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The description of DAY 31 in the outline tablets corresponds closely to KUB 25.27 iii 9–12 (CTH 629), which additionally specifies the grooms’ contribution to the festival.
The celebration of the divine Throne by the grooms is also attested in the oracles VSNF 12.17 obv. iii? 11–17 and KBo 31.167+ F3+1 obv. iii 25/2′–27/4′ (both CTH 568).
Finally, note KUB 12.4 iv 7–10 (CTH 529), a cult inventory stating that the “(cult image of) Ḫalputili travels up to the holy (place).” (Houwink ten Cate Ph.H.J. 1988a: 175; Cammarosano M. 2021a: 212f.). In this context, however, it is the men of the palace of Ḫattuša, not the grooms, who are responsible for providing the offerings (see already Nakamura M. 2002a: 128 with n. 257.
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