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Citatio: Adam Kryszeń (Hrsg.), hethiter.net/: CTH 626.0.7 (INTR 2025-12-11)


CTH 626.0.7

Outline.7 of the Festival of Haste (nuntarriyašḫa-)

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Short description

Outline.7 is one of the best preserved outlines of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival, containing descriptions of more than fifteen days of the observance. It also seems to represent one of the shortest versions of the festival.

Texts

Manuscript AA₁KUB 55.5Bo 2438Ḫattuša
+ A₂+ IBoT 4.70+ Bo 4054Ḫattuša

History of publication

In Nakamura’s edition (Nakamura M. 2002a: 6 and 48–59), the text is designated as Ü 3.

Tablet characteristics

Preserved are the lower part of col. i on the obverse, and a small portion of col. iii together with more than half of col. iv on the reverse.

Palaeography and handwriting

Outline.7 is written in the New Script, although several older forms are still attested, such as URU (with horizontals of equal length), ŠAR (with a single vertical), or AL (lacking the small horizontal/Winkelhaken). On the other hand, the text also exhibits also IIIb forms of LI and MEŠ (see Kryszeń A. 2025a: 138f.).

General information

The preserved portion of col. i (likely its middle or lower section) describes celebrations corresponding to DAYS 8–12, although the day numbers themselves are not preserved. Col. iv, however, depicts events that correspond to DAYS 30–38, but labels them as days 15–22. This discrepancy of 15 or 16 days relative to the ‘united’ version suggests that Outline.7 represents one of the shortest versions of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival.

Since this version lasted fewer than thirty days, at least two possibilities should be considered: either the missing sections of col. ii and iii contained disproportionately long descriptions of only a few days, or this version simply omitted some of the early days present in the ‘united’ version. If the latter is correct, then in this recension the three-day Ziparwa celebrations (found at the beginning of the preserved portion of col. i) were among the earliest days of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=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 2ID=10DAY 9: The second day of the three-day festival of Ziparwa. The nuntarriyašḫa- festival for Zitḫariya.
Section 3ID=11DAY 10: The third day of the three-day festival of Ziparwa.
Section 4ID=12DAY 11: The diviners(?) entreat the Sun-goddess of the Earth of the nuntarriyašḫa- festival.
Section 5ID=13DAY 12: The king travels to Ḫarranašši. The NIN.DINGIR priestess dances in the House of the Chariot Fighters.
Section 6ID=25DAY 24: The king returns to Ḫattuša. Great assembly. The NIN.DINGIR priestess celebrates Kataḫḫa in her temple. A ḫadauri- festival in the temple of the Stag-god. The festival of coming back in the House of the Major-domo.
Section 7ID=26DAY 25: The King visits the ḫešta- house. Great assembly. Festival in the temple of the Stag-god. Festival in the temple of the Divine Hunting Bag.
Section 8ID=27DAY 26: Festival in the temple of the Stag-god. Celebrations by the NIN.DINGIR priestess. The Crown Prince celebrates Zitḫariya in its temple.
Section 9ID=31DAY 30: Procession of Zulumma. Great assembly. Table attendants celebrate NISABA in her temple. Celebrations by the NIN.DINGIR priestess. The tawal- makers of Ḫattuša celebrate the Queen of the Storehouse.
Section 10ID=32DAY 31: Procession of Ḫalputili. Holy ablution. The grooms celebrate the Divine Throne.
Section 11ID=33DAY 32: The ‘unskilled’ (workers) celebrate the Divine Throne in the temple of the Storm-god of Aleppo.
Section 12ID=34DAY 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 13ID=36DAY 35: Celebrations in the House of the Cooks. The king and the walḫi- makers celebrate the Queen of the Storehouse.
Section 14ID=37DAY 36: The king(?) travels to Tawiniya and celebrates the city festivals.
Section 15ID=38DAY 37: Dividing the warḫušdu- tree.
Section 16ID=39DAY 38: Celebrations by the chief of the palace attendants.
Editio ultima: 2025-12-11