MDP 02, 086-092 & pl.16-19 (P498314)
Official or display, Middle Babylonian, Susa · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 02, 086-092 & pl.16-19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498314 |
| Museum no. | Sb 00021 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
English translation
By Chen, Michael; Heinle, Michael; Price, Jason; Cifola, Barbara · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| object kudurru col 1 1 | Nazi-Maruttaš, |
| object kudurru col 1 2 | king of the universe, |
| object kudurru col 1 3 | son of Kurigalzu, |
| object kudurru col 1 4 | descendant |
| object kudurru col 1 5 | of Burna-Buriaš, |
| object kudurru col 1 6 | king without rival, |
| object kudurru col 1 7 | the fields opposite |
| object kudurru col 1 8 | the city of Babylon |
| object kudurru col 1 9 | to Marduk, his lord, |
| object kudurru col 1 10 | has given and |
| object kudurru col 1 11 | the city of Mār-Uqnî |
| object kudurru col 1 12 | of the Bīt-Muktaris-Saḫ |
| object kudurru col 1 13 | with 4 cities |
| object kudurru col 1 14 | and its 700 gur of seed |
| object kudurru col 1 15 | to Marduk has given and |
| object kudurru col 1 16 | therefrom |
| object kudurru col 1 17 | the mayors |
| object kudurru col 1 18 | the authority of the Bīt-Muktaris-Saḫ |
| object kudurru col 1 19 | have given back. |
| object kudurru col 1 20 | (A field of) 70 gur of seed, |
| object kudurru col 1 21 | irrigation district of the city of Risnu, |
| object kudurru col 1 22 | bank of the “Great canal”; |
| object kudurru col 1 23 | (a field of) 30 gur of seed, |
| object kudurru col 1 24 | irrigation district of the city of Tiriqan, |
| object kudurru col 1 25 | bank of the ṭaban; |
| object kudurru col 1 26 | total: 100 gur of seed (at the ratio of) 3 sūtu per 1 iku |
| object kudurru col 1 27 | (according to) 1 large cubit, |
| object kudurru col 1 28 | province of Bīt-Sîn-māgir. |
| object kudurru col 1 29 | 70 gur of seed, |
| object kudurru col 1 30 | irrigation district of Ālu-ša-Sā’idi, |
| object kudurru col 1 31 | bank of the ṭaban; |
| object kudurru col 1 32 | 30 gur of seed, |
| object kudurru col 1 33 | irrigation district of the city “Fort of the king”, |
| object kudurru col 1 34 | bank of the ṭaban; |
| object kudurru col 1 35 | total: 100 gur of seed (at the ratio of) 3 sūtu per 1 ikû |
| object kudurru col 1 36 | (according to) 1 large cubit, |
| object kudurru col 1 37 | province of the city “Fort of Papsukkal”. |
| object kudurru col 2 1 | 60 (gur) of seed, |
| object kudurru col 2 2 | irrigation district of the city of Pilarî, |
| object kudurru col 2 3 | bank of the “Canal of the king”, |
| object kudurru col 2 4 | province of the land of the city of Bagdada; |
| object kudurru col 2 5 | 100 gur of seed (at the ratio of) 3 sūtu per 1 ikû |
| object kudurru col 2 6 | (according to) 1 large cubit, |
| object kudurru col 2 7 | irrigation district of the city “Fort of Nergal”, |
| object kudurru col 2 8 | bank of the Migatu, |
| object kudurru col 2 9 | province of Tupliyaš; |
| object kudurru col 2 10 | 50 gur of seed (at the ratio of) 3 sūtu per 1 ikû |
| object kudurru col 2 11 | (according to) 1 large cubit, |
| object kudurru col 2 12 | irrigation district of the city of Dūr-Šamaš-il-kalî, |
| object kudurru col 2 13 | bank of the Sumundar, |
| object kudurru col 2 14 | province of Bīt-Sîn-ašarēd; |
| object kudurru col 2 15 | 84 gur of seed (at the ratio of) 3 sūtu per 1 iku |
| object kudurru col 2 16 | (according to) 1 large cubit, |
| object kudurru col 2 17 | irrigation district of the city of Karû, |
| object kudurru col 2 18 | bank of the “Canal of the king”, |
| object kudurru col 2 19 | province of the city of Opis. |
| object kudurru col 2 20 | Out of |
| object kudurru col 2 21 | 700 gur of seed |
| object kudurru col 2 22 | of the city of Mār-Uqnî, |
| object kudurru col 2 23 | 494 gur of seed |
| object kudurru col 2 24 | is the return, |
| object kudurru col 2 25 | 206 gur of seed is the rest |
| object kudurru col 2 26 | that Nazi-Maruttaš, |
| object kudurru col 2 27 | king of the universe, |
| object kudurru col 2 28 | son of Kurigalzu, |
| object kudurru col 2 29 | king of Babylon, |
| object kudurru col 2 30 | to Kašakti-Šugab, |
| object kudurru col 2 31 | son of Aḫu-bani, |
| object kudurru col 2 32 | his servant, |
| object kudurru col 2 33 | has granted. |
| object kudurru col 3 1 | Whenever |
| object kudurru col 3 2 | in future |
| object kudurru col 3 3 | days |
| object kudurru col 3 4 | whoever among |
| object kudurru col 3 5 | the governors, |
| object kudurru col 3 6 | the provincial governors, |
| object kudurru col 3 7 | the mayors, |
| object kudurru col 3 8 | or the representatives |
| object kudurru col 3 9 | of these |
| object kudurru col 3 10 | lands |
| object kudurru col 3 11 | concerning these |
| object kudurru col 3 12 | fields |
| object kudurru col 3 13 | will raise a claim, |
| object kudurru col 3 14 | deduction (and) curtailment |
| object kudurru col 3 15 | will place, |
| object kudurru col 3 16 | all the great gods, whose name |
| object kudurru col 3 17 | on this |
| object kudurru col 3 18 | stela |
| object kudurru col 3 19 | is invoked, |
| object kudurru col 3 20 | whose weapon is visible |
| object kudurru col 3 21 | and whose (altar) bases |
| object kudurru col 3 22 | are recognizable, |
| object kudurru col 3 23 | with an evil curse |
| object kudurru col 3 24 | may they curse him, |
| object kudurru col 3 25 | may they destroy his name, |
| object kudurru col 3 26 | his seed |
| object kudurru col 3 27 | to remove |
| object kudurru col 3 28 | may they not become |
| object kudurru col 3 29 | negligent; |
| object kudurru col 3 30 | Marduk, the powerful, |
| object kudurru col 3 31 | the owner of this |
| object kudurru col 3 32 | field, |
| object kudurru col 3 33 | his life |
| object kudurru col 3 34 | like water |
| object kudurru col 3 35 | may he pour out. |
| object kudurru col 4 1 | The seat and the tiara |
| object kudurru col 4 2 | of Anu, king of the heavens; |
| object kudurru col 4 3 | the girgilu-bird, the courier |
| object kudurru col 4 4 | of Enlil, lord of the lands; |
| object kudurru col 4 5 | the mum and the goatfish, |
| object kudurru col 4 6 | the great socle of Ea; |
| object kudurru col 4 7 | Šulpa’e, |
| object kudurru col 4 8 | Išḫara, |
| object kudurru col 4 9 | and Aruru; |
| object kudurru col 4 10 | the crescent, the trough |
| object kudurru col 4 11 | (and) the ship of Sîn; |
| object kudurru col 4 12 | the disk, the radiance |
| object kudurru col 4 13 | of the great judge, Šamaš; |
| object kudurru col 4 14 | the pointed |
| object kudurru col 4 15 | star emblem |
| object kudurru col 4 16 | of Ishtar, lady of the lands; |
| object kudurru col 4 17 | the fierce calf of Adad, |
| object kudurru col 4 18 | son of Anu; |
| object kudurru col 4 19 | the furious fire god, |
| object kudurru col 4 20 | the messenger of Nusku; |
| object kudurru col 4 21 | Šuqamuna |
| object kudurru col 4 22 | and Šumaliya, |
| object kudurru col 4 23 | the gods who love each other; |
| object kudurru col 4 24 | Niraḫ, the messenger of Ištaran; |
| object kudurru col 4 25 | Šarur, Šargaz, |
| object kudurru col 4 26 | and Meslamta’e; |
| object kudurru col 4 27 | the reed basket, |
| object kudurru col 4 28 | the great link |
| object kudurru col 4 29 | of Esikilla. |
| object kudurru col 4 30 | May the 17 emblems |
| object kudurru col 4 31 | of the great gods |
| object kudurru col 4 32 | be the adversary |
| object kudurru col 4 33 | of him who raises a claim. |
| object kudurru col 4 34 | The name of the stela is: |
| object kudurru col 4 35 | “Nabû is the protector of the kudurru |
| object kudurru col 4 36 | of the fields.” |
| object kudurru col 5 1 | At that time |
| object kudurru col 5 2 | Kašakti-Šugab, son of Aḫu-bani, |
| object kudurru col 5 3 | a clay stela |
| object kudurru col 5 4 | wrote and |
| object kudurru col 5 5 | erected before his god. |
| object kudurru col 6 1 | During the reign |
| object kudurru col 6 2 | of Marduk-apla-iddina, |
| object kudurru col 6 3 | king of the universe, son of Meli-Šipak, |
| object kudurru col 6 4 | king of Babylon, |
| object kudurru col 6 5 | on this stela |
| object kudurru col 6 6 | a wall collapsed and it was broken. |
| object kudurru col 7 1 | Šuḫuli-Šugab, |
| object kudurru col 7 2 | son of Nibi-Šipak, |
| object kudurru col 7 3 | a new stela of stone, |
| object kudurru col 7 4 | a copy of its original, |
| object kudurru col 7 5 | wrote and |
| object kudurru col 7 6 | set up. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| object kudurru col 1 | ||
| 1 | na-zi-muru2-tasz | |
| 2 | _lugal kisz_ | |
| 3 | _dumu_ ku-ri-gal-zu | |
| 4 | _sza3-bala-bala_ | |
| 5 | bur-na-bu-ri-asz | |
| 6 | _lugal_ la ma-har | |
| 7 | _a-sza3-mesz_ sza _igi_-ti | |
| 8 | _iri_ babila2{ki} | |
| 9 | a-na {d}marduk be-li2-szu | |
| 10 | id-di-in-ma | |
| 11 | _iri dumu-za-gin3_ | |
| 12 | sza e2-{disz}muk-tar-is-sah | |
| 13 | a-di 4(disz) _iri-mesz_ | |
| 14 | u3 7(disz) me _sze-numun_-szu | |
| 15 | a-na {d}marduk _szum2_-ma | |
| 16 | i-na lib3-bi | |
| 17 | {lu2}ha-za-an-na-ti | |
| 18 | qa-ti e2-{disz}muk-tar-is-sah | |
| 19 | u2-ter-ru | |
| 20 | _1(gesz2) 1(u) sze-numun_ | |
| 21 | _a-gar3 iri_ ri-is-ni | |
| 22 | _gu2_ {i7}su-ri _gal_ | |
| 23 | 3(u) _sze-numun_ | |
| 24 | _a-gar3 iri_ ti-ri-qa-an | |
| 25 | _gu2_ {i7}t,a-ba-an | |
| 26 | _pap 1(disz)_ me _sze-numun 1(iku) 3(ban2)_ | |
| 27 | 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tu4 | |
| 28 | _nam_ e2-{disz}{d}3(u)-ma-gir | |
| 29 | _1(gesz2) 1(u) sze-numun_ | |
| 30 | _a-gar3 iri_-sza-sa-i-di | |
| 31 | _gu2_ {i7}t,a-ba-an | |
| 32 | _3(u) sze-numun_ | |
| 33 | _a-gar3 iri bad3-lugal_ | |
| 34 | _gu2_ {i7}t,a-ba-an | |
| 35 | _pap 1(disz)_ me _sze-numun_ 1(iku) 3(ban2) | |
| 36 | _1(disz) kusz3 gal_-tu4 | |
| 37 | _nam iri_ bad3-{d}pap-sukkal | |
| object kudurru col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2)-szu _sze-numun_ | |
| 2 | _a-gar3 iri_ pi-la-ri-i | |
| 3 | _gu2 i7-lugal_ | |
| 4 | _nam kur iri_ bag-da-di | |
| 5 | 1(disz) me _sze-numun 1(iku) 3(ban2)_ | |
| 6 | _1(disz) kusz3 gal_-tu4 | |
| 7 | _a-gar3 iri_ bad3-{d}nergal | |
| 8 | _gu2_ {i7}mi-ga-ti | |
| 9 | _nam_ tup-li-ia-asz | |
| 10 | _5(u) sze-numun 1(iku) 3(ban2)_ | |
| 11 | _1(disz) kusz3 gal_-tu4 | |
| 12 | _a-gar3 iri_ bad3-{d}utu-dingir-du3 | |
| 13 | _gu2_ {i7}su-mu-un-dar | |
| 14 | _nam_ e2-{disz}{d}3(u)-sag-kal | |
| 15 | _1(disz) 2(u) 4(asz) sze-numun 1(iku) 3(ban2)_ | |
| 16 | _1(disz) kusz3 gal_-tu4 | |
| 17 | _a-gar3 iri_ ka-re-e | |
| 18 | _gu2_ i7-lugal | |
| 19 | _nam iri_ u2-pi-i | |
| 20 | i-na lib3-bi | |
| 21 | 7(disz) me _sze-numun_ | |
| 22 | sza _iri_ dumu-za-gin3 | |
| 23 | 4(disz) me _1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) sze-numun_ | |
| 24 | tur-ru-um | |
| 25 | 2(disz) me _6(asz) sze-numun_ re-hu | |
| 26 | na-zi-muru2-tasz | |
| 27 | _lugal szar2-ra_ | |
| 28 | _dumu_ ku-ri-gal-zu | |
| 29 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | |
| 30 | {disz}ka-szak-ti-szu-gab | |
| 31 | _dumu_ {disz}szesz-du3-i | |
| 32 | _ARAD_-su | |
| 33 | i-ri-mu | |
| object kudurru col 3 | ||
| 1 | ma-ti-ma | |
| 2 | a-na _egir_ | |
| 3 | _u4-mesz_ | |
| 4 | lu-u2 i-na | |
| 5 | _gar kur-kur_ | |
| 6 | _en nam-mesz_ | |
| 7 | ha-za-an-na-ti3 | |
| 8 | u3 qi2-pu-u2-ti3 | |
| 9 | sza qaq-qa-ra-ti3 | |
| 10 | an-na-ti3 | |
| 11 | i-na muh _a-sza3_-ti3 | |
| 12 | szi-na-a-ti3 | |
| 13 | i-dab-bu-bu-ma | |
| 14 | ni-szir3-ta ki-za-ta | |
| 15 | i-szak-ka-nu | |
| 16 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la | |
| 17 | i-na muh na-re-e | |
| 18 | an-ni-i | |
| 19 | szum-szu-nu za-ak-ru | |
| 20 | _{gesz}tukul_-szu-nu kul-lu-mu | |
| 21 | u3 szu-ba-tu4-szu-nu | |
| 22 | ud-da-a | |
| 23 | ar-rat _hul_-ti | |
| 24 | li-ru-ru-szu | |
| 25 | _mu_-szu li-hal-li-qu | |
| 26 | _numun_-szu a-na | |
| 27 | szu-li-i | |
| 28 | a-a-ir-szu-u2 | |
| 29 | ni-da-a-hi | |
| 30 | {d}marduk a-li-lu | |
| 31 | be-el _a-sza3_ | |
| 32 | szu-a-tu4 | |
| 33 | na-pisz-ta-szu | |
| 34 | ki-ma _a-mesz_ | |
| 35 | lit-bu-uk | |
| object kudurru col 4 | ||
| 1 | szub-tu4 u3 szu-ku-su2 | |
| 2 | sza an-ni7 _lugal an_-e | |
| 3 | gir-gi-lu al-la-ku | |
| 4 | sza {d}en-lil2 _en kur-kur_ | |
| 5 | mu-um u3 su-hur-ma-szu | |
| 6 | a-szi-ir-tu4 _gal_ sza2 {d}e2-a | |
| 7 | {d}szul-pa-e3 | |
| 8 | {d}isz-ha-ra | |
| 9 | u3 {d}a-ru-ru | |
| 10 | us-qa-ru _bu-gi-na_ | |
| 11 | ma-gur-ru sza {d}suen | |
| 12 | ni-ip-hu nam-ri-ru | |
| 13 | sza _di-ku5 gal_ {d}utu | |
| 14 | is-qar-ru-ur-tu4 | |
| 15 | pur-ru-ur-tu4 | |
| 16 | sza {d}isz-tar _gaszan kur-kur_ | |
| 17 | bu-ru ek-du sza {d}iszkur | |
| 18 | _dumu_ an-ni7 | |
| 19 | {d}gira3 ez-zu | |
| 20 | szip-ru sza {d}nusku | |
| 21 | {d}szu-qa-mu-na | |
| 22 | u3 {d}szu-ma-li-ia | |
| 23 | _dingir-mesz_ mur2-ta-mu | |
| 24 | {d}nirah szip-ru sza {d}isztaran | |
| 25 | {d}szar3-ur4-<<ur4>> {d}szar3-gaz | |
| 26 | u3 {d}mes-lam-ta-e3 | |
| 27 | ma-sab szub-ba-ti | |
| 28 | mar-ka-su _gal_-u2 | |
| 29 | sza e2-si-kil-la | |
| 30 | _1(u) 7(disz) szu-ri-na#_ | |
| 31 | sza _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | |
| 32 | lu-u2 _en_ da-ba-bi | |
| 33 | da-bi-bi | |
| 34 | _mu_-mi na-re-e | |
| 35 | {d}ag _uru3_ ku-dur2 | |
| 36 | _a-sza3-mesz_ | |
| object kudurru col 5 | ||
| 1 | i-na u4-mi-szu-ma | |
| 2 | {disz}ka-szak-ti-szu-gab _dumu_ {disz}szesz-du3-i | |
| 3 | na-ra-a sza ha-as,-bi | |
| 4 | isz-t,ur3-ma | |
| 5 | ma-har _dingir_-szu usz-zi-iz | |
| object kudurru col 6 | ||
| 1 | i-na _bala_-e | |
| 2 | {d}marduk-_ibila-szum2_-na | |
| 3 | _lugal szar2 dumu_ me-li-szi-pak | |
| 4 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | |
| 5 | i-na muh na-re-e szu-a-tu4 | |
| 6 | i-ga-ru i'-a-bit-ma ih2-he2-pi | |
| object kudurru col 7 | ||
| 1 | {disz}szu-hu-li-szu-gab | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {disz}ni-bi-szi-pak | |
| 3 | na-ra-a sza _na4_ esz-sza | |
| 4 | ga-ba-re-e la-bi-<ri>-szu# | |
| 5 | isz-t,ur3-ma | |
| 6 | u2-kin | |
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