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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 04 (P518990)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P518990 |
| Museum no. | BM 063713 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1o | ||
| 1 | [...] zimbir#{ki} | ... Sippar |
| 2 | [...] _lugal#_ mah-ri | ... king of the past |
| 3 | [...]-me#-en-szu2 | ... you are |
| 4 | [...]-du# e2-babbar-ra | ... of the Ebabbar temple |
| 5 | [...]-ma# a-na {d}utu | ... to Šamaš |
| 6 | [...] 5(u) 2(disz)# _mu-mesz_ | ... 52 years |
| 7 | [...]-ga-ra-tu-szu2 | ... his ... |
| 8 | [...] il#-li-ku | ... went |
| 9 | [...]-a#-ti {disz}{d}na3-i_ | ... Nabonidus |
| 10 | [...]-ni-in e2-sag-il2 | ... of the Esagila |
| 11 | [...]-na# pa-le-e-a | ... a reign of abundance |
| 12 | ki-i-nim sza2 {d}sin u3 {d}utu | the true one of Sîn and Šamaš |
| 13 | i-ra-am-mu e2-babbar-ra szu-a-tim | he loves that Ebabbar, |
| 14 | ad-ke-e-ma hi-it,-t,a-at-su | I convicted him of his crime. |
| 15 | ah-t,u-ut, te-me-en-szu2 la-bi-ri | I have broken his old foundation, |
| 16 | sza2 {disz}lugal-gen _lugal_ mah-ri i-pu-szu | which Lugalgen, the previous king, had built |
| 17 | a-mu-ur-ma e-li te-me-en-na | I saw the foundations, |
| 18 | {disz}lugal-gin_ i-pu-usz-szu _szu-si_ | Lugalkin built. The horn |
| 19 | la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-re-bi | not to go out, not to enter, |
| 20 | usz#-szu2#-szu2# ad-di-ma u2-kin | I laid its foundations and established (them). |
| 21 | li#-ib#-na-at-su _gesz-ur3-mesz_ | his limbs, the beams |
| 22 | [x] _erin#_ s,i-ru-tum tar-bit {kur}ha-ma-nu | x exalted troops from the land Hamānu |
| 23 | [...]-lu#-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-is, | ... his ... he caused to be cut off |
| 24 | [...] _{gesz#}erin-babbar_ sza2 i-ri-is-si-na | ... white cedar, which is called irissina |
| 25 | [...]-na# _ku3-babbar_ eb-bi u3 | ... silver, pure and |
| 26 | [...]-al#-bi-isz-ma | ...-albiš |
| 27 | [...]-ra#-at-ta | ... ... to you |
| 28 | [...]-ma# | ... and |
| obverse col 2o | ||
| 1 | sza2-a-szu [...] | That one ... |
| 2 | _gal-mesz_ e-[...] | the great ones ... |
| 3 | la in-nam-ru# [...] | They did not see ... |
| 4 | {disz}{d}na3-nig2-gub-uru3 [...] | Nebuchadnezzar |
| 5 | a-lik mah-ri-ia [...] | who came before me |
| 6 | _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} i-na qi2#-[...] | king of Babylon at the command of |
| 7 | {d}utu _en-mesz_-szu2 it-bu#-[x x] | Šamaš, his lords, |
| 8 | sza2-a-ri er-bet-ti me-he-[...] | The four quarters of the world |
| 9 | ba-as,-s,i sza2 e-li _iri_ [...] | ... that is above the city ... |
| 10 | ka-at-mu in-na-si-ih-[x] | he smote with a weapon |
| 11 | hi-it,-<t,a>-ti ih-t,u-ut,-ma te#-[...] | (If) a man has committed a crime and ... . |
| 12 | e2-babbar-ra sza2 {disz}bur-na-bur-ia2#-[x] | the Ebabbar of Burnaburiya-x |
| 13 | _lugal_ pa-na-a a-lik mah-ri-ia i#-[x x] | The previous king, who came before me, ... |
| 14 | i-mur-ma e-li te-me-en-na# | he saw and above the foundation |
| 15 | sza2 {disz}bur-na-bur-ia2-asz3 _szu-si_ la# [x]-s,e#-[x] | of Bur-nāburi-aš, the ... |
| 16 | _szu-si_ la e-re-bi usz-szu e2-babbar-ra# | a horn that cannot be entered, the foundation of the Ebabbar |
| 17 | szu-a-tim id-di a-na mu-szab {d}utu | that one he gave, to the dwelling of Šamaš |
| 18 | _en gal_-u2 u3 {d}a-a kal-lat na-ram#-ti-szu2 | the great lord and Aya, his beloved daughter |
| 19 | _e2_ i-pu-usz-ma u2-szak-lil szi-pir-szu2 | he built a house and completed its work |
| 20 | {d}utu _en gal_-u2 qer-ba-szu2 u2-szar-ma-a szub-tu2 | Šamaš, the great lord, made his insides flourish and abandoned him. |
| 21 | ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-i _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki#} | For me, Nabonidus, king of Babylon. |
| 22 | za-nin e2-sag-il2 u e2-zi-da# | provider of the Esagila and Ezida temples |
| 23 | i-na-an-na i-na _mu 1(u)-kam_ ina pa-le#-[x x] | Now, in the 10th year in ... |
| 24 | ki-i-ni sza2 {d}sin u3 {d}utu i-ra-am#-[x] | True one of Sîn and Šamaš |
| 25 | {d}utu _en gal_-u2 ih-su-us-ma szu-bat-[x] | Šamaš, great lord, rejoiced, and the abode |
| 26 | re-esz-ti-ti i-na szu-ut-ti sza2 a#-[x x] | the first one in that of ... |
| 27 | u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-ta-am-ma-ru-[x] | and the people ... |
| 28 | a-na _ugu_ te-me-en e2-babbar-ra [...] | On account of the foundation of the Ebabbar temple . . |
| 29 | szu#-a#-tu2# e2#-babbar#-ra a-na asz2#-[...] | That of the Ebabbar temple to |
| reverse col 5r | ||
| 1' | [...]-um# ina# la#-ba#-ru u4-mu | ... in the olden days |
| 2' | [...]-nu# i-qu-up-ma | ... he fell, and |
| 3' | i#-ga#-ri-szu2-nu aq-qu-ur usz-<szi>-szu2-nu | I burned their mounds and burned their foundations. |
| 4' | e-ep-tu2 e-pe-ri-szu2-nu as-su-uh# | I removed the deeds of their excavation. |
| 5' | _bara2_-szu2-nu as,-s,ur u2-s,u-ra-ti-[x x] | I guarded their dais. |
| 6' | u2-szal-lim usz-ma-al-li usz-szi-szu2-nu | he made complete, he filled them with joy, |
| 7' | e-pe-er ki-di u2-te-er | (Sum) He returned the ... to its place (Akk) The ... returned its place |
| 8' | i-ga-ri-szu-nu a-na asz2-ri-szu-un | their fields to their places |
| 9' | u2-nam-mir szi-kit-ta-szu-nu | he made their foundations firm. |
| 10' | _ugu_ sza2 pa-ni u2-sza2-tir a-na sza2-at-tu2# | on top of that which before he had made, in perpetuity |
| 11' | {d#}utu# u# {d#}a#-nu#-ni#-tum# a-na ep-sze-ti-ia# | Šamaš and Anunītum for my deeds |
| 12' | szu-qu-ra-a-ti lib3-ba-ku-nu# li#-ih#-du#-[x] | May your heart rejoice over the luxuriant ones. |
| 13' | li-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-ia li#-[...] | May my days be long, may . . |
| 14' | u4-mu ri-sza2-a-ti _iti#_ [...] | The day of the extispicy, month ... |
| 15' | _mu-mesz he2-gal2_-la a-na# [...] | May the years of abundance to ... |
| 16' | lisz-ru-ku-nu di-i-ni [x x? x] | Give me a verdict ... |
| 17' | mi-sza2-ri liq-ba-[...] | May he say ... justice |
| 18' | li-szab-szu-ma ma-[...] | may he be angry with him and . |
| 19' | szi-t,ir _mu_ sza2 {disz}sza#-[...] | The inscribed name of Ša- |
| 20' | _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki#} [...] | king of Babylon |
| 21' | e2-ul-masz [...] | The Eulmaš temple |
| 22' | i-pu-szu2 [...] | They built ... |
| 23' | ap-pa-[x x] | I ... |
| 24' | _szu-si#_ [...] | the finger ... |
| 25' | la [...] | not ... |
| reverse col 6r | ||
| 1' | [x x]-e u3 _ki_-tim sza2 ina _ugu_ | ... and the underworld which are incumbent on |
| 2' | {na4#}a-su-mi-ne2-e-tum sza2 ga-la-la | Asuminētum-stone, which is rolled |
| 3' | asz2-t,u-ru a-na sza2-me-e | I wrote to heaven. |
| 4' | sza2 _ug3-mesz_ ar2-ku-ti | of the ancient people |
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