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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 104 composite (P462954)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 104 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462954 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 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-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| surface a | ||
| 1 | an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na | Ašar-šēzibna, |
| 2 | _lugal gal_-u | great king |
| 3 | _lugal_ dan-nu | strong king, |
| 4 | _lugal_ kisz-szat | king of the world, |
| 5 | _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | king of Assyria, |
| 6 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} | general of Babylon |
| 7 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 8 | _sipa_ ke-e-nu mi-gir | true shepherd, herald |
| 9 | _en en-en nun_ na-a-du | Lord, lord, prince who loves |
| 10 | na-ram {d}numun-du3-tum | beloved of Zeru-batum, |
| 11 | szar-ra-ti i-lat | the queen, goddess |
| 12 | kal gim-ri _lugal_ szah-tu2 | all of the kings, exalted |
| 13 | sza ul-tu u4-me | which since days |
| 14 | s,e-eh-ri-szu be-lut-su-nu | his descendants, their lordship |
| 15 | pu-tuq-qu-ma quru-su-nu | “It is a battle and their battle |
| 16 | dal-lu re-e-szu mut-nen-nu-u | “Fear of the head (is) a mutinnû-demon, |
| 17 | asz2-ru kan-szu pa-lih | who reveres the throne, |
| 18 | _dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti i-nu-szu2 | their great divinity at that time |
| 19 | ina _bala_-e _lugal_ mah-re-e | In the reign of a former king |
| 20 | ina _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} it-tab-sza2-a | in Sumer and Akkad they carried off. |
| 21 | _a2-mesz hul-mesz un-mesz_ | the evil orders of the people |
| 22 | a-szib lib3-bi-szu an-na u3 ul-la | who dwells in heaven and on earth, |
| 23 | a-ha-mesz e-tap-pa-lu | they have each taken a document. |
| 24 | e-dab-bu-ba sur-ra-a-te | “It is seized, the storms |
| 25 | _dingir-mesz_-szi-na i-bu-ka-ma | their gods spoke to you, and |
| 26 | i-me-sza2 {d}isz-tar-szin par-s,i-szi-na | The goddess Ištar of their rites |
| 27 | e-zi-ba-ma sza2-na-ti-ma | Disregard the (formulation) of the present case. |
| 28 | ir-ka-ba a-na _nig2-gur11_ | he shall pay. For the property |
| 29 | e2-sag-gil2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz_ | Esagil, palace of the gods |
| 30 | a-szar la a-ri _szu-min_-su-nu | in a place unknown their hands |
| 31 | u2-bi-lu-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | brought, and silver, gold |
| 32 | ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ a-na | precious stones for |
| 33 | {kur}elam-ma{ki} ip-szu-ru ma-hi-risz | they conquered the land Elam. |
| 34 | i-gu-ug-ma {d}en-lil2-la5 | he stood, and Enlil |
| 35 | _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk a-na sa-pan | of the gods, Marduk, to bind |
| 36 | _kur_ hul-lu-qu _ug3-mesz_-sza2 | the land whose people were destroyed |
| 37 | ik-ta-pu-ud _hul_-tim | he has made evil manifest, |
| 38 | {i7}a-ra-ah-ti _id2 he2-gal2_ | the Araḫti River, the river of abundance |
| 39 | a-gu-u2 ez-zi e-du-u2 | Agû (means) to rage. |
| 40 | szam-ru _illu_ gap-szu tam-szil | “Great flood, wide flood, |
| 41 | a-bu-bu ib-bab-lam-ma _iri_ | the flood raged, and the city |
| 42 | szu-bat-su _a-mesz_ usz-bi-i'-ma | he filled his dwelling with water and |
| 43 | u2-sze-me kar-mesz _dingir-mesz_ | the sanctuaries of the gods |
| 44 | a-szib lib3-bi-szu2 is,-s,u-risz | who dwells in his heart, has sinned, |
| 45 | ip-par-szu2-ma e-lu-u2 | he broke off, and up |
| 46 | sza2-ma-mesz _ug3-mesz_ a-szib | the heavens and the people who dwell |
| 47 | qer-bi-szu2 a-szar sza2-nam-ma | inside it, wherever |
| 48 | in-nar-qu-ma ina _ki_-tim | fell, and in the earth |
| 49 | la i-du-u i-hu-zu | he did not know, he learned. |
| 50 | mar-qi2-ti 1(gesz2) 1(u) _mu-an-na-mesz_ | the marqītu-offerings for 100 years |
| 51 | mi-nu-ut ni-du-ti-szu | what is his inheritance |
| 52 | isz-t,ur-ma re-me-nu-u2 | [Written and] collated according to its original. |
| 53 | {d}marduk sur-risz lib3-ba-szu | Marduk, his furious heart |
| 54 | i-nu-uh-ma e-lisz a-na | he was afraid, and above to |
| 55 | szap-lisz usz-bal-kit-ma | Afterwards, he carried it off, and |
| 56 | a-na 1(u) 1(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz_ | for 11 years |
| 57 | a-szab-szu2 iq-bi ia-a-ti | he said to me: |
| 58 | an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na | Ašar-šēzibna, |
| 59 | asz2-szu ep-sze-e-ti szi-na-ti | Because of these deeds |
| 60 | a-na asz2-ri-szi-na tur-ri | to their places, small |
| 61 | ina _ukken szesz-mesz_-e-a | in the assembly of my brothers |
| 62 | _gal-mesz_ ke-nisz tu-tan-ni-ma | you faithfully gave me, and |
| 63 | _an-dul3_-ka _du10-ga_ tasz-ku-nu | your protective yoke you set up. |
| 64 | _ugu_-ia kul-lat za-a'-i-ri-ia | against me all my enemies |
| 65 | a-bu-bisz tas-pu-nu-ma gi-mir | “Abubiš, you sent, and all |
| 66 | za-ma-ni-ia ta-na-ru-ma | You will praise my praises. |
| 67 | tu-szak-szi-du ni-iz-ma-ti | You make the people bow down. |
| 68 | a-na nu-uh-hu lib3-bi _dingir_-ti-ka | for the well-being of your divinity |
| 69 | _gal_-ti szup-szu-uh ka-bat-ti-ka | May your mood be appeased, |
| 70 | _sipa_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} tu-mal-lu-u2 | the shepherd of Assyria, you filled. |
| 71 | _szu-min_-u2-a ina _sag_ szar-ru-ti-ia | my hands at the beginning of my kingship |
| 72 | ina mah-ri _bala_-ia | before my reign |
| 73 | sza2 ina _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-u2-ti ra-bisz | who on the royal throne is great |
| 74 | u2-szi-bu isz-szak-na-nim-ma | they sat down, they placed me, and |
| 75 | _a2-mesz_ da-mi-iq-tim ina _an_ | favorable winds in the sky |
| 76 | u3 qaq-qa-ri isz-tap-pa-ra | and the ground he sent. |
| 77 | gis-kim-mu-usz _dingir-mesz_ | the sign of the gods |
| 78 | ze-nu-ti sul-lu-mi | (Sum) My angry (personal) god, my slanderer (Akk) I am angry, my sins are dispelled |
| 79 | sza e-pesz babila2{ki} | of the construction of Babylon |
| 80 | ud-du-usz e2-sag-il2 | built Esagil. |
| 81 | usz-ta-nak-la-mu _munus saga a2_-ti | they have sinned, the good woman, my arm |
| 82 | _{mul}sag-me-nig2_ mut-tan-bi-t,u | “Sagmegān, the muttanbiṭu-constellation, |
| 83 | pa-ri-is _esz-bar kur_ uri{ki} ina _{iti}sig4_ | in Simanu (III) the decision of the land Akkad |
| 84 | u2-qar-rib-ma a-szar {d}sza2-masz | he turned and to the place of Šamaš |
| 85 | usz-tap-pa-a iz-ziz ba-il3 | he smote, stood, and carried off. |
| 86 | zi-mu-szu _sa5_ usz-tasz-ni-ma | his good name he set upon me and |
| 87 | ina _{iti}bad-ka2_ a-szar ni-s,ir-ti | In the month Dūr-Amurru, in the place of protection, |
| 88 | ik-szu-dam-ma ina _ki-tusz_-szu | he reached, and in his dwelling |
| 89 | i-kun a-na szuk-lul | he set up for the prebend. |
| 90 | ma-ha-zi ud-du-usz esz-re-e-tu2 | I built the cult centers (and) shrines. |
| 91 | szu-te-szur par-s,i sza2 e2-sag-gil2 | Šutēšar, the rites of Esagil. |
| 92 | _e2-gal dingir-mesz_ iq-ba-a | the palace of the gods said |
| 93 | e-pe-sze _iti_-szam-ma {d}sin | to do, in the month of Sîn |
| 94 | u3 {d}utu ina _igi-lal_-szu2-nu | and Šamaš before them |
| 95 | sza tur-ru gi-mil _kur_ uri{ki} | who the remission of debts of the land Akkad |
| 96 | an-nu ke-e-nu e-tap-pa-lu | They have made a firm positive answer. |
| 97 | a-ha-mesz ina _gesztu-min dagal_-ti | together with wide understanding |
| 98 | ha-sis pal-ki-i sza2 | “The stag’s limbs of |
| 99 | isz-ru-ka _abgal dingir-mesz_ | he gave to you, the sage of the gods, |
| 100 | _nun_ {d}nu-dim2-mud a-na | the prince Nudimmud to |
| 101 | szu-szu-ub _iri_ sza2-a-szu2 ud-du-usz | to abandon that city I rebuilt. |
| 102 | esz-re-e-ti nu-um-mur ma-ha-zi | The shrines are not to be seen, the cult centers |
| 103 | ina _gesztu-min_-ia ib-szi-ma usz-ta-bil | with my ears he created and carried off, |
| 104 | ka-bat-ti a-na e-pesz | the heart to do |
| 105 | szip-ri szu-a-ti asz2-hu-ut ak-kud | I abandoned that work and turned it into ruins. |
| 106 | sza {d}utu {d}iszkur u {d}marduk | of Šamaš, Adad and Marduk, |
| 107 | _di-ku5-gal dingir-mesz en-mesz_-ia | the judge of the gods, my lords |
| 108 | ak-ta-mis ma-har-szu-un | I have scrutinized before them. |
| 109 | ina ma-kal-ti _{lu2}hal_-u2-ti | at the disposal of the diviners. |
| 110 | _uzu-mesz_ tu-kul-ti | meat for a banquet |
| 111 | isz-szak-nu-nim-ma sza e-pesz | They placed me, and that of doing |
| 112 | babila2{ki} ud-du-usz | I built Babylon. |
| 113 | e2-sag-gil2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,i-ra a-mu-tu2 | (Sum) The E-saŋgil temple I wrote (Akk) The Esagil temple I re-written |
| 114 | a-na an-ni-szu2-nu ke-e-nu | They are true to this. |
| 115 | at-kal-ma ad-ke-ma gi-mir | I know, and I firmly established the totality |
| 116 | um-ma-ni-ia u3 _ug3-mesz_ | my army and the people |
| 117 | {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 a-na | of Karduniaš to |
| 118 | si-hir-ti-sza {gesz}al-lu | in its entirety a hoe |
| 119 | u2-szat-rik-ma e-mi-du | (Sum) He made the king, my lord, submit to me (Akk) I made him submit to you and I listened |
| 120 | tup-szik-ki ina _i3-gesz du10-ga lal3 i3-nun-na_ | your tablet with good oil, honey and butter |
| 121 | _kurun-nam_ mu-tin-ni | kurunnam wine of Mutinni |
| 122 | szi-kar _kur_-i _ku3_ ab-lu-la | the beer of the mountain, the silver of Abulula |
| 123 | ta-ra-husz asz2-szu2 _dingir_-us-su | Tarahuš because of his god |
| 124 | _gal_-tu _ug3-mesz_ | the great ones, the people |
| 125 | kul-lu-mi3-im-ma szup-lu-hu | “Kullumimma, the šupluḫu-priestess, |
| 126 | be-lut-su ku-dur2-ru | his lordship is supreme |
| 127 | ina _sag-du_-ia2 asz2-szi-ma | in my head I took, and |
| 128 | u2-sza2-az-bil ra-ma-ni | he sent to me. |
| 129 | ina _{gesz}u3-szub-mesz_ | with arrows |
| 130 | _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ | the meskannu-wood |
| 131 | u2-szal-bi-na _sig4 dumu-mesz_ | the bricks of the sons |
| 132 | {lu2}um-ma-ni en-qu-te | the enqūtu-official |
| 133 | _{lu2}szitim-gal-me_ le-'u-u2-te | the wise craftsmen |
| 134 | mu-kin-nu gesz-hur-ri isz-te-nisz | who establishes divine plans together, |
| 135 | u2-pa-hi-ir-ma a-szar masz-kan2 | he returned and to the place of the offering |
| 136 | e2-sag-gil2 pa-an qaq-qa-ri-szu | the Esagil before his head |
| 137 | u2-pat-ti-ma | opened, and |
| 138 | szi-kit-ta-szu2 a-mur ina _iti_ szal-me | see its foundations. In a favourable month |
| 139 | u4-me sze-me-e s,e-er | The day of the hearing |
| 140 | usz-szi-szu2 mah-ru-u2-ti _1(disz) kusz3_ | before him, 1 cubit |
| 141 | ul a-sze-et, 1/2(disz) _kusz3_ ul ut-tir | I was not frightened, 1/2 cubit I did not return. |
| 142 | ki-i _ka gesz-hur_-szu2 mah-ri-ti | according to the word of his previous design |
| 143 | at-ta-di te-me-en-szu2 | I laid its foundations. |
| 144 | e2-sag-gil2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz_ | Esagil, palace of the gods |
| 145 | ma-at,-lat _zu-ab_ tam-szil | “Attack of the stag’s horn— a tamšil-disease |
| 146 | e2-szar2-ra me2-eh-ret | the Ešara, opposite |
| 147 | szu-bat {d}e2-a tam-szil | the dwelling of Ea, the quay |
| 148 | _{mul}asz-iku_ ar2-s,ip | Aššiku I captured. |
| 149 | u2-szak-lil-ma ana ni-kil-ti | I made complete, and for the rites |
| 150 | u2-szak-ki-la u2-kin | he imposed upon me, he established |
| 151 | mit-har-ti _gesz-ur3-mesz_ | with the support of the beams |
| 152 | {gesz}ere-ni _mah-mesz_ tar-bit | the great cedars that had been cut, |
| 153 | {kur}ha-ma-ni _kur_-i _ku3_ | the land Hamānu, the holy mountain |
| 154 | u2-szat-ri-s,a ta-ra-an-szu2 | (Sum) He made his tārānu-vessel (Akk) He caused his tarrû-vatšu-votary to be cut off |
| 155 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ sza | doors of cypress, which |
| 156 | e-re-si-na _du10-ga_ me-ser _ku3-sig17_ | sweet cedar, a gold sash |
| 157 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis-ma | the silver he committed, and |
| 158 | u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | the opening of his gates |
| 159 | _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar a-szi-bu-ut | the gods and goddesses who dwell |
| 160 | qer-bi-szu sza2 _a-mesz_ bu-tuq-tu | inside it, with water, swollen, |
| 161 | u3 ra-a-du u2-bi-lu-szu2-nu-ti-ma | and he brought them to me, and |
| 162 | i-ki-lu szi-ki-in-szu-un | “They have sinned against me, |
| 163 | szal-pu-ut-ta-szu2-nu lu-mu-un-tu2 | (and) their destruction, the lūnû-demon |
| 164 | ud-disz zi-me-szu2-nu uk-ku-lu-tu | [At] that time, their names had become dilapidated, |
| 165 | u2-sza2-an-bit, s,u-bat-su-nu | [I s]et [their] s[tandings] in order. |
| 166 | ar-szu ub-bi-ib ina _bara2-me_-szu2-nu | in their daises |
| 167 | da-risz u2-szar-me-szu2-nu-ti | I made them live forever. |
| 168 | _{d}alad-mesz {d}lamma-mesz maszkim-me_ | the gods Alad and Lamma, the witnesses, |
| 169 | szu-ut e2-kur an-hu-su-nu | the one of the Ekur, their ... |
| 170 | u2-pa-asz2-szi-ih | he shall remove. |
| 171 | _qu_ x? x x x x | |
| 172 | a-szar? x x-ti-szu2-nu | where their(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 173 | usz-ziz-su-nu-ti | he set them up. |
| 174 | [...]-szu u2-sze-x | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 175 | [...] e2-kur x x | ... the Ekur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 176 | [...] x x-ta-a | |
| 177 | [...] x x x | |
| 178 | [...] x x | |
| 179 | [...] x | |
| 180' | _3(u)-am3_ asz2-lu _sag_ ina {gesz}as4-lum | 30 (pieces of) ašlu-wood, the head in a date palm |
| 181' | _gal_-ti mi-szi-ih-ta-szu | the great one, his wife, |
| 182' | am-szu-uh ki-i pi-i | I shaved, according to the mouth |
| 183' | mah-re-e u2-sze-pisz-ma | I had previously built and |
| 184' | u2-zaq-qir hur-sza2-nisz | I raised up like a mountain. |
| 185' | ne2-met_-{d}en-lil2_ szal-hu-szu2 | Nēmetti-Enlil, his friend, |
| 186' | ar2-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it). |
| 187' | a-na tab-rat kisz-szat ni-szi | for the protection of all of the people |
| 188' | la-la-a usz-mal-li | he filled with joy. |
| 189' | sza _dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki} | of the citizens of Babylon |
| 190' | dul-lu-lu-tu _erin2-mesz_ | the work of the troops |
| 191' | ki-din-ni szu-ba-re-e | the šubāru-offering, |
| 192' | {d}a-nim u3 {d}en-lil2 | Anu and Enlil |
| 193' | an-du-ra-ar2-szu-nu | I imposed upon them. |
| 194' | esz-szisz asz2-kun sza-a-mu-tu2 | I fashioned (it) anew. |
| 195' | sza2 a-na re-szu-ti szu-lu-ku | [who] are entrusted to the head, |
| 196' | sza2 a-na s,i-in-di | which for the ṣindu-vessel |
| 197' | u3 bir-ti zu-u'-u2-zu | and between them, |
| 198' | u2-pa-hi-ir-ma | he removed, and |
| 199' | a-na babila2{ki}-_mesz_ am-nu | I marched to Babylon. |
| 200' | _nig2-szu-mesz_-szu2-nu szal-lu-te u2-ter | their stolen possessions I returned. |
| 201' | mi-ra-nu-ti lu-bu-usz-tu | “Loss, lubuštu-disease, |
| 202' | u2-la-bi-isz har-ra-an | “The road |
| 203' | babila2{ki} u2-sza2-asz2-kin sze-pu-szu2-un | I established their foundations in Babylon. |
| 204' | a-na a-sza-bi _iri_ e-pesz _e2_ | to the area of the city to build a house |
| 205' | za-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-ti | “To cut off the ṣippātu-flour, |
| 206' | he-re-e pat-ta-a-ti | “Remove the reed bundles! |
| 207' | u2-szar-hi-is-su-nu-ti lib-bu | I made them happy. |
| 208' | ki-di-nu-us-su-nu ba-t,il-tu | Their cult centers were destroyed. |
| 209' | sza2 ina _szu-min_ ip-par-szi-du | who in the hands he has broken, |
| 210' | a-na asz2-ri-szu2 u2-ter | he returned it to its place. |
| 211' | t,up-pi za-ku-ti-szu2-nu | their cleared tablet |
| 212' | esz-szisz asz2-t,ur | I wrote (it) twice. |
| 213' | a-na _im-limmu2-ba kaskal-min_-szu2-nu | for the eponymy of their road |
| 214' | u2-pat-ti-ma | opened, and |
| 215' | it-ti nap-har _kur-kur_ | with all the lands |
| 216' | _eme_ szit-ku-nu i-ip-pu-szu | a tongue of yours will do. |
| 217' | tak-bit-tu [...] | “The scepter of .…(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 218' | _numun_ sza2-an-gu-ti-ia | seed of Šangūtiya, |
| 219' | it-ti | with(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 220' | te-me-en e2-sag-gil2 u babila{ki} | the foundations of Esagil and Babylon, |
| 221' | li-ku-un a-na u4-me | may he live forever. |
| 222' | s,a-a-ti _lugal_-ti | the kingship |
| 223' | ki-ma szam-me _ti-la_ | like the scent of life |
| 224' | _ugu uzu-mesz un-mesz_ | upon the flesh of the people |
| 225' | li-t,ib-ma ina kit-ti | May it be well with you! |
| 226' | u3 mi-sza2-ri lu-ur-te-a | and I will return my money. |
| 227' | ba-hu-la-ti-szu-un | their exalted status |
| 228' | sze-bu-tu lul-li-ik | let me go to the šebūtu-priestess! |
| 229' | lit-tu-tu lu-uk-szu-ud | May I achieve greatness. |
| 230' | la-le-e _ti-la_ | the life of |
| 231' | lu-usz-bi a-na u4-mu _su3-me_ | may I live forever. |
| 232' | lu za-ni-nu ana-ku | May I be your provider! |
| 233' | kim-ti lu-rap-pisz | let me broaden my family, |
| 234' | sa-la-ti lu-pah-hi-ir | I will re-seal the salātu-offering. |
| 235' | per-'u lu-szam-dil | May he make the perʾu-disease disappear. |
| 236' | lu-s,ar-ri-szu2 pa-pal-lu | 'Let me protect him, the shepherd, |
| 237' | _suhusz {gesz}gu-za_ sza2-an-gu-ti-ia2 | the foundation of my throne |
| 238' | u2-hum-mesz | |
| 239' | li-szar-szid | may he achieve. |
| 240' | it-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim | with heaven and earth |
| 241' | li-kin _bala_-u2-a | my reign |
| 242' | ina ul-s,i ri-sza2-a-ti | (Sum) In distant days, in distant days (Akk) In far-off days |
| 243' | hu-ud-du lib3-bi | the joy of the heart |
| 244' | nu-um-mur pa-ni t,u-ub ka-bat-ti | (Sum) The one who sees the face of happiness (Akk) I see the face(?) of happiness |
| 245' | u4-me-szam nam-risz lut-tal-lak | (Sum) I want to go at night (Akk) For a long time, let me go (to sleep) joyfully |
| 246' | szim-tu t,a-ab-tu | a good fate |
| 247' | szim-tu da-mi3-iq-tu | a favorable fate |
| 248' | sza2 ur-ruk u4-me _bala_-e-a | who in the future days of my reign |
| 249' | na-s,ir _{gesz}gu-za_ sza-an-gu-ti-ia2 | the guard of my throne |
| 250' | sza2-lam _numun_-ia lisz-sza2-ki-in ina _ka_-szu-un | may the well-being of my seed be established in their mouths. |
| 251' | _{gesz}gidri_ i-szir-tu mu-rap-pi-szat | a scepter, the one who widens |
| 252' | ma-a-ti szi-bir-ri ez-zi | (Sum) In the land, the šibirru priestess is furious (Akk) In my land, she is angry |
| 253' | mu-szak-nisz la ma-gi-ri | who establishes unrivalled justice, |
| 254' | li-szat-me-eh rit-tu-u2-a | May my hand be firmly grasped. |
| 255' | _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia li-szat-bu-u2-ma | my weapons may they strike, and |
| 256' | lu-nar-ru? a-a-bi-ia | my enemies |
| 257' | ina li-i-ti u ki-szit-ti qa-ti | “On the right and the left hand, |
| 258' | s,e-risz na-ki-ri | “The enemy’s arrows, |
| 259' | lisz-zi-za-an-ni | may he place me. |
| 260' | _szeg3-mesz_ u _illu-mesz_ | rains and floods |
| 261' | _si-sa2 buru14_ na-pa-asz2 | the yield of the harvest he shall measure out. |
| 262' | {d}nisaba t,uh-du | Nisaba, merciful, |
| 263' | u _he2-gal2_ ina ma-ti-ia | and abundance in my land |
| 264' | li-szab-szi-ma | may he cause to dwell, and |
| 265' | li-gar-ri-nu | they should place. |
| 266' | ka-re-e {d}nisaba | of Nisaba, |
| 267' | u2-sze-pisz-ma _{na4}na-ru2-a-mesz_ | I had made, and the steles |
| 268' | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 zabar {na4}za-gin3_ | silver, gold, bronze, lapis lazuli |
| 269' | _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ {na4}s,a-lam-du | alabaster, ṣallamdu-stone |
| 270' | _{na4}{d}sze-tir_ {na4}e-lal2-lum | šētu-stone, elallum-stone |
| 271' | {na4}pi-i-lu _babbar_-u2 | white limestone |
| 272' | _mu-sar_-e t,i-it,-t,i | The inscribed object is ṭittu. |
| 273' | s,ar-pu-ti lu-ma-sze | Let me hear the ṣarpūtu-offering! |
| 274' | tam-szil szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | Copy of an inscribed object bearing my name. |
| 275' | e-siq s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | I cut off their branches. |
| 276' | da-na-an qar-ra-di | the strength of the hero |
| 277' | _gal_-e {d}marduk ep-szet | the great Marduk, the deeds |
| 278' | e-tep-pu-szu lip-ta-at | May they release what they have done. |
| 279' | _szu-min_-ia qe2-reb-szu-un | my hands inside them |
| 280' | asz2-t,ur ina usz-sze asz2-kun | I wrote and deposited (them) in the foundations. |
| 281' | a-na s,a-at u4-me e-zi-ib | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case. |
| 282' | a-na ar2-kat2 u4-me a-na u4-me | In future days, in future days |
| 283' | s,a-a-ti ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia2 | among the kings, my sons |
| 284' | sza2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk | of the king of the gods, Marduk, |
| 285' | a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ | to rule over the land and the people |
| 286' | i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2 | they name his name, |
| 287' | _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,i-ir | Inscription on it. |
| 288' | _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ | my name may he see, and oil |
| 289' | lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_ | may a šakku-offering be performed; |
| 290' | liq-qi2 a-na asz2-ri-szu | he may offer to his place. |
| 291' | lu-ter {d}marduk _lugal dingir-me_ | May I restore Marduk, king of the gods. |
| 292' | ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-me | he will hear his prayers. |
| 293' | mu-nak-kir szi-t,i-ir | Who erases the inscribed object |
| 294' | _mu_-ia mu-sah-hu-u2 | the name of the one who erases |
| 295' | si-ma-ti-ia pa-sis | my limbs are swollen, |
| 296' | ki-din-nu-tu babila2{ki} | the foundations of Babylon, |
| 297' | pa-t,ir ri-kis _en en-en_ | who breaks the bond of the lord of en priests, |
| 298' | {d}marduk {d}en-lil2-la5 _dingir-me_ | Marduk and Enlil, the gods |
| 299' | _en kur-kur_ ez-zi-isz | the lord of all the lands fiercely |
| 300' | lik-kil-me-szu2-ma ina nap-har | May they look after him and in all |
| 301' | s,al-mat _sag-du zah2_-szu2 | the black-headed (people), his enemies, |
| 302' | liq-bi ina ub-szu-ukken-na-ki | May he say in Ubšukkena. |
| 303' | ki-sal _ukken dingir-mesz_ szu-bat | the courtyard of the assembly of the gods, the dwelling |
| 304' | szi-tul-ti a-mat-su | his word |
| 305' | li-lam-min4-ma u4-mu | May it be sung by the day! |
| 306' | 1(disz)-en la ba-lat,-su liq-bi | May he say: "He is not alive!" |
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