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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 02 (P518993)

Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationRINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 02
IDP518993
Museum no.BM 054532 + BM 066728 + BM 083027 + BM 091110
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotSippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates33.0605, 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.

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1[x]-na#-ku {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id# _lugal_ ra-bu-u2... Nabopolassar, great king
2_lugal#_ dan-nu _lugal_ kisz-sza2-tum _lugal#_ babila2{ki}the mighty king, king of the world, King of Babylon,
3_lugal#_ kib-ra-a-ti er-bet-ti za#-ni#-in e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-daking of the four world quarters, provider of Esagila and Ezida,
4[x] {d#}suen u3 {d}nin-gal# i-na _sza3_ um-mi-szu2Sîn and Ningal in his mother’s house
5a#-na szi-ma-at _lugal_-u2-ti# i-szi-mu szi-ma-at-sufor the fate of kingship he determined his fate.
6_dumu#_ {disz}{d}na3-tin-su-iq-bi _nun_ e-em#-qa2 pa-li-hu _dingir gal-gal_ a-na-kuson of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise prince who reveres the great gods, am I.
7e2#-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ sza# qe2#-re-eb {iri}har-ra-anEḫulḥul, the temple of Sîn that is inside the city Ḫarran
8[x] ul#-tu u4-mu s,a-a-tu# {d#}suen be-lu ra-bu-u2From the distant days of Suen, the great lord
9[x x]-at# t,u-ub li-ib#-bi-szu ra-mu-u2 qe2-reb-szu... happiness of his heart is in it.
10[...] u3# _e2#_ sza2#-[x]-szu# lib3-bu-usz i-zu-uz-ma... and the house of his ... he became angry and
11[...]-szat#-ba#-am#-ma# _e2#_ szu#-a#-tum# ub#-bit#-ma# u2#-sza2#-lik#-szu2 kar-mu-ti... he smote, and that house he destroyed, and he made it tremble.
12[...]-e#-a ki-i#-nim# {d}suen be-lu ra-bu-u2The true ... of Suen, the great lord
13[...]-ra#-am _lugal_-u2-ti#-ia a-na _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu... my kingship to the city and that house
14[x]-li#-mu ir-szu#-u2 ta-a-a-ri... he acquired, he will return.
15i-na re#-esz _lugal_-u2-ti-ia da#-ri-tum u2-szab-ru-'i-in-ni szu-ut-tiat the beginning of my eternal kingship he sent me.
16{d}marduk _en gal#_ u3# {d}suen na#-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-timMarduk, great lord, and Suen, the light of heaven and earth
17iz-zi-iz-zu!(SU) ki-lal-la-an# {d#}marduk# i-ta-ma-a it-ti-iahe stood with me, the scepter of Marduk came to me.
18{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} i#-na# _ansze#-kur-ra_ ru-ku-bi-kaNanītuku, king of Babylon, with a horse your hero
19i-szi _sig4-hi-a_ e2-hul2-[x] e#-pu#-usz#-ma#the brickwork of Eḫul-x I built and
20{d}suen _en gal_-u2 i-na# qe2#-[...]Sîn, the great lord, in
21pa-al-hi-isz# a#-ta#-[...]I was frightened
22_e2#_ szu#-[...]the house of ...
23'um-ma#-an#-[...]... said to me
24'{disz}isz-tu-me-gu _lugal_ um#-ma#-[...]Ištum-megu the king
25'a-ma-at {d}en _gal_-i {d}marduk u3 {d}suen# na#-an#-na#-ri# _an#_-e# u3# _ki#_-tim#The word of the great lord, Marduk and Suen, the light of heaven and earth
26'sza qi2-bit-su-nu la in-nen-nu-u2 a-na qi2_-e2_-szu-nu s,i-ir-tiWhose command cannot be changed, for their exalted house
27'ap-la-ah ak-ku-ud na-qu2-ut-ti ar-sze-e-ma(Sum) I am afraid, I am frightened. (Akk) I was terrified, I was afraid.
28'dul#-lu-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi la a-sze-et a-hi la ad-duMy mind is not attentive, I am not frightened, I do not know how to soothe.
29'[x]-szat#-ba#-am-ma um-ma-ni-ia rap-sza2-a-ti ul-tu {kur}ha-az-za-tu... my extensive army from Ḫazzutu
30'[x x] {kur#}mi-s,ir tam-tim e-li-ti a-bar-ti {i7}buranun{ki}... of the Upper Sea, on the other side of the Euphrates
31'[...] szap#-li-ti _lugal-mesz ug3-mesz szagina-mesz_ u3 um-ma-ni-ia rap-sza2-a-ti... of the upper world, kings, people, generals, and my extensive army
32'[...] {d#}utu u3 {d}isz-tar _en-mesz_-e-a ia-a-tu i-qi2-pu-nim... Šamaš and Adad, my lords, presented to me.
33'[...] e2#-hul2-hul2 _e2_ {d}suen be-li-ia... the Eḫulḥu, the temple of Sîn, my lord
34'[...]-di#?-ia sza qe2-er-bi {iri}har-ra-an... of the middle of the city Harran
35'[...] _lugal# kur#_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki#}..., king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, (who was) also king [of Assur]
36'[...] mah#-ri-ia i-pu-[x]... before me ...
37'[...] i#-na u4-mu sze#-mi#-i#On the day that he hears
38'[...] u3# {d}iszkur... and Adad
39'[...]-ku3#-gal2#-u2-tu...-kugal-utu
40'_[...]-a_... ...;
41'[...] x x [...]
42'[...] _gesztin# i3-gesz lal3#_ szal#-la#-ar#-x [...]... wine, oil, honey, ... ...
43'[x]-li# sza2 _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-e-a e-ep#-sze#-[x x]... of the kings, my ancestors, I did ...
44'[x]-dan#-nin-ma u2-nak-ki-il# szi-pi2-ir-szu#... he made his work difficult.
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1_e2-kur_ szu-a-tim ul-tu# te#-me#-en#-ni#-szu# a-di gaba-dab-bi-szu2that Ekur from its foundations to its crenellations
2e-esz-szi-isz ab#-ni-ma u2-sza2-ak#-[x]-il# szi#-pi2-ir-szuI built anew and completed its construction.
3_gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}erin#_ s,i#-ru-ti ta-ar#-[...]-ma#-nuThe harrows and the ṣirūtu-trees
4u2-sza-at-ri-is,# s,e-ru-usz-szu _{gesz}ig#-mesz# {gesz#}erin#_ sza2# i#-ri#-si#-na# t,a#-a#-bi#The doors of cedar, whose scent is sweet
5u2-ra-at-ta-a i#-na _ka2-mesz_-szu2 _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 u2-szal-bisz-maIn his gates silver and gold he decorated his walls, and
6u2-sza2-an-bi-it, sza2#-asz2-sza2-ni-isz ri-i-mu za-ha-le-e eb-biHe made the radiance of the pure zaḫalû-plant surpassing,
7mu-na-ak-ki#-ip# ga-ri-ia ka-ad-ri-isz usz-zi-izI set up my throne like a mountain.
8i-na at#-ma#-ni-szu 2(disz) {d}lah3-mu esz-ma-ru-u2 sa-pi-in a-a-bi-iaAt his command, 2 Laḫmu, the ešmarû-priests, my enemies
9i-na _ka2#_ s,i-it {d}utu-szi _za3_ u3 _gub3_ u2-szar-szi-idat the gate of the exit of Šamaš he imposed on the right and left.
10qa2-ti3 {d#}suen# {d}nin-gal {d}nusku u3 {d}sa-dar3-nun-naHand of Sîn, Ningal, Nusku and Sadarnuna
11_en-mesz_-e#-a ul-tu szu-an-na{ki} _iri lugal#_-u2#-ti#-ia#my lords from Šuanna, my royal city
12as,#-bat#-ma# i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri#-sza2-a-tu#I seized, and in joy and rejoicing
13szu-ba-at# t,u#-ub# li#-ib#-bi# qe2#-er-ba-szu2 u2-sze-szi-ib#I made the dwelling of happiness and joy dwell inside it.
14_{udu}siskur2#_ ta-asz2-ri-ih-ti eb-bi ma-har-szu-nu aq-qi2-ma#I offered a sweet offering before them and
15u2-szam#-hi-ra ka-ad#-ra-a-a e2-hul2-hul2 re-esz-tum u2-ma-al-la#He made the kadrītu-festival joyful, he made the first-fruit offerings plentiful.
16{iri#}har-ra-an a-na pa-at, gi-im-ri-szu#the city Ḫarran to its full extent
17ki-ma# s,e-et _iti_ u2-nam-mi-ir sza-ru-ru-szu#in the middle of the month he made his šarurû-festival bright.
18{d}suen# _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim#Sin, king of the gods of heaven and earth
19sza ul#-la-nu-usz-szu _iri_ u3 ma-a-ti la# in#-[...]Who ever since time immemorial has not ... the city or the land
20la i-tu-ru asz2#-ru#-usz#-szu#they did not return to his place.
21a-na e2#-[x]-hul2# _e2#_ szu#-ba#-at la-le-e-ka#To the E-x-hul, the house of your luxuriance
22[x]-na# [...] da#-mi-iq-ti _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu#... ... good health of the city and that house
23[...]-in# szap-tu-uk-ka#... your lips
24[...]-szi#-bu-u2#-tu _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim#... ... of heaven and earth
25[x]-ik#-ta-ra-bi _e2# {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu#-unX-iktarabi, the temple of Sîn, their father, built.
26[x]-a#?-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku# _lugal#_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} mu-szak-li#-il# _e2_ szu#-a-ti... of Nanītu king of Babylon who provides for that temple
27[x _x]-zu# lugal dingir-mesz_ sza# _an_-e u3# _ki_-tim...zu, king of the gods of heaven and earth.
28[x]-na# ni-isz i-ni-szu dam-qa2#-[x]-tu# ha-di-isz# lip#-pal-sa-an-ni-maMay ... look upon me with pleasure on his good ... and
29[x]-hi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip-hu u3# ri-bi... and in the niphu and the rību
30li#-dam-mi-iq [x]-ta#-tu-u2-aMay my ... be well.
31u4#-mi-ia li-sza2-ri-ik _mu#-an#-na-mesz_-ia# li#-sza2#-an#-di#-ilMay my days be long; may my years be long.
32lu-ki-in pa-lu-u2-a {lu2#}na-ak-ru-ti-ia li#-[x x]-ud#May my face and my enemies be ...;
33{lu2}za-ma-ni-ia li#-sza2-am-qit li-is-pu-un {lu2}ga#-[x x]May my exorcist be sated, may he perform .
34{d#}nin#-gal# um#-mi# _dingir#-mesz#_ [x x]Ningal, mother of the gods
35i-na ma-har {d}suen# [...]before Sîn
36{d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar# [...]Utu and Ištar
37a-na {d}suen a-bi# [...]To Sîn, my father
38{d}nusku suk-kal#-[...]Nusku, vizier
39li-is,-ba#-[...]May he ...
40mu-sa-ru#-[...]Who ... the scepter
41_lugal kur_ asz#-[...]king of Assyria ...
42la u2#-[...]I did not ...
43it-ti# [...]with ...
44a-na# [...]to ...
45e2#-[...]E-...
46[...]-ma#?... and
47[...]-u2#? la# i#-mu-ru... did not see
48[...]-na#? 4(u) 5(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz_... for 45 years
49sza _e2_ szu-a-tu i#-qu#-pu# i-ga-ru-szu#of that house they shall tear out and burn him
50ak-ku-ud asz2-hu-ut# na-qu2-ut-ti ar-sze-e-ma#I sat down, I sought out the sanctuaries and
51dul-lu-hu pa#-nu#-u2-a a-di {d}utu ul#-tu qe2-er-bi-szu u2-sze-s,u-u2#my work until Šamaš has brought out from inside it
52u2-sze-szi#-bu i-na _e2_ sza#-nim-ma#in another house
53_e2#_ szu#-a-tim ad-ke-e-ma te-me-en-szu la#-bi-ru u2-ba-'i-i-ma#I surveyed that house and examined its old foundation(s) and
541(u) 8(disz)# _kusz3_ qa2-qa2-ri u2-sza2-ap#-pi#-il#-ma#I filled the ground with 18 cubits and
55[x]-me-en-<na> {disz}na-ra-am-{d}suen [...] x [...]... Naram-Sin
56[x] 3(disz)# _lim#_ 2(disz) _me mu-an-na-mesz_ ma-na-ma# _lugal#_ a#-lik mah-ri-ia la i-mu-ru... 32,000 years, no king who came before me had seen it.
57[x x] _en#_ ra#-bi2-u3# e2#-babbar-ra _e2_-su... the great lord of the Ebabbar, his temple
58[...]-ub# lib-bi#-szu# u2#-kal-lim-an-ni ia-a-szu(Sum) ... his heart pacifies me (Akk) The ... of his heart calms me
59[...] i#-na# _iti_ sza2-al-mu i-na u4-mi _sze-ga_... in a sound month, on a favorable day
60[...] bi#-ri# u2-ad-du-u2 {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur... he added. Šamaš and Adad
61_[...]-gi# na4_ ni-siq-ti szu-qu-ru-tu... reed, precious stone, high quality
62[...] _{gesz#}tir szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_ i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti... juniper, aromatics, and cedar in joy and rejoicing
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1e-li te#-me-en-<na> {disz}na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-naabove (the property of) Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina
2_szu-si#_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-re-biThe 'finger' should not be drawn out, it should not enter.
3u2#-ki-in li-ib-na-at-suhe established for him.
45(disz)# _lim# {gesz}erin_ dan-nu4-tim a-na s,u-lu-li-szu u2-szat-ri-is,5,000 strong cedars for its trimming I had cut down.
5_{gesz#}ig#-mesz# {gesz}erin_ s,i-ra-a-ti as-kup-pu u3 nu-ku-sze-edoors of red cedar, bolts and bolts
6i-na# _ka2#-mesz#_-szu# u2-ra-at-tiin his gates he smote
7e2-babbar-ra# [...]-kun4#-an#-ku3-ga ziq-qur-ra-ti-szuIn the Ebabbar temple, ... is pure(?), his ziggurat
8e-esz-szi#-[...]-usz#-ma u2-szak-li-il szi-pi-ir-szu... ... and completed his work
9qa2-ti3# [...]-ia as,-bat-ma i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-tiI seized my ... hand and in joy and joy
10szu-ba#-[x] t,u-ub lib-bi qe2-er-ba-szu u2-sze-szi-ibI settled happiness inside it.
11szi#-t,ir# szu#-um sza {disz}na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi#-na# a-mur-ma#This is the written document of Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina.
12la# u2#-na-ak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu#-usz# _{udu}siskur_ aq#-qi2#I poured oil over it. I offered a sacrifice.
13it#-ti _mu-sar_-e-a asz2-kun-ma u2-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu#I placed with my inscription and returned it to its place.
14{d}utu _en gal_-u2 sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim nu#-u2-ru _dingir-mesz_ ab-be2-e#-[x]Šamaš, great lord of heaven and earth, light of the gods,
15s,i-it lib-bi sza {d}suen u3 {d}nin-galthe heart of Sîn and Ningal
16a-na e2-babbar-ra _e2_ na-ra-mi-ka i-na e-re-bi-ka#To the Ebabbar, the house of your love, at your entering
17_bara2#_-ka da-ru-u2 i-na ra-me2-e-ka#May your eternal dais be at your feet.
18ia-a-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} ru-bu-u2 za#-[...]For me, Nanītuku, king of Babylon, the prince who ...
19mu-t,i-ib lib-bi-ka e-pi2-isz ku-um-mi-ka# [...]Who soothes your heart, who performs kummu-prayer(?) to you
20e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a dam-qa2-a-ti ha-di#-isz# [...]May my good deeds be praised joyfully
21u4-mi-sza2-am-ma i-na ni-ip-hu u3 ri-bi i-na# [...]Every day, in the niphu and rību, in ...
22du-um-mi-iq it-ta-tu#-[x x]he is well; he has ...
23un-nin-ni-ia le-qe2-e-ma mu-gu-ur ta#-as,#-[x x]May my lady take it, and you will ... the herald.
24_{gesz}nig2-gidri_ u3 szi-bir-ri ki-i-nim sza2 tu-szat-mi-hu qa2-tu-u2#-[x]a scepter and a firm seal that you have set in place
25lu-be2-el a-na du-ur da#-[x x]May I be lord for the work ...
26a-na {d}a-nu-ni-tum be-le-et ta-ha-zi# na#-[...]To Anunītum, the lady of battle
27mu-szal-li-ma at qi2-bit {d}en-lil2# [...]who provides for and by the command of Enlil
28sa-pi-na-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li#-[...]The sapinatu-priestess, the enemy, the herald
29a#-li-ka-at ma-ah-ru sza# _[x]-dingir#_The one who came before ...-ili
30sza# i-na _{d}utu-e3-a_ u3 _{d#}utu#-szu2#-a_who by Šamaš-ea and Şpsik-le’i
31[x]-da#-am-ma-qu it-ta-tu-u2-ax-da-am-maqu have come to me
32[x]-ul#-masz _e2_-su sza i-na zimbir{ki}-{d}a-nu-ni-tumXulmaš, his house which in Sippar-Anunitum
33sza# 8(disz) _me mu-mesz_ ul-tu pa-ni {disz}szag-ga!(BI) <rak>-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}of 8 hundred years, from the time of Šagga, the king of Babylon,
34_dumu#_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d}en-lil2 _lugal_ ma-na-ma la i-pu-szuno king had ever built it.
35te#-me-en-szu2 la-bi-ru ah-t,u-ut,-ma a-hi-it, ab-re-e-maHis old foundation I had broken, and I removed, and
36e#-li te-me-en-<na> sza2 {disz}szag-ga!(BI) <rak>-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2 _dumu_ {disz}ku-dur2-ri-{d}en-lil2above the foundation(s) of Šagga of Kakti-Šur, son of Kudurri-Enlil
37usz#-szu-szu ad-di-ma u2-ki-in lib-na-at-suI gave it to him, and firmly established his wishes.
38_e2#_ szu-a-tum e-esz-szi-isz e-pu-usz-ma u2-szak-lil szi-pi-ir-szuI built that temple anew and completed its construction.
39[x x]-nu-ni-tum be-let ta-ha-zi mu-szal-li-mat qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu...-nunītum, the mistress of battle, the one who keeps the command of Enlil his father
40sa#-pi-na-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at rag-guWho destroys enemies, who destroys the raggu-demon
41a#-li-ka#-at# mah-ri sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u2-szar-ma-a szu-bat-suBefore the assembly of the gods he made him dwell,
42sat#-tuk#-ku u3 nin-da-be2#-e e-li sza ma-har#The sattukku-offering and the nindabû-bread is above that which is before
43[x]-sza2#-te-er-ma u2-ki#-in ma-har-szu#... and established before him.
44at#-ta {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan gal_-ti# a-na# _e2#_ szu#-a#-tu# ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-kaYou, Anunītu, great lady, when you enter this house joyfully
45e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ [...]-si#-ma#Good deeds of mine ... ... and
46ar-hi-szam-ma i-na {d}utu#-[...]After that, in Šamaš
47a-na {d}suen a-bi a-li-di#-[...]For Sîn, my father, I will go
48man-nu at-ta sza {d}suen u3# [...]Whoever you are, whom Sîn and
49i-na pa-le-e-szu _e2_ szu-a-tim#? in#?-[...] ip#-pu#-szu#At his disposal that house ... they shall build.
50mu#-sa#-ru#-u2# szi#-t,i#-ir# szu#-mi#-ia li#-mu#-ur#-ma la u2-nak-ka#-ar#Whoever erases my inscribed name, may he look at it, but he will not change it.
51_i3-gesz_ li-ip-szu#-usz# _{udu#}siskur2 bal_-qi2may oil be poured out; a sacrifice will be made.
52it-ti mu-sa-re-e# [x]-t,i#-ir szu-mi-szu2 li-isz-kun-ma#May he place his name with the inscription ... of the stela and
53lu-te-er asz2-ru-usz#-szu# {d}utu u3 {d}a-nu-ni-tum su-pu-szu lisz-mu#-u2May Šamaš and Anunitu hear his prayer.
54li-im-gu-ra qi2-bit#-su# i-da-a-szu lil-li-kuMay his command go at his side.
55li-sza-am-qi2#-it ga-ri-szumay he make his body tremble
56u4-mi-sza2-am-ma a-na# {d}suen a-bi ba-ni-szi-na da-mi-iq-ta-szu liq-ba-adaily to Sîn, their father who created them, his good deeds command

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