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CTH 759

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Designation	KUB 9.6+
ID	tlh:KUB 9.6+
Language	Hittite; Luwian
Genre	CTH 759

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)
{€1} obv. I
1	⸢ma-aḫ⸣-ḫa-an-ma {MUNUS}ŠU.GI pa-ak-ku-uš-šu-wa-an-da	And the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	[pá]r-ku-wa-ia-az ú-e-te-na-az ar-ḫa a-ar-ri nam-ma-at-ša-an {x x}	... he pours a libation, and he breaks it, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3	EGIR-pa ku-it {GI}pát-ta-a-ni kat-ta šu-uḫ-ḫa-a-i pát-tar-ma	Afterwards, he pours a libation from the reed-vessel below, and
4	IGI{ḪI.A}-wa ša-ra-a na-a-i nam-ma-at kat-ta-an A-NA {GIŠ}ŠEN	He places it before the eyes, and he places it on the table.
5	ŠA GI da-a-i	He takes the reed.
6	EGIR-an-da-ma {MUNUS}ŠU.GI GEŠTIN LÀL Ì.GIŠ-ia an-da ták-ša-an	Afterwards, he places the old woman with wine, wine, and oil.
7	im-mi-ia-az-zi na-at-ša-an kat-ta 1-e-da-ni	They stand, and one on the other.
8	A-NA {DUG}GAL GIR₄ la-a-ḫu-i	into a large bowl of sour beer.
9	nu-za {DUG}GAL.GIR₄ ZAG-az {x} ŠU-az e-ep-zi GEŠTIN-ša-an	And he takes the large bowl on the right, and he pours wine.
10	Ì.GIŠ LÀL-ia ku-e-da-ni la-a-ḫu-wa-an GÙB-la-az-za-ma-az	He places the oil on the table, and he stands.
11	ŠU-az {GI}pát-tar da-a-i pa-ak-ku-uš-šu-wa-an-da-aš-ša-an	He places it in the hand of a šuwanda-vessel.
12	ku-e-da-ni šu-uḫ-ḫa-a-an {GI}pád-da-ni-i-ma kat-ta-an {DUG}DÍLIM.GAL TUR e-ep-zi	He places it on the throne, and he takes a small bowl below.
13	nu kat(over erasure)-ta-an {DUG}DÍLIM.GAL TUR ki-it-ta-ri	And below, a small bowl of kittaru-beer.
{€1+2} obv. I
13	še-er-ma-aš-ša-an {GI}[p]át-tar	Afterwards, on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken)
14	ki-it-ta-ri {GI}pád-da-ni-i-ma-aš-ša-an še-er pa-ak-ku-uš-š[u]-wa-an-⸢da⸣	And he places it on the throne, and he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15	šu-[uḫ-ḫ]a-[a]-⸢an⸣ ⸢na⸣-at GÙB-la-az ŠU-az A-NA {GIŠ}ŠEN{ḪI.A}	And he places it on the left, and he holds it to the bow.
16	ŠA GI ka[t-t]a-⸢an⸣ e-ep-zi	He takes the reed.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17	ZAG-az-za-ma-aš-ša-an ŠU-⸢az⸣ IŠ-TU {DUG}GAL.GIR₄ GEŠTIN Ì.GIŠ LÀL-ia	On the right side, on the left side of the large bowl, wine and oil,
18	A-NA 2 {GIŠ}ŠEN{MEŠ} ŠA GI la-a-ḫu-i ⸢nu⸣-uš-ša-an IŠ-TU {GI[Š]}ŠEN{ḪI.A}	For two reed-beams of the ..., and for each one of them, the beets
19	kat-ta še-er ⸢pa⸣-ak-ku-uš-[š]u-wa-an-⸢da⸣-aš ar-aš-zi	below, above, he takes ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20	pa-ak-ku-uš-šu-wa-[a]n-da-a[z-m]a-aš-ša-an kat-ta {GI}pád-da-ni	And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21	ar-aš-zi {GI}pád-da-na-[az-ma-aš]-ša-an kat-ta A-NA {DUG}DÍLIM.GAL TUR	And he places it on the throne, below, into a small bowl.
22	ar-aš-zi {MUNUS}ŠU.GI-ma [ki-i]š-ša-an me-ma-i	He takes the old woman, and he speaks thus:
23	ku-iš ḫi-i-ru-ta-ni-[ia-at-t]a ti-wa-ta-ni-ia-at-ta
24	na(overerasure)-a-nu-um-pa-ta ma-a[d-du-ú]-in-zi ma-al-li-ti-in-zi
25	da-a-i-ni-in-zi x[...]x-al-la-an-zi a-ar-ši-ia-an-du
26	[t]a-a-i-in-ti-ia-[ta ma-al-li a-i]-ia-ru ta-pa-a-ru-wa
27	[ḫi-ru]-ú-⸢ta⸣ [ta-ta-ar-ri-ia-am-na w]a-la-an-te-ia
28	⸢ḫu-u-i-it-wa⸣-[li-e-ia a-an-ni-e-ia ta-a-t]i-e-ia na-a-ni-e-ia
29	na-a-na-aš-ri-[e-ia]
30	lu-ú-la-ḫi-e-ia ḫ[a-pí-ri-e-ia ku-wa-ar-š]a-⸢aš⸣-ša-an
31	tu-ú-li-ia-aš-ša-a[n pu-wa-ti-i-la na-nu-un]-ta-ri-ia-a-al
32	EGIR-an-da-ma-kán {MUNUS}Š[U.GI NINDA? ...] ⸢ar-ḫa⸣	Afterwards, the old woman ... bread ...
33	te-pu pár-ši-ia-az-z[i] [...]x x-⸢ḫa?⸣	He breaks the tepu-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} obv. I
34	Ì.GIŠ ku-it ar-ḫa-ia-[an ki-it-ta-ri?] [...]	... oil ... he pours ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
35	na-at-kán Ì.GIŠ I[Š-TU ...]	And the oil ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36	Ì.GIŠ ku-it {GI}pád-da-n[a-az ú-iz-zi?] [...]	... he takes the oil from the bowl ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37	ar-aš-zi na-aš-ta Ì.[GIŠ ...]	He takes, and oil ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38	A-NA GEŠTIN za-ap-nu-u[z-zi] [...]	He pours wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39	EN SISKUR-kán ŠUM-ŠU [ḫal-za-a-i?] [me-ma-i-ma? ki-iš-ša-an?]	The lord of the sacrifice speaks thus:
40	ka-a-ša-wa-a[z ...]	... he pours ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
41	[...] xx x [...]
{€1} obv. II
1	⸢ḫa⸣-l[a-l]a-⸢an⸣-[nu-uš-ša-an-da-am-ma-aš]
2	a-ad-du-wa-a-[al ...] xx [...]
3	da-a-i-na-ti [ma]-⸢al⸣-li-i-t[a(overerasure)]-⸢a⸣-t[i a-a-aš-ša]
4	e-le-el-ḫa-an-du DINGIR{MEŠ}-in-⸢zi⸣
5	na-aš-ta ku-i-e-eš DINGIR{MEŠ} A-NA EN SISKUR	And the gods to the lord of the sacrifice
6	a-aš-ša-u-e-eš {D}UTU {D}IM {D}Ḫé-pa-du-uš	And the Sun-god, the Weather-God, Ḫepaduš
7	na-aš-kán ḫu-u-ma-an-du-uš IŠ-TU KAxU-ŠU	And he ... from his mouth.
8	ú-e(over erasure)-ri-iš-ke-ez-zi GIM-an-ma a-pu-u-uš	he libates like a libation vessel.
9	DINGIR{MEŠ} ir-ḫa-a-iz-zi nam-ma EGIR-an-da kiš-an te-ez-zi	The gods rise, and then he steps back.
10	a-a-aš-ša-am-ma-aš e-le-el-ḫa-a-an-du ta-a-i-na-a-ti
11	ma-al-li-i-ta-a-ti
12	ta-a-i-in-ti-⸢ia⸣-ta ma-al-li a-i-ia-ru
13	ta-pa-a-ru-wa ḫi-i-ru-ú-ta ta-ta-ar-ri-ia-am-na
14	a-a-aš-ša-ti e-el-ḫa-a-du tap-pa-ša-an-ti-iš
15	ti-ia-am-ma-an-ti-iš ta-a-i-in-ti-ia-ta a-⸢i-ia⸣-ru
{€1+2} obv. II
16	ma-al-li-ti-ia-ta [a]-⸢i-ia-ru⸣
17	na-aš-ta {MUNUS}ŠU.G[I a]n-⸢da⸣-an É-ri pé-⸢e⸣-[da-an e-ep-zi]	And he takes the šug-garment inside the house.
18	EN SISKUR-ma-k[án] a-pí-ia-pát ḫi-lam-ni pé-ra-[an]	The lord of the sacrifice, the apiya-pa-priestess, before
19	A-ŠAR-ŠU ḫar-zi	He places it in his hand.
{€2} obv. II
19	na-aš-ta GIM-an {MUNUS}ŠU.GI [É-ri]	And he, like the old woman of the house,
20	an-da-an a-ri nu IŠ-TU GA-AN-GA-TI GEŠ[TIN]	... and he pours wine ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21	iš-ta-na-ni EGIR-pa A-NA DINGIR{MEŠ} me-na-aḫ-[ḫa-an-da]	Afterwards, to the gods, he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
22	pa-ap-pár-aš-ki-u-wa-an da-a-i me-mi-iš-ke-ez-z[i-ma ki-iš-ša-an]	He places it in the hearth, he speaks thus:
23	ḫa-la-la-an-nu-uš-ša-an-da-am-ma-aš a-a[d-du-wa-a-al]
24	na-a-nu-um-pa-am-ma-aš wa-a-šu-wa-aš-ša-an-z[a]
25	ḫa-la-la-an-nu-uš-ša-an-du pu-u-na-ti-[in-zi DINGIR{MEŠ}-in-zi]
26	a-a-aš-ša-am-ma-aš e-le-el-ḫa-a-an-du
27	ta-a-i-na-ti ma-al-li-ta-a-⸢ti⸣
28	ta-a-i-in-ti-ia-ta ⸢a-i⸣-ia-ru m[a-al-li-ti-ia-ta]
29	a-i-ia-ru ta-pa-a-ru-w[a ḫi-r]u-ú-[ta ta-ta-ar-ri-ia-am-na]
30	na-at-kán EN SISKUR A-[NA? ...]	And the lord of the sacrifice to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
31	nu-uš {MUNUS}ŠU.GI ḫ[u-u-ma-an-du-uš ir-ḫa-a-iz-zi]	And the old woman rises.(lower confidence: line is broken)
32	EGIR-an-da-ma-[...]	Afterwards ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
{€2} rev. III
1′	x [...]
2′	x(overerasure) [...] [...
3′	iš-x[...] [...]
4′	ku-it x[...] [...]	instead of ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′	ša-ra-a t[i-...]	Then ...(very low confidence: a guess)
6′	nu {MUNUS}ŠU.GI ⸢EN SISKUR⸣ [...] [...]	And the old woman, the lord of the sacrifice ...
7′	ki-⸢iš-ša-an⸣ me-ma-i	He speaks thus:(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	u-un-za-ḫ[a-a]t-ta a-ap-pa ma-a-an x[...]
9′	a-ad-d[u]-wa-li-iš-ḫa ma-a-ra-an-[...] [...]
10′	⸢a-at-ta⸣-ni-i a-am-ma-aš a-a-[aš-ša ta-a-i-na-a-ti]
11′	[ma-al-li-t]a-a-ti e-el-ḫa-[ta-ni]
12′	[...]x {DUG}DÍLIM.GAL ⸢TUR⸣ x[...]	... a large bowl ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
13′	[...] xx [...]
{€1} rev. III
14′	xx x [...]
15′	a-pa-a-a[t ...]	... the window ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16′	ku-ut-t[a-...] x [...]	Kutta-(low confidence: few signs survive)
17′	IŠ(overerasure)-TU x[...] x [...] an-⸢da ḫa⸣-x[...-z]i	... ... above ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′	na-aš-š[a-an] kat-ta {GI}pád-da-ni [pé-eš-ši-ia]-az-zi	And he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′	ŠA G[I]-ma 2 {GIŠ}ŠEN{ḪI.A} A-NA EN S[ISKUR pa-ra]-⸢a⸣ e-ep-zi	And he takes two bows for the lord of the ritual.
20′	nu 2 {GIŠ}ŠEN{ḪI.A} ŠA GI ap-pé-ez-z[i-ia]-az	And he places two reed arrows in front.
21′	{MUNUS}ŠU.GI ḫar-zi EN SISKUR-ma-aš-ši-ia-aš me-⸢na⸣-a[ḫ-ḫ]a-an-da	The old woman sits, the lord of the sacrifice, before him.
22′	IŠ-TU QA-TI-ŠU e-ep-zi(overerasure) nu-uš an(overerasure)-da	... he takes his hand, and ...
23′	ú-e-šu-ri-ia-an-zi nu-uš ar-ḫa du-wa-ar-na-an-zi	they bring, and they libate afterwards.
24′	{MUNUS}ŠU.GI-ma ki-iš-ša-an me-ma-i	The old woman speaks thus:
25′	ku-iš-tar ma-al-ḫa-aš-ša-aš-ša-an-za-an EN-ia
26′	a-ad-du-wa-la a-an-ni-ti a-an DINGIR{MEŠ}-in-zi
27′	a-aḫ-ḫa na-a-ta-at-ta ta-ta-ar-ḫa-an-du
28′	ú-i-it-pa-ni-im-pa-an ú-i-da-a-in-du
29′	⸢pa⸣-du-w[a-a]n an-na-a-an pa-a-ta-an-za du-ú-wa-an-du
30′	⸢nu⸣ {MUNUS}ŠU.GI GI{ḪI.A} A-NA EN SÍSKUR	And the old woman, the feet, to the lord of the sacrifice.
31′	⸢ŠA⸣-PAL GÌR{MEŠ}-ŠU da-a-i nam-ma-aš-ši-ia-aš	He places it on the shoulder of his feet, and then he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} rev. IV
1′	x[...]
2′	ma(overerasure)-x[...]
3′	nu {MUNUS}Š[U.GI ...]	And the old woman ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	A-NA {MUNUS}Š[U.GI ...] [...]	For the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	pé-e-da-i	he brings.
5′	x[...]
6′	pa-iz-zi {GI}⸢pát⸣-[tar ...]	He goes to the reed ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1(+)2} rev. IV
7′	a-pa-a-ša-kán(overerasure) {MUNUS}ŠU.GI [...] xx [...]	And the old woman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	ar-ḫa da-a-i na-at [{GI}pád-d]a-ni p[a-ra-a e-ep-zi]	He places it, and he takes the scepter away.
9′	EN SISKUR me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-d[a ŠU-a]n-ša-an ⸢da-a⸣-[i]	The lord of the sacrifice holds it in his hand.
10′	ma-a-an me-eq-qa-a-u[š-ša an]-ni-iš-kán-zi	... and they take it away.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′	na-aš-ta ku-e-da-ni-[ia ar-ḫa]-ia-an {GIŠ}ERIN	Then he brings the cedar ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′	ki-iš-ša-ri-iš-ši [...]x-iš-ši da-a-i	... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
13′	EGIR-an-da-ma-kán ⸢i⸣-[ik-ku-ú-n]a-ú-na-aš-ši-in 1 UDU an-d[a]	Afterwards, he libates one sheep.
14′	u-un-ni-ia-an-zi [nu {MUNUS}ŠU.G]I 1 {DUG}KU-KU-UB GEŠTIN	And the šug-priestess, one vessel of wine
15′	{GIŠ}BANŠU[R]-⸢az⸣ d[a-a-i] [na-a]t A-NA EN SISKUR pa-ra-a	He takes the table; he gives it to the lord of the sacrifice.
16′	pa-a-i {MUNUS}Š[U.G]I-ma-⸢kán⸣ [NINDA.KU₇] ŠA 1/2 UP-NI {GIŠ}BANŠUR-az	He gives to the ŠU.GI.MA-priestess a sweet loaf of bread, half a hand, on the table.
17′	ar-ḫa d[a-a]-⸢i⸣ NINDA.KU₇Ḫ<del_in/>Á ku]-⸢i⸣-e-eš ŠA 1/2 UP-NI	Afterwards, he places a sweet loaf of bread, and he takes half a cup.
18′	A-NA {GIŠ}BAN[Š]UR AD.KID [ki-an-ta-r]i	For the table, the recitation of the prayer.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} rev. IV
18′	na-aš-ša-an A-NA UDU	And to the sheep
19′	A-NA SAG.D[U]-ŠU kat-t[a] ⸢e-ep⸣-zi	He takes it down to its head.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′	EGIR-an-da-ma-kán EN SISKUR UDU IŠ-TU {DUG}KU-KU-UB ⸢GEŠTIN⸣	Afterwards, the lord of the sacrifice, the sheep, the vessel of wine,
21′	ḫi-i-ru-ta-al-li {D}UTU-i ši-pa-an-ti	He libates to Ḫirutalli, the Sun-deity.
{€1} rev. IV
22′	i-ik-ku-ú-na-ú-na-aš-ši-iš-ma 1 UDU-pát	They libate, and one sheep
23′	ma-a-an me-eq-qa-a-uš-ša an-ni-iš-kán-zi	When they are to libate,
24′	i-ik-ku-ú-na-ú-na-a[š-š]i-in-ma 1 UDU-pát da-an-z[i]	They libate, and they take one sheep.
25′	⸢DUB.6.KAM ŠA⸣ S[ISKUR] du-ú-pa-du-pa-ar-ša	Tablet 6 of the ritual for Dupadarša.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′	Ú-UL QA-TI	It is not completed.
27′	ŠU {I}DU-Ú-WA-A ⸢PA-NI⸣	From the hand of the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28′	{I}A-NU-WA-AN-ZA IŠ-ṬU[R]	... he pours a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken)

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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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