Introductio CTH 626.Tg06.8

Version 8 is the only version of DAY 6 that describes in great detail the celebrations preceding the great assembly in the ḫalentu- complex. It recounts the king’s visit to various temples in Arinna, his journey to Ḫattuša, possibly including his meeting with the queen in Tatišga, and finally his walk or ride through Ḫattuša, during which he inspects numerous temples. Version 8 ends with the king entering the ḫalentu- complex, at which point the other versions continue the narrative.

The colophon of this version differs from those of the other DAY 6 manuscripts; for this reason, the group is treated as an independent version rather than as the first tablet of any known series.

Texte

Exemplar A	A₁	KBo 39.62	Bo 68/215	T.I
			+ Bo 68/224	T.I
			+ Bo 68/225	T.I
			+ Bo 68/229	T.I
	+ A₂	+ KBo 60.110	+ Bo 68/231	T.I
Exemplar B		KBo 10.35	165/r	Bk. K
Exemplar C		IBoT 4.118	Bo 3606	Ḫattuša
Exemplar D		KBo 60.109	Bo 68/91	T.I

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

D. Groddek, DBH 23, 2007: 92

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=2	Morning in the ḫalentuwa- complex in Arinna.
Abschnitt 2ID=3	In Arinna: the king prepares to leave the ḫalentu- complex.
Abschnitt 3ID=4	In Arinna: the king visits (but does not enter) the temple of the Sun-goddess.
Abschnitt 4ID=5	In Arinna: the king visits (but does not enter) the temple of Mezzulla.
Abschnitt 5ID=6	In Arinna: the king visits (but does not enter) the temple of Ḫulla.
Abschnitt 6ID=11	The king departs from Arinna
Abschnitt 7ID=14	The king meets the queen at the tarnu- building near Tatišga(?)
Abschnitt 8ID=15	The king approaches Ḫattuša.
Abschnitt 9ID=16	The king arrives at the ašuša- city gate in Ḫattuša and moves through the capital witnessing the slaughtering of bulls at various temples.
Abschnitt 10ID=17	The king arrives at the ḫalentu- complex.

History of publication

Ms. A (still without the indirect joins) was edited by Nakamura M. 2002a: 289–296, though without an attribution to DAY 6. Various passages from the text and its duplicates have been analysed by scholars in connection with the topography of Arinna and Ḫattuša.

Tablet characteristics

Based on the (reconstructed) line lengths, all fragments derive from three-column tablets.

Palaeography and handwriting

All texts are written in the New Script.

Editio ultima: 2025-12-10