Introductio CTH 626.Tg22-24.5

Version 5 is represented by several manuscripts and pertains primarily to DAY 24, describing events in Arinna and during the return to Ḫattuša. The initial preserved passage of Ms. A (KBo 7.42+), however, clearly indicates that the tablet also included a description of the preceding day (DAY 23). Ms. B and C are small fragments that duplicate and slightly supplement a passage preserved in Ms. A.

Texte

Exemplar A	A₁	KBo 7.42	10/k	Bk. A
	+ A₂	+ KBo 30.166	+ 170/x	Bk. E
Exemplar B		KBo 45.53	139/s	HaH
Exemplar C		KBo 45.54	169/s	HaH

Literaturauszug aus der Konkordanz

D. Groddek, DBH 2, 2002: 231f.
J. Klinger, SMEA 37, 1996: 73

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=40	(DAY 23) Concluding events of the day.
Abschnitt 2ID=41	(DAY 24) Opening the ḫalentu- complex in Arinna.
Abschnitt 3ID=42	(DAY 24) The king leaves and passes the House of the Bronze Bowl Holders.
Abschnitt 4ID=43	(DAY 24) The king sits in a ḫuluganni- cart and observes a horse race.
Abschnitt 5ID=44	(DAY 24) (Fragmentary)
Abschnitt 6ID=45	(DAY 24) The royal couple enter the city and the ammama- woman visits the temple of Mezzulla and the Queen’s Palace.
Abschnitt 7ID=46	(Day 24) The king visits the aštatu- building, where the lord of the troops receives gifts.
Abschnitt 8ID=47	(Day 24) The king and queen receive gifts (?)
Abschnitt 9ID=48	(Fragmentary)

History of publication

The texts have not been edited previously. Their attribution to CTH 626 stems from Charles Steitler.

Tablet characteristics

Ms. A was originally a three-column tablet, of which portions of obv. iii and rev. iv are preserved. Mss. B and C are too small for any meaningful analysis.

Palaeography and handwriting

All mss. are written in the New Script.

Editio ultima: 2026-01-15