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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 (P519013)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519013 |
| Museum no. | BM 054342 + BM 054362 + BM 054391 + BM 054418 + BM 054453 + BM 054478 + BM 054489 +BM 054504 + BM 054511 + BM 054514 + BM 054527 |
| 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 | [x]-na#-ku# {d#}na#-bi-um#-[x]-'i-id _lugal_ ra-bu-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu# | Nabopolassar, great king, strong king |
| 2 | _lugal#_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki#} _lugal#_ kib-ra-a-ti# er#-bet#-[x] | king of the world, king [of Babylon], king in the four quarters (of the world) |
| 3 | [x]-ni#-in e2-sag-il2 u3# [...] | ... the Esagila and ... |
| 4 | sza# {d}suen u3 {d}nin-gal i#-[...] | of Suen and Ningal |
| 5 | [x]-na# szi-ma-at _lugal_-u2-ti i#-[...] | ... the fate of kingship ... |
| 6 | [x x] {d#}na3-tin-su-iq-bi _nun_ e-em#-[...] x [...] | ... Nattisu-iqbi, prince ... |
| 7 | e2#-hul2#-hul2# _e2 {d}suen_ sza# [x]-reb# {iri#}har-ra#-nu# | Eḫulḥu, 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 _uru#_ 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-man-du u2-szat-ba-am#-ma _e2_ szu-a-tim ub-bit-ma | he imposed upon me, and that house he took away, and |
| 12 | u2-sza#-lik-szu kar-mu-tu i-na# pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim | He made the rites reliable in my faithful reign. |
| 13 | {d#}suen# _en gal_-u2 i#-na# na#-ra#-am# _lugal#_-u2#-ti#-ia# | Sîn, the great lord, by the love of my kingship |
| 14 | [...] x [...] is#-li#-mu ir-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri | ... ... they rejoiced, they cried out a lament. |
| 15 | [...]-ti#-ia da-ri2-ti u2-szab-ru-'i-in-ni szu-ut-ti | ... my eternal ... he sent to me. |
| 16 | [...] _gal#_-u2 u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim | ... great and Sîn, the light of heaven and earth |
| 17 | iz-zi#-zu ki-lal-la-an {d}marduk i-ta-ma-a it-ti-ia | The vigil of Marduk stood with me. |
| 18 | {d}na3#-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} i-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ru-ku-bi-ka | Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, with a horse of your own free will |
| 19 | i-szi# _sig4-hi-a#_ e2#-hul2-hul2 e-pu-usz-ma# | the brickwork of the Eḫullû temple I built, and |
| 20 | {d}suen# [...] x [...]-szu# szu-ur-ma-a szu-bat-su# | Sîn ... his ..., his dwelling |
| 21 | pa-al#_-[...]-lil2# dingir#-mesz {d}marduk#_ | Pala-...-lil of the gods, Marduk |
| 22 | _e2_ szu#-[...]-pe2#-esz15-su# | the house of ...-eshsu |
| 23 | um-ma-an#-[...]-ug#-gu#-lu# e#-mu-qa2-a#-szu# | Umman-gulu, his army |
| 24 | {d#}marduk-ma!(LA) i-ta-ma-a it-ti-ia um-man-ma-an-du sza taq-bu-[x] | Marduk has sworn with me that you have said |
| 25 | sza-a-szu _kur_-szu u3 _lugal-mesz_ a-lik i-di-szu ul i-ba-asz2-szi# | he himself, his land, and the kings who came before him did not have. |
| 26 | i-na sza-lu-ul-tu _mu-an-na_ i-na ka-sza2-da u2-szat-bu-nisz-szum#-[x] | in the middle of the year, in the road he made him ... |
| 27 | {disz}ku-ra-asz2 _lugal_ {kur}an-za-an _ARAD_-su s,a-ah-[x] | Kuraš king of Anzān, his servant Ṣaḫ-. |
| 28 | i#-na um-ma-ni-szu i-s,u-tu um-ma-an-man-du rap-sza2-a-ti u2-sap-pi#-[x] | In his army, he ... the wide army. |
| 29 | {disz}isz#-tu-me#-gu _lugal_ um-ma-an-man-du is,-bat-ma ka-mu#-ut-su a-na _kur#_-[x] il-qe2# | Ištum-megu, the king of Ummanmandu, seized and his booty to the land ... took. |
| 30 | a#-ma#-at {d}en _gal {d}amar#-utu#_ u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim# | the word of the great lord, Marduk and Suen, the light of heaven and earth |
| 31 | sza# qi2-bit-su-nu la in-nen-nu#-u2# a#-na# qi2_-e2_-szu-nu s,i-ir-ti# | Whose command cannot be changed, in accordance with their exalted command |
| 32 | ap#-la-ah ak-ku-ud na#-qu2-ut-ti ar-sze-e-[x] | I am afraid, I am frightened, I have ... fear. |
| 33 | dul-lu-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi# la a-sze-et a-hi la ad-da# | My mind is not attentive, I am not frightened, I do not know how to soothe. |
| 34 | u2-szat-ba-am-ma um-ma-ni-ia rap-[x]-a#-ti# ul-tu {kur}ha-az-za-[x] | and my extensive army from Ḫaza |
| 35 | pa#-at, {kur}mi-s,ir tam-tim e-li#-[...]-ti# {i7}buranun# [x] | The border of Mount Miṣir, the sea above ... the Euphrates |
| 36 | [x]-di# tam-tim szap-li-ti _lugal-[...]-mesz#_ [...] | ... the lower sea, kings ... |
| 37 | [...] {d#}utu# u3# {d#}isz#-tar# _en#-mesz_-e#-[...] x [...] | ... Utu and Ištar, the lords |
| 38 | [...] e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen#_ [...]-li#-ku# | ... the Eḫulḥu, the temple of Sîn ... libiku |
| 39 | [x x]-ia# sza qe2-re-eb {iri}har#-ra-nu | my ... which is inside Harran |
| 40 | [...]-an#-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz#-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki#} | ...-ana-ilum king of Assyria son of Esarhaddon king (of) the land of Assur |
| 41 | [x x]-lik# mah-ri-ia i-pu-szu i-na _iti#_ sza2-al-mu i-na u4-mi sze-mi-i | ... they did before me. In a good month, on a favorable day |
| 42 | [...]-ri# u2-ad-du-u2-ni {d}utu u3# {d}iszkur | The gods Šamaš and Adad |
| 43 | [...]-me#-qu {d}e2-a u3 {d}asal-lu2-hi i-na# ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu | ... of Ea and Asalluhi in the kakugalûtu-vessel |
| 44 | [...]-ip#-ri {d}kulla# _en#_ usz#-szu# u3# _sig4#-hi#-a#_ | ... of Kulla, lord of the foundations and bricks |
| 45 | [...] _ku3#-gi na4_ ni-siq-ti# szu-qu-ru-tu hi-bi-isz-ti _{gesz}tir_ | ... reed, stone, precious stones, šuqurūtu-stone, ḫibiši-stone of the forest |
| 46 | [...]-da#-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a-ti# | ... ... and rejoicing |
| 47 | [... {disz}]an#-szar2-ba-an-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur# [x] | ... Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria |
| 48 | [...] _dumu#_ {disz#}an#-szar2#-na#-s,ir#-ibila# i#-[x x] | ... son of Esarhaddon ... |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | ak#-[...] | I did |
| 2' | a-[...] | A-... |
| 3' | u2#?-[...] | ... grass(?) |
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