# Two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…

> Two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn concerning offerings to Nikkal.

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# Two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…

Two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn concerning offerings to Nikkal.

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## What it means

Key question[What does the Hurrian text of h.6 say?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say)

No answer ahead yet

**Open** was No evidence yet

Answer this evidence bears on[A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/answers/ANS0DEDXJ9NAW3E/a-hymn-of-offering-to-nikkal-thiel-krispijn)

Supports1 for, none against

**Still possible** was No evidence yet

## Next steps 1

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Obtain Thiel 1977 and Krispijn 2002 and record where their translations of h.6 diverge line by line.

~6 h

[On: What does the Hurrian text of h.6 say?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say)

**—** not judged

Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

## Sources 4

[A Hurrian Musical Score from Ugarit: The Discovery of Mesopotamian Music](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ87SD3NA/a-hurrian-musical-score-from-ugarit-the-discovery-of)

Duchesne-Guillemin 1984

SRC

[Der Text und die Notenfolgen des Musiktextes aus Ugarit](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJC485MEY/der-text-und-die-notenfolgen-des-musiktextes-aus-ugarit)

Thiel 1977

SRC

[Einführung in die hurritische Sprache](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDM05JPBGB/einfuhrung-in-die-hurritische-sprache)

Wegner 2007

SRC

[Musik in Keilschrift: Beiträge zur altorientalischen Musikforschung 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJBBYM57G/musik-in-keilschrift-beitrage-zur-altorientalischen)

Krispijn 2002

SRC

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn… [Evidence EVD0DEDZ76G913T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDZ76G913T
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/sessions/SES0DEEADDRHVSZ/session-1-the-hurrian-songs-of-ugarit-seeded-corpus-readings) · 31 Oct 2026

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