Introductio CTH 626.Tg22-24.1

Version 1 is a single-tablet composition describing a one-day autumn festival celebrated in Matilla. It is attested by three manuscripts. Ms. A (KBo 21.78+), which preserves the colophon in full, constitutes the principal fragment, while mss. B and C duplicate individual passages of ms. A.

Texts

Manuscript A	A₁	KBo 21.78	1379/c	Bk. A
	+ A₂	+ KBo 39.59	+ 723/b	Bk. A
	+ A₃	+ ABoT 1.13	+ AnAr 8346	Bk. A *
	+ A₄	+ KBo 30.73	+ 4/y	Bk. A
Manuscript B		IBoT 4.63	Bo 113	Ḫattuša
Manuscript C		KBo 31.171	315/d	Bk. B

Literature from the Konkordanz

D. Groddek, DBH 23, 2007: 48f.

History of publication

Although Nakamura M. 2002a: 115 did not edit KBo 21.78+ (ms. A), he considered the text as a possible candidate for a day-tablet of DAY 22 (the 18th day in his reconstruction). The new, indirect join to the text, KBo 30.73, has been collated in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and positively assessed by Daniel Schwemer.

Tablet characteristics

Ms. A is a three-column tablet, with portions of all columns preserved except obv. iii. Mss. B and C are too fragmentary to permit any meaningful analysis.

Palaeography and handwriting

Ms. A is written in the New Script. Characteristic features of the scribe, identically attested on both indirectly joined fragments, include KI with both Winkelhaken identical in size; AN with the horizontal crossing the vertical; BI with both horizontals beginning at the same level; and NA with both Winkelhaken written almost on the same horizontal line.

Overview of contents

Section 1ID=1	(DAY 22) Introduction
Section 2ID=2	(DAY 22) The king arrives at Matilla.
Section 3ID=3	(DAY 22) The king visits the aštatu- building. The lord of the troops pays his respects.
Section 4ID=4	(DAY 22) The lord of the troops receives offerings from various functionaries.
Section 5ID=5	(DAY 22) The royal couple returns to the ḫalentu- complex.
Section 6ID=6	(DAY 22) Great assembly begins: palace attendant brings the regalia.
Section 7ID=7	(DAY 22) Great assembly: hand-washing rite.
Section 8ID=8	(DAY 22) Great assembly: palace attendant puts aside his spear.
Section 9ID=9	(DAY 22) Great assembly: cupholder in the courtyard.
Section 10ID=10	(DAY 22) Great assembly: staff bearer shows the princes to their seats.
Section 11ID=11	(DAY 22) Great assembly: musicians enter and food is served.
Section 12ID=12	(DAY 22) Great assembly: staff bearer shows the local dignitaries to their seats.
Section 13ID=13	(DAY 22) Great assembly: drinks are served.
Section 14ID=14	(DAY 22) Great assembly: (fragmentary).
Section 15ID=15	(DAY 22) Great assembly: drinking rite for an unknown deity.
Section 16ID=16	(DAY 22) Great assembly: drinking rite for Tapalamazkuru.
Section 17ID=17	(DAY 22) Great assembly: drinking rite for an unknown deity.
Section 18ID=18	(DAY 22) Concluding events of the day.
Section 19ID=19	(DAY 23) Opening the ḫalentu- complex in Matilla.
Section 20ID=20	(DAY 23) Offerings for the Sun-goddess of Arinna and for Mezulla.
Section 21ID=22	(DAY 23) The king leaves Matilla and goes to the ḫuwaši- stele in the grove.
Section 22ID=23	(DAY 23) Wineskin scene at the šūra- and at the stones: offerings of bread, animals and wine.
Section 23ID=24	(DAY 23) The kings makes offerings to seven deities.
Section 24ID=25	(DAY 23) The cook presents ‘the liver of the hand’ to the king.
Section 25ID=26	(DAY 23) The king departs to Arinna.

Editio ultima: 2026-01-15