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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 23 (P519010)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519010 |
| Museum no. | BM 054333 + BM 054356 + BM 054363 + BM 054402 + BM 054404 + BM 054406 + BM 054424 + BM 054442 + BM 054444 + BM 054450 + BM 054464 + BM 054474 + BM 054 |
| 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 | [...]-'i#-id# _lugal_ ra-bu-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu | ...-'id, great king, strong king |
| 2 | [...] kib#-ra-a-ti er-bet-ti | ... the four world quarters |
| 3 | [...] u3# e2-zi-da | ... and the Ezida |
| 4 | [...] um-mi-szu | ... his mother |
| 5 | [...] _lugal#_-u2#-tu# i#-[x x] szi-ma-at-su | ... his fate. |
| 6 | [...]-iq#-bi _nun_ e-em-qu pa-li-hu# _dingir# gal-gal_ a-na-ku | I am a wise prince who reveres the great gods, |
| 7 | [...] _e2 {d}suen_ sza qe2-reb {iri}har#-ra-nu | ... the temple of Sîn that is inside Harran |
| 8 | [...]-mu# s,a-a-ti {d}suen _en gal_-u2 | “... ... of Suen, the great lord, |
| 9 | [...] t,u#-ub lib3-bi-szu2 ra-mu-u2 qe2-re-eb-szu | ... happiness of his heart, awe inside it |
| 10 | [...] u3 _e2_ sza2-a-szu lib3-bu-usz i-zu#-[x x] | ... and that house inside ... |
| 11 | [...] u2-szat-ba-am-ma _e2_ szu-a-tim ub-[x x? x] | ... he made manifest and that house ... |
| 12 | [...] kar-mu-tu i-na pa-le-e-a ki#-[x x] | ... in my reign ... |
| 13 | [...]-u2# i#-na na-ra-am _lugal_-u2-ti#-[x] | ... in the beloved of kingship |
| 14 | [...]-mu# ir#-szu#-u2# [...] | ... he created ... |
| 15' | [...]{ki#} _dumu#_ {disz#}an#-szar2#-szesz#-mu#_ | ..., son of Esarhaddon |
| 16' | [...]-ia# i-pu2-szu | ... my ... did |
| 17' | [...] u4#-mu sze-mi-i | ... the day heard |
| 18' | [...] {d#}utu u3 {d}iszkur | ... Šamaš and Adad |
| 19' | [...] i-na ka-ku3-gal2-u2#-[x] | ... in the kakugalû |
| 20' | [...] usz#-szu u3# _sig4#-[x_ x] | ... its foundations and bricks ... |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-szu#-qu-ru-tu hi#-x-x?-x [x x] | ... šuqurutu |
| 2 | [...]-da#-a-ti [x] ri-sza2-a-ti | ... ... joy |
| 3 | [...] an#-szar2-ba-[x]-ibila# _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | ... Assurbanipal, 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-na _kasz-sag gesztin i3-gesz lal3_ | I imposed upon him and established his mood in premium beer, wine, oil, honey |
| 6 | szal-la-ar-szu am-ha-as,-ma ab-lu-ul ta-ra-ah-hu#-usz# | I cut off his booty and smashed (it) with a torch. |
| 7 | e#-li sza2 _lugal-mesz_ ab-be2-e-a ep2-sze-ti-szu u2-dan-nin-ma# | above that of the kings, my ancestors, I strengthened his deeds and |
| 8 | [x]-na#-ak-ki-lu szi-pi2-ir-szu _e2-kur_ szu-a-tim ul-tu te-me#-en#-ni-szu | x-nakkulu, his construction of that Ekur, from its foundations |
| 9 | a-di gaba-dab-bi-szu esz-szi-isz ab-ni-ma u2-szak#-li-il szi-pi2-ir-szu | I built (it) anew and completed its construction. |
| 10 | _gesz#-ur3 {gesz}erin_ s,i-ru-tu# ta#-ar#-bi#-it# {iri}ha-ma-nu | a ṣirūtu-tree (and) a tall cedar tree, the rear of the city Hamanu |
| 11 | u2-sza-at-ri-is, s,e-ru-usz-szu _{gesz#}ig#-mesz# {gesz#}erin_ | The doors of cedar |
| 12 | sza# i-ri-is-si-na t,a-a-bi u2-ra-at-ta-a i-na# _[x]-mesz#_-szu2# | who sweetly entrusted to him, in his ... |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17 e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 u2-szal-bisz-ma u2-sza2-an-bi-it, sza2-asz2#-sza2#-nisz | I had its walls of silver and gold clad and I had (them) raised up as high as the other. |
| 14 | ri-i-mu za-ha-le-e eb-bi mu-nak-kip ga-ri-ia# | The radiance of the pure zahalû-plant, the one who destroys my corpse |
| 15 | ka-ad-ri-isz usz-zi-iz i-na at-ma-ni-szu | (Sum) He stood at his side (Akk) In his side, he stood at the side |
| 16 | 2(disz) {d}lah3-mu esz-ma-ru-u2 sa-pi-in a-a-bi-ia | 2 (mana wool for) Laḫmu, the ešmarû-priest of my enemies, |
| 17 | i#-na# _ka2#_ s,i#-it# _{d#}utu#_-szi# _za3#_ u3# _gub3#_ u2#-szar#-szi#-id# | At the gate of the rising of Šamaš I surrounded the right and left |
| 18' | [...]-la#-nu#-usz#-szu# | ... to him |
| 19' | [...] la# i-tur-ru asz2-ru-usz-szu | ... will not return to its place |
| 20' | [...]-hul2# _e2#_ szu#-bat la-le-e-ka i-na e-re-bi-ka | ... rejoices, the house where you dwell, at your entering |
| 21' | [...] u3# _e2_ sza2-a-szu lisz-sza2-ki-in szap-tu-uk-ka | ... and that house may he place on your lips. |
| 22' | [...]-bu-u2-tu sza2 _an_-e u3 er#-s,e#-tim | ... of heaven and earth |
| 23' | [...]-ra#-bu _e2 {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu#-un# | ...-rabu the temple of Sîn, their father, built. |
| 24' | [... {d}]ag#-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} mu-szak-lil _e2#_ [...] | ... Nabonidus, king of Babylon, who purifies the temple ... |
| 25' | _[...]-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim i-na ni-isz# [x]-ni#-szu# _saga-mesz_ | ... of heaven and earth by his good ... |
| 26' | [...]-pal#-sa-an-ni-ma ar2-hi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip-hi u3 ri-ba# | … look at me and quickly with a niphu and riba weapon |
| 27' | [...]-iq it-ta-tu-u2-a _u4-mesz_-ia li-sza2-ri-ik | ... ... may my days be long. |
| 28' | [...] li-sza2-an-di-il lu-ki-in pa-lu-u2-a | ... may he keep going and establish my presence. |
| 29' | [...]-ia lik-szu-ud {lu2}za-ma-ni-ia li-sza2-am-qi2-it# | ... may my ... prosper. May my witnesses be satisfied. |
| 30' | li#-is#-[...]-ri-ia {d}nin-gal _ama dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | May Ningal, mother of the great gods |
| 31' | i-na mah-ri {d#}suen# na#-ar-mi-szu li-iq-ba-a ba-ni-ti | In the presence of Sîn his beloved may he say: “It is me’ |
| 32' | [...] s,i#-it lib3#-bi#-szu# na#-am-ra | ... his beloved heart |
| 33' | [x]-na {d}suen a-bi ba-ni-szu-un li#-[...] | ... Suen, their father who created them |
| 34' | {d#}nusku suk-kal-lum s,i-i-ri su-pe-e#-[...] | Nusku, exalted vizier, |
| 35' | li-is,-ba-at a-bu-tu mu-sa-ru-u2 szi-t,i#-[...] | May the word of the enchantress, the scribal art, be recited to you |
| 36' | sza# {disz}an-szar2-ba-an-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-mu#-[x x] | of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, Amu- |
| 37' | la u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz# {udu#}[...] | I did not remove the oil, the apsû-plant (and) the ...-plant |
| 38' | [...] | |
| 39' | [...]-tim# | ...-tim |
| 40' | [...]{ki#} | ..., |
| 41' | [...]-szu#-ma | ... his |
| 42' | [...]-mu-ru | ...-muru |
| 43' | _[...]-an#-na-mesz_ | ...-anas |
| 44' | [...]-pu# i#-ga-ru-szu ak-ku-ud# [x]-hu#-ut | ... his enemies, I captured ... |
| 45' | [...]-ma dul-lu#-hu pa-nu-u2-[x] | ... and the work is being done |
| 46' | [...] u2-sze-s,u-u2 u2-sze-szi-bu i-na _e2_ sza2-nim-ma _e2#_ [...] | ... they brought out and settled, in another house ... |
| 47' | [x]-me#-en-szu2 la-bi-ri u2-ba-'i-ma 1(u) 8(disz)# [...] | ... his old ... he removed, and 18 ... |
| 48' | [x x]-pi#-il-ma te-me-en-na {disz}na-ram-{d#}sin# _dumu#_ {disz#}lugal#-gi#-[x]_ | ... the foundations of Narām-Sin, son of Lugal-gi-x |
| 49' | [...] _me# mu-an-na-mesz_ ma-na-ma# _lugal#_ a#-lik mah-ri-ia# la# i#-mu#-ru# | ... years, no king who came before me saw |
| 50' | {d#}utu# _en# gal#_-u2# e2-babbar-ra _e2_ szu-bat t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu | Šamaš, great lord, the Ebabbar, the temple of his happiness |
| 51' | u2-kal-lim-an-ni ia-a-szi i-na {iti}du6_ i-na _iti_ sza-al-mu i#-na _u4 sze-ga_ | he will show me. For me, in the month of Tašritu, in a favorable month, on a propitious day |
| 52' | sza i-na bi-ri u2-ad-du-ni {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur | who in the middle of battle had smote, Šamaš and Adad |
| 53' | [x]-na# _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 na4_ ni-siq-ti szu-qu-ru-tu hi-bisz-ti _{gesz}tir_ | x-na of silver, gold, precious stones, precious (and) rare stones of the forest |
| 54' | _szim#-[x]-a# {gesz}erin_ i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2-a-ti | ...-juniper and cedar in joy and joy |
| 55' | e-li te-me-en#-na# {disz#}na#-ra#-am#_-{d#}suen# _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na | Above the foundations Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | _szu-si_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e#-re-bi u2-ki#-in# lib#?-na-at#-su | The 'finger' cannot be removed, the 'foot' cannot enter, he firmly established his heart. |
| 2 | 5(disz) _lim {gesz}erin_ da-nu4-tim a-na s,u2-lu#-li-szu u2-sza2-at-ri-is, | 5,000 strong cedars for its ṣululūšu I had cut down. |
| 3 | _{gesz}ig-{gesz}ig {gesz}erin_ s,i-ra-a-ti as-ku-up-pu u3 nu-ku-sze-e | The doors of the ṣirātu-trees I cut down and I did not cut. |
| 4 | i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu u2-ra-at-ti | in his gates he smote |
| 5 | e2-babbar-ra a-di e2#-kun4-an-ku3-ga zi-qu2-ra-ti-szu | the Ebabbar until the Ekunankuga, his ziggurat |
| 6 | e-esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz-ma u2-sza-ak-li-il szi-pi2-ir-szu | I built it anew and completed its construction. |
| 7 | qa2-at {d}utu _en_-ia as,-ba-at-ma i#-na# hi#-da#-a#-ti# u3 ri-sza2-a#-ti | I took the hand of Šamaš, my lord, and in joy and rejoicing |
| 8 | szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi qe2-er-[...]-sze-szi-ib | Place (in it) a supplication of happiness. |
| 9 | szi-t,ir szu-um sza {disz}na-ra#-[...] {disz}lugal-gi-na a-mu-ur-ma | I saw the writing of Nara- and Lugalgina. |
| 10 | la u2-na-ak-[...] ap-szu-usz ni-qu-u2 aq#-qi2# | (Sum) I did not ... the Apsû, I sat on the throne (Akk) I do not .... |
| 11 | it#-[...]-e-a asz2#-ku-un-ma u2#-[...]-ru#?-usz-szu | ... I placed and ... him |
| 12 | {d}utu _en gal_ sza _an_-e# [...]-ru# _dingir-dingir_ ab-be2-e-szu | Šamaš, great lord of the heavens, ... the gods, his fathers |
| 13 | s,i-it lib3-bi sza {d}en#-[x x] {d}nin-gal | the heart of En-x and Ningal |
| 14 | a-na e2-babbar-ra _e2_ na-ra-mi#-[...] e#-re-bi-ka# | To the Ebabbar, the temple of Narāmi-..., your enter! |
| 15 | _bara2_-ka da-ru-u2 [...]-me2-e-ka# | Your dais is eternal, your ... is eternal. |
| 16 | ia-ti {d}na-bi-um-na-'i#-[...] babila2#{ki#} ru-bu-u2 za-ni-in-ka | For me, Nabium-nāʾi, the prince of Babylon, your provider |
| 17 | mu#-[...] li#-ib-bi-ka# e-pi-isz ku-um-mi-ka s,i#-[x x] | ... your heart, the work of your lips ... |
| 18 | [...]-u2#-a dam-qa-a#-ti# ha-di-isz na-ap-li-is-ma | ... a good ... with pleasure, and |
| 19 | u4-[...]-na# ni#-ip-hi u3 ri#-ba# i-na sza2-ma-mi u3 qaq-qa-[x] | ... in the heavens and on the earth |
| 20 | [...]-iq# it-ta-tu-u2-a# un-nin-ni-ia [...] | ... ... my supplication ... |
| 21 | [x]-gu-ur ta-as,-li-[...] szi#-bir-ri ki#-[x]-nim# | “... ..., ... the šibirru of the ... |
| 22 | sza2# tu-szat-mi-hu qa-tu-[x x] lu#-be2-el a-na# du#-ur da-a-[x] | May I be lord for the life of Aya-. |
| 23 | a-na {d}a-nu-ni-tum be#-le-et ta-ha-[x] na-sza2-a-ta _{gesz}pan_ u3 isz-pa-[x] | To Anunītum, the lady of ..., the one who holds the bow and ... |
| 24 | mu-sza2-al-li-ma-at# [x]-bi#-ti {d}en-lil2# [...] | who provides for the ... of Enlil |
| 25 | sa-pi-na-at na-ak#-ri [x x]-al-li#-[...] | The sapinatu of the enemy ... |
| 26 | a-li-ka#-at ma-ah-ri# sza# [x x] | who came before ... |
| 27 | sza# i-na _{d}utu-e3#_ [...] u2#-dam#-ma#-qu# [...] | who in Šamaš-e ... they made great ... |
| 28 | e2#-[...] sza 8(disz)# [...] | E-... of 8 ... |
| 29 | [...] _lugal#_ [...] | ... king ... |
| 30' | ha#-di-isz# [...] | ... joyfully ... |
| 31' | ha-di-isz na-[...] | (Sum) I want to utter a supplication to him(?) (Akk) May he joyfully ... |
| 32' | u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_ a-[...] | and Šamašshua |
| 33' | szu-uq#-ri-bi [...] | Its šuqrību |
| 34' | ma-an-nu at-ta# [...] | Who are you? ... |
| 35' | a-na _lugal_-u2-ti [...] | to kingship |
| 36' | i-na pa-le-e#-[...] | During the reign of |
| 37' | in-na-hu-ma esz#-[...] | They became afraid and ... |
| 38' | mu-sa-ru-u2 [...] | The musarû priestess |
| 39' | [x] u2#-na-ak-ka#-[x] | ... he ... for you |
| 40' | [...]-usz# [...]-qi2# | ... ...-uš |
| 41' | [x]-ti mu-sa-re#-e szi-t,i#-ir# [x x]-szu# li-isz-ku-un-ma# [x]-te-er asz2-ru#-usz#-szu | May the ... of the inscription be written and its ... placed. |
| 42' | {d}utu u3 {d}a-nu-ni-tum su-pu-u2-szu li-isz-mu-u2 | May Šamaš and Anunitu hear his prayer. |
| 43' | li-im-gu-ru qi2-bit-su i-da-a-szu li-il-li-ku | May his command go at his side. |
| 44' | li-sza-am-qi2-tu ga-ri-szu u4-mi-sza2-am-ma a-na {d}suen | may they be praised. His body is constantly praised to Sîn |
| 45' | a-bi ba-ni-szu#-un# da-mi-iq-ta-szu li-iq-bu-u2 | May their fathers decree his good deeds |
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