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KUB 9.28 (tlh:KUB 9.28)

CTH 442

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Designation	KUB 9.28
ID	tlh:KUB 9.28
Language	Hittite
Genre	CTH 442

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-aḫ-za x{ḪI.A} {GIŠ}zu-up-pa-⸢ri⸣	... the ... of the torch ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′	[ ] MÁŠ{ḪI.A}	... the hands ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	[ {D}]⸢UTU⸣-uš {D}10-aš ne-pí-ša-aš	... the Sun-deity, the Storm-god of Nepiša ...
4′	[ DINGIR{M]EŠ}-mu-uš ne-pí-iš te-e-kán	... the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	[ ]-uš {D}ZUEN-an ḫal-ki-iš {D}NIN.É.GAL	... the Sun-deity, the ḫalki-demon, the Ninegal
6′	[ ]-ni-ša	... to him(very low confidence: a guess)
7′	[{D}IŠ]TAR-iš {D}ni-na-at-ta-aš {D}ku-li-it-ta-aš	Ištar, Ninatta, Kulitta(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	[{D}t]a-ra-u-wa-aš {D}GUL-še-eš {D}ḫi-la-aš-ši-iš	Tarauwaš, GUL-šeṣ, Ḫilaiši
9′	[ḪUR.S]AG{MEŠ} ÍD{MEŠ} {URU}ḫa-at-tu-ša-aš LI-IM DINGIR{MEŠ}	The mountains, the rivers of Ḫattuša, the libation vessels of the gods
10′	[nu ki]š-an a-ni-ia-az-zi ḪUR.SAG-i šu-up-pa-i pé-di ku-wa-pí-it	And when he goes to the mountains, he pours a libation from the kupi-vessel.
11′	[wa]-⸢a⸣-tar e-eš-zi nu DINGIR-LIM-aš e-eš-ri i-ia-zi	He places it, and the god places it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′	[{GI]Š}KÀ-AN-NU še-er-ra-aš-ša-an {DUG}ḪAB.ḪAB-aš ú-e-da-an-da	He places it on the door, and he pours the vessel.
13′	šu-u-uš an-da KÙ.BABBAR TUR 7 NA₄{ḪI.A} TUR iš-ḫu-u-wa-an-te-eš	And he pours a small silver vessel of seven small stones.
14′	pu-u-ri-ia-aš-ša-aš ú-e-el-ku-wa-an ša-a-ḫa-an	... he pours a libation ...
15′	TÚG-an ú-e-eš-ta iš-pa-a-ta ... KÙ.BABBAR TUR iš-pár-ra-an ḫar-zi	He pours a libation. He libates a small silver vessel.
16′	SÍG ZA.GÌN iš-ḫu-uz-zi-ia-an-za ... SÍG SA₅	... the wool is covered with lapis lazuli.
17′	i-pu...-ul-li-še-et I-NA{UZU}GABA-ŠU SÍG SA₅ ki-it-ta	he ... on his chest, he places a red wool ...
18′	I-NAGÚ-ŠU {NA₄}ku-un-na-〈na〉-aš ku-ut-ta-na-al-li	He places it on the kunna-stone.
19′	ne-e-ia!-an na-aš {D}IŠTAR-iš i-ia-an-za	And he places it before Ištar.
20′	na-aš EGIR-pa GUNNI {D}UTU-i IGI!-an-da e-eš-zi	Afterwards, the Sun-deity comes before him.
21′	pé-ra-an-še-et {GIŠ}BANŠUR ki-it-ta nu-uš-ša-an 1 NINDA ki-it-ta	Afterwards, on the table, he places it, and then one loaf of bread.
22′	pé-ra-aš-še-et GA.KIN.AG pár-šu-ul-li {GIŠ}PÈŠ pár-šu-ul-li	And he breaks the loaf of bread. He breaks the table.
23′	1 NINDA.KU₇ 1 {NINDA}ta-an-na-za ki-it-ta ...	One sweet bread, one tanza-bread, according to
24′	nu-uš-ša-an IN-BA-AM šu-uḫ-ḫa-an	And he libates.
25′	7 GUNNI nu-uš-ša-an GIŠ{ḪI.A} ḫa-an-da-ez-zi EGIR GUNNI{ḪI.A}	Seven talents, and he takes the wood. Afterwards, the talents
26′	[na]m-ma 7 GUNNI i-ia-az-zi nu-uš-ša-an GI{ḪI.A}-an	And he goes seven talents, and he places them on the feet.
27′	[i]š-pa-a-ri	he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28′	[ ]x 1 GUNNI 7 {DUG}GAL{ḪI.A} da-a-i I-NA1 {DUG}GAL GA.KIN.AG	... he places one talent seven large vessels; he fills the large vessel with milk.
29′	[ ]x ⸢2 GAL Ì.NUN Ì.GIŠ LÀL⸣ {GIŠ}GEŠTIN.ḪÁD.DU.A {GIŠ}PÈŠ KAŠ.GEŠTIN	... ... the chief of the oil-pressers, oil-pressed, wine, grapes, wine ...
Vs. II
1′	[ ]x[
2′	⸢GA.KIN⸣.AG ga-pa-an da-a-i na-a[n	He places it on the throne and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′	túḫ-ša-an-na na-a-i na-⸢an⸣-ša-an ⸢pa⸣-[aḫ-ḫu]-e-ni	He places it on the table, he places it there.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′	da-a-i ḫa-aš-ša-an-za an-na-aš-ša da-a-i	He places it, and he places it here.
5′	⸢na⸣-aš-ša-an {DUG}GAL ... da-a-i ...	And he places the large vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	⸢7?⸣ [{DU]G}GAL QA-TAM-MA ir-ḫa-a-ez-zi	He pours 27 large vessels together.
7′	1 {DU[G}GA]L da-a-i na-an ḫa-ap-pí-na šu-uḫ-ḫa-i	He places one large vessel, and he pours it into the ḫappi-vessel.
8′	Ù [ {D]UG}GAL-AM du-wa-ar-na-〈〈an〉〉-az-zi	And he takes the large vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′	7 {DUG}⸢GAL⸣ QA-TAM-MA ir-ḫa-a-ez-zi	7 large bowls together he pours.
10′	KAŠ.GEŠTIN LÀL-it wa-a-tar an-da GEŠTIN-aš	he pours wine, and he drinks wine.
11′	šu-uḫ-ḫa-⸢an⸣-za nu ši-pa-an-ti MÁŠ.TUR {LÚ}AZU	and he libates; the young man ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′	pa-ra-a ⸢e⸣-ep-zi nu ḫa-a-an-za ku-iš	He takes it, and he takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
13′	ar-ta na-an-kán ši-pa-an-ti	And he libates.
14′	{LÚ}AZU ŠAMÁŠ.TUR GÚ-ŠU GIŠ-ru-it wa-al-aḫ-zi	The cupbearer libates to the boy on his neck.
15′	na-an-kán ku-in-zi na-an an-da ḫa-ap-pí-na	And he drinks, and he places it on the hearth.
16′	pí-iš-ši-ia-ez-zi	he pours.
17′	EGIR-ŠÚ-ma-aš-ša-an SILA₄-an ši-pa-an-ti	Afterwards, he libates a lamb.
18′	na-an-kán ar-[ ]x-zi nu-uš-ma-aš-kán	And ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
19′	{UZU}šu-up-pa [ ]-an-zi {UZU}GABA {UZU}ku-ut-tar ...	... they take the breast, the liver ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′	{UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZ[U} n]a-an za-nu-uz-zi	He places the liver and the liver.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′	nu ši-pa-an-t[i ]x-an	and he libates ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′	ḫa-ap-pí-n[a pí-i]š-ši-i-e-ez-zi	... he pours a libation ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23′	nu {DUG}GÌR.GÁN ... [ša-ra-a kar]-⸢ap⸣-[z]i na-at {D}UTU-i	And the scepter ... he pours, and the Sun-deity ...
24′	ḫi-ik-zi nu ḫa-an-za a-ru-wa-ez-zi	he drinks, and he pours a libation.
25′	nam-ma I-NA7 GUNNI	Instead of a thorny tree,
26′	I-NA1 GUNNI ne-pí-iš te-e-kán-na	On the throne, on the hearth,
27′	I-NA2 GUNNI {D}IŠKUR-ni {D}UTU-i-ia	On the throne of the Storm-god and the Sun-deity
28′	I-NA3 GUNNI {D}NIN.É.GAL	On the throne of Ninegal
29′	{D}i-⸢na⸣-ra-aš	Ištar(low confidence: few signs survive)
Rs. III
1′	⸢I-NA⸣[7] GUNNI {D}IŠTAR-iš	And seven talents of Ištar(lower confidence: line is broken)
2′	{D}ni-na-at-ta-aš {D}ku-li-it-⸢ta⸣-aš	of Ninatta, of Kulitta(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′	{D}ta-a-ra-wa-aš {D}GUL-še-eš	To Tarawaš, to GULše
4′	{D}ḫi-la-aš-ši-iš	Ḫilaši
5′	I-NA⸢5⸣ GUNNI ḪUR.SAG{MEŠ} [ ]	In the tail of the mountains ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	ÍD{MEŠ} x[ {U]RU}ḫa-at-tu-š[a-aš]	Rivers ... of Ḫattuša(lower confidence: line is broken)
7′	... LI-I[M DINGIR{M]EŠ} QA-TAM-M[A ]x-zi	... the gods likewise ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	ŠÀ.BA I-N[A ]x[ -e]z-zi	... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9′	MÁŠ.TUR-aš SILA₄ [ ]	a small goat ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10′	GU₄.NÍTA ANŠE.K[UR.RA ]x DUMU.NITA 1 DUMU.MUNUS	... ox, horse ... son, 1 daughter
11′	2 UDU 2 MÁŠ a-ra-⸢an-ta-ri⸣ nu-uš-ma-aš-ša-an	2 sheep, 2 minas for the ara-antari-offering, and then
12′	ḪUR.SAG-a SÍG BABBAR ⸢ta⸣-ru-up-pa-an GÚ-ŠU-NU an-da	In Hursag, the white wool is stretched out over his neck.
13′	ne-ia-an-za	for Neyanza
14′	pé-ra-an KASKAL-iš-az 2(-)mi-la-aš	Before the journey, two times
15′	túḫ-ḫu-e-eš-šar ti-ia-am-ma-an-da	he places it on the throne.
16′	iš-ḫi-ia-an ki-it-ta I-NA{DUG}GAL	He places it in the large vessel.
17′	še-e-ḫur la-ḫu-[w]a-a-an	he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′	šu-u-wa-an-te-eš da-an-na-za ki-it-ta	and the šuwānte-offerings on your side
19′	pé-ra-an-na KASKAL-ši GI-aš KÁ.GAL-TIM	Before the road, the reed of the city gate
20′	še-er an-da šu-wa-ru-i-li-it	Above, Šuwaru-ilīt
21′	iš-ḫi-ia-an-za na-aš ar-ḫa ki-it-ta	And he places it on the ground.
22′	2 {DUG}KU-KU-UB ŠÀ.BA I-NA1 {DUG}ḪAB.ḪAB KAŠ	Two KUKUUB-vessels of oil, a jar of beer.
23′	a-ku-wa-an-na-aš pár-šu-il šu-u-uš	He breaks the akuwana-vessel.
24′	1 GI [š]u-uḫ-mi-li-iš tar-na-an-za	1 reed of šuḫili-beer from the tarnanza-vessel
25′	na-a[n {LÚ}A]ZU da-a-i nu DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš	And the physician takes it, and the gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′	x[ ] na-an du-wa-ar-né-ez-zi	... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
27′	[ ]x ⸢a⸣-ku-wa-an-na-aš	... the akuwanna-vessel(lower confidence: line is broken)
28′	[ ]x x
Rs. IV
1	[ -n]a KASKAL-ši GI-aš KÁ.GAL x[ ]-⸢at⸣	... the road, the reed, the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	[ -m]i-it iš-ḫi-ia-an-ta	... he places it ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3	[ ]x-i-li 6 SÍG SA₅ ḫa-mi-in-kán ḫa-⸢an-za⸣	... six red woolen garments ...
4	[ ]-tar-na pa-iz-zi na-aš {GIŠ}ZA.LAM.GAR-aš pa-iz-zi	... goes, and he goes to the cult statue.
5	na-aš-za a-ar-ši-ke-et(-)ta wa-a-tar DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš e-eš-ri-ia	And he libates to Arši-kētta, the watar of the gods.
6	ku-it ki-it-ta-ti	“Kūt-Kittatu’s
7	na-at da-a-i na-at-ša-an tu-ek-ki-iš-ši	And he places it, and he binds it.
8	la-a-ḫu-u-wa-a-i nu-za Ì.DU₁₀.GA iš-ke-ez-zi	he pours, and he drinks sweet oil.
9	pa-ra-a-ma-aš-ta ú-ez-zi na-aš-ta 1 UDU DINGIR{MEŠ}˽LÚ{MEŠ}-aš	He comes before him, and he brings one sheep to the gods of the men.
10	ši-pa-an-⸢ti⸣ 1 MÁŠ.GAL DINGIR{MEŠ}˽MUNUS{MEŠ}-aš ši-pa-an-ti	He libates; one large goat, the goddesses libate;
11	nu-uš-ká[n] ku-na-an-zi	And they bow down.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12	ma-a-an-⸢kán⸣ UDU-un MÁŠ.GAL-ia [ši-p]a-an-ti	And he libates a sheep to the great man.
13	nu kal-li-kal-⸢li⸣-in{MUŠEN} ḫu-iš-w[a-an]-ta-an	And the kallikal-bird, the ḫuišwanta-bird
14	še-er-še-et wa-aḫ-nu-uz-zi	he raises up.
15	na-an-kán ar-ḫa tar-na-a-i	And he places it behind.
16	ḫa-an-za an-da URU-ia pa-iz-zi	He goes up to my city.
17	{LÚ}ḪAL EGIR-pa pa-iz-zi nu NINDA{ḪI.A}-uš	The cupbearer goes behind, and the bread
18	NA₄{ḪI.A}-aš-ša-an ⸢ku⸣-i-e-eš ki-i-ia-an-ta-ti	... the stones ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19	nu-uš ḫa-ap-pi-[r]i pí-iš-ši-i-ia-ez-zi	And he pours a libation in the ḫapiri-vessel.
20	ma-a-an {D}10-ni ⸢{D⸣}[UTU]-i-ia šar-ra-aš-ši-ia ši-pa-an-ti	When the Storm-god and the Sun-deity libate to the king,
21	⸢1⸣ GU₄.MAḪ 1 SILA₄ š[i-p]a-an-ti nu-uš w[a-a]r-nu-uz-zi	One ox, one lamb, he libates, and they libate.
22	⸢1⸣ {NINDA}ta-an-na-za 6 {NINDA}ta-kar-ti-x-x	One tanza-bread, six takarti-breads,
23	[ ]x NINDA 1 UDU 1 DUG KAŠ.GEŠTIN 1 wa-a[k-š]ur Ì.DU₁₀.GA	... bread, 1 sheep, 1 vessel of wine, 1 bowl of sweet oil
24	[1 wa]-⸢ak-šur Ì.NUN 1 GA.KIN⸣.AG 1 x.SIG₄.MA	[1] wakšur-vessel of oil, 1 ..., 1 brick
25	[ ] ⸢ku-it-ta⸣ [	... he takes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)

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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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