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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 (P518996)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P518996 |
| Museum no. | BM 056636 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] na#-bi-um-na-'i#-id# _lugal#_ ra#-bu#-u2# _lugal#_ [x x] | ... Nabium-na'id, the great king, the king ... |
| 2 | [...]-tum _lugal_ babila2{ki} _lugal_ kib-ra-a-tum er-bet-ti# | ...-tum, king of Babylon, kin of the four world quarters |
| 3 | [x x]-in# e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da | ... Esagila and Ezida |
| 4 | [x] {d#}suen u3 {d}nin-gal i-na _sza3_ um-mi-szu | Sîn and Ningal in his mother’s |
| 5 | a#-na# szi-ma-at _lugal_-u2-ti i-szi-mu szi-ma-at-su | for the fate of kingship he determined, his fate |
| 6 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-tin-su-iq-bi ru-bu-u2 e-em-qa2 pa-li-hu _dingir gal-gal_ a-na-ku | son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise prince who reveres the great gods, am I. |
| 7 | e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ sza qe2-re-eb {iri}har-ra-nu | Eḫulḥul, the temple of Sîn that is inside the city Ḫarran |
| 8 | sza ul-tu u4-mu s,a-a-ti {d}suen _en_ ra-bu-u2 | that from distant days of Sîn, the great lord, |
| 9 | szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu ra-mu-u2 qe2-re#-eb#-szu | the dwelling of his happy heart, the love of his heart |
| 10 | e-li _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu# lib3#-bu#-usz# i#-zu#-uz-ma | over the city and that house he sat down, and |
| 11 | um#-ma-an-ma-an-du u2-szat-ba-am-ma _e2#_ szu-a-tim ub-bi-it-ma | he smote, and that house he destroyed, and |
| 12 | u2#-sza-li-ik-szu ka-ar-mu-tu | he made him perform the karmūtu-offerings. |
| 13 | [x]-na# pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim {d}suen be-li2 ra-bu-u2 | the true ... of Suen, the great lord |
| 14 | [x x] na-ra-am _lugal_-ti-ia a-na _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu | ... of my royal majesty to the city and that house |
| 15 | [x x]-mu# ir-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri | ... they have ...ed, they will return. |
| 16 | [...] _lugal#_-u2-ti-ia da-ri-ti | ... my eternal kingship |
| 17 | [...]-'i#-in#-ni szu-ut-ti | ... he himself |
| 18 | [...] {d#}suen# na#-an#-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim | ... Suen, the light of heaven and earth |
| 19 | [...]-ta#-ma-a it-ti-ia | ... with me |
| 20 | [...] ru#-ku-bi-ka | ... of your rulership |
| 21 | [...]-u2#? | ...-u |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | x [...] | |
| 4 | i-na# [...] | in ... |
| 5 | sza _{<disz>}an-szar2-[...]_ | of Esarhaddon |
| 6 | {disz}szul-ma-[...] | Šulma- |
| 7 | usz-szu#-[...] | ... ..., |
| 8 | i-na _kasz#_ [...] | in beer ... |
| 9 | ab-lu#-ul# [...] | I have surrounded ... with a protective spirit |
| 10 | ep-sze-ti#-[...] | The deeds of |
| 11 | _e2#-kur_ [...] | The Ekur temple ... |
| 12 | e#-esz#-[...] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 13 | _gesz-ur3#_ [...] | The harrow ... |
| 14 | u2-sza#-[...] | he made ... |
| 15 | sza i#-[...] | that ... |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ u3# [...] | silver and ... |
| 17 | u2-sza2-[...] | he made |
| 18 | ri-i-mu# [...] | ... love ... |
| 19 | ka-ad-ri#-[...] | I want to ... the quay |
| 20 | 2(disz) {d}lah3#-[...] | 2: Laḫ- |
| 21 | i-na _ka2#_ [...] | at the gate ... |
| 22 | qa-at {d}en#-[...] | Hand of Enlil |
| 23 | _en#-mesz#-[...]_ | The lords of ... |
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