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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 06 (P518997)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P518997 |
| Museum no. | BM 012046 + BM 028370 + BM 028381 + BM 055432 + BM 082539 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-lu2-hi i-na ka#-ku3#-gal2#-u2#-[x] | ... luḫi in Kakugalu |
| 2 | [...]-szu u3 _sig4-hi-a_ | ... and bricks |
| 3 | [...]-ru#-tu hi-bisz-ti _{gesz}tir_ | ... of the forest |
| 4 | [...]-ti# u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | ... ... and rejoicing |
| 5 | [...]-ibila# _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | ...-ibila, king of Assyria |
| 6 | [...]-s,ir#-ibila i-mu-ru | ...-ṣiribila saw |
| 7 | [...]-na#-at-su | ... his ... |
| 8 | [...]-ha#-as,-ma | … he smashed, and |
| 9 | _[...]-mesz#_ ab-be2-e-a | ... of my father |
| 10 | [...] szi#-pi2-ir-szu | ... his work |
| 11 | [...]-dab-bi-szu | ... his ... |
| 12 | [...]-pi2#-ir-szu | ... his ... |
| 13 | [...] {kur#}ha-ma-nu | ... the land Hamānu |
| 14 | _[...]-mesz# {gesz}erin_ | ... of cedar |
| 15 | [...]-a# i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu | ... at his gates |
| 16 | [...]-it# _{d#}<utu>_-szi#-nisz# | ... of the god Šamaš |
| 17 | [...]-ia# | my ... |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ia# la i-mu-ru {d}utu _en gal_ | ... my ... did not see, Šamaš, great lord |
| 2 | [...] u2-kal-lim-an-ni ia-a-szi | ... showed me ... |
| 3 | i-na# [...]-al#-mu i-na _u4 sze-ga_ | In ..., on a favorable day |
| 4 | sza i-na# bi#-[...]-du#-ni {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur | who in ... the gods Šamaš and Adad |
| 5 | i-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17# na4#_ [...]-qu#-ru-tu hi-bisz-ti _{gesz}tir_ | with silver, gold, ...-qurutu-stone, the ... of the forest |
| 6 | _szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_ i-na hi#-[x x]-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | juniper and cedar in ... and reed bundles |
| 7 | e-li te-me-en-na {disz}na-ra#-[x]-{d}sin _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na | above the foundations Nara-x-Sin, son of Lugalgina |
| 8 | _szu-si_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e#-re-bi u2-ki-in lib-na-at-su | the 'finger' did not come out, the "finger" did not enter, he established his mood. |
| 9 | 5(disz) _lim {gesz}erin_ dan-nu-tu a-na s,u#-lu-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-is, | 5,000 strong cedars for its trimming I had cut down. |
| 10 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin_ s,i-ra#-a-ti as#-kup-pu u3 nu-ku-sze-e | doors of red cedar, bolts and bolts |
| 11 | i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu u2#-ra-at-ti | in his gates he smote |
| 12 | e2-babbar-ra a-di e2#-kun4#-[x]-ku3#-ga ziq-qur-ra-ti-szu | his Ebabbar temple, as far as the Ekun-x-kug temple, his ziggurat |
| 13 | esz-szi-isz e#-[x]-usz#-ma u2-szak#-lil szi-pi2-ir-szu | I rebuilt it and completed its construction. |
| 14 | qa2#-at# {d#}utu# _en#_-ia# as,#-bat-ma i-na# hi#-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | I seized the hand of Šamaš, my lord, and with joy and rejoicing |
| 15 | szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi qe2-er-ba#-szu u2-sze-szi-ib | I made dwell inside it a dwelling of happiness. |
| 16 | szi-t,ir# szu-um# sza {disz}na-ram-{d#}suen# _dumu#_ {disz#}lugal#-gi#-na# a#-mur#-ma | I saw the written document of Narām-Sîn, son of Lugalgina, and |
| 17 | la# u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz# _{udu}siskur2#_ [x]-qi2# | he did not alter. Oil of Apsûš, a sacrifice ... |
| 18 | it#-ti mu-sa-re-e-a# asz2#-kun#-ma# u2-te-[...] | I sat down with my scepter and ... |
| 19 | [x] _utu# en# gal#_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim nu-ur2 _dingir-mesz#_ [...] | ... the sun, great lord of heaven and earth, light of the gods ... |
| 20 | [x x] lib3#-bi# sza# {d#}sin# u3# {d#}[x x] | the heart of Sîn and |
| 21' | [...] x [...] | |
| 22' | [x]-na# {d#}a#-nu#-ni#-tum be-le#-et# [...] | Anunītum, the lady |
| 23' | mu#-szal-li-mat qi2-bit {d}en-lil2# [...] | who makes the command of Enlil pass by, |
| 24' | sa#-pi#-na#-at na-ak-ru mu#-[...] | The sapinat nakrātu-demon ... |
| 25' | a#-li#-ka-at mah#-ri sza2 _dingir-mesz_ sza2# i#-na# _{d#}utu#-e3#_ u3# _{d#}utu#-szu2#-a#_ | before the gods, who by Šamaš-ēṭer and Shamash-ia |
| 26' | u2#-dam-ma#-qu# it#-ta-tu-u2-a e2-ul-masz _e2_-su | they have piled up. Eulmaš, his temple |
| 27' | sza# i-na zimbir#{ki}-{d}a-nu-ni-tum sza2 _8(disz) me mu-an-na-mesz_ | which in Sippar-Anunitum for 800 years |
| 28' | ul#-tu# pa-ni {disz}sza3-ga-rak#-ti#-szur!(BUR) ia#-asz3 _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} | From the presence of Šagarakti-Šur, my king of Babylon |
| 29' | _dumu#_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d#}en#-lil2 _lugal#_ ma#-na-ma la# i#-pu#-szu | no king had ever built (it) |
| 30' | te#-me-en#-szu# la-bi-ri# ah#-[x]-ut,#-ma# a-hi-it, ab-re-e-ma | I removed its old foundations and reconstructed (them). |
| 31' | e#-li# te#-me#-en#-na {disz}sza3-ga#-rak#-ti#-szur#!(BUR) ia-asz2 _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d}en-lil2_ | Above the foundations Šagarakti-Šur, son of Kudurru-Enlil |
| 32' | usz#-szu-szu# ad-di-ma u2-kin# lib-na-at#-su _e2_ sza2-a-szu esz-szisz e-pu-usz-ma | I fashioned, built, and restored that temple, and |
| 33' | u2#-szak-lil szi-pir-szu2 {d}a-nu#-ni-tum be-let _me3_ mu-szal-li-mat# qi2#-bit# {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu2 | Anunītum, the mistress of battle, the one who keeps the command of Enlil his father |
| 34' | sa-pi-na-at na-ak#-ru# mu#-hal-li-qa-at ra-ag-gu | The one who destroys enemies, the one who annihilates the enemy |
| 35' | [x]-li-ka-at mah-ri sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u2-szar#-ma-a szu#-ba-at-su | ... before the gods he made great, and his dwelling |
| 36' | [x]-tuk#-ku u3 nin-da-be2-e e-li# sza2 mah-ri u2#-sza2-te-er-ma | ... and nindabû-offerings over those before me I wrote down and |
| 37' | [x]-kin# ma-har-szu2 at-ta {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan_ ra#-bi#-ti# | ... before him. You, Anunitu, great lady |
| 38' | [x x] _e2#_ szu#-a#-tu2 ha-di-isz i-na e-re#-bi#-ka# ep2#-sze#-tu#-u2-a _saga-[x]_ | ... that temple, joyfully, when I enter, my deeds are good |
| 39' | [x x]-li#-si#-ma# ar2#-hi#-szam-ma i-na _{d#}utu#-e3#_ u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_ | ... and quickly with Šamaš-ēṭer and Shamash-lešir |
| 40' | [...] a#-bi# a#-li#-di#-ka# szu#-uq-ri-ba _saga_-ti3 | ..., my father, when you come, grant me a long life. |
| 41' | [...] {d}sin u3 {d}utu# a#-na _lugal_-u2-tu i-nam-bu-szu-ma | ... Sîn and Šamaš will name him kingship |
| 42' | [...]-szu2# _e2_ szu-a-tim in-na-hu-ma esz-szisz ip-pu-szu | ... his ... that house will become dilapidated and new ones will be built. |
| 43' | [...]-t,ir# szu-mi-ia li-mur#-ma u2-nak-ka-ar | ... may he see my name and make it known. |
| 44' | [...] _siskur2#_ li-iq-qi2 it-ti mu-sa-re-e | ... may a sacrifice be made with the musarê offerings. |
| 45' | [...]-ku#-un-ma lu-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu | ... ... and return it to its place. |
| 46' | [...] su#-pe-e-szu lisz-mu-u2 li-im-gu-ra qi2-bit-su | ... may they hear his prayers, may they heed his command |
| 47' | [...]-li#-ku li-sza2-am-qi2-ta# ga-ri-szu | May ... go, may he praise his strength. |
| 48' | [...]-na# {d}sin a-bi ba-ni-szu-un da-mi-iq-ta#-szu2# liq-bu-u2 | ... Sin, their father who created them, may his good deeds speak |
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