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Hittite Royal Offering Lists

Hittite Royal Offering Lists
(CTH 661)

Otten, H., “Die hethitischen ‘Königslisten’ und die altorientalische Chronologie,” Mitteilungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft zu Berlin 83 (1951) 47-71.

Introduction

The following offering lists are sometimes refered to as the “Hittite King Lists”. It has been repeatedly pointed out that these are not in fact King Lists. They are rather offerings dedicated to deceased royalty. This royalty included not only kings, but also other members of the royal household such as queens and princes. Since the lists don't often provide us with the titles of the people who are being offered to, it has proven a challenge to determine the exact list of who was or wasn't a king. This leaves both the exciting and frustrating possibility that a few more kings may yet slip their way into modern scholars’ king lists.

Translations

A) 18/g

(obv.)
1 . . .^mḪu-uz-]zi-i̯a-a[š ¹...

2 [To ^mLaba]rna: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
3 To ^fKadduši: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
4 To ^mMuršili: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
5 To ^fKali: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
6 To ^mPimpira: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
7-8 To ^mḪuzziya the Man of ^URUḪakpešša: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep

9 [T]o ^mḪantili: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
10 [To] ^fḪarapšili: likewi[se] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
11 [To] ^mAmmuna: likew[ise] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep
12 [To ^fx?] Tawanna: li[kewise] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep

B) Bo 452 (= 2 BoTU 27) + Bo 499 (=2 BoTU 28)

(fragment of a right column)
1 ...GEŠ]TIN ^DU[^G...
2 [na]m-ma-kán ḫar-ri-[...

3 To ^fTawanna[nna...
4 To ^mLabarn[a...
5 To ^fKadduši [...
6 To ^mMuršili: 1 she[ep...
7 To ^mPimpir[a...
8 the Man of ^URUḪa[kpešša...
9
10 To ^m[...
11 To ^fx[...
12 To ^mT[elipinu...
13 To ^fI[štapariya...
14 To ^mAl[luwamna...
15 To ^fḪar[apšili...
16 To ^mḪa[ntili...
17 from the house [...

18 [T]o ^mZi[danza...

C) Bo 497 (= 2 BoTU 25) Vs. + Bo 1116

(one column tablet)

(Obv.)

1 [1 ox (and) 1 she]ep to ^m[...
2 [. . . . .]-zi-i̯a š[i]-p[a-an-ti...

3 [. . . . .]x the Singer named ^mḪuz[ziya...
4 [. . . . .-i]t zu-ri-it truly [
5 [. . . . .-a]n-kán they will dri[ve forth...

6 [ 1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house of the cooks to ^m[. . .
7 [like]wise he will offer.

8 [1 ox (and) 1 sheep fr]om the house of the cooks t[o. . .
9 [. . . . t]hey will off[er.

10 [1 ox (and) 1 shee]p from the house of [the cooks. . .
11 [. . . . fr]om the houe of the co[oks. . .
12 [likewi]se they will off[er.

13 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house of the co[oks
14 [li]kewise [they will] offer.

15 [. . .] from the houe of the cooks to x[. . .
16 [lik]ewise th[ey] will offer.

17 [. . .] to ^mKantuzzili 1 [. . .
18 [from] the house of the cooks likewise [he will offer.]

19 [. . .] to ^mPU-Šarruma son of ^mTudḫa[liya
20 [Fath]er of ^mPapaḫdilmaḫ, father of L[abarna]
21 [lik]ewise he will offer.

22 [. . .] to ^mPimpira 1 [. . .
23 [from] the house of the cooks^! likewise he will offer.

24 [ T]o ^mAmmun[a ^mḪu]z[ziya?
25 [the cup]bearer likewise he will offer.

26 [1 ox (and) 1] sheep to ^m x[. . .
27 [likewis]e he will off[er.]

28 [1 ox (and)] 1 sheep to ^mAlluw[amna
29 [from] the house of the cooks li[kewise he will offer.]

(Rev.)
1 [ fr]om the house of the cooks to ^mAmmuna the Younger: 1 she[ep
2 [likewis]e he will offer. 1 sheep to ^mZidanta, 1 sheep t[o. . .
3 [from] the house of the cooks likewise he will offer.

4 [1 ox (and)] 1 sheep to ^mArnuwanda, 1 ox (and) 1 sheep to ^fAšm[unikal]
5 [from] the house of the cooks likewise he will offer.

6 [ t]o ^mAšmi-Šarruma, son of ^mArnuwanda. 1 sheep to ^mMannini
7 [from] the house of the cooks^! likewise he will [of]fer.

8 [ t]o ^fDadu-Ḫepa[ o]f the kašaya house. To ^mLulu[-. . .
9 [ t]o ^fḪinti [^mMa]nninni. 1 sheep to ^m[. . .
10 [ ] to ^mŠu[. . .]x [ 1 she]ep to ^fTawann[anna
11 [ ] to ^fLu[. . . t]o ^mKaraḫnuil[i. . .
12 [ ] to ^mḪu[. . .]a-ša-at-ta-an [. . .

13 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house [of the cooks to ^mŠupp]iluliama[. . .
14 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from [the house of the cooks to ^mMurši]li. 2 sheep fro[m. . .
15 [1 o]x (and) barley (and) 1 sheep (and) barley [from the house of the cooks t]o ^mMuwattalli[. . .

16 [1 o]x (and) barley from the house [of the cooks. . .

D) Bo 3762 (= 2 BoTU 29)

(right column)
1 fro[m the house. . .

2 To ^mx[. . .
3 from [the house . . .

4 To ^mKant[uzzili . . .
5 from the house [. . .
6 To ^fWall[anni . . .
7 from the house of the ances[ter . . .

8 To ^mTaki-Šar[ruma . . .
9 [f]rom the Great House [. . .
10 . . .

11 [To] ^mAšmu-Šarr[uma . . .
12 [from] the house of the father of My Su[n . . .

E) Bo 2682 + Bo 3150 (= 2 BoTU 24)

(obv. ii)

1 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mAlluwamna
2 [likewise they will he]ap up.
3 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fḪarapšili
4 [likewis]e they will heap up.
5 [On a tabl]e (to) ^mḪantili
6 [likewis]e they will heap up.

7 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mZidanta
8 [likewise they will he]ap up.
9 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fYaya
10 [likewise] they will heap up.

11 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mḪuzziya
12 [likewise they will he]ap up.
13 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fŠummiri
14 [likewise they will h]eap up.

15 [On a table of woven cane] (to) ^mTudḫaliya
16 [likewise they will he]ap up.
17 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^fN]ikal-mati
18 [likewise they will heap] up.

19 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^mArnuw]anda
20 [likewise they will heap] up.
21 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^fAšmu-nika]l
22 [likewise they will heap up.]

(rest of column missing)

(rev. iii)

1 On a tab[le (to) ^mT]el[ipinu
2 likewis[e] they will [h]eap up.
3 On a tab[le of wo]ven cane to ^mŠa[rru-Kušuḫ]
4 King of Kargamiš,
5 likewi[se they will] heap up.

6 On a table of woven cane (to) ^fWallanni
7 lik[wi]se they will heap up.

8 [On a ta]ble of woven cane (to) ^mZidanza
9 [lik]ewise they will heap up.

10 [On a tab]le of woven can (to) ^mMuwatt[a]lli
11 [lik]ewise they will heap up.

12 On a table of woven cane (to) ^mAmmuna
13 likewise they will heap up.

14 Altogether 44 kings
15 warḫušduwanati-[. . .

16-17 On all these tables
18 from the wall 1 table of woven ca[ne]
19 and a small table
20 wašḫanalli

21 and what [is given] as food for the gods
22 They will always place bread of the land and the fruits!

etc. (rev. iv)

(rev. v)

(1-10 forms at least 4 paragraphs)

11 [^mKantu]zzili: likewise 1 sheep
12 [^fWall]anni: likewise 1 sheep

13 [^mTaki-Š]arruma

14 [^mAšmu-Š]arruma

15 [^mTel]ipinu the Priest

16 [^mŠarr]u-KuŠuḫ king of Kargamiš

F) Bo 2893

(obv. i)
1 [Next: for the t]abl[e...
2 [Next: t]o the table (for) ^mŠummeri likewis[e]

3 Next: to the table (for) ^mZidanza
4 son of ^mḪaššuili likewis[e]
5 Next: to the table (for) ^mTelipinu li[kewise]

6 Next: to the table (for) ^mPiyašili
7 king of Kargamiš likewise
8 Next: to the table (for) ^fD[adu-Ḫe]pa likewise
9 Next: to the table (for) ^mK[antuzili l]i[ke]wis[e]
10 Next: to the table (for) ^fW[alan]ni [likewise]
11 Next: to the table (for) the son of ^URUZ[ippaland]a
12 Next: to the table (for) the son of ^URUAnkuwa

					Why?
	Hittite Royal Offering Lists Hittite Royal Offering Lists (CTH 661) Otten, H., “Die hethitischen ‘Königslisten’ und die altorientalische Chronologie,” Mitteilungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft zu Berlin 83 (1951) 47-71. Introduction The following offering lists are sometimes refered to as the “Hittite King Lists”. It has been repeatedly pointed out that these are not in fact King Lists. They are rather offerings dedicated to deceased royalty. This royalty included not only kings, but also other members of the royal household such as queens and princes. Since the lists don't often provide us with the titles of the people who are being offered to, it has proven a challenge to determine the exact list of who was or wasn't a king. This leaves both the exciting and frustrating possibility that a few more kings may yet slip their way into modern scholars’ king lists. Translations A) 18/g (obv.) 1 . . .^mḪu-uz-]zi-i̯a-a[š ¹... 2 [To ^mLaba]rna: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 3 To ^fKadduši: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 4 To ^mMuršili: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 5 To ^fKali: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 6 To ^mPimpira: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 7-8 To ^mḪuzziya the Man of ^URUḪakpešša: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 9 [T]o ^mḪantili: likewise 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 10 [To] ^fḪarapšili: likewi[se] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 11 [To] ^mAmmuna: likew[ise] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep 12 [To ^fx?] Tawanna: li[kewise] 1 ox (and) 1 sheep B) Bo 452 (= 2 BoTU 27) + Bo 499 (=2 BoTU 28) (fragment of a right column) 1 ...GEŠ]TIN ^DU[^G... 2 [na]m-ma-kán ḫar-ri-[... 3 To ^fTawanna[nna... 4 To ^mLabarn[a... 5 To ^fKadduši [... 6 To ^mMuršili: 1 she[ep... 7 To ^mPimpir[a... 8 the Man of ^URUḪa[kpešša... 9 10 To ^m[... 11 To ^fx[... 12 To ^mT[elipinu... 13 To ^fI[štapariya... 14 To ^mAl[luwamna... 15 To ^fḪar[apšili... 16 To ^mḪa[ntili... 17 from the house [... 18 [T]o ^mZi[danza... C) Bo 497 (= 2 BoTU 25) Vs. + Bo 1116 (one column tablet) (Obv.) 1 [1 ox (and) 1 she]ep to ^m[... 2 [. . . . .]-zi-i̯a š[i]-p[a-an-ti... 3 [. . . . .]x the Singer named ^mḪuz[ziya... 4 [. . . . .-i]t zu-ri-it truly [ 5 [. . . . .-a]n-kán they will dri[ve forth... 6 [ 1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house of the cooks to ^m[. . . 7 [like]wise he will offer. 8 [1 ox (and) 1 sheep fr]om the house of the cooks t[o. . . 9 [. . . . t]hey will off[er. 10 [1 ox (and) 1 shee]p from the house of [the cooks. . . 11 [. . . . fr]om the houe of the co[oks. . . 12 [likewi]se they will off[er. 13 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house of the co[oks 14 [li]kewise [they will] offer. 15 [. . .] from the houe of the cooks to x[. . . 16 [lik]ewise th[ey] will offer. 17 [. . .] to ^mKantuzzili 1 [. . . 18 [from] the house of the cooks likewise [he will offer.] 19 [. . .] to ^mPU-Šarruma son of ^mTudḫa[liya 20 [Fath]er of ^mPapaḫdilmaḫ, father of L[abarna] 21 [lik]ewise he will offer. 22 [. . .] to ^mPimpira 1 [. . . 23 [from] the house of the cooks^! likewise he will offer. 24 [ T]o ^mAmmun[a ^mḪu]z[ziya? 25 [the cup]bearer likewise he will offer. 26 [1 ox (and) 1] sheep to ^m x[. . . 27 [likewis]e he will off[er.] 28 [1 ox (and)] 1 sheep to ^mAlluw[amna 29 [from] the house of the cooks li[kewise he will offer.] (Rev.) 1 [ fr]om the house of the cooks to ^mAmmuna the Younger: 1 she[ep 2 [likewis]e he will offer. 1 sheep to ^mZidanta, 1 sheep t[o. . . 3 [from] the house of the cooks likewise he will offer. 4 [1 ox (and)] 1 sheep to ^mArnuwanda, 1 ox (and) 1 sheep to ^fAšm[unikal] 5 [from] the house of the cooks likewise he will offer. 6 [ t]o ^mAšmi-Šarruma, son of ^mArnuwanda. 1 sheep to ^mMannini 7 [from] the house of the cooks^! likewise he will [of]fer. 8 [ t]o ^fDadu-Ḫepa[ o]f the kašaya house. To ^mLulu[-. . . 9 [ t]o ^fḪinti [^mMa]nninni. 1 sheep to ^m[. . . 10 [ ] to ^mŠu[. . .]x [ 1 she]ep to ^fTawann[anna 11 [ ] to ^fLu[. . . t]o ^mKaraḫnuil[i. . . 12 [ ] to ^mḪu[. . .]a-ša-at-ta-an [. . . 13 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from the house [of the cooks to ^mŠupp]iluliama[. . . 14 [1 o]x (and) 1 sheep from [the house of the cooks to ^mMurši]li. 2 sheep fro[m. . . 15 [1 o]x (and) barley (and) 1 sheep (and) barley [from the house of the cooks t]o ^mMuwattalli[. . . 16 [1 o]x (and) barley from the house [of the cooks. . . D) Bo 3762 (= 2 BoTU 29) (right column) 1 fro[m the house. . . 2 To ^mx[. . . 3 from [the house . . . 4 To ^mKant[uzzili . . . 5 from the house [. . . 6 To ^fWall[anni . . . 7 from the house of the ances[ter . . . 8 To ^mTaki-Šar[ruma . . . 9 [f]rom the Great House [. . . 10 . . . 11 [To] ^mAšmu-Šarr[uma . . . 12 [from] the house of the father of My Su[n . . . E) Bo 2682 + Bo 3150 (= 2 BoTU 24) (obv. ii) 1 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mAlluwamna 2 [likewise they will he]ap up. 3 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fḪarapšili 4 [likewis]e they will heap up. 5 [On a tabl]e (to) ^mḪantili 6 [likewis]e they will heap up. 7 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mZidanta 8 [likewise they will he]ap up. 9 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fYaya 10 [likewise] they will heap up. 11 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^mḪuzziya 12 [likewise they will he]ap up. 13 [On a table of wo]ven cane (to) ^fŠummiri 14 [likewise they will h]eap up. 15 [On a table of woven cane] (to) ^mTudḫaliya 16 [likewise they will he]ap up. 17 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^fN]ikal-mati 18 [likewise they will heap] up. 19 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^mArnuw]anda 20 [likewise they will heap] up. 21 [On a table of woven cane (to) ^fAšmu-nika]l 22 [likewise they will heap up.] (rest of column missing) (rev. iii) 1 On a tab[le (to) ^mT]el[ipinu 2 likewis[e] they will [h]eap up. 3 On a tab[le of wo]ven cane to ^mŠa[rru-Kušuḫ] 4 King of Kargamiš, 5 likewi[se they will] heap up. 6 On a table of woven cane (to) ^fWallanni 7 lik[wi]se they will heap up. 8 [On a ta]ble of woven cane (to) ^mZidanza 9 [lik]ewise they will heap up. 10 [On a tab]le of woven can (to) ^mMuwatt[a]lli 11 [lik]ewise they will heap up. 12 On a table of woven cane (to) ^mAmmuna 13 likewise they will heap up. 14 Altogether 44 kings 15 warḫušduwanati-[. . . 16-17 On all these tables 18 from the wall 1 table of woven ca[ne] 19 and a small table 20 wašḫanalli 21 and what [is given] as food for the gods 22 They will always place bread of the land and the fruits! etc. (rev. iv) (rev. v) (1-10 forms at least 4 paragraphs) 11 [^mKantu]zzili: likewise 1 sheep 12 [^fWall]anni: likewise 1 sheep 13 [^mTaki-Š]arruma 14 [^mAšmu-Š]arruma 15 [^mTel]ipinu the Priest 16 [^mŠarr]u-KuŠuḫ king of Kargamiš F) Bo 2893 (obv. i) 1 [Next: for the t]abl[e... 2 [Next: t]o the table (for) ^mŠummeri likewis[e] 3 Next: to the table (for) ^mZidanza 4 son of ^mḪaššuili likewis[e] 5 Next: to the table (for) ^mTelipinu li[kewise] 6 Next: to the table (for) ^mPiyašili 7 king of Kargamiš likewise 8 Next: to the table (for) ^fD[adu-Ḫe]pa likewise 9 Next: to the table (for) ^mK[antuzili l]i[ke]wis[e] 10 Next: to the table (for) ^fW[alan]ni [likewise] 11 Next: to the table (for) the son of ^URUZ[ippaland]a 12 Next: to the table (for) the son of ^URUAnkuwa