of kanza-flour, |
| 8 | 6 {DUG}GAL 1-NU-TUM {DUG}GÌR.GÁN 1 {DUG}ḪAB.ḪAB [GE]ŠTIN | 6 large vessels, one bowl of girra-beer, one vessel of wine |
| 9 | nu ki-i ḫu-u-ma-an da-aḫ-ḫi | And if he ... |
| 10 | [nam]-ma GE₆-az-za ḫa-a-an-da-mi GIM-a[n-m]a | Afterwards, in the evening, like(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [lu-uk-z]i nu-kán {LÚ}IGI.MUŠEN {LÚ}ŠU.GI-[ia] | And the bird-catcher, the treasurer,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [… … …] A-NA KARAŠ{ḪI.A} iš-tar-na ar-[ḫa] … ]-zi | ... and he goes to the cult centers of Ištar. |
| 13 | an-da-ma-kán kiš-an D[U₁₁-a]n-zi | Afterwards they speak in the netherworld.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | […] i-da-la-u-i ku-wa-pí-ik-ki | ... they bring, and the kupikku-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [ ... ]x-a-er ma-a-an-ši i-da-lu-uš | ... ... and he goes.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [ ... ku-i]š-ki ku-it-ki i-ia-at | ... he takes your hand, his hand ... |
| 17 | [… i-da-lu-u]n MUŠEN-in ku-in-ki! | ... he takes the bird ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | […] [… ]x-un-ma-wa ḫu-u-ma-an | ... ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19 | […] {UZU}ÚR-⸢kán⸣ | Afterwards, the flesh(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | […] [… -i]š | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 21 | […] [… ]x x[ … a]r-ḫa(?) | ... ... Arḫa(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | […] [… ]-pát ... ... | |
| Vs. II | ||
| 1 | nam-ma ... e-eš-ša-an-zi ku-wa-pí | And they libate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | nu MUŠEN EGIR-an UGU ... ú-wa-an-da-an da-an-zi | And the bird comes back to the top of . They take it. |
| 3 | GIM-an-ma-kán SISKUR aš-ša-nu-wa-an-zi | When they perform the offering, |
| 4 | nu MUŠEN EGIR-ŠÚ ú-wa-an-da-an da-an-zi | And the bird eats it afterwards. |
| 5 | ki-i-ma SISKUR {LÚ}ŠU.GI {LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ-ia | Just as the offering of the old man, the bird-catcher |
| 6 | iš-šu-u-wa-an ti-ia-an-zi | they place it. |
| 7 | UM-MA {m}da-an-ta-an-ku {LÚ}MUŠEN.DÙ | Thus Dantanku, bird-catcher: |
| 8 | ma-a-an-kán ŠÀ KARAŠ{ḪI.A} ak-kiš-ket₉-ta-a-ri nu ki-i ⸢SISKUR i-ia-an-zi⸣ | And they perform the offerings in the cult centers. |
| 10 | [i]m?-⸢me?-ú-ul⸣ an-da im-me-ia-an ŠE IN.NU.DA-ia | He does not ... and he speaks: “The hand of my straw |
| 11 | [SÍ]G SA₅ SÍG ZA.GÌN SÍG *GE₆* SÍG BABBAR-ia ... | red wool, blue wool, black wool, white wool |
| 12 | [d]a-an-zi nu ŠE IN.NU.DA an-da im-mi-ia-an-zi | They take the straw, and they bring it in.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | na-at KASKAL-aš ḫa-ad-da-ri-eš pa-ri-ia-an | And he goes on the road of the ḫaddari-vessel. |
| 14 | iš-ḫu-wa-an-zi nu kiš-an me-ma-i | They libate, and he speaks thus: |
| 15 | LÚ{MEŠ} ANŠE.KUR.RA-wa-at-ta ku-e-eš ŠA DINGIR-LIM | The men of the Ekur-watta-horse, together with the god |
| 16 | {D}i-ia-ar-ri nu-wa ke-e im-mi-ú-ul | Iyarru, he does not speak thus. |
| 17 | A-NA ANŠE.KUR.RA pí-*ia-an-du* SÍG SA₅-ma-wa | He pours it into the horses. The hem is red. |
| 18 | SÍG ZA.GÍN SÍG GE₆ {SÍG}ḪA-ṢAR-TI SÍG BABBAR-ia | wool, lapis lazuli, wool, black wool, ḫašartu-wool, white wool. |
| 19 | ŠA DINGIR-LIM {MUNUS.MEŠ}SUḪUR.LA₅ da-⸢an⸣-du | He goes to the god and the suckling women. |
| 20 | nu-za EGIR-an-da 1 MÁŠ.TUR 1 ⸢ŠAḪ⸣.[TU]R 1 UR.GI₇ TUR-ia | Afterwards, one boy, one goat, one small dog, |
| 21 | da-a-i na-aš dam-me-li [p]é-di pa-ri-ia-an | He places it, and he goes to the dammeli-vessel. |
| 22 | A-NA {D}IMIN.IMIN.BI ar-ḫa ku-ra-an-zi | They go to the Sebetti. |
| 23 | nu ⸢EGIR⸣-[an-d]a [… …] ku-it-ta 3-ŠÚ | And afterwards, three times ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | ⸢A-NA⸣ [… … … … š]i-pa-an-ti | he libates to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [… … … … -ḫ]a ú-wa-an-zi | ... they set ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26 | […] *túḫ-ḫu-uš*-ta | Afterwards,(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | [ … Q]A-TAM-MA-pát | ... likewise ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28 | [ … ] | |
| 29 | [… i]-ia-an-zi nu ki-i da-an-zi | They go, and when they go(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [… ZÍ]Z 1 GA.KIN.AG 1 EM-[ṢÚ] | … flour, 1 loaf, 1 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | [… 1 DU]G KAŠ 1 {DUG}ḫu-up-pár GEŠTIN | One vessel of beer, one vessel of wine |
| 32 | [… 2 M]ÁS.GAL ... | … 2 small goats(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. III | ||
| 1′ | [… ]-an-z[i] | ... he goes ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | […] [nu E]N SISKUR a-k[u- … … …] | ... and in the evening, the sacrifice ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | […] [{D}i-ia-a]r-ri-in ⸢3⸣-[ŠU] | ... Iyari, three times ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | […] | |
| 5′ | [… {D}i-ia-a]r-ri {D}IMIN.IMIN.BI | Iyarru, Sebettu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | […] | |
| 7′ | […] e-ku-zi | he drinks.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8′ | [… {MUNUS.MEŠ}SUHUR.L]A₅ LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}GIDRU {LÚ.MEŠ}M[UḪALDIM] | Afterwards, the suckling women, the staff-bearers, the cooks |
| 9′ | […] [… ]x 3-ŠU e-ku-zi | He drinks three times ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10′ | [… … ]x-an a-da-an-na a-ku-wa-an-na aš-ša-nu-wa-an-zi | ... they drink, they drink.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11′ | [nu EN SISKU]R ša-ra-a ti-⸢ia⸣-zi nu ANŠE u-un-ni-ia-an-zi | And the lord of the offering takes it, and they bring it to the horse. |
| 12′ | ma-a-an {LÚ}MAŠDA-ma nu ⸢ANŠE⸣ ŠA IM-ti DÙ-an-zi | When the mašda-priest and the house of the sea go, |
| 13′ | nam-ma-an-kán IGI{ḪI.A}-wa A-NA KUR {LÚ}KÚR an-da-an | And he places the eyes on the enemy's land. |
| 14′ | ne-ia-an-zi nu kiš-an me-ma-an-zi | They go, and they speak in the netherworld. |
| 15′ | zi-ik-wa {D}i-ia-ar-ri-iš ke-e-da-ni | he places before Iyariš. |
| 16′ | KUR-e KARAŠ{ḪI.A}-ia i-da-lu i-ia-at | the mountain and the cult centers tremble. |
| 17′ | nu-wa-ra-at ka-a-aš ANŠE kar-ap-du | Then he breaks the horse's horn. |
| 18′ | nu-wa-ra-at I-NA KUR {LÚ}KÚR pé-e-da-a-u | ... they bring it to the enemy's land. |
| 19′ | EGIR-an-da-ma-kán {GIŠ}PAN ḫu-u-it-ti-ia-an-zi | Afterwards, they set the bow. |
| 20′ | nu-kán {GI}*Ú*.TAG.GA ti-ia-an-zi | And they take the linen cloth. |
| 21′ | {GI}Ú.TAG.GA{ḪI.A}-ma pé-ra-an kat-ta iš-ḫu-u-wa-i | ... before the feet, he libates. |
| 22′ | nu me-ma-i DINGIR-LUM-wa KUR {LÚ}KÚR ke-e-ez-za | And he speaks: “The god of the land, the cult actor, is speaking. |
| 23′ | IŠ-TU {GI}Ú.TAG.GA ši-ia-eš-ki | He places it on the chest. |
| 24′ | I-NA KUR {URU}ḪAT-TI-ma-wa ku-wa-pí ú-wa-a-ši | In the land of Ḫattumawa he pours a libation. |
| 25′ | nu-wa-ták-kán {KUŠ}MÁ.URU.URU₅ iš-tap-pa-an-za | And he libates to the boat. |
| 26′ | e-eš-du {GIŠ}PAN-ma-wa-ták-kán ar-ḫa tar-na-an | And he goes to the bow. |
| 27′ | e-eš-du na-at ar-ḫa ú-wa-an-zi | They eat, and they drink afterwards. |
| 28′ | I-NA UD 4{KAM} ma-a-an lu-uk-kat-ta | On the 4th day, when he comes, |
| 29′ | 3 MÁŠ.GAL 26 NINDA.GUR₄.RA{ḪI.A} tar-na-aš 3 {NINDA}a-a-an | 3 large malts, 26 sour loaves of bread, 3 ayan-breads, |
| 30′ | 3 NINDA.GÚG 3 NINDA.KU₇ 3 DUG KAŠ 10 DUG GAL | 3 loaves of bread, 3 sweetbreads, 3 vessels of beer, 10 large vessels |
| 31′ | ⸢x {DUG}GÌR.GÁN⸣ ... | ... a bowl ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| Rs. IV | ||
| 1′ | […] x | |
| 2′ | […] | |
| 4′ | [… -r]i?-ia | |
| 5′ | […] [… ku]-⸢e⸣-da-ni-ia A-NA DINGIR-LIM | ... to the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6′ | [… … …] da-a-i nu a-da-an-zi | ... they take, and they give.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7′ | [ak-ku-uš]-kán-zi-ma {D}i-ia-ar-ri-in | they drink, and Iyarrin(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8′ | [A-N]A {D}i-ia-ar-ri-ia {D}IMIN.IMIN.BI ... | For Iyariya, the Sebettu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9′ | DUB 1{KAM} QA-TI | Tablet 1 of QA-TI. |
| 10′ | ma-a-an-kán ŠÀ KARAŠ | And he of the palace |
| 11′ | KALA.GA-za ak-kiš-ket₉-ta-ri | You are strong, I am smitten. |
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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