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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 (P285937)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285937 |
| Museum no. | BM 034706 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | [... ti]-ri-is, _szu-min_ {d}nisaba# | ... tiriṣ, hand of Nisaba |
| 2 | [... ni]-bi#-it# {d}na-bi-um# | ... the oath of Nabium |
| 3 | [...] _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar | ... of the gods and goddesses |
| 4 | [... sza2 ra-szu]-u2# pu-luh-ti _dingir_-<ti>-szu2 _gal#_-tu2# | ... who is fearful of his great divinity, |
| 5 | [... {d}]isz#-tar sza2-ah-t,u# | ... Ištar, the angry one |
| 6 | [...] x si#-iq#-ra-szu2-un# | ... their rites |
| 7 | [...] {d#}nanna# x x an#-ni-ta# | ... Nanna ... this |
| 8 | [...] ip#?-tiq2#? ib#?-ni#? pa-da#-at#-ti# | ... he passed by, he created me. |
| 9 | [...] x a-a it-ba2-al | ... may ... not be there. |
| 10 | [x x _szu-min_-su?] ta#-ap-ri-ik pa-nu-u2#-a | ... his hands you have bound my face |
| 11 | [x x sza2 mam-ma-an] la#? i-lam-ma-du ina hu-t,u3#-ri# | ... who no one can see, in the darkness |
| 12 | [...] szu#-ru#-ba# da la _iri#_ bisz# szi bisz# ma-na-ma | ... he conquered, beside the not-for-profit city, he destroyed, and he killed every one. |
| 13 | [...]-ti# ra-bi-isz u2-mal2#-la# | ... he filled with great ... |
| 14 | x mi na ir be# si# du# sza2 {d}utu u {d#}marduk# | ... of Šamaš and Marduk |
| 15 | ina na-gab# te#-ne2#-sze#-e-ti ma-la# ib#-na-a qa#-[ta]-a#-szu2# | When he was born on the throne of the people, as much as he created his hand |
| 16 | a-na# be-lu-ut _kur_ isz#-sza2-an-ni x x _lugal#_-u2#-[ti]-ia# | To the lordship of the land he appointed me. ... my kingship |
| 17 | id#-di-na _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ i-szar#-ti mu-ra#-ap#-pi#-szat# _[kur]_ x x-ne2-e-ti | he gave to me the scepter of abundance, the one who makes the land ... |
| 18 | usz-pa-ra mu-kan-nisz za-i-ri u2-sza2-at-mi-ha qa2#-tu-u2-a | I set up a scepter, I made my hands tremble with joy. |
| 19 | re-e-u2-ut _kur_-szu2-un# ia-a-ti isz#-ru-kam | the shepherdship of their land he gave me. |
| 20 | _dumu#_ {d#}ag-ba#-lat#-su#-iq#-bi _nun#_ pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku | son of Nabopolassar, prince who reveres the great gods, am I. |
| 21 | [i-nu]-um# {d#}marduk# _lugal#?_-[u2]-ti3# ba-u2-la-a-ti | When Marduk, the kingship of life |
| 22 | [e-pe-szu2 ana da]-ri2#?-a-ti ia#-a-ti isz-ru-kam | He gave me a life of long days. |
| 23 | [a-na ud-du]-szu2# tal-lik-ta# e2#-zi#-da na-sza2-an-ni lib3#-bi | At that time, when you went to the Ezida temple, the heart of Ištar was happy. |
| 24 | [a-na szi-te-e'-u2] esz-re-e-ti _dingir-mesz#_ ba-sza2-a uz#-na-a-a | To the sanctuaries of the gods, my limbs are swollen, |
| 25 | [pa-li-ih-ma] lib3#-bi a-na e-pe#-esz szi-ip-ri-szu2-un | I was afraid and my heart was frightened to do their work. |
| 26 | [a-na la ra-sze-e] hi#-t,i-ti gi-na-a u2-sa#-ap#-pa#-a# | In order not to be forgotten, he has written my regular offerings. |
| 27 | [e2-sag]-il2# a-na szu#-ul-lu-mi i3-li2 _[gal-mesz]_ | the Esagil for the well-being of the great gods |
| 28 | [a-szi-bu-tu2 sza2] si#-hi-ir#-ti e2-temen-an-ki# esz#-[szisz] | The dwellings in the courtyard of the Etemenanki were rebuilt. |
| 29 | [e-pu-usz ...]-li gi#-nu#-u2 a-na na-[x x] | ... regular offerings for ... |
| 30 | [...] x x it am x [x] | ... ... |
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| 20' | [...] a#-na# u2-na#-a-ti | ... to the utensils |
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