Introductio CTH 626.Tg24.ND.2

Version 2 is represented by a single manuscript, KUB 58.61+, a text that refers to the NIN.DINGIR priestess performing celebrations in the temple of Kataḫḫa. Although no direct evidence links this composition to the nuntarriyašḫa- festival or even to an autumn festival, it is noteworthy that no other festival text records the NIN.DINGIR priestess visiting this temple. The attribution of KUB 58.61+, while tentative, therefore appears justified (see also Taracha P. 2017a: 113f.).

Texte

Exemplar A	A₁	KUB 58.61	Bo 2956	Ḫattuša
	+ A₂	+ DAAM 3.155	s. Konkordanz
	+ A₃	+ IBoT 4.336	+ Bo 4076	Ḫattuša
	+ A₄	+ CHDS 6.33	+ Bo 4418	Ḫattuša

Inhaltsübersicht

Abschnitt 1ID=1	(Fragmentary)
Abschnitt 2ID=2	The NIN.DINGIR priestess enters the temple of Kataḫḫa. Purification rites.
Abschnitt 3ID=3	Weavers and the SANGA priest carry away paraphernalia.
Abschnitt 4ID=4	Three sheep are provided by the House of Takkiputta and are slaughtered for Kataḫḫa, Kantiputti and Ḫapaliya.
Abschnitt 5ID=5	(Fragmentary)
Abschnitt 6ID=6	Offerings to the loci numinosi.
Abschnitt 7ID=7	NIN.DINGIR priestess performs the god-drinking rite for an unknown deity.
Abschnitt 8ID=8	NIN.DINGIR priestess performs the drinking rite for Šulinkatte(?).
Abschnitt 9ID=9	NIN.DINGIR priestess performs the drinking rite for Waḫiši.
Abschnitt 10ID=10	NIN.DINGIR priestess performs the drinking rite for Ḫašammeli and Kazzumalili.
Abschnitt 11ID=11	NIN.DINGIR priestess makes an offerings round for Kataḫḫa.
Abschnitt 12ID=12	Listing the parties responsible for the provision of offerings.
Abschnitt 13ID=13	NIN.DINGIR priestess goes to tha gatehouse (fragmentary).
Abschnitt 14ID=14	(Fragmentary)

History of publication

The fragment has not been edited previously. See, however, CHDS 6, where a recent join is proposed and the transliteration of the fragment is provided.

Tablet characteristics

Thanks to the discovery of the recent joins, the width of the column can now be established at approx. 10 cm. This means the text was originally a two-column tablet.

Palaeography and handwriting

Ms. A is written in the New Script.

Editio ultima: 2026-01-15