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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 03 (P498473)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498473 |
| Museum no. | IM 095335 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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)
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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 | a-na {d}isz-tar szu-ur2-bu-tim | to Ištar of Sumer |
| 2 | ru-um-ti3 i3-li2 qa2-ri-it-tim | “Princess of the gods, the qarītu-priestess, |
| 3 | {d}in-nin i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru | Innin, goddess of battle, |
| 4 | e-pi2-sza-at tu-qu-un-ti | “It is the work of battle, |
| 5 | na-mi-ir-ti3 be-le-et da-ad-mi | Beloved, lady of battle, |
| 6 | sza-qu-ti3 i-gi4-gi4 | he will return the highlands. |
| 7 | ru-ba-a-at {d}a-nun-na-ki na-sza-at pu-lu-uh2-tim | the princess of the Anunnaki, the one who is the queen of fearsomeness, |
| 8 | be-el-tim sza me2-lam-mu-szu sza-mu-u2 ka-at-mu | O lady, whose radiance is supreme, |
| 9 | nam-ri-ir-ru-szu er-s,e-tim ra-pa-asz-tim sa-ah-pu | (Sum) Its radiance covers the vast earth (Akk) The vast earth is covered with its radiancy |
| 10 | ka-szi-da-at a-a-bi mu-hal-li-qa2-at za-ma-nu | Who defeats the enemies, who destroys the sanctuaries, |
| 11 | {d}inanna# a-ka3-de3{ki} be-le-et ta-ha-zi | Inanna of Agade, lady of battle |
| 12 | sza-ki#-na-at s,u-la-a-tim | who establishes sanctuaries |
| 13 | {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id _lugal_ babila2{ki} | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. |
| 14 | ti-ri-is, qa2-ti {d}tu-tu | the hand of Tutu, |
| 15 | a3-asz-ru ka-an-szu pa-li-ih _dingir gal-gal_ | the one who accepts the prayers of the great gods, |
| 16 | re-e2-a-am za-ni-nu-um | the shepherd Zaninum |
| 17 | sza a-na t,e3-e-mi i3-li2 pu-tu-uq-qu2 | who is responsible for the orders of the god, |
| 18 | _szagina_ sza-ah-t,u2 mu-ur-te-ed-du-u2 u2-si isz-tar | the šaḫṭu-officer, the utēddû-official, (and) the muštar-official |
| 19 | mu-t,ah-hi-id sat-tuk-ku mu-szar-ri-ih ni-id-be2-e | (Sum) The one who makes the sattukku-vessel shine, the one who enlarges the horizon (Akk) He who makes a spectacle, he who makes it shine for the people |
| 20 | sza ud-da-kam isz-te-ne2-e'-u2 | who constantly seeks out the day, |
| 21 | du-mu-uq ma-ha-zi i3-li2# | child of the cult centers of the gods |
| 22 | in e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-dingir#_ | in Esagil, the palace of the gods |
| 23 | szu-tu-ru zi-in-na-a-tim | šutūru of the zinnû-festival, |
| 24 | i-gi-sa-a szu-ur-ru-hu u2-sze-er-re-bu qe2-reb-szu | (Sum) The igīsâ-demon, the šurruḫu-disease (Akk) They brought the igūruh’s rejoicing inside it |
| 25 | a-na esz-re-e-ti _dingir-dingir_ ka-la-szi-na | to the shrines of all the gods |
| 26 | sa-ad-ru szu-ul-ma-nu | sadru (means) well-being. |
| 27 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ba-lat-su-iq-bi _nun_ em-qa a-na-ku | son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, mighty prince, am I. |
| 28 | i3-nu-szu e2-masz2-da-ri _e2_ {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} | At that time, the Emashdari, the temple of Ištar of Agade |
| 29 | sza qe2-er-bi babila-mesz{ki} | of the interior of Babylon |
| 30 | sza usz-szu-szu in-na-mu-u2 i-mu-u2 kar-mi-isz | (Sum) The one who sees himself, the one who hears him (Akk) Who sees his own, he hears himself |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | li-ib-na-as-su id-ra-num | (Sum) Its lībnašu is Idra-num (Akk) The god Idran |
| 2 | iq-mu-u2 di-ta-al-li-isz | (Sum) The one who screamed, the one who was frightened (Akk) He shouted with a loud voice |
| 3 | a-szar-szu szu-ud-du-u2 la ba-asz-mu sa-gu-szu | (Sum) Its place is remote, it is unfathomable. (Akk) The place of its setting is remote. |
| 4 | na-du-u2 si-ma-ak-ki-szu | the nadû-priest, his simakkī-demon, |
| 5 | na#-pa-ar-ku-u2 qu2-ut-re-nu | The naparkû-demons, the qutreens |
| 6 | e#-pe-esz _e2_ szu-a-ti lib3-bi i-ta-mi-ma | the heart of that house heard, and |
| 7 | ka-ba-at-ti3 [x]-asz2#-ha-tusz | I sat down on the throne. |
| 8 | a-szar _e2_ szu-a-tim asz#-te#-'e#-e-ma | where that house I sought, and |
| 9 | a-hi-it, te-em-me2#-en-szu | I heeded his counsel |
| 10 | i-szi-id-su ab-re#-e-ma | I sought out his location, and |
| 11 | u2-ki-in li-ib-na-as-su | he established for him. |
| 12 | e2-masz2-da-ri in qe2-re-eb babila2{ki} | the Emašdari temple in Babylon |
| 13 | e-esz-szi-isz# e-pu2-usz | I built anew. |
| 14 | usz-[x x] usz-te-szi-ir | ... he made come to an end. |
| 15 | u2-[x]-in# te-em-me2-en-szu | ... his pronouncements |
| 16 | a-na# szu#-a#-ti {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} | for that of Inanna of Agade |
| 17 | i-la-at ta-am-ha-ri# | the goddess of battle |
| 18 | _e2_ sza-a-ti szu-bat na-ar-mi-ki# | That temple, the dwelling of your greatness |
| 19 | ha-di!(MI) isz na-ap-li-si-ma | “Ḫādi iš napli-sîm and |
| 20 | qi2-bi-i ba-la-t,a4 | Speak life! |
| 21 | sza ur2-ru#-ku# u4-mi-ia | that in the future my days |
| 22 | szu-um-u2-du sza-na-ti-ia | the šum-udu of my second |
| 23 | ma-ha-ar {d}marduk _lugal_ i3-li2 | before Marduk, king of the gods |
| 24 | at-mi-i ud-da-kam | “It is the day of the moon’s disappearance. |
| 25 | a-szar qa2-ab#-li u3 ta-ha-zi | where battle and battle |
| 26 | i-da(BA) a-a al-ki | May he not come here! |
| 27 | lu#-na-ar a-a-bi-ia | let me praise my enemies |
| 28 | lu-sza-am-qi2-ti na-ki-ri-ia | May I make my enemies bow down. |
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