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RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn (P453039)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn |
|---|---|
| ID | P453039 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.4984 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}pa-ku-du-ur-ru-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal_ babila{ki} | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. |
| 2 | asz2-ri ka-an-szu mu-ut-ni-en-nu-u2 | (Sum) The scepter(?) is the one who binds (them) (Akk) It is the knuckle(?) of the thorn(?) |
| 3 | pa-li-ih _en en-en_ | who reveres the lord, the en priest |
| 4 | za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da | provider of Esagila and Ezida, |
| 5 | _ibila_ ki-i-ni sza2 {d}na3-a-uri3 _lugal_ babila{ki} ana-ku | true heir of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I. |
| 6 | i3-nu-um {d}marduk _en_ ra-bu-u2 | when Marduk, the great lord |
| 7 | _igi-gal2_-lum _dingir-mes_ mu-usz-ta-ar-ha | the wisest of the gods, the one who constantly seeks out |
| 8 | ma-a-ti u3 ni-szi-im | the land and people |
| 9 | a-na ri-'-u2-ti id-di-na | he gave to a friend. |
| 10 | i-na u4-mi-szu e2-babbar-ra _e2 {d}utu_ | At that time, the Ebabbar, the temple of Šamaš |
| 11 | sza2 qe2-re-eb larsam{ki} | which in Larsam |
| 12 | sza2 isz-tu u4-um re-e-qu2-ti | which from the beginning |
| 13 | i-mu-u2 ti-la-ni-isz | “He who knows life, |
| 14 | qe2-re-bu-usz-szu ba-as,-s,a isz-sza-ap-ku-ma | “His head is swollen, he is wailing,’ he cries out, |
| 15 | la u2-ud-da-a u2-s,u-ra-a-ti | I do not know the inscriptions. |
| 16 | i-na pa-le-e-a _en_ ra-bu-u2 {d}marduk | In my reign the great lord Marduk |
| 17 | a-na _e2_ szu-a-ti ir-ta-szu sa-li-mu | to that house he has returned, health |
| 18 | _im limmu2-ma_ u2-sza-at-ba-am-ma | a third tablet I made appear, and |
| 19 | e-pi-ir qe2-re-bi-szu is-su-uh-ma | he removed the work in its middle, and |
| 20 | in-nam-ra u2-s,u-ra-a-ti | he established for me. |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | ia-a-ti {d}na3-ku-dur2-ri-uri3 _lugal_ babila{ki} | my father Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. |
| 2 | re-e-szu pa-li-ih-szu | his shepherd who reveres him, |
| 3 | a-na e-pe-szu _e2_ szu-a-ti | to build that house |
| 4 | ra-bi-isz u2-ma-'-ir-an-ni | he made me great, |
| 5 | te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri a-hi-it, ab-re-e-ma | I reconstructed its old foundation(s) and |
| 6 | e-li te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri | above his old foundation |
| 7 | _sahar-hi-a_ el-lu-ti am-ku-uk-ma u2-ki-in li-ib-na-as-sa | I deposited pure earth and established its foundation. |
| 8 | e2-babbar-ra _e2_ ki-i-ni szu-bat _{d}utu en_-ia | the Ebabbar, the true temple, the dwelling of Šamaš, my lord |
| 9 | a-na _{d}utu_ a-szi-ib e2-babbar-ra | To Šamaš, who dwells in Ebabbar |
| 10 | sza2 qe2-re-eb larsa{ki} | which in Larsa |
| 11 | _en gal_-u2 _en_-ia lu e-pu-usz | May the great lord, my l[ord, do]! |
| 12 | _{d}utu en_ ra-bu-u2 | Šamaš, great lord |
| 13 | a-na e2-babbar-ra szu-bat be-lu-ti-ka | To the Ebabbar, the seat of your lordship |
| 14 | i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | In joy and rejoicing |
| 15 | i-na e-re-bi-ka | at your entering |
| 16 | li-pi2-it qa2-ti-ia | my handiwork |
| 17 | da-am-qa2-a-ti | good things |
| 18 | ha-di-isz na-ap-li-is-ma | “Have mercy on me, and |
| 19 | ba-la-at, u4-um re-e-qu2-ti | life of the distant days, |
| 20 | ku-un-nu _{gesz}gu-za_ la-ba-ar pa-le-e-a | a throne that cannot be altered, |
| 21 | sa-ka-a-pu nak-ri-ia2 li-isz-sza-ki-in sza-ap-tuk-ka | May the saŋapu-flour of my enemy be placed on your lips. |
| 22 | si-ip-pi szi-ga-ri mi-di-lu _{gesz}ig-mesz_ sza2 e2-babbar-ra | the door-jambs, doors of the Ebabbar temple |
| 23 | da-am-qa2-tu-u2-a la na-par-ka-a | My good deeds are not to be altered. |
| 24 | li-iz-ku-ru ma-ha-ar-ka | May they accept before you. |
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