Short description |
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Outline.5 is exceptional among the outlines of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival, both in content and in form. It provides significant variants for several days of the festival DAY 5–6 (obverse) and DAY 31–32 (reverse) and is the only version that presents a description of a single day written in multiple paragraphs. Moreover, together with Outline.2 and Outline.12, it must have been one of the longest versions of the festival.
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Texts |
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Literature from the Konkordanz |
- C. Corti, FsKošak, 2007: 166
- M. Nakamura, PIHANSt 94, 2002: 68-72
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History of publication |
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In Nakamura’s edition (Nakamura M. 2002a: 6 and 68–72), this text is designated as Ü 6.
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Tablet characteristics |
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Portions of the upper half of col. i on the obverse, and of the lower half of col. iv on the reverse are preserved. Judging from the cracks and the ‘wavy’ surface, the tablet appears to have been exposed to high temperatures in a fire.
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Palaeography and handwriting |
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Outline.5 is written in the New Script.
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Overview of contents |
| Section 1ID=6 | DAY 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=7 | DAY 6: The royal couple return to Ḫattuša via Tatišga. The king celebrates all deities. Two great assemblies. |
| Section 3ID=32 | DAY 31: Procession of Ḫalputili. Holy ablution. The grooms celebrate the Divine Throne. |
| Section 4ID=33 | DAY 32: The ‘unskilled’ (workers) celebrate the Divine Throne in the temple of the Storm-god of Aleppo. |
| Section 5ID=34 | DAY 33: Celebrations in the House of the Chariot Fighters. The queen celebrates a swine festival. In Arinna the ganzuwa- is burnt. The supervisor of the treasurers celebrates the Queen of the Storehouse. |
| Section 6ID=35 | DAY 34: Festival in the temple of Šuwaliyatt. Great assembly. The taḫzamaradu- festival in Arinna. |
| Section 7ID=36 | DAY 35: Celebrations in the House of the Cooks. The king and the walḫi- makers celebrate the Queen of the Storehouse. |
| Section 8ID=38 | DAY 37: Dividing the warḫušdu- tree. |
| Section 9ID=39 | DAY 38: Celebrations by the chief of the palace attendants. |
| Section 10ID=40 | DAY 39: (unclear) |
| Section 11ID=41 | DAY 40: (unclear) | |
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