HFR Team

Citatio: Adam Kryszeń (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 626.0.4 (INTR 2025-12-11)


CTH 626.0.4

Outline.4 of the Festival of Haste (nuntarriyašḫa-)

introductio



Short description

Outline.4 is a heavily abraded outline tablet dealing with the early days of the festival.

Texts

Manuscript AA₁KBo 39.67440/zT.I
+ A₂+ KBo 22.228+ Bo 68/2T.I

Literature from the Konkordanz

  • C. Corti, FsKošak, 2007: 166
  • M. Nakamura, Diss.Würzburg, 1993: 23
  • M. Nakamura, PIHANSt 94, 2002: 65-67
  • M. Nakamura, The Sanyo Review 3, 1996: 64

History of publication

In Nakamura’s edition (Nakamura M. 2002a: 6 and 65–67), this text is designated as Ü 5.

Tablet characteristics

Only part of the upper half of col. i is preserved.

Palaeography and handwriting

Outline.4 is clearly written in the New Script, but the tablet is abraded to such an extent that any detailed palaeographic analysis is impossible.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=6DAY 5: The king travels to Arinna and performs the nuntarriyašḫa- festival. Celebrations including the new yield. In Taḫurpa, the queen celebrates the Sun-Goddess of Arinna and Mezzulla.
Section 2ID=7DAY 6: The royal couple return to Ḫattuša via Tatišga. The king celebrates all deities. Two great assemblies.
Section 3ID=9DAY 8: The first day of the three-day festival of Ziparwa. Celebrations in the temple of the Storm-god and in the temple of Ḫannu. A ḫadauri- festival and the nuntarriyašḫa- festival for the Storm-god of Zippalanda and all deities in the House of the Major-domo.
Section 4ID=10DAY 9: The second day of the three-day festival of Ziparwa. The nuntarriyašḫa- festival for Zitḫariya.
Editio ultima: 2025-12-11