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Abschnitt 1ID=12: The king enters Taḫurpa. |
| 1ID=1 | -- | […] |
Abschnitt 2ID=13: Great assembly in the ḫalentu- complex begins. |
| 2ID=2 | -- | […] enters. |
| 3ID=3 | -- | […] |
| 4ID=4 | -- | The king and the queen sit down. |
Abschnitt 3ID=14: Great assembly: palace attendant brings the royal insignia. |
| 5ID=5 | -- | A palace attendant comes in. |
| 6ID=6 | -- | He holds a golden spear, a lituus and a cloth. |
| 7ID=7 | -- | He gives the cloth to the king |
| 8ID=8 | -- | and places the lituus at the throne. |
| 9ID=9 | -- | The palace attendant keeps the spear. |
| 10ID=10 | -- | He goes back |
| 11ID=11 | -- | steps up in front of the passage, |
| 12ID=12 | -- | and calls out “kašmišša”. |
Abschnitt 4ID=15: Great assembly: hand washing rite. |
| 13ID=13 | -- | Two palace attendants bring the hand-water in the golden ḫuppar- vessels for the king and the queen. |
| 14ID=14 | -- | The palace attendant who holds the spear |
| 15ID=15 | -- | walks to the left of the palace attendants with the ḫuppar- vessels. |
| 16ID=16 | -- | He steps up in front of the king. |
| 17ID=17 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants holds out a towel behind them. |
| 18ID=18 | -- | The chief of the bodyguards stands at the front. |
| 19ID=19 | -- | The king and the queen wash their hands. |
| 20ID=20 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants gives (them) the towel, |
| 21ID=21 | -- | and they wipe their hands. |
| 22ID=22 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants takes the towel from the king and the queen |
| 23ID=23 | -- | and carries it away. |
Abschnitt 5ID=16: Great assembly: palace attendant puts aside his spear. |
| 24ID=24 | -- | The palace attendant w[ho hol]ds [the spe]ar |
| 25ID=25 | -- | [places it at the throne.] |
Lacuna |
Abschnitt 6ID=19: Great assembly: table for the royal couple. |
| 26ID=26 | -- | [But the supervisor of the table attendants lift]s [it]. |
| 27ID=27 | -- | [The chief] of the palace attendants and all the [palace] attendants walk to the right side of the ta[ble]. |
| 28ID=28 | -- | [The superviso]r of the table attendants goes and places the table for the [king]. |
| 29ID=29 | -- | [The chief of the pa]lace attendants goes |
| 30ID=30 | -- | and steps up to the bread allotment. |
| 31ID=31 | -- | All palace attendants squat. |
Abschnitt 7ID=20: Great assembly: bodyguards put aside their spears. |
| 32ID=32 | -- | Three bodyguards come in |
| 33ID=33 | -- | and squat over the bread rations on the left side. |
| 34ID=34 | -- | One of the bodyguards collects three spears. |
| 35ID=35 | -- | He goes and places them (in the niche) in the wall next to the spear of the chief of the bodyguards. |
Abschnitt 8ID=21: Great assembly: offering for the spear of the Stag-god. |
| 36ID=36 | -- | The staff bearer proceeds ahead |
| 37ID=37 | -- | and steps up in front of the king. |
| 38ID=38 | -- | The table attendants step forw[ard]. |
| 39ID=39 | -- | A cleaner b[rings] in one sweet bread |
| 40ID=40 | -- | and [gives] it to a palace attendant. |
| 41ID=41 | -- | The palace attendant gives it [to the chief of the palace attendants]. |
| 42ID=42 | -- | The chief of the palace attend[ants breaks] it for the spear of the St[ag-god]. |
| 43ID=43 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants [gives] it back to the palace atten[dant.] |
Lacuna |
Abschnitt 9ID=24: Great assembly: fragmentary |
| 44ID=44 | -- | […] |
Abschnitt 10ID=25: Great assembly: the king throws away the napkin after the meal. |
| 45ID=45 | -- | The ki[ng] throws [away the napkin]. |
| 46ID=46 | -- | If he throws it |
| 47ID=47 | -- | where the [palace] attendants are squatting, |
| 48ID=48 | -- | then the palace attendants take it. |
| 49ID=49 | -- | If he throws it |
| 50ID=50 | -- | where the bodyguards are squatting, |
| 51ID=51 | -- | then [the bod]yguards take it. |
| 52ID=52 | -- | (Whoever catches it), they give it [to the ta]ble attendants. |
Abschnitt 11ID=26: Great assembly: cleaning after the meal. |
| 53ID=53 | -- | The cleaners sweep the [floo]r. |
Abschnitt 12ID=27: Great assembly: second hand washing. |
| 54ID=54 | -- | [Two palace attendants b]ring the hand-[water] in a golden ḫuppar-vessel for the king and the queen. |
| 55ID=55 | -- | The king and the queen wash their hands. |
| 56ID=56 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants gives (them) a towel, |
| 57ID=57 | -- | and they wipe their hands. |
Abschnitt 13ID=28: Great assembly: god-drinking rite for Tauri(t). |
| 58ID=58 | -- | [The kin]g signals with his eyes, |
| 59ID=59 | -- | and the squatting cupbearer comes. |
| 60ID=60 | -- | The king and the queen toast Tauri(t) while sitting. |
| 61ID=61 | -- | (The musicians) play the great lyre. |
| 62ID=62 | -- | They do not sing. |
| 63ID=63 | -- | No loaf of bread. |
Abschnitt 14ID=29: Great assembly: drinking rite for the Sun-goddess of Arinna and Mezzulla. |
| 64ID=64 | -- | The chief of the palace attendants announces to the king: |
| 65ID=65 | -- | […] bread from Arinna. |
| 66ID=66 | -- | The squatting cupbearer comes. |
| 67ID=67 | -- | The king and the queen toast the Sun-goddess of Arinna and Mezzu[lla] while sitting. |
| 68ID=68 | -- | He (i.e. the cupbearer) catches (the libation) with an empty išgaruḫ- vessel. |
| 69ID=69 | -- | The small lyre (plays). |
| 70ID=70 | -- | They sing. |
| 71ID=71 | -- | The ALAM.ZU₉ man [recites.] |
| 72ID=72 | -- | The intoner intones. |
| 73ID=73 | -- | The crier calls out. |
| 74ID=74 | -- | A cupbearer brings one loaf of sour bread from outside |
| 75ID=75 | -- | and gives it to the [k]ing. |
| 76ID=76 | -- | The king breaks it. |
| 77ID=77 | -- | A [tab]le attendant [takes] the loaf of bread from the king |
| 78ID=78 | -- | and [places it] back on the tab[le.] |
Abschnitt 15ID=30: Great assembly: two anointed priests of Arinna bring bread. |
| 79ID=79 | -- | [Two? anoin]ted priests of Arinna bring [loaves of brea]d. |
| 80ID=80 | -- | […] |
| 81ID=81 | -- | […] |
| 82ID=82 | -- | A tabl[e attendant? …] them on the table. |
Abschnitt 16ID=31: Great assembly: breaking and separating bread. |
| 83ID=83 | -- | The staff bearer proceeds ahead. |
| 84ID=84 | -- | A table attendant [puts] a tab[le] [next] to the table of the king. |
| 85ID=85 | -- | The staff bearer proceeds ahead |
| 86ID=86 | -- | and has the anointed priests bow down (before the king). |
| 87ID=87 | -- | They (impers.) usher them (i.e. the priests) to their seats. |
| 88ID=88 | -- | The ALAM.ZU₉ man recites. |
| 89ID=89 | -- | The king breaks the first loaf of bread |
| 90ID=90 | -- | and places it on the table. |
| 91ID=91 | -- | The supervisor of the table attendants breaks all the (remaining) loaves of bread. |
| 92ID=92 | -- | A table attendant stacks them on the table. |
| 93ID=93 | -- | He brings one loaf of bread out into the courtyard, |
| 94ID=94 | -- | breaks it, |
| 95ID=95 | -- | and (gives?) it o[ut] to all the lords. |
Lacuna |
| 96ID=96 | -- | […] |
| 97ID=97 | -- | […] |
| 98ID=98 | -- | […] carries […] |
Abschnitt 17ID=33: Great assembly: drinking rite for an unknown deity. |
| 99ID=99 | -- | […] |
| 100ID=100 | -- | [The king and the queen ...] |
| 101ID=101 | -- | He (the cupbearer) catches (the libation) [… with an empty išga]ruḫ- vessel. |
| 102ID=102 | -- | [The A]LAM.ZU₉ man recites. |
| 103ID=103 | -- | [The intoner in]tones. |
| 104ID=104 | -- | [The crier ca]lls out. |
Abschnitt 18ID=34: Great assembly: sharing sweet bread. |
| 105ID=105 | -- | [A cupbearer brings one] loaf of sour bread from outside |
| 106ID=106 | -- | and gives (it) to [the king.] |
| 107ID=107 | -- | The king breaks (it). |
| 108ID=108 | -- | [A table attendan]t takes two loaves of sweet bread [from the pure table] |
| 109ID=109 | -- | and gives (them) to the king. |
| 110ID=110 | -- | [The king break]s (them). |
| 111ID=111 | -- | The table attendant takes [the loaf of brea]d (from the king) |
| 112ID=112 | -- | and places [it] back on the table. |
Abschnitt 19ID=35: Great assembly: food for the anointed priests of Arinna. |
| 113ID=113 | -- | [The table attend]ants place (down) the fat broth |
| 114ID=114 | -- | and [they divi]de it. |
| 115ID=115 | -- | [The table attendant]s [take] the footstool |
| 116ID=116 | -- | and they carry it away. |
| 117ID=117 | -- | The supervisor of the ta[ble attendan]ts says to the king: |
| 118ID=118 | -- | “A p[iece of bre]ad from the table for the anointed priests of Arinna!” |
| 119ID=119 | -- | The supervisor of the table attendants takes a piece of bread from the table |
| 120ID=120 | -- | and holds it out to the king. |
| 121ID=121 | -- | The king lays (his) hand on (it) from afar. |
| 122ID=122 | -- | (The supervisor of the table attentands) places (the piece of bread) |
| 123ID=123 | -- | before the anointed priest that is up/above. |
| 124ID=124 | -- | […] carry [out? (A: comes) …] into (A: from) the courtyard. |
| 125ID=125 | -- | […] seat them down/next to […]. |
| 126ID=126 | -- | […] comes. |
| 127ID=127 | -- | […] |
| 128ID=128 | -- | […] meat pieces on it. |
| 129ID=129 | -- | […] |
| 130ID=130 | -- | […] |
Colophon CTH 626.Tg04.4 (KUB 10.54+)ID=Kol4A |
| 1ID=Kol4A1 | -- | [When the king in au]tumn in Taḫurpa. |
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