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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13 composite (P518940)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P518940 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
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 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. |
| 2 | ru-bu-u2 mi-gi-ir {d}marduk | the prince, heir of Marduk, |
| 3 | re-e2-a-um ni-bi-it {d}na3 | the shepherd who reveres Nabu, |
| 4 | x x za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 | ... provider of the Esagila, |
| 5 | u3 e2-zi-da x x x-szu | and the Ezida ... |
| 6' | x x x li-ib-bi | [......] heart |
| 7' | a-na sza-a-t,i se-er-de-szu-un | to write down their names |
| 8' | ka-an-szu ki-sza-ad-su | his ankles, his knees |
| 9' | i-sza-ad-da-du sa-ar-ma-szu-un | their sarmānu |
| 10' | a-na sza e-li-szu-nu t,a-a-bi e-pe2-szu | For what is pleasing to them, I will do. |
| 11' | gi-na-a u2-sa-al-lu-u3 _dingir-dingir gal-gal_ | regular offerings, the great gods |
| 12' | _dumu_ {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi | son of Nabium-balāssu-iqbi, |
| 13' | ru-bu-u2 e-em-qu a-na-ku | (Sum) I am a prince, a mighty one (Akk) The prince is mighty, I am |
| 14' | e-nu-ma szi-pi2-ir e2-zi-da | When the work of the Ezida |
| 15' | a-na szu-ul-lu-mu asz-te-e'-u2 | I have constantly sought for well-being. |
| 16' | i-ga-ra-ti si-hi-ir-ti e2-ur4-me-imin-an-ki | “The walls of the courtyard of the Eurmeiminanki, |
| 17' | usz-szi ad-di-ma u2-kin te-me-en-szi-in | I established (it) and established its foundation(s). |
| 18' | e-esz-szisz e-pu2-usz-ma a-na ta-na-da-a-ti asz-tak2-kan | I built anew and established (it) as a storehouse. |
| 19' | a-na ta-ab-ra-a-ti ki-isz-sza-at ni-szi | For battle, the whole of humanity, |
| 20' | lu-le-e usz-ma-al-li | (Sum) The lû-demon sat down (Akk) Išmālātu, the līlu priestess, sits down |
| 21' | i-ga-ra-a-ti si-hi-ir-ti e2-zi-da | the walls of the Ezida, |
| 22' | isz-tu _ka2_ ne2-re-bi {d}na-na-a a-di _i7_ | from the gate of the entrance of Nanāya to the river |
| 23' | me2-eh-ra-at _{im}si-sa2_ u3 me2-eh-re-et _{im}mar-tu_ | adjacent to the canal and adjacent to Amurru |
| 24' | ki-lal-la-szu i-di {i7}ga-at-tim | its cult site on the bank of the Gattim canal |
| 25' | sza {d}nergal-lugal-uru3 _lugal_ pa-ni-i | of Nergal-šarru-uṣur, the previous king |
| 26' | i-pu2-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu szi-pi2-ir-szu | they made, but they did not complete his work. |
| 27' | a-szar-szu ul u2-na-ak-ki-ir-ma | he shall not alter his place, and |
| 28' | u2-ul-la-a re-e-szi-szu | “It is not his head’s |
| 29' | a?-ab-ni-ma e-li sza pa-ni u2-sza-tir | I raised up, and above that of the face I restored. |
| 30' | asz-sza-at-tim {d}na3 _ibila_ ki-i-num | the Assyrian Nabu, the true heir |
| 31' | sza-qu-u2 szi-it-ra-hu | “Exalted, exalted |
| 32' | nu-ur2 _dingir-mesz_ ab-be2-e-szu | the radiance of the gods, his fathers |
| 33' | mi-im-mu-u2 e-te-ep-pu-szu | whatever he has done |
| 34' | ha-di-isz na-ap-li-is-ma | “Have mercy on me, and |
| 35' | ba-la-t,a4 _u4-mesz_ ar-ku-ti | life of distant days |
| 36' | sze-be2-e li-it-tu-ti | May my hearing be heard! |
| 37' | szar-ru-ti ki-isz-szu-ti be-lu-ti ba-u2-la-a-ti | kingship, supremacy, lordship, dominion, |
| 38' | _{gesz}gu-za_ szu-ur2-szu-du pa-la-a ar-ki | a throne of šūru-wood, a chair of ..., |
| 39' | a-na _u4-mesz_ da-ri2-u2-ti | forever |
| 40' | a-na szi-ri-ik-tim szu-ur2-ka-am | to the širiktu-priests send me! |
| 41' | i-na _{gesz}le-e2-um_-ka ki-i-nim | with your firm yoke |
| 42' | mu-kin pu-lu-uk sza-me2-e u3 er-s,e-tim | who establishes the sovereignty of heaven and earth, |
| 43' | sza a-ra-ku _u4-mesz_-ia szu-usz-t,i-ir qa2-tuk-ka | Write in your hand the one who longs my days. |
| 44' | at-ta lu-u2 sze-e-du du-um-qi2-ia-ma | May you be my friend, and |
| 45' | ma-ha-ar {d}marduk u3 {d}e4-ru6 | before Marduk and Eru |
| 46' | szu-ri-ib a-ma-a-at du-um-qi2-ia | Šurib the word of my favor, |
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