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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 10 (P519001)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519001 |
| Museum no. | BM 028372 + BM 054365 + BM 054386 + BM 054398 + BM 054408 + BM 054462 + BM 054491 + BM 054510 + BM 054553 + BM 056627 + BM 141850,08 + BM 141850,09 |
| 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 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-ti# {d#}[...] | ... of the god |
| 2' | [...] lib3#-bi-szu ra-mu#-u2# [...] | ... his beloved heart ... |
| 3' | [...] u3# _e2_ sza-a-szu lib3-bu-usz i-zu#-[x x] | ... and that house inside ... |
| 4' | [...]-an#-du u2-szat-ba-am-ma _e2_ szu-a-tim ub-bi-it#-ma# | ... he caused to be born and that house he built and |
| 5' | [x x]-li#-ik-szu ka-ar-mu-tu | ... his ..., the scepter |
| 6' | [...]-le#-e-a ki-i-nim {d}suen be-li2 ra-bu-u2 | ... true Suen, great lord |
| 7' | [...]-ra#-am szar-ru-ti-ia a-na _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu | ... my kingship to the city and that house |
| 8' | [x]-li#-mu ir-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri | ... he acquired, he will return. |
| 9' | [...]-esz _lugal_-u2-ti-ia da-ri-ti | ... my eternal kingship |
| 10' | [x x]-ru-'i-in-ni szu-ut-ti | ... that ... |
| 11' | [...]-u2# u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim | ... and Suen, the light of heaven and earth |
| 12' | [...] ki#-lal-la-an {d}marduk i-ta-ma-a it-ti-ia | ... the protection of Marduk came to me |
| 13' | [...]-um#-na-'i-id _lugal_ babila2{ki#} | ...-umnā'id, king of Babylon |
| 14' | _[...]-ra#_ ru-ku-bi-ka i-szi _sig4#-hi#-a_ | ... ... of yours, the brickwork. |
| 15' | [...]-pu#-usz#-ma# {d#}suen# [x x]-u2# | Sîn |
| 16' | [...]-at#-su | ... his ... |
| 17' | _[...]-utu#_ | ...-utu |
| 18' | [...] x | |
| 19' | [...] x | |
| 20' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ti# szu-qu-ru-tu | “... ... šuqurrūtu |
| 2 | [...] _szim#-hi-a {gesz}erin_ | ... aromatics of cedar |
| 3 | [...]-sza#-a-ti e-li te-me-en-na | ... over the foundations |
| 4 | [...] _kur#_ asz-szur{ki} sza te-me-en-na | ... Assyria of the foundations |
| 5 | [...] {disz#}an-szar2-na-s,ir-ibila i-mu-ru# | ... Anšar-nāṣiribila saw |
| 6 | [...]-ma# u2-ki-in lib-na#-at#-su# | ... and established his supplication |
| 7 | [...] szal#-la-ar-szu am#-ha#-as,-ma# | ... I smashed his booty and |
| 8 | [...] ta#-ra#-ah#-hu#-usz# | ... you will praise him |
| 9 | [...] x [...] u2-da-an-ni-in-ma | ... he gave me, and |
| 10 | [...]-pi2#-ir-szu | ... his ... |
| 11 | [...] gaba#-dab-bi-szu | ... his mouth |
| 12 | [...] szi#-pi2-ir-szu | ... his work |
| 13 | [...]-it# {kur}ha-ma-nu | ... the land Hamānu |
| 14 | [...]-usz-szu | ... his |
| 15 | {gesz#}[...] i#-ri#-is#-si#-na# t,a#-a#-bi# | The ... of the Irissina tree is sweet |
| 16 | u2-ra#-[x]-ta#-a i-na _ka2-ka2_-szu# | ... at his gate |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17#_ [x]-ga#-ra#-a-ti-szu u2-sza2-al-bi-isz-ma | he made his ... silver and gold shine, and |
| 18 | u2-sza2-an-bi#-it, sza-asz-sza-ni-isz | he made surpassing. |
| 19 | ri-i-mu za-ha#-le-e eb-ba# mu#-nak-kip ga-ri-ia | The radiance of the pure zaḫalû-plant, the one who destroys my corpse |
| 20 | ka-ad-ri-isz# usz-zi#-iz# i-na at-ma-ni-szu | He sat on his throne. |
| 21 | 2(disz) {d}lah3-mu# esz-ma-ru-u2# [x]-pi#-in# a#-a-bi-ia | 2 (mana wool for) Laḫmu, the ešmarû-priest, x-pin, my enemies |
| 22 | i-na _ka2_ s,i#-it {d}utu#-[x] _za3#_ u3# _[x]-3(u)#_ u2-szar-szi-id | at the gate of the entrance of Šamaš-x on the right and on the left he made it secure. |
| 23 | qa-at {d#}suen# {d}nin-gal# [x] nusku# u3# {d}sa-dar3-nun-na | Hand of Sîn, Ningal, ..., and Sadarnuna |
| 24 | _en-mesz#_-e#-a ul-tu szu#-an#-na# [x] _iri# lugal_-u2#-ti-ia as,-bat-ma | my lords, from this day on I seized the ... of my royal city and |
| 25 | i#-na hi-da-a#-ti# [x] ri#-sza-a-ti | In joy, ... joy |
| 26 | szu#-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi qe2-er#-[x x] u2#-sze-szi-ib | He sat on the seat of happiness of the heart. |
| 27 | _{udu}siskur2#_ ta-asz2-ri-ih-ti# e#-[...]-har#-szu-nu aq-qi2-ma | I offered a sacrifice, a tašriḫtu-offering ... to them and |
| 28 | u2-sza#-am-hi-ir ka#-ad-ra-a-a | he made my limbs rejoice. |
| 29 | e2#-hul2#-hul2# re-esz-tum# u2#-ma#-al-li-ma | He filled the first part of the E-ḫil-Ḫul with joy, and |
| 30 | {iri}har-ra-nu a#-na pa-at, gi-mi-ri-szu | the city Ḫarran to its full extent |
| 31 | ki-ma s,e-et _iti_ u2-na#-am-mi-ir!(NI) sza-ru-ru-szu# | like the morning of the month he will illuminate his radiance |
| 32 | {d}suen _lugal dingir-mesz an_-e# u3 _ki_-tim | Sin, king of the gods of heaven and earth |
| 33 | sza ul-la-nu-usz-szu _iri_ u3 _kur#_ la in-na-an-du-u2# | which since time immemorial cities and lands had not been conquered |
| 34 | la i-tu-ur-ru asz2-ru#-usz#-szu | did not return to its place |
| 35 | a-na e2-hul2-hul2 _e2_ szu-ba-at la-le-e-ka# i#-na# e#-re#-bi-ka | To the Eḫulhu, the house of your dwelling, when you enter, |
| 36 | da#-mi#-iq#-ti# _uru#_ [x] _e2#_ sza#-a#-szu# li#-isz#-sza2#-ki#-in# szap#-tuk#-ka# | May the good fortune of that city and that house be established on your lips. |
| 37 | [...]-bu#-tu _an_-e u3 _ki#_-tim | ... of heaven and earth |
| 38 | [...]-bu# _e2 {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu#-un | ... the temple of Sîn, their father, built |
| 39 | [...]-ni2#-tuku _lugal_ babila2#{ki} | ...-nituku, king of Babylon |
| 40 | [...] _e2#_ szu-a-tim | ... that house |
| 41 | [...]-e# u3 _ki#_-tim# | ... and the underworld |
| 42 | [...] x [x?] | |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-iq#-ti szu-qu2-ru-tu hi-bi3-isz-tu# _{gesz}tir_ | ... šuqurūtu-plant, ḫibišatu plant of the forest |
| 2 | _szim#-[x_ x] _{gesz}erin_ i-na hi#-da#-a#-ti# u3 ri-sza-a-ta | ...-juniper and cedar in joy and rejoicing |
| 3 | e#-[...]-na# {disz#}[...]_-{d#}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na | ...-Sîn, son of Lugalgina |
| 4 | _szu#-[...]_ e-re-bu | ... enter! |
| 5 | u2-ki#-in# [x]-ib#-na-at-su | he established for him |
| 6 | 5(disz) _lim {gesz}erin#_ da#-nu4#-tim [x x] s,u#-lu-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-is, | 5,000 strong cedars, ..., I made its appearance resplendent |
| 7 | _{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 |
| 8 | i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu u2-ra-at-ti | in his gates he smote |
| 9 | e2-babbar-ra a-di e2-kun4#-an#-ku3#-ga# ziq-qur-ra-ti-szu | his Ebabbar temple, as far as the Ekun-ankug temple, his ziggurat |
| 10 | e-esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz#-ma u2#-szak#-lil szi-pi2-ir-szu | I built it anew and completed its construction. |
| 11 | qa2-ti3 {d}utu _en_-ia as,#-bat-ma i-na# hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza#-a#-[x] | I took the hand of Šamaš, my lord, and with joy and rejoicing |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | szi-t,ir szu-um sza {disz}na-ram-{d}sin _dumu_ {disz}lugal#-gi-na a-mur-ma# | I examined the writing-board of Narām-Sîn son of Lugalgina and |
| 14 | la# u2#-nak#-ki#-ir# _i3#-gesz_ ap-<szu>-usz _{udu#}siskur2#_ aq#-[x] | I washed myself with oil and a šakku-offering I presented. |
| 15 | it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-ku#-un#-ma# u2#-te#-er asz2-ru#-[x x] | I deposited with my commemorative inscriptions and returned them to their places. |
| 16 | {d}utu _en gal_ sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim nu-ur2# _dingir#-[...]_ | Šamaš, great lord of heaven and earth, light of the gods |
| 17 | s,i-it lib-bi sza {d}suen u3# [...] | “The heart of Sîn and |
| 18 | a-na e2-babbar-ra _e2_ na-ra-mi-ka i-[...] | To the Ebabbar, the house of your love ... |
| 19 | _bara2_-ka da-ru-u2 i-na ra#-[...] | Your eternal dais in ... |
| 20 | ia-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} [...] | For me, Nanītuku, king of Babylon |
| 21 | mu-t,i-ib lib-bi-ka e-pi2-isz ku-um#-[...] | (Sum) You are the one who makes your heart happy(?) (Akk) Your heart is glad, your heart is pacified |
| 22 | e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ ha-di#-[...] | May my good deeds be ... |
| 23 | u4-mi3-szam-ma i-na ni-ip-hi u3 ri-[...] | Every day in the niphu and rī... |
| 24 | du-um-mi-iq it-ta-tu#-[...] | (Sum) The one who ... a good thing(?) ... (Akk) The good thing that ... |
| 25 | mu-gu-ur ta-as,#-li#-ti [...] | The one who provides for the taṣillītu priestess, . . |
| 26 | sza tu-szat-mi-ha qa#-tu#-u2-a [...] | That which you have caused to be forgotten, my hands |
| 27 | a#-na# {d#}a#-nu#-ni#-tum# be-let ta#-[...] | To Anunītum, the mistress, what ...? |
| 28 | [x x]-li#-ma-at qi2#-[...] | ... of ... |
| 29 | sa#-pi#-na-at nak#-[...] | The sapinat nakku-demon |
| 30 | a-li-ka-at ma#-[...] | “Going to . . |
| 31 | sza i-na _{d}utu-e3#_ [...] | who in Šamaš-ē ... |
| 32 | e2-ul-masz _e2_-su# [...] | Eulmash, his temple ... |
| 33 | sza# 8(disz)# _me# mu#-[...]_ | of 8 hundred years ... |
| 34 | _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#[{ki}] | king of Babylon. |
| 35 | te-me#-[...] | ... supplication |
| 36 | x [...] | |
| 37' | [...] li#-iq#-qu# | ... may he pass. |
| 38' | [...]-t,ir# szu-mi-szu | ... his name |
| 39' | [...] asz2-ru-usz-szu!(MA) | ... its throne |
| 40' | [...]-u2#-szu lisz-mu-u2 | ... may they hear his ... |
| 41' | [...] qi2-bit-su | ... his command |
| 42' | [...] li#-szam-qi2-tu ga-ri-szu | ... may they make his body tremble |
| 43' | [...] a#-bi# ba#-ni-szu-un | ... their father who created them |
| 44' | [...]-szu li-iq-bu-u2 | ... may they say |
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