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RINBE 2, Neriglissar 02, ex. 01 (P480519)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Neriglissar 02, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480519 |
| Museum no. | BM 090913 (BM 012041) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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}nergal-lugal-u2-s,ur _lugal_ [ba]-bi#-lam{ki} | Nergal-lugal-uṣur king of Babylon |
| 2 | sza# {d}marduk be-lu ra-bi2-u3 _dingir_ ba#-nu#-szu# | of Marduk, the great lord, the god who created him |
| 3 | i#-na ku-un li-ib-bi-szu ut#-tu#-szu#-ma# | with his heart's desire he abandoned him, and |
| 4 | ni-szim ra-ap-sza-a-ti isz#-ru#-ku#-szu#-ma# | the great gods granted him, and |
| 5 | s,a-al-ma-at qa2-qa2-dam a-na re#-['e]-e# | the figurines of the ground for the shepherd |
| 6 | u2-ma-al-lu-u2 qa2-tu-usz-szu | they will fill his hand. |
| 7 | sza# _nig2-gidri_ i-sza-ar-ti usz-par-ri ki-nim | of the scepter of justice, who establishes truth |
| 8 | sza# {d}na3 pa-qi2-id ki-isz-[sza]-at | of Nabû, appointed in accordance with the will |
| 9 | sza#-me2-e u3 er-s,e#-ti | heaven and earth |
| 10 | a#-na szu-um-mu-hu ba-'u#-u2-la-a-ti | for the šummuḫu-disease of the sick people |
| 11 | [u2]-sza-at-mi-ih qa2-tu-usz-szu | he made his hands tremble |
| 12 | [sza za]-'i-i-ri na-a-ri a-a-bi ka-sza-dam | of the za'iru, the nāru of the enemy, achieved. |
| 13 | [{d}]er3-ra sza-ga-pu2-ru _dingir-dingir_ | Erra, the ša-gaparu priest of the gods |
| 14 | [id]-di-nu-szu ka-ak-ku-szu | they gave him, his weapon |
| 15 | [sza] _dingir# gal-gal_ i-na pu-uh2-ri-szu-nu | of the great gods in their assembly |
| 16 | za#-ni#-nu#-ut#-su#-nu# e-pe2-sza# iq#-[bu]-szu | They ordered him to do zāninutsu. |
| 17 | a-na za-na-nam e2-sag-il2 e2#-zi#-da# | For the sake of Esagila and Ezida |
| 18 | u3# e2#-mes#-lam# ma#-ha#-zi# s,i#-i#-ru#?-ti#? | and the Emeslam temple, the exalted cult center |
| 19 | x x x x sza# _dingir-dingir_ babila#{ki#} | of the gods of Babylon |
| 20 | [{d}]nergal#-lugal-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal_ babila2#[{ki}] <a-na-ku> | Nergal-lugal-uṣur king of Babylon am I. |
| 21 | [i3-nu-ma? {d}]marduk# be#-lu# ra-bi2-u3 ki? a? x x x x x x | When Marduk, the great lord, |
| 22 | [me2]-e# nu-uh2-szu# gap#-szu-ti ina t,e-em4 {d}ni-in-szi-qa# | By the command of Ninšiqa |
| 23 | [u3] i#-na# ne2-me-qi2 sza# {d}e2-a isz-ru-ku | and by the wisdom which Ea had given |
| 24 | i#-na# le#-'u-u2-ti sza {d}marduk i-qi2-szu# | by the command of Marduk he gave him |
| 25 | i#-na# [di]-in# na-as-qu sza {d#}utu#? u2-sza-lam-an-ni | at the delivery of the nasqu-gift which Šamaš made perfect for me |
| 26 | [...] _ki#_ ma-ah-ri a-na bar2-sipa{ki} | ... before to Borsippa |
| 27 | e2#-zi-da _e2#_ gur-szu x x x x x hu x x | Ezida, the temple whose roof is bent ... |
| 28 | _igi#-sa2#_ szu-um-mu-hu ni-qu i-qi2-ip-pu# e x x ni x e | (Sum) The šummūḫu-demon, the niŋīqu-disease, ... (Akk) The one who sees, the one who passes by, the incantation ... |
| 29 | e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da a-za-an-na-an | E-sagil and E-zida ... |
| 30 | e-esz-re-e-ti _dingir-dingir_ usz-te-esz-sze-er | The sanctuaries of the gods were made perfect. |
| 31 | szi#-t,ir# _mu#_-ia ab-na-a qe2-er-bu-usz-szu2-nu [asz-ku]-un# | I deposited the inscription of my name inside them. |
| 32 | i3#-nu#-mi-szu li-bi-il-he2-gal2-la _pa5 {d}utu-e3#_ babila2{ki} | At that time, Libil-ḫegala, the representative of Šamaš-e of Babylon |
| 33 | [sza] _lugal#_ ma-ah-ri u2-sza-ah-ru-ma | of the previous king they shall remove and |
| 34 | i#-na ku-up-ri u3 a-gur-ri la ik-s,u2-ru su-uk-ki-szu | With bitumen and baked bricks they did not seal his temple. |
| 35 | _[pa5]_ u2-sza-ah-ri-ma su-uk-ki-szu ak-s,u-ur2#-[ma] | he removed the pānu-official, and I secured his foundations and |
| 36 | [nu]-uh#-szu# me2-e i-na la# na#-pa#-[ar-ku-ti] | He should not drink water from a well, |
| 37 | [u2]-na-ak-ki-mu i-na ma-a-ti | they will kill you in the land |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | ia-ti e-em-qa2 mu-ut-ne2-en-nu | “My strength is the strength of men, |
| 2 | _lugal_ pa-li#-hu# _dingir-dingir_ mu-du-u' | the king who reveres the gods, the one who knows |
| 3 | li#-bi#-il#-he2#-gal2#-lu# u2-sza-ah-ri-ma# | Libī-ḫegallu sent back and |
| 4 | me2-e he2-gal-la# ina ma-a-ti# e-re-bi-[ma?] | I entered the land with abundance of water |
| 5 | ab-na-a su#-[uk]-ki#-sza# | I surrounded her forehead. |
| 6 | me2-e nu-uh#-szi sza# la# na-pa-ar-ku-ti | The water is pure, without interruption. |
| 7 | u2-ki-in i#-na# qe2-re-eb-szu | he established inside it. |
| 8 | i x x x x a-szi-ib babila2{ki} | who dwells in Babylon |
| 9 | sza# qer-bi-szu2 aq#-qa2#-a me2-e nu-uh#-szu# | (Sum) I am the one who utters a lament in his midst (Akk) The one whose midst I am utterly enraged with water |
| 10 | i-na li#-ib-bi-szi-na da-mi-iq-ti x [x x?] | in their good heart ... |
| 11 | ig ta na x [x?] a ig ta na ra ab bi is si ma#? | “Ah, ah!, if only he would give (him) back to me(?) ... ... |
| 12 | e? x {d}nergal-lugal-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal#_ a-ka3#-[de3]{ki#} | Nergal-lugal-uṣur king of Agade |
| 13 | {d}a-e2# da?-x-a-szal#? x x x ki#-i-num | A’e, the ... of the earth |
| 14 | u4#?-mu#? ul-li-i li-ib-bu#-[usz-szu] x x | Today, his heart ... |
| 15 | u2# mi#? is#? du#? x# ka#? ap#? x x x x | ... ... |
| 16 | me2-e nu-uh-szu da#-ri2#-u2#-tim# | whose divine powers are eternal, |
| 17 | ina ki in na an na a ti# | in the place of ..., heaven and earth |
| 18 | i-na qi2-bi-ti {d}marduk _lugal dingir-dingir dingir_ ba-nu-[u2-a] | By the command of Marduk, king of the gods, my creator |
| 19 | u3 {d}er3-ra qar-ra-ad qar#-[ra-de x x?] | and Erra, the hero, the king |
| 20 | [x?] na x x na bi _e2_ x [x x] | ... ... house ... |
| 21 | sze-ri-szu u4-um [...] | In the morning ... |
| 22 | li? na? du an-dul-la bi? na a x [x x?] | The li-demon, the ... of the canopy(?) |
| 23 | li-ku-un#-ma# dam-qa2#-[a]-ti mah-ri2#-[ka] _igi_ x x x x | May good things stand before you ...... |
| 24 | x x ra? ta? pa? x x x li x x x x x | ... ... |
| 25 | li ' x re#-'u#-u2#-ti# | ... the shepherds |
| 26 | li-na-ar a-a-bi-szu# | his enemies |
| 27 | li-na-am-ri ta-mar-ti-szu | May he see his appearance. |
| 28 | ki-ma {d}sin a-na ni#-ip#-hi# | like Sîn to the niphu |
| 29 | ki-ma {d}utu a-na nu-[wu]-ri2#-[im] | like Šamaš to the vizier |
| 30 | s,a-al-ma-at qa2-qa2-dam li-ih-[du-u3] | May the figurines of the ground rejoice. |
| 31 | sag? ki? {d}na3? x x [x] e? x an x [x] | head(?) of Nabû |
| 32 | a na? x x x [x x] sza2 a ni szi na | ... ... of ... |
| 33 | _lugal-lugal#_ [ki]-ib#-ra-a-ti sza [ka-al] te#-ne2-sze-e-ti | the king of the world quarters all of the people |
| 34 | a-szi-ib kar# ri# x [x x] ti? x dan-nu-ti | the one who dwells in the quay |
| 35 | a-na x x x mi? x x x x | to ... |
| 36 | li-isz-sza-kin i-na pi-i-ka# | May it be placed in your mouth. |
| 37 | a-na _u4#-mesz#_ da-ra-ti | forever. |
| 38 | ki x x x sza ib nu li iz ma ru | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi-tab_ | eyeball |
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