Adam Kryszeń (Hrsg.)

Citatio: Adam Kryszeń (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 626.Tg09 (INTR 2026-01-16)


CTH 626.Tg09

Festival of Haste (nuntarriyašḫa-). Day 9

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Kurzbeschreibung

The outline tablets list two events for the DAY 9 of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival:

1. The second day of the three-day celebrations for Ziparwa, with the king as the primary celebrant. For details, see the edition of CTH 626-Ziparwa by Susanne Görke.

2. Celebrations of Zitḫariya in the temple of the Divine Hunting Bag. No day-tablets have been identified for this event.

History of publication

The events of DAY 9 are briefly recapitulated by Nakamura M. 2002a: 98–100, who also notes pertinent passages in oracles KUB 22.27 iv 1–3 and KBo 34.140 5′–8′ (CTH 568) that deal with the celebrations of Zitḫariya.

Editio ultima: 2026-01-16