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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 22 composite (P518974)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 22 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P518974 |
| 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)
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' | mu-t,ah-hi-id sa-at-tuk-ka | (Sum) You are the one who makes your sattukku-offering sweet, (Akk) The one who enlarges your offerings, |
| 2' | mu-szar-ri-ih ni-id-be2-e | who makes kings bow down at our feet, |
| 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 prince, a wise one, |
| 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 | “At that time, I saw |
| 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 the great gods |
| 14' | szu-te-mu-qa2-ak-szu-nu-ti | [s]eize them!” |
| 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 | a previous king did, and he raised up his head |
| 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 have slain, their wages |
| 21' | ra-am-ku-ut e2-babbar-ra i-ta-mu-nim | the love-making of the Ebabbar, they have sworn. |
| 22' | i-qu-up _e2_ | he destroyed the house |
| 23' | qi2-bi-it-su-nu la a-qi2-ip-ma ra-sza2-a-ku ni-qi2-it-ti | I did not listen to their words, but I was enraged by their supplication. |
| 24' | u2-ma-'e-er-ma _dumu-mesz_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} | and the citizens of Babylon |
| 25' | u3 bar2-sipa{ki} e?-em?-qu-tu | and Borsippa were destroyed |
| 26' | u2-sza-ad-gi-il pa-ni-ka | I have made your face resplendent, |
| 27' | a-na da-ke-e e2-babbar-ra | For the sake of the Ebabbar, |
| 28' | 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. |
| 29' | i-na ma-a-a-al mu-szi-im ul u2-qa-at-ta-a | In the night he did not wait for me. |
| 30' | szi-it-ti t,a-ab-tim [...] | (Sum) My good fate, my good fate ... (Akk) The good fate of the land ... |
| 31' | asz2-szi qa-ti-ia u2-s,a-al-la-a | Because he has seized my hand, |
| 32' | {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk | Enlil of the gods, Marduk |
| 33' | asz-szum? e-pe2-esz e2-babbar-ra | Concerning the construction of the Ebabbar |
| 34' | asz2-ra-a-ti {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur | the shrines of Šamaš and Adad |
| 35' | _en-mesz_ bi-ri asz-te-e-ma | the lords of intercession I asked, and |
| 36' | x [...] | |
| 37' | [...] | |
| 38' | [...] | |
| 39' | [...] | |
| 40' | sza [...] | of ... |
| 41' | _{gesz}al_ [...] | The hoe |
| 42' | al-x [...] | ... ... |
| 43' | usz-te-x [...] | ... ... |
| 44' | i-na _iti_ szal-ma [...] | In a sound month ... |
| 45' | ad-ka [...] | Your father |
| 46' | ad-kam-ma [...] | It is the twelfth song |
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