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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 19 (P519006)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519006 |
| Museum no. | BM 054330 + BM 054339 + BM 054340 + BM 054350 + BM 054352 + BM 05454 + BM 054359 + BM 054384 + BM 054388 + BM 054389 + BM 054407 + BM 054427 + BM 0544 |
| 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 | [...] _lugal#_ ra-bu-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu | ... great king, strong king |
| 2 | _lugal#_ [...]-ra-a-ti er-bet-ti | King of the four quarters |
| 3 | za-[...] e2-zi-da | ... of the Ezida |
| 4 | sza {d#}en#-[...]-na# _sza3_ um-mi-szu | of En-na in the heart of his mother |
| 5 | a-na szi-ma#-at# _lugal#_-u2#-tu# i#-szi#-mu# szi#-ma-at-su | according to the decree of kingship, his decree |
| 6 | _dumu_ {disz}{d#}na3#-din_-su-iq-bi _nun_ e-em-qu pa-li#-hu# _dingir# gal#-gal#_ a-na-ku# | son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, the wise prince who reveres the great gods, am I. |
| 7 | e2-hul2#-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ sza qe2-reb {iri#}har-ra-an | The Eḫulḥu, the temple of Sîn that is inside the city Ḫarran |
| 8 | sza# ul#-tu u4-mu s,a-a-ti {d}suen be-lu# ra-bu-u2 | which since distant days, the great lord Suen |
| 9 | [x]-ba#-at t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu ra-mu-u2# qe2-re-eb-szu | ... of his own well-being, the love of his heart |
| 10 | [x]-li _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza2-a-szu lib3-bu-usz# i-zu-uz-ma | the ... of the city and that house became angry and |
| 11 | [...]-da# u2#-szat#-ba#-am#-ma# _e2#_ szu#-a#-tim# ub#-bi#-it#-ma | ... he made pass by and that house he brought in and |
| 12 | [...]-szu# kar-mu-tu i-na pa-le#-[...] | ... his ..., in the reign of ... |
| 13 | [...] _gal#_ i-na na-ra-am _lugal#-[...]_ | ... great ... in the beloved of king ... |
| 14 | [...] u3# _e2_ sza2-a-szu is#-li#-[...] | ... and that house ... |
| 15' | _[...]-mesz_ | ...s |
| 16' | u3# um-ma-ni#-ia# [...] u3# {d}isz-tar | and my mother ... and Ištar |
| 17' | _[x]-mesz_-e-a ia-a-ti# [...]-szu# e2#-hul2#-hul2 | ... my ... ... rejoice over me. |
| 18' | [x] {d#}suen# en_-ia a-lik# [...]-reb# {iri}har-ra#-nu# | ... Sîn, my lord, the one who marches ... the city Harran |
| 19' | sza# [x] _an#-szar-ba-an-ibila lugal kur#_ asz#-szur#{ki#} _dumu#_ {disz#}an-szar2-szesz-mu | of ... Assur-banīl king of Assyria son of Esarhaddon |
| 20' | _lugal# kur_ asz-szur{ki} _nun_ a-lik mah-ri#-ia i-pu-szu | king of Assyria, prince who came before me, built. |
| 21' | i-na _iti_ sza2-al-mu i-na u4-mi# sze-mi-i | In a sound month, on a favorable day |
| 22' | sza# i#-na bi-ri u2-ad-du-ni {d#}utu u3 {d}iszkur | who in the middle of the battles he defeated, Šamaš and Adad |
| 23' | i-[x] ne2#-me-qi2 {d}e2-a u3 {d}asal#-lu2-hi i-na ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu | the wisdom of Ea and Asalluhi in the kakugalûtu-vessel |
| 24' | i-[x x]-ip#-ri {d}kulla _en_ usz-szu u3 _sig4-hi-a_ | ... Kulla, lord of the foundations and bricks |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | i-na _ku3-babbar ku3#-gi na4_ ni-siq-ti szu-qu-ru-tu | with silver, gold, precious stones, precious precious stones |
| 2 | hi-bisz-ti# _{gesz}tir szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_ i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-tu2 | a reed bundle of juniper, aromatics, and cedar, in the ḫidatu and rišātu-vessels |
| 3 | e-li te#-me-en-na sza2 {disz}an-szar2-ba-an-ibila# _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | Above the foundations of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria |
| 4 | sza te#-me#-en-na {disz}szul-man-sag-kal _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-na-s,ir-ibila i-mu-ru# | of the foundation, Šulmansagkal, son of Esarhaddon, saw |
| 5 | usz-szu#-szu ad-di-ma u2-ki-in lib-na-at-su# | I firmly established its foundations and established its sanctuaries. |
| 6 | i-na _kasz-sag gesztin i3-gesz lal3_ szal-la-ar-szu2 am-ha-as,-ma# | in prime-quality beer, wine, oil, honey, its šallārtu-flour I stirred, and |
| 7 | ab#-lu-ul ta-ra-ah#-hu#-usz e-li sza2 _lugal-mesz_ ab-be2-e-[x] | I screamed, I trembled, above the kings I ... |
| 8 | ep2#-sze#-ti#-szu2# u2#-dan#-nin#-ma u2-nak-ki-lu szi#-pi2#-ir#-[x] | His deeds he strengthened, and he sealed it with a seal. |
| 9 | _e2#-kur_ szu-a-tim ul-tu te#-me#-en#-ni#-szu# [...] | That Ekur, from its foundations ... |
| 10 | esz#-szi-isz ab-ni-ma u2-szak-li#-[...] | I built anew and ... |
| 11 | _gesz#-ur3 {gesz}erin_ s,i-ru-tu ta-ar#-[...] | You ... a date palm and a high-quality cedar |
| 12 | u2#-sza-at-ri-is, s,e-ru-usz-[...] | I entrusted to him. |
| 13 | [x] i-ri-is-si-na t,a-a-bi u2-ra#-[...] | ... sweetly ... for you |
| 14 | _ku3#-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17 e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 u2-szal-bisz#-[...] | The silver and the gold of his walls he ... |
| 15 | ri#-i-mu za-ha-le#-e# eb#-[...] | The radiance of the zaḫalû demon ... |
| 16 | ka#-ad#-ri#-isz# [...] | ... awe-inspiring radiance |
| 17' | _[...]-mesz_ | ...s |
| 18' | [...]-ip#-hi# u3 ri-ba# | ... and Riba |
| 19' | [...]-a# _ud#-mesz_-ia li-sza2-ri#-ik# | ... may my days be long. |
| 20' | [...]-an#-di#-il li-ki-in pa-lu-u2-a | ... may ... be established for me. |
| 21' | [...]-ia# lik-szu-ud {lu2}za-ma-ni-ia li#-sza2-am-qi2#-it# | May my ... be brought to an end, may my witnesses be satisfied. |
| 22' | [...]-ia# {d}nin-gal _ama dingir gal-gal#_ | ... my ... Ningal, mother of the great gods |
| 23' | [...] {d#}suen# na#-ar#-mi-szu liq-ba-a ba-ni#-ti# | ... may Sîn command his greatness. |
| 24' | [x x] u3 {d}isz#-tar s,i-it lib3#-bi#-szu# na#-am-ra# | ... and Ištar, his beloved spouse |
| 25' | [x x] {d#}suen# a-bi ba#-ni-szu-un li-iq-bu-u2# _saga#_-ti3# | “May Sîn, their father, say good things about me! |
| 26' | {d#}nusku suk-kal-lum s,i#-i#-ri su-pe-e-a li-[...]-ma# | Nusku, exalted vizier, may my speech |
| 27' | li#-is,-ba-at a-bu#-tu# mu-sa-ru-u2 szi#-[...]-um# | May he seize the word of the sage, the one who ... ... |
| 28' | sza# {disz}an-szar2-ba-an-ibila _lugal# kur#_ asz#-szur#{ki#} [...] | of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria |
| 29' | la u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap#-[...] | he did not remove, oil ... |
| 30' | it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-ku#-[...]-szu#? | I sat down with my scepter |
| 31' | a-na {d}utu da-a-a-nu sza2 _an#-[...]_ | For Šamaš, judge of ... |
| 32' | sza2 qe2-reb zimbir{ki} sza2 {disz}{d}na3#-[...]_ | in Sippar, which Nabu- |
| 33' | te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri [...] | His old foundation ... |
| 34' | _e2_ szu-a-tim i-pu-usz#_-[...]-mesz#_ | that temple they built ... |
| 35' | sza _e2_ szu-a-tim i#-[...] | of that house ... |
| 36' | na#-qut#-ti# ar#-[...] {d#}utu# ul#-tu# qe2#-er#-bi#-szu# | “Šamaš, from his insides |
| 37' | u2-sze-s,u-u2 u2#-[...]-nim#-ma# _e2_ szu-a-tim ad-ke-e-ma# | they brought out, ... ... and that house I built and |
| 38' | te-me-en-szu la#-bi#-ri# u2#-ba#-'i#-i#-ma# 1(u) 8(disz) _kusz3_ qa2-qa2-ri u2-szap-<pi>-il-ma# | His old foundation he removed, and 18 cubits of ground he filled, and |
| 39' | te-me-en-na {disz}na#-ram-{d}sin _dumu_ {disz#}lugal#-gi-na sza 3(disz) _lim_ 2(disz) _me mu#-an-na#-mesz#_ | The foundation of Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina, of 32,000 years. |
| 40' | ma-na-ma _lugal_ a-lik# mah#-ri-ia# la i-mu#-ru# {d#}utu _en gal_ e2-babbar-ra | No king who came before me saw Šamaš, the great lord of the Ebabbar |
| 41' | _e2_ szu-bat t,u#-[x x]-bi#-szu u2#-kal-lim-an-ni ia-a-szi | The house, his ... dwelling, he presented to me. |
| 42' | i-na {iti#}[x x]-na _iti#_ sza-al-mu i#-na# _u4# sze#-ga_ | On the ...th day of the month of ..., in good health, on a propitious day |
| 43' | sza i-na# [x]-ri# u2-ad-du-ni {d#}utu u3 {d#}iszkur# | who in ... gave birth, Šamaš and Adad |
| 44' | i-na _ku3-babbar# ku3#-[...]_-siq#-ti# szu#-qu2#-ru#-tu hi-bisz-ti _{gesz}tir_ | with silver, gold, precious, precious (and) precious stones of the forest |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | _szim#-hi-a {gesz}erin#_ i#-na# hi#-da#-a#-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | juniper and cedar in joy and rejoicing |
| 2 | e#-li# te-me-en-na {disz}na#-ram-{d}sin _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na | above the foundation(s) of Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina |
| 3 | _szu#-si_ la a-s,e-e# _szu-si_ la e-re-bi | The 'finger' cannot be removed, the 'increment' cannot enter. |
| 4 | u2-ki-in lib-na-at-su 5(disz)# _lim {gesz}erin_ dan-nu-tu# | he established as his wish, 500 mighty cedars |
| 5 | a-na s,u-lu-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri#-is, _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin_ s,i-ra-a-ti | I had doors of red cedar erected for its roof. |
| 6 | as-kup-pu u3 nu-ku-sze-e# [x]-na# _ka2#-mesz#_-szu2# u2-ra-at-ti | The door-jambs and the door bolts ... his gates he removed. |
| 7 | e2-babbar-ra a-di e2-kun4-[...]-ti#-[x] | From the Ebabbar to the Ekun... |
| 8 | esz-szi-isz e-pu-usz-ma [...] | I built (it) anew and |
| 9 | qa2-at {d}utu _en_-ia as,#-[...] | I took the hand of Šamaš, my lord |
| 10 | szu#-ba-at# t,u#-ub# [...] | (Sum) The šubatu priestess, the good one, ... (Akk) The residence, the well-being ... |
| 11 | [...] sza2# {disz#}na#-ra-am-{d}sin _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na# [x x? x]-ma | ... of Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina |
| 12 | [x x]-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_ aq-qi2 | ...-nakkīr oil, apsûš oil (and) a sacrifice I presented. |
| 13 | [x]-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-ku-un-ma u2-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu | I deposited my ... and returned it to its place. |
| 14 | [x] _utu# en gal_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim nu-ur2 _dingir-mesz_ ab-be2-e-szu | ..., great lord of heaven and earth, light of the gods, his ancestors, |
| 15 | [x]-it# lib3-bi sza2 {d}sin u3 {d}nin-gal | ... of the heart of Sîn and Ningal |
| 16 | [x]-na# e2#-babbar#-ra# _e2#_ na#-ar#-mi#-ka i-na e#-re#-bi#-ka# | ... of the Ebabbar, the house of your greatness, when you enter |
| 17 | _bara2#_-ka da-ru#-u2 i-na# ra#-me2#-e#-ka# | May your eternal dais be at your feet. |
| 18 | ia#-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku# _lugal#_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _nun_ za-ni-in-ka# | For me, Nanītuku, king of Babylon, prince who provides for you |
| 19 | mu-t,i-ib lib3-bi-ka e#-pi2-isz ku-um-mi-ka s,i-i-ri# | Who soothes your heart, who makes your limbs rejoice, |
| 20 | [x? x]-sze#-tu-u2-a _saga#-mesz_ ha-di-isz na-ap-li-is-ma# | ... my good ...s, I looked with pleasure upon and |
| 21 | u4#-mi#-szam#-ma# i#-na# ni#-ip#-hi u3 ri-ba i-na sza2-ma-mi u3 qa2-qa2#-[x] | Every day, during the niphu and rība rituals, in the heavens and the earth |
| 22 | du-um-mi-iq it-ta#-tu#-u2-a un-nin-ni-ia# le#-[...] | May my supplications be heeded, my prayers ... |
| 23 | mu-gu-ur ta-as,-li-ti# _{gesz#}nig2#-gidri#_ u3# szi-bir-ri# ki#-i#-nim | the one who provides for the scepter, chariot, and the stable yoke |
| 24 | sza2 tu-szat-mi-hu qa-tu-u2-a lu#-be2#-el a-na du-ur da-a-ri | May I rule over those who have sinned against me forever. |
| 25 | a-na {d}a-nu-<ni>-tum _gaszan me3_ na-sza2-ta _{gesz}pan#_ u3 isz-pa-ta | For Anunītum, the lady of battle, the one who holds the bow and the arrow |
| 26 | mu-szal-li-ma-at qi2-bi-it {d}en-lil2# a-bi-szu | who preserves the command of Enlil, his father |
| 27 | sa-pi-na-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at# ra-ag-gu | The one who destroys enemies, the one who kills the enemy |
| 28 | a-li-ka-at mah-ri sza2 _dingir-mesz_ sza2 i-na _{d}utu-e3#_ u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_ | the first-born of the gods, who by Šamaš-ēṭer and Shamash-le’i |
| 29 | u2-da-am-ma-qu it-ta-tu#-u2#-a e2-ul-masz# _e2_-su | they shall remove, and they shall leave the Eulmaš, his temple |
| 30 | sza2 i-na zimbir{ki}-{d}a-nu-ni-tum sza2 8(disz) _me mu-an#-na-mesz_ | which in Sippar-Anunitum for 800 years |
| 31 | ul-tu pa-ni {disz}sza3-{ga}gar-rak-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} | From the presence of Ša-gār-rakti-Šur, me, king of Babylon, |
| 32 | _dumu_ {disz}ku-dur2-ri-{d}en-lil2 _lugal_ ma-na-ma la i-pu2-szu#!(MA) | son of Kudurri-Enlil, the king, nobody did it. |
| 33 | te-me-en-szu la-bi2-ri ah-t,u-ut,-ma a-hi-it, ab-re-e-ma | I destroyed its old foundation(s) and (then) reconstructed (it). |
| 34 | e-li te-me-en-na {disz}sza3-ga-rak-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2 _dumu_ {disz}ku-dur2-ri_-{d}en#-lil2#_ | above the foundations Šagarakti-Šur, son of Kudurru-Enlil |
| 35 | [x]-szu#-szu ad-di-ma# u2-ki-in li-ib-na-at-su | I gave its ... and established its foundations. |
| 36 | _e2_ sza#-a-szu esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz-ma u2-szak-li#-il# szi#-pir#-szu# | I built that temple anew and completed its work. |
| 37 | {d}a-nu-ni-tum be-let _me3_ mu-szal-li-ma-at qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu# | Anunītum, mistress of battle, who provides for the command of Enlil, his father |
| 38 | sa-pi-na-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at ra-ag-ga | The one who destroys enemies, the one who annihilates the enemy, |
| 39 | a-li-ka-at mah-ri sza _dingir-dingir_ u2-szar-ma-a szu-ba-at-su | before the gods he made him enter and his dwelling |
| 40 | sat-tuk-ku u3 nin-da-be2-e e-li sza ma-ah#-ri | The sattukku-offering and the nindabû-bread above that which before |
| 41 | u2-sza-te-er-ma u2-ki-in ma-ha-ar-szu# | he restored and established before him. |
| 42 | at-ta {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan gal_-ti a-na _e2_ sza-a-szu# | You, Anunītu, great lady, to that house |
| 43 | ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-ka# | humbly at your entering |
| 44 | ep2-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ ha-di-isz na-ap-li#-[x x] | My good deeds, joyfully ... |
| 45 | ar2-hi-szam-ma i-na _{d}utu-e3_ u3 _{d}utu#-[x_ x] | After that, in Šamaš-e and Ṣūr-... |
| 46 | a-na {d#}suen# a-bi a-li-di-ka szu-uq-ri-ba#? [x x] | To Sîn, my father, who came to me, a šuqriba offering |
| 47 | man-nu at-ta sza2 {d}suen# u3# [x x] | Whoever you are, whom Sîn and |
| 48 | a-na# _lugal_-u2#-[...] | to Lugalu... |
| 49 | i#-na# pa#-le#-[...] | In the cultic setting |
| 50 | esz-szi-isz ip-pu#-szu# [...] | They performed it resolutely, ... |
| 51 | li-mu-ur-ma la u2-nak#?-[...] | May he see, but he does not ... |
| 52 | _{udu}siskur2_ li-iq-qi2 it-ti# [...] | May a sacrifice be made with |
| 53 | szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-szu li-isz#-[...] | May the incantation of his name be ... |
| 54 | lu#-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu {d}utu u3 {d#}[...] | May Šamaš and |
| 55 | su-pe-e-szu lisz-mu-u2 li-im-gu-ra qi2#-[x x] | May he hear his prayers, may he establish ... |
| 56 | i-da-a-szu lil-li-ku li-sza2-am-qi2-ta ga#-[x x] | May he go with him, may he praise ... |
| 57 | u4-mi-szam-ma a-na {d}suen a-bi ba-ni-szu-un da2-mi-iq#-[x x] liq-bu#-[x] | Every day to Sîn, their father who created them, may he say |
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