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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 22, ex. 01 (P500772)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 22, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500772 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.052 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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' | [mu-t,ah]-hi#-id# sa#-at#-tuk#-ka# | I praise your praises. |
| 2' | [mu]-szar#-ri#-ih ni-id-be2-e | I am a šarruh priestess who gives orders |
| 3' | _dumu#_ {d}na3-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi | son of Nabu-balassu-iqbi |
| 4' | ru#-ba-a-am e-em-qa2 a-na-ku | I am a wise prince |
| 5' | [i3]-nu#-ma {d}marduk {d}en-lil2 _dingir-dingir_ | when Marduk, Enlil, the gods |
| 6' | be#-lu-ut ma-ti-szu i-qi2-pa-an-ni | the lordship of his land presented to me |
| 7' | gi#-na-a asz-te-ne2-e'-a | I constantly seek regular offerings |
| 8' | pu#-lu-uh2-ti i-lu-ti-szu | the fear of his divinity |
| 9' | sza e-li-szu t,a-a-bu e-pe-szu | which is pleasing to him, to do. |
| 10' | u4-mi-sza-am a-ta#-mi# | “Day after day, I’ll say. |
| 11' | asz-szum la ba-sze-e hi#-[t,i-ti3] | Because there is no reopening of the case |
| 12' | ka-a-a-nam szu-tu-ra#-[ku] | I am constantly frightened |
| 13' | a-na _dingir-dingir gal-gal_ qa2-[qa2-da-a] | to all the great gods |
| 14' | szu-te-mu-qa2-ak-szu-nu#-[ti] | Šutēmuqak-šakkûti |
| 15' | i-nu-szu e2-babbar-ra ki-is,-s,i ra-asz-bu | At that time, in the Ebabbar, a great army |
| 16' | szu-ba-at {d}utu da-a-a-na | the seat of Šamaš, his judge |
| 17' | <sza> i-na qe2-re#-eb zimbir{ki} | which in Sippar |
| 18' | _lugal#_ pa-ni i-pu2-usz-ma ul-lu-u2 re-e-szi-szu2 | the king's face he made, and his head he raised up. |
| 19' | _4(u) 5(disz) mu-an-na-mesz_ la im-la-ma | 45 years he did not live, and |
| 20' | i#-qu-pu i-ga-ru-szu | they will weigh out, they will pay back. |
| 21' | [ra]-am#-ku-ut e2-babbar-ra i-ta#-mu#-[nim] | they praised the Ebabbar temple |
| 22' | [i-qu]-up# [_e2_] | he destroyed the house. |
| 23' | [qi2-bi-it-su-nu] la# a-qi2-ip-ma ra#-[sza2-a-ku] | I do not listen to their words, but I am frightened. |
| 24' | [u2-ma-'e-er]-ma# _dumu-mesz_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} | he returned, and the citizens of Babylon |
| 25' | [u3 bar2-sipa{ki}] e#?-em#?-[qu-tu] | and Borsippa were destroyed |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | u2-sza#-[ad-gi-il pa-ni-ka] | I have made your face resplendent |
| 2' | a-na da#-[ke-e e2-babbar-ra] | For the mighty one of the Ebabbar temple |
| 3' | lib3-bi [pa-li-ih ra-sza2-a-ku ni-qi2-it-ti] | (Sum) My heart is fearful, I am frightened. (Akk) I am afraid, my heart is terrified. |
| 4' | i-na ma#-[a-a-al mu-szi-im ul u2-qa-at-ta-a] | in the night he did not wait for me. |
| 5' | szi-it-[ti t,a-ab-tim ...] | The favorable fate of ... |
| 6' | asz2-szi qa#-[ti-ia u2-s,a-al-la-a] | because of my hand he shook |
| 7' | {d}en#-[lil2 _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk] | Enlil of the gods, Marduk |
| 8' | asz-szum#? [e-pe2-esz e2-babbar-ra] | Concerning the construction of the Ebabbar temple |
| 9' | asz2-ra#-[a-ti {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur] | the sanctuaries of Šamaš and Adad |
| 10' | _en-[mesz_ bi-ri asz-te-e-ma] | I asked the lords of the temple and |
| 11' | x [...] | |
| 12' | [...] | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | sza# [...] | of ... |
| 16' | _{gesz}al_ [...] | The hoe |
| 17' | al-x [...] | ... ... |
| 18' | usz-te-x [...] | ... ... |
| 19' | i-na _iti_ szal#-[ma ...] | In the second month, ... |
| 20' | ad-ka# [...] | Your father |
| 21' | ad#-kam#-ma# [...] | Thirdly, ... |
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