Translation of texts by MUWATALLI (after Emmanuel Laroche)

Muwatalli's prayer... It is the same sky that today stretches out above, and the earth that occupied the lower regions, the same earth still occupies them. The celestial sun that dwelt in the sky then, the same celestial sun still dwells there, and he appears there as a witness to chase away the wrath of the Storm god...

Verse 1: llluyankas :
... may the land flourish and prosper! May the country be well protected! If it is flourishing and prosperous, we will celebrate the festival of Purulliyas.

Muwatalli's prayer... It's the same sky that stretches out up there today, and the earth that occupied the lower regions, the same earth still occupies them. The celestial sun that dwelt in the sky then, the same celestial sun still dwells there, and he appears there as a witness to chase away the wrath of the Storm god...

Verse 2: The moon that fell from the sky :
... The moon-god fell from the sky. It fell on Kilammar, but no one saw it. The god of Storm sent rain against him, he sent tornadoes against him so that fear seized him and dread seized him. Hapandalliyas went to his side to address him. Kamrousipas saw what had fallen from the sky and spoke as follows: "The Moon-god fell from the sky, he fell on Kilammar". The god of Storm saw him and sent rain against him, he sent tornadoes against him, so that fear seized him and terror seized him. Hapandaliyas went and sat down beside him to address him: What are you going to do?

Muwatalli's prayer... It is the same sky that today stretches out above, and the earth that occupied the lower regions, the same earth still occupies them. The celestial sun that dwelt in the sky then, the same celestial sun still dwells there, and he appears there as a witness to chase away the wrath of the Storm god...

Verse 3: Telebinou :
... Telibinou flew into a rage. Mist seized the windows, smoke seized the house. In the hearth the logs were smothered. In the sheepfold the sheep were smothered. In the stable the cattle were suffocated. The ewe abandoned her lamb, the cow abandoned her calf. Telibinou left and took with him the grain, the breeze and the fertility of the land, the meadows and the steppes. Telibinou left and lost himself in the steppe. Tiredness got the better of him. Then the grain and spelt stopped growing. Then the cattle, the sheep and the humans had nothing to eat. And even the pregnant females stopped giving birth. The vegetation dried up, the trees withered and no longer produced shoots. The pastures dried up and the springs dried up. Famine reigned in the land, so that men and gods died of hunger.

Verse 4: The great sun god organised a banquet and invited the thousand gods. They ate but were not satisfied; they drank but were not quenched. The Storm god was distressed for his son Telebinou: "Telebinou my son is not here. He has gone into a rage and taken away every good thing". The great gods and lesser gods set out to find Telebinou. The Sun god sent the swift eagle, telling him: "Go! Search every high mountain! Search the depths of the water! The Eagle went, but could not find him. On his return to the Sun god, he brought his message: "I could not find him, Telebinou, the noble god". The Storm god said to Hannahannas: "What are we going to do? We're going to starve to death". Hannahannas said to the Storm god: "Do something, Storm god, go and find Telebinou yourself!

Muwatalli's prayer... It's the same sky that stretches out up there today, and the earth that occupied the lower regions, the same earth still occupies them. The celestial sun that dwelt in the sky then, the same celestial sun still dwells there, and he appears there as a witness to chase away the wrath of the god of Storms...