# What does the Hurrian text of h.6 say? · Hurrian songs of Ugarit > One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-31T16:15:09+00:00 --- **0** # What does the Hurrian text of h.6 say? Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·1 answer·0·0 following **One answer, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. ## Why it matters Hurrian is an agglutinative language known mainly from the Mittani letter and the Hittite-Hurrian bilinguals from Boğazköy, and its vocabulary is thin, so a short hymn in a local Ugarit dialect with gaps cannot be rendered word for word⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDM05JPBGB/einfuhrung-in-die-hurritische-sprache). Thiel in 1977 and Krispijn in 2002 agree that it concerns offerings to Nikkal and reconciliation with the gods, and differ in detail; Krispijn calls his translation provisional⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJC485MEY/der-text-und-die-notenfolgen-des-musiktextes-aus-ugarit)⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJBBYM57G/musik-in-keilschrift-beitrage-zur-altorientalischen). ## Answers 1 [**A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn)** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/answers/ANS0DEDXJ9NAW3E/a-hymn-of-offering-to-nikkal-thiel-krispijn) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## Next steps 1 1 Obtain Thiel 1977 and Krispijn 2002 and record where their translations of h.6 diverge line by line. ~6 h **—** not judged Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## History 1. 1977[Hans-Jochen Thiel: two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJC485MEY/der-text-und-die-notenfolgen-des-musiktextes-aus-ugarit)For: A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn) 1. 1984[Marcelle Duchesne-Guillemin: two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJ87SD3NA/a-hurrian-musical-score-from-ugarit-the-discovery-of)For: A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn) 1. 2002[Theo J. H. Krispijn: two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJBBYM57G/musik-in-keilschrift-beitrage-zur-altorientalischen)For: A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn) 1. 2007[Ilse Wegner: two independent interpretations of the Hurrian text, Thiel's of 1977 and Krispijn's of 2002, agree that it is a hymn…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDM05JPBGB/einfuhrung-in-die-hurritische-sprache)For: A hymn of offering to Nikkal (Thiel, Krispijn) 1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question, proposed one answer and found one result bearing on its answers](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEEADDRHVSZ/session-1-the-hurrian-songs-of-ugarit-seeded-corpus-readings) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hurrian-songs/questions/QST0DEDVBRHDPTT/what-does-the-hurrian-text-of-h-6-say%23add-source) Where it fits Hurrian songs of Ugarit **What does the Hurrian text of h.6 say?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]