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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 01 (P518977)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 01 |
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| ID | P518977 |
| Museum no. | BM 091140 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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.
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| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id _lugal_ babila2{ki} et,-lam# ki#-num# sza# a#-na# t,e3#-me# _dingir#-mesz#_ pu#-u2#-qu# | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the true and just man, who is responsible for the instruction of the gods |
| 2 | asz-ri ka-an-szu pa-li-ih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | who reveres the great gods, |
| 3 | _nun_ e-em-qa2 ha-sis mim-ma szum-szu _ensi2_ s,i-i-ri mu-ud-di-isz kal ma-ha-zu | the wise prince, who knows everything, the exalted ruler, who renews all your shrines |
| 4 | ma-al-ku it-pe-szu mu-szak-<<li>>-lil esz-re-e-ti mu-t,ah-hi-id sat-tuk-ku | (Sum) The scepter, the one who illuminates the shrines (Akk) The one who lights up the temples, who makes the shrine shine forth |
| 5 | _sipa_ ni-szi3 _dagal-mesz_ ra-'i-im mi-sza-ri mu-kin kit-ti | shepherd of the wide people, who loves justice, who establishes truth, |
| 6 | lu-li-mu szu-pu-u2 e-tel-lu _lugal-mesz_ bi-nu-tu qa2-at sza2 {d}na3 u {d}marduk | lilīmu-disease, šupû-illness, etellu-demons, kings, possessions, hand of Nabu and Marduk, |
| 7 | mu-us,-s,ir u2-s,u-ra-a-ti _e2-mesz dingir-mesz_ mu-szar-szid gesz-hur-ri | who oversees the utensils of the temples of the gods, who guides the plans, |
| 8 | na-asz2-pa-ri ha-an-t,u sza _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ mu-szal-lim kal szip-ri mu-t,i-ib lib3-bi-szu2-un | the reliable messenger of the great gods, who sustains all the work, who makes their heart happy, |
| 9 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-tin-su-iq-bi _szagina!_ qit-ru-du pa-li-ih _dingir-dingir_ u {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-na-ku | son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, general who reveres the gods and goddesses, am I. |
| 10 | a-na {d}utu! _en an-ta-mesz_ u3 _ki-ta-mesz di-ku5-gal an_-e u _ki_-tim | To Šamaš, lord of the heavens and earth, judge of heaven and earth |
| 11 | da-a-a-nu s,i-i-ri sza2 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz#_ pa-ri-is pu-ri-se-e | Exalted judge of the great gods, who renders verdicts, |
| 12 | ha-'i-it, lib3-ba _ug3-mesz_ ba-ru-u2 te-re#-e-ti ra-'i-im _lugal_-u2-ti-ia | who loves the heart of the people, who loves supplications, my kingship |
| 13 | na-s,ir na-pisz-ti-ia ka-szid a-a-bi-ia mu-hal-liq za-'i-i-ri-ia | who protects my life, who defeats my enemies, who destroys my foes, |
| 14 | a-szi-ib e2-babbar-ra sza qe2-reb zimbir{ki} _en gal en_-ia ina mi-gir lib3-bi-ia2 ki-nim | who dwells in the Ebabbar, which is inside Sippar, the great lord, [my] lo[rd], by my just command |
| 15 | pal-hi-isz usz-te-mi-iq-ma asz2-ra-a-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 _gal_-ti asz2-te-'e-e-ma | I constantly sought out the places of his great divinity and |
| 16 | e2-babbar-ra _e2_-su sza qe2-reb zimbir{ki} at-ma-nu s,i-i-ri si-mat _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 | the Ebabbar, his temple, which is inside Sippar, the exalted name, the emblem of his divinity |
| 17 | ki-is,-s,i el-lu szu-bat tap-szu-uh-ti mu-szab be-lu-ti-szu2 | (Sum) The pure abode, the dwelling of the enraged one, the seat of his lordship (Akk) The purified, the sanctified dwelling, the residence of his rulership |
| 18 | sza u4-mi ma-a'-du-tu ub-bu-tu te-me-en-szu2 su-uh-ha-a u2 s,u-ra-tu-szu2 | (Sum) The one who has many days, his foundations are crumbled and his limbs are shattered (Akk) The ones who have many days (and) his foundation(s) are broken |
| 19 | _lugal_ ma-ah-ri te-me-en la-bi-ri u2-ba-'i-i-ma la i-mu-ru | the king of the past the old foundation documents examined and did not see. |
| 20 | i-na ra-man-ni-szu2 _e2_ esz-szu2 a-na {d}utu u2-sze-pisz-ma la szu-pu-szu a-na be-lu-ti-szu2 | by his own power a new house for Šamaš I had built, but it was not suitable for his lordship |
| 21 | la szu-lu-ku a-na si-ma-at _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 | not to be forgotten, for the sake of his divinity |
| 22 | i-na la a-dan-ni-szu2 sza _e2_ szu-a-ti re-sza-a-szu iq-du-du ut-tab-bi-ka me2-la-szu2 | at his non-eponym year of that house his head commanded, he brought to you his equal. |
| 23 | ia-a-ti ap-pa-lis-su-ma ma-a'-disz ap-lah3-ma ni-qit-ti ar-szi | (Sum) I looked at him with awe and was greatly terrified. (Akk) I saw him and was terrified. |
| 24 | a-na szu-ur-szu-du te-me-en u2-s,u-ra-at _e2_-szu szu-ul-lu-mu | to restore the foundations of his house, to complete, |
| 25 | pa-pa-hu u3 _du6-mesz_ a-na si-mat _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 e-pe-sza | the cella and the fortresses in order to achieve his divinity |
| 26 | u4-mi-szam-ma ut-nen-szum-ma a-na sza-at-ti ni-qa-a aq-qi2-szum-ma _esz-bar_-a ap-ru-us-su | At that time, I gave him to him, and in perpetuity, offerings I presented to him and my decisions I made for him. |
| 27 | {d}utu _en_ s,i-ri ul-tu _u4-me_ ru-qu-tu ia-a-szi u2-qa-wa6-an-ni | Šamaš, exalted lord, from distant days, to me he appointed me. |
| 28 | an-na sza2-lim-ti _esz-bar_-a ki-nim sza sza-la-mu szip-ri-ia2 u kun-nu esz-re-e-ti | An exalted decision, a firm decision for the well-being of my work and the foundation of the shrines, |
| 29 | {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur u2-sza2-asz2-ki-nu i-na te-er-ti-ia | Šamaš and Adad established in my foundation |
| 30 | a-na _esz-bar_-szu-nu ki-nim sza2 la in-<nen>-nu-u2 ma-gal at-kal-ma ti {d}utu _en_-ia as,-bat-ma | for their just decision that cannot be changed I knew, and with Šamaš, my lord, I seized and |
| 31 | i-na _e2 u4 1(disz)-kam_ sza2-na-at u2-sze-szib-szu2 im-nu u szu-me-lu pa-ni u ar2-ku sza pa-pa-hu u lib3-bi _du6-mesz_ | in the house on the 1st day he sat him. He washed and dried up the face and the rear part of the cella and the interior of the walls. |
| 32 | hi-it,-t,a-tu2 at,-t,u-ut,-ma u2-pa-ah-hi-ir-ma!(SZU) szi-bu-ut _iri dumu-mesz_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _dub-sar_ mi-na-a-ti | I sinned, but he returned and the people of the city, the citizens of Babylon, the scribe of rites |
| 33 | en-qu-u2-tu a-szi-ib _e2_ mu-um-mu na-s,ir pi-risz-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ mu-kin _garza lugal_-u2-tu | the enqūtu-priestess who dwells in the temple, the one who guards the secrets of the great gods, who establishes the rites of kingship, |
| 34 | a-na mi-it-lu-uk-ti asz2-pur-szu-nu-ti-ma ki-a-am az-kur-szu-nu-ti um-ma te-me-en la-bi-ri szi-te-<'e>-ma | I wrote to them as follows: "Write down the old ti[me] and |
| 35 | pa-pa-hu {d}utu da-a-a-nu na-pa-li-sa-ma _e2_ da-ri2-a a-na {d}utu u {d}a-a _en-mesz_-a lu-pu-usz | The cella of the god Šamaš, the judge, was opened, and my eternal temple to the gods Utu and Aya, my lords, I built. |
| 36 | ina te-me5-qu {d}utu _en_-ia ina su-pe-e-szu sza2 _dingir gal-gal ukken dumu-mesz um-me-a_ te-me-en la-bi-ri | By the command of Šamaš, my lord, by his prayer of the great gods the assembly of the sons of the elders the old foundation |
| 37 | ip-pal-su-ma pa-pa-hi u _du6-mesz_ i-hi-t,u-ma za-mar i-tu-ru-nim ia-a-ti iq-bu-nu | they saw him, and the cella and the fortresses fell down, and they returned to me. They said to me: |
| 38 | ap-pa-lis-ma te-me-en la-bi-ri sza2 na-ram-{d}sin _lugal_ ul-lu pa-pa-hi {d}utu ka-a-a-nu mu-szab _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 | I looked at the old foundation(s) of Nar-Sin, the king. The cella of Šamaš was constantly the dwelling of his divinity. |
| 39 | lib3-bi ih-de-e-ma im-me-ri pa-nu-u2-a pa-pa-hi be-lu-ti-szu2 u _du6-mesz_ u2-s,a-ab-bi-ma | my heart rejoiced, and my face, the cella of his lordship, and the mounds seized, and |
| 40 | ina hi-da-a-ti u ri-sza2-a-ti _ugu_ te-me-en la-bi-ri ad-da usz-szu-sza | By joyous celebrations and rīšatu-offerings over old foundations I fashioned it. |
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| 1 | i-szid-su u2-dan-nin-ma!(SZU) ki-ma _kur_-i zaq-ru ul-la-a re-sza2-a-szu2 e2-babbar-ra _e2_-su!(SZU) sza2 szu-pu-szu | he strengthened his foundations and like a mountain he raised up his head. The Ebabbar, his temple that he had built |
| 2 | a-na be-lu-ti-<szu2> szu-lu-ku a-na si-mat <_dingir_-u2>-ti-szu2 a-na {d}utu _en_-ia2 esz-szi-isz u2-sze-pisz-ma | For his lordship to be pure, for the righteousness of his divinity to Šamaš, my Lord, I had (it) made anew. |
| 3 | ki-ma szu-u2 u4-mi-<isz> u2-nam-mir-szu2 1(disz) _lim_ 5(u) _{gesz}erin_ pa-ag-lu-tu2 la mi-nu _{gesz}u3-suh5_!(SZU) szi-hu-ti# | As soon as he has done this, he will make it shine for him. 1 thousand 50 cedars, affixed, nothing, (but) a šiḫūtu-plant |
| 4 | {gesz}szur-i-ni is,-s,i dam-qu-tu _{gesz}mes-<ma2>-kan-na_ is,-s,i da-ri2-a ana szi-i-pu {gesz}tal-lu | My šurīnu-tree is a good one, my meskannu (tree) is an everlasting one, for the assembly of the bolt |
| 5 | _{gesz}gan-du7_ gesz-sza3-ka2-na-ku u s,u-lul-tu4 _e2_ u2-szat-<mi>-ih-ma!(SZU) ki-ma _{gesz}tir_!(LI) _ha-szur_ i-ri-is-su usz-t,i-ib | The gandu tree, the šakanakku tree and the protective spirit of the temple he caused to be dispersed and like a forest a ḫašūr tree he cut off his limbs. |
| 6 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin-mesz mah-mesz nu-kusz2-u3 uruda_ dan-nu-tu me-de-lu szu-pu-tu e-ma _ka2-mesz_-szu2 u2-rat-ti-ma | the doors of the great cedars, which are not difficult to open, heavy copper, tin, (and) šuppūtu, wherever he opens his gates, |
| 7 | ki-ma ne2-re-bi kin-ne2-e u2-dan-nin ri-kis _e2_ pa-pa-hi be-lu-ti-szu2 <a-na> mu-sza-bu _dingir_-u2-ti-szu2 | like the beginning of a work assignment he strengthened the bond of the cella of his lordly majesty to the seat of his divinity |
| 8 | sza-lum-ma-at u2-szal-bisz u2-nu-tu _e2_ ina _ku3-babbar_ u _ku3-sig17_ u2-za-'i-in-ma | he paid in full. The house furnishings with silver and gold he cleared out and |
| 9 | a-na tab-rat-<<a-ti>> ni-szi3 la-la-a usz-ma-al-<la-a> szi-t,ir szu-mi-ia u s,a-lam _lugal_-u2-ti-ia | For the protection of the people, my joy, my inscribed name and the image of my royal majesty |
| 10 | _da-ri2-a_ u2-kin qe2-reb-szu2 masz!(PA) ta-ku la-le-szu2 pa-pa_-hi-mesz_ u3 _du6-mesz_ ina szi-ip-ri | he established a stela inside it. I am a gazelle, its limbs are pallīšu-disease, plows and ditches in the work |
| 11 | {d}kulla ud-di-isz-ma zi-i-me nam-ru-tu u2-sza2-asz2-szi-ma szu-bat _di-ku5-gal dingir-dingir_ da-ri-ti | Kulla grew old and the bright face he raised up and the dwelling of the judge of the gods forever |
| 12 | u2-kin qe2-reb-szu2 a-na {d}utu u {d}a-a _en_-u2-a _e2_ ta!(DA) na-da-a-tu2 u2-sze-pisz | I established inside it. For Šamaš and Aya, my lord, the house of tribute I had built. |
| 13 | sip-pu szi-ga-ri me-de-lu u _{<gesz>}ig-mesz_ i3-gu-la-a u2-t,ah-hi-id-ma ana ne2-re-bi _dingir_-u2-ti-szu-nu | the door bolts of the šigāru-trees, the ramps and the doors he hung, and for the entrance of their divinity |
| 14 | s,i-ir-ti si-mat _e2_ u2-mal2-la-a i-ri-szu t,a-a-bi _e2_ a-na e-re-bi {d}utu _en_-ia | the exalted one, who fills the house with joy, the house to enter the god Šamaš, my lord, |
| 15 | szu-pal-ka-a _ka2-mesz_-szu ma-li ri-sza-a-ti {d}utu _en_ s,i-i-ri ana e2-babbar-ra szu-bat | “Šamaš, exalted lord, make his gates open for you, and make his dwelling in the Ebabbar |
| 16 | <<szu-bat>> tap-szu-uh-ti#-ka# ina e-re-bi-ka _ka2-mesz_ ne2-re_-bi-mesz_ pa-pa-hi u _du6-mesz_ | When you enter, the gates, the passages, the cellas and the mounds |
| 17 | lih-du-u2 pa-nu-uk-ku ki-ma a-a-ri li-ri-szu-ku ina pa-pa-hi be-lu-ti-ka | May your face rejoice like a river, may your lordly abode rejoice. |
| 18 | szu-bat da-a-a-nu-ti-ka ina a-sza2-bi-ku _dingir-mesz iri_-ka u _e2_-ka li-szap-szi-hu | May the gods of your city and your house requite you in your prayer. |
| 19 | kab-ta-at-ka _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ lib3-ba-ka li-t,i-ib-bi {d}a-a _e2!(KAL)-gi4-a gal_-ti | May the great gods rejoice over you; may Aya, the great temple, be glad on your account. |
| 20 | a-szi-bat e2-ki-nu2 ka-a-a-nam-ma pa-nu-ka lisz-nam-mir u4-mi-szam da-mi-<iq>-ta-a liq!(IB) bi-ku# | May the one who dwells in the E-kinu constantly look upon your face. May he decree a favorable day for me. |
| 21 | i-na bu-ni-ka nam-ru-tu hi-du-tu pa-ni-ka li-pit qa2-ti-ia2 szu-qu-ru | [With] your shining [face] may my handiwork be exalted. |
| 22 | e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a dam-qa-a-ta szi-t,ir szu-mi-ia u s,a-lam _lugal_-u2-ti-ia | My good deeds, the inscription of my name and the image of my kingship |
| 23 | ha-di-isz na-ap-<li>-sa-a-ma _saga-mesz_-u2-a lisz-sza2-kin szap-tuk-ku i-bi szu-mi ana du-ru _u4-mesz_ | May my good deeds be firmly established. Look upon my name with pleasure for future days. |
| 24 | _e2_ e-pu-usz-szu lu-bi-ir ina qe2-re-bi-szu li-ku-un szu-bat-ka | let me build a house inside it, let me establish your residence inside it. |
| 25 | _dingir e2_ u2-s,u-rat _e2_ tal-lu _{gesz}gan-du7_ gesz-sza3-ka2-na-ku sip-pu szi-ga-ri _kun4 e2-me_!(BAR) u _{gesz}ig-mesz_ | the god of the house, the ūṣūru-house, the house of the tallu-offering (of) the gandu-tree (and) šakanakku-vessels, the door bolts of the chapels, and the doors |
| 26 | ki-ib-su li-is,-s,i-ru lisz-te-szi-ru tal-la-ak-ka | May he guard it, may he keep it secure, and come. |
| 27 | i-na mah-ri-ka li-sza-qi2-ri e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a | May my deeds be acceptable in your presence. |
| 28 | ur-ra u3 mu-szu lit-taz-ka-ar dum-qu-u2-a | May my good days and nights be prolonged. |
| 29 | {d}kit-tum {d}mi-sza2-ri u3 {d}da-a-a-nu _dingir-mesz_ a-szib mah#-ri-ka | Kittu, Mišaru and Dayyanu, the gods who dwell in your presence |
| 30 | ina qi2-bi-ti-ka s,i-ir-ti sza2 la ut-tak-ka-ri ina a-mat <_dingir_>-ti-ka _gal_-ti | By your exalted command that cannot be changed, by the command of your great divinity, |
| 31 | sza <la> usz-te-pe-lu _kaskal_ szul-lum u mesz-re-e ur-ru-uh kit-ti <<u>> u3 mi-sza-ri | who have repeatedly carried off a campaign of well-being and prosperity, who has restored truth and justice |
| 32 | li-sza2-asz2-ki-na a-na sze-pi-ia suk-kal-la-ku _mah_ mu-uz-zi-iz mah-ri-ku | may they set up for my feet. The vizier, the exalted one who stands before you, |
| 33 | {d}bu-ne-ne sza2 mi-lik-szu dam-qa ra-kib _{gesz}gigir_ a-szib sa-as-si sza2 la im-mah-<ha>-ri | Bunene, whose counsel is good, who binds the chariot, who sits on the throne, who cannot be opposed, |
| 34 | qa-bal-szu s,a-mi-id pa-re-e qar-du-tu sza la in-na-hu bir-ka-szu-<un> | (As for) his rebellious army, whose strength cannot be rivalled, |
| 35 | ina a-la!(KA) ku u ta-a-ri sza i-sza-ad-<di>-hu a-na mah-ri-ka | On the road and the canal, which they are going to traverse, before you |
| 36 | ina su-u2-qu u su-la-a' li-da-am-mi-qu e-ger-ra-a-a | May my enemies pass by in distress and distress. |
| 37 | a-ra-ku _u4-me lugal_-u2-ti-ia lim-ta-al-lik-<ka> ka-a-szu | May the days of my kingship be long-lasting for you. |
| 38 | i-na szi-ip-ri-ka szu-qu-ru lil-lik-ki re-s,u-u2-tu | [At] your [se]aled [work], may [you] be [re]lenting. |
| 39 | me-lam-mu bir-bir-ru-ka zi-i-me be-lu-tu sza2-lum-ma-at _lugal_-u2-tu | Your splendor, the life of lordship, the well-being of kingship, |
| 40 | a-na sza-la-la _kur {lu2}kur2_-ia szu-lik-ki i-da-a-a lu-ur-hi-is, _kur_ a-a-bi-ia | to conquer the land of my enemy send your messengers. May I expel the enemy land!” |
| 41 | lu-nar za-'i-ri-ia szil-lat na-ki-ri-ia lu-ku!(SZU) ul bu-sze-e ma-ti-tan | Let me sing a song of my praises, a lament of my enemies, (but) let me not eat the food of the land. |
| 42 | lu-sze-ri-bi a-na qe2-reb ma-ti-ia a-na-ku lu-u2 _lugal_ za-ni-in | I myself am a king who provides for the land. |
| 43 | mu-disz ma-ha-zu mu-szak-lil esz-re-e-ti a-na _u4-mesz_ da-ru-tu | Who makes your shrines resplendent, who purifies the shrines forever, |
| 44 | a-na zi-kir szu-mi-ia kab-tu kul-lat na-ki-ri lit-tar-ri li-nu-szu | May all of the enemy annihilate him at the mention of my name. |
| 45 | lik-ni-szu a-na sze-e-pi-ia a-na _u4-me_ s,a-a-ti lisz-du-du ni-i-ri | May they keep him alive forever. May they make the nīrārī priesthood last long. |
| 46 | bi-lat-su-nu ka-bit-ti a-na qe2-reb _iri_-ia babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} li-bil-<lu>-nu ana mah-ri-ia2 | their precious possessions into my city Babylon may they carry. Before me |
| 47 | ina qe2-reb babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} li-kun szu-ub-ti ina su-le-e-szu a-tal2-lu-ku lu-usz-bu | In Babylon may a dwelling be established in its environs. May I dwell there. |
| 48 | i-na e2-sag-il2 u e2-zi-da sza2 a-ram-mu lu-lab-bi-ir man-za-za | In Esagila and Ezida, where my ancestor dwells, may I make the throne last long. |
| 49 | i-na mah-ri be-lum {d}na-bi-um u {d}nergal | in the presence of the lords Nabû and Nergal |
| 50 | _dingir-mesz_-e-a u _dingir-mesz_ si-hi-ir-<ti> a2-ki-it sza2 {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz {d}szu2_ | my gods and the gods of the assembly of the Akitu of Enlil (and) the god(s) of Marduk |
| 51 | a-na ni-qi2-i ma-as,-ha-ti pa-qa-du e2-da-di-he2-gal2 u3 ut-nen-ni _en en-en#_ | for the offering of the mash-ḫāti, appointed by Edadi-hegal, and Utnenni, the lord of lordes |
| 52 | lu-u2 sa-ad-ra-ak tal-lak-ti a-na da-ri2-a-ti | May my journey be long-lasting! |
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