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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 10 composite (P518938)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 10 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P518938 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | la ik-szu-du isz-t,u3-ru-ma isz-ku-nu | they did not agree, they wrote and deposited. |
| 2' | um-ma te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz u2-ba-'i-i-ma la ak-szu-ud | Thus (says) the foundation of the Eulmaš temple, but I did not reach it. |
| 3' | _{gesz}asal2_ u3 {gesz}masz-tu-u2 ak-szit,-ma | I cut down juniper and maštû-tree and |
| 4' | te-ne2-e e2-ul-masz e-pu-usz-ma a-na {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} ad-din | the foundation of the Eulmaš I built and to Inanna of Agade I gave. |
| 5' | {disz}{d}na3-nig2-gub-uru3 _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ibila-uru3 | Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon son of Nabopolassar |
| 6' | _lugal_ a-lik mah-ri-ia e-pesz _e2_ szu-a-tim lib3-ba-szu2 ub-lam-ma | the king who came before me the rebuilding of that temple his heart brought to an end. |
| 7' | te-me-en-szu2 la-bi-ri u2-ba-'i-i-ma la i-mu-ur la i-pu-usz | His old foundations he examined and did not see, he did not do. |
| 8' | ia-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} e-pesz _e2_ szu-a-tim asz2-te-e'-e-ma | For me, Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, I sought out the building of that temple and |
| 9' | i-na qe2-reb a-ka3-de3{ki} pa-ni qaq-qa-ru u2-pat-ti-ma | in Agade he opened the face of the ground, and |
| 10' | asz2-te-e'-a te-me-en-na i-na _mu 7(disz)-kam_ i-na pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim | I inquired about the foundations in the 7th year of my true reign. |
| 11' | i-na na-ra-am _lugal_-u2-ti-ia {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti | By the love of my kingship Ištar of Agade, the great lady |
| 12' | szu-ba-at-su da-ri2-ti ih-ta-as-sa-as-ma | (Sum) His eternal dwelling (Akk) Its eternal dwelling has been destroyed and |
| 13' | a-na _e2_ szu-a-tim is-li-im-ma ip-pa-szir3 ka-bat-tu-usz | to that house he went out and he smote him. |
| 14' | {d}iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e u _ki_-tim x x x x x-di-ma | Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld |
Sources & licences
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