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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 29 (P519016)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519016 |
| Museum no. | BM 054346 + BM 054364 + BM 054376 + BM 054390 + BM 054403 + BM 054416 + BM 054431 + BM 054437 + BM 054445 + BM 054480 + BM 054484 + BM 054487 + 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)
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 | [...]-bu#-u2# _lugal#_ dan#-nu# | ... the mighty king |
| 2 | [...]-tum# er-bet-ti | ... of the four |
| 3 | [...]-zi-da | ...-zida |
| 4 | [...] um#-mi-szu | ... his mother |
| 5 | [...]-ma#-at-su | ... his ... |
| 6 | [...] e#-em-qu | ... is a flood |
| 7 | [...] a-na-ku | ... I |
| 8 | [...] {iri#}har-ra-nu | ... Harran |
| 9 | [...] ra-bi2-u3 | ... great |
| 10 | [...] x x x | |
| 11' | [...] sza# taq-bu#-u2# | ... that you said |
| 12' | [...] ul# i-ba-asz2-szi | ... there is no ... |
| 13' | [...]-lu#-ul#-ti# _mu#-an#-na#_ [x]-na# ka-sza-di | ... lulti-offerings of the year, ... to conquer |
| 14' | [x]-szat#-bu-ni-szu-um-ma {disz}ku-ra#-[x] _lugal#_ {kur#}an#-za#-an# | Xerxes, king of Anzu |
| 15' | [x x] s,a#-ah-ri i-na um-ma#-[x]-szu i-s,u-tu | ... they have fled to his ... |
| 16' | [...]-an#-du rap-sza2-a-ta u2-sap#-pi-ih | ... broadened ..., |
| 17' | [...]-gu# _lugal_ {kur}um-man-ma-an-du is,-ba-at-ma | ... Gu, the king of Ummanmandu, seized and |
| 18' | [...]-na# ma-ti-szu il#-qe2 a#-ma-at _en gal_-u2 {d}marduk | ... his land he took. The word of the great lord, Marduk |
| 19' | [...]-na#-ri# sza-me2-e# u3 er-s,e-tim | ... of heaven and earth |
| 20' | [...]-nen#-nu-u2 a#-na qi2-bi-ti-szu2-nu s,i-ir-ti | ... to their exalted command |
| 21' | [...] ar-sze-e-ma | ... ..., and |
| 22' | [...]-sze#-et# a-ha la ad-di | ... I did not give to one another |
| 23' | [...]-ni#-ia rap#-sza2#-a-ta | Because of my broad ... |
| 24' | [...] pa-at, {kur}mi-s,ir | ... the land of Miṣir |
| 25' | [...]-bar#-ti {i7}buranun{ki} | ... of the Euphrates |
| 26' | [...] _lugal#-mesz ug3-mesz_ u3 _szagina-mesz_ | ... kings, people, and generals |
| 27' | [...]-ti# sza {d}suen {d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar | ... of Sîn, Šamaš and Ishtar |
| 28' | [...] i-qi2-pu-nu | ... they will deliver. |
| 29' | [...] _e2#_ {d}suen _en_-ia | ... the temple of Sîn, my lord |
| 30' | [...] sza# qe2#-reb# {iri#}har#-ra#-nu# | ... which is inside the city Harran |
| 31' | [...]{ki} _dumu_ {disz#}an#-szar2-szesz-mu lugal kur#_ asz#-szur{ki} | ..., son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria |
| 32' | [...] mah#-ri#-ia# i-pu2-szu | ... he did before me |
| 33' | [...] sze#-mi-i | ... hear |
| 34' | [... {d}]utu# u3# {d#}iszkur# | ... Utu and Adad |
| 35' | [...] i#-na ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu | ... in the kakugalûtu-vessel |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | i-na# szi#-ip#-ri# {d#}[x x] usz#-szu u3 _sig4-hi-a_ | Through the work of ..., his body and the bricks |
| 2 | i-na# [...]-ti szu-qu-ru-tu | In the ... of the exalted |
| 3 | hi-bi-isz#-[x x] _tir# szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_ | hibiš-x ..., šimmû-plant, cedar |
| 4 | i-na hi-da#-[x x] u3# ri#-sza#-a-ta e-li te-me-en-na | With ... and rejoicing above the foundation |
| 5 | sza {disz}an-szar2-ba-an#-[ibila _lugal] kur#_ asz-szur{ki} sza# te#-me-en#-na | belonging to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who the foundation documents |
| 6 | {disz}szul-ma-an-a-sza2-red# _dumu#_ [x] an#-szar2-na-s,ir-ibila i-mu-ru# | Šulmanašarēd son of X-Anshar-ibila saw |
| 7 | usz-szu-szu ad-di#-ma u2-ki-in lib-na-at-su | I gave it to him, and firmly established his wishes. |
| 8 | i-na _kasz-sag gesztin i3-gesz lal3#_ szal-la-ar-szu am-ha-as,-ma | in prime-quality beer, wine, oil, honey, its šallārtu-beer I mixed, and |
| 9 | ab-lu-ul ta-ra-ah-hu-usz# | “I am smitten, I am frightened, |
| 10 | e-li sza _lugal-mesz_ ab#-be2-e-a ep-sze-ti-szu u2-da-an-ni-in#-ma | above that of the kings, my ancestors, his deeds he gave me, and |
| 11 | u2-na-ak-ki-lu szi-pi2-ir-szu# | they will cut off his work. |
| 12 | _e2#-kur#_ szu#-a#-tim# ul#-tu# te-me-en-ni-szu a-di gaba-dab-bi-szu# | That Ekur, from its foundations to its crenellations |
| 13 | [...] ab#-ni-ma# u2#-sza#-ak#-li#-il# szi-pi2#-ir#-szu# | ... I created and completed its construction. |
| 14 | [...] s,i#-ru-tu ta-ar-bi-it {kur}ha-ma#-nu# | ... exalted, conqueror of the land Hamānu |
| 15 | [...]-is,# s,e-ru-usz-szu _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin_ | ... doors of cedar |
| 16 | [...]-si#-na t,a-a-bi u2-ra-at-ta-a i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | ... sweet ... he smote, in his gates |
| 17 | [...]-ga#-ra-a-ti-szu u2-sza2-al-bi-isz-ma | ... his ... he made complete, and |
| 18 | [...]-bi#-it, sza-asz-sza-ni-isz | ... ... again and again |
| 19 | [...]-ha#-le-e eb-ba mu-nak-kip ga-ri-ia | ... destroyed the brickwork of my city |
| 20 | [...]-isz# usz-zi-iz i-na at-ma-ni-szu | ... he sat on his dais |
| 21 | [...] esz-ma-ru-u2 sa-pi-in a-a-bi-ia | ... the ešmarû-priests, my enemies, |
| 22 | [...] s,i#-it {d}utu-szi _za3_ u3 _2(disz)-3(u)_ u2-szar-szi-id | ... the rising of Šamaš on the right and on the left he caused to rise. |
| 23 | _[...]-zu#_ {d}nin#-gal# {d#}nusku# u3 {d}sa-dar3-nun-na | ... Ningal, Nusku and Sadarnuna |
| 24 | [...] ul#-tu szu-an-na{ki} _iri lugal_-ti#-ia# as,-ba-at-ma | ... from Šuanna, my royal city, I seized and |
| 25 | [x x] hi#-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a#-ti# | ... joy and joy |
| 26 | [x x]-at# t,u-ub lib3-bi qe2-er-ba-szu u2-sze-szi-ib# | I settled ... of happiness inside it. |
| 27 | _{udu#}siskur_ ta-asz2-ri-ih-ti e-eb-bi ma-har-szu-nu aq-qi2-ma | I offered a sacrifice (and) a pure offering before them and |
| 28 | u2#-sza-am-hi-ir ka-ad-ra#-[x x] | ... he ...ed. |
| 29 | e2#-hul2-hul2 re-esz-ti u2-ma#-al#-[x x] | He made the beginning of the E-ḫul-ha-lu ... for me. |
| 30 | x x x [...] | |
| 31' | [...] la# in-na#-an#-[x x] | ... he will not ... |
| 32' | [...]-ru# asz2-ru-usz-szu | ... his place |
| 33' | a-na# e2#-hul2#-[x] _e2#_ szu#-ba-at la-le-e-ka i-na e-re-bi-ka | To Eḫul..., the house of your dwelling, when you enter, |
| 34' | da-mi-iq-ti _iri{ki}_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu li-isz-sza2-ki-in sza-ap-tu-uk-ka | May the good health of the city and that house be established for you. |
| 35' | _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-<bu>-tu _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim | the gods who dwell in heaven and earth |
| 36' | li-ik-ta-ra-bu _e2 {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu-un | the temple of Sîn, their father who created them |
| 37' | ia#-a#-ti# {d}na3#-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babila2{ki} | For me, Nabopolassar, king of Babylon |
| 38' | mu-sza2-ak-li#-il# _e2_ szu-a-tim | who purifies that temple |
| 39' | {d}suen _lugal dingir-mesz_ [x] _an#_-e# u3# er#-s,e#-tim# | Sîn, king of the gods of heaven and earth |
| 40' | i-na ni-isz i-ni-szu2 _saga#-[...]_ | By his own strength |
| 41' | ar-hi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip#-[...] | After that, in the nip. |
| 42' | li-da-am-mi-qu it#-[...] | May they pacify ... |
| 43' | _u4-mesz_-ia li-sza-ri-ik _mu-an-na-mesz_-ia# [...] | May my days be long, my years ... |
| 44' | li-ki-in pa-lu-u2-a na-ak-ru#-ti-ia li-ik#-[x x] | May my enemies be bound, my enemies ... |
| 45' | za-ma-ni-ia li-sza2-am-qi2-it li-is-pu-un ga-ri-[x] | May my praise be exalted, may it be ... |
| 46' | {d}nin-gal _ama dingir gal-gal_ i-na ma-ha-ar {d}suen# | Ningal, mother of the great gods, before Sîn |
| 47' | na-ra-mi-szu li-iq-ba-a ba-ni-tum | May he command his beloved. |
| 48' | {d}utu u3 <<u3>> {d}isz-tar s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 na-am-ra# | Utu and Ištar, his beloved spouse |
| 49' | a-na {d}sin a-bi ba-ni-szu-un li-iq-bu-u2 da-mi-iq-ti# | To Sîn, their father who created them, may he speak good things. |
| 50' | {d}nusku# _sukkal#_ s,i-i-ri su-pe-e-a li-isz-me-e-ma# li-is,-ba-at a-bu-tu# | Nusku, exalted vizier, may my prayers be heard and accepted. |
| 51' | mu#-sa-ru-u2 szi-t,i-ir szu-um sza {disz}an-szar2-ba-an-ibila# | Whoever erases this inscription belongs to Esarhaddon. |
| 52' | _lugal kur_ asz-szur#{ki#} a-mur-ma la u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz#_ | I saw the king of Assyria, but he did not alter the oil. |
| 53' | ap-szu-usz# ni-qu#-u2# aq-qi2# | I made a sacrifice, I strewn offerings. |
| 54' | it-ti# mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-ku-un#-ma# u2#-te#-[x] asz2#-ru#-usz#-[x] | I deposited with my commemorative inscriptions and ... I erected. |
| 55' | a-na {d#}utu da-a-a-nu sza _an_-e# u3 _ki_-tim# | To Šamaš, judge of heaven and earth, |
| 56' | e2-babbar#-ra _e2_-su sza qe2-re-eb# zimbir{ki#} | the Ebabbar, his temple in Sippar |
| 57' | sza {disz}{d#}na3-nig2-gub-uru3 _lugal_ ma-ah#-ri# [x]-pu2#-szu#-ma# | which Nebuchadnezzar, the previous king, ... and |
| 58' | te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri u2-ba-'u#-[x] la# i#-mu#-ru# | The old foundations ... they did not see. |
| 59' | _e2_ szu#-a#-tim# i#-pu#-usz#-ma i-na# 4(u) 5(disz)# _mu-an-na-mesz_ | that house he built and in 45 years |
| 60' | sza# _e2#_ sza-a-tim i-qu-pu# i-ga-ru-szu | of that house he destroyed and his wall |
| 61' | ak-ku-ud# asz2-hu-ut na-qu2-ut#-[x] ar#-sze-e-ma | I sat down, I cried out a lament. |
| 62' | dul-lu-hu pa-nu-u2-a a-di# [x x] ul#-tu# qe2#-re#-bi#-szu# | Before me, my work until ... from inside it |
| 63' | u2-sze-s,u#-u2 u2-sze-szi-bu# i-na _e2_ sza-ni-im-ma | they brought out, they settled in another house |
| 64' | _e2_ szu-a-ti# ad-ke-e#-ma# te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri u2-ba-'i-i-ma | I surveyed that house and examined its old foundation(s) and |
| 65' | 1(u) 8(disz) _kusz3_ qa2-qa2-ri u2-szap#-pil-ma te-me-en-<na> {disz}na-ra-am-{d}suen | I filled the ground with 18 cubits and then Naram-Sîn |
| 66' | _dumu#_ {disz#}lugal#-gi#-na# sza2# 3(disz)# _lim#_ 2(disz) _me mu-an-na-mesz_ ma-na-ma | son of Lugalgina of 3 thousand 2 hundred years, no one |
| 67' | _lugal_ a-lik mah-ri#-[x] la i-mu-ru | The king who came before ... did not see |
| 68' | {d}utu _en gal_-u2# [...]-ba#-at t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu2 | Šamaš, great lord, ... his happiness |
| 69' | u2-kal-lim#-an#-[x] ia-a-szu | he shall prove against me. |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | i#-na# {iti#}du6# i#-na# _iti#_ sza-al#-mu i-na# _u4 sze-ga_ sza2 i-na bi-ri# | In the month Tašrītu, in the month Ša-almu, on the favorable day that in between |
| 2 | u2#-ad#-du-ni {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur i-na# _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | Šamaš and Adad with silver and gold |
| 3 | _na4#_ ni#-siq-ti szu-qu-ru-tu hi-bi3#-isz-tu _{gesz}tir_ | stone, precious stone, šuqurūtu-stone, ḫibīḫṣu-stone of the forest |
| 4 | _szim#-hi-a {gesz}erin_ i-na hi#-da-a-ti# u3 ri-sza-a-ti | juniper and cedar in joy and rejoicing |
| 5 | e#-li te-me-en-na {disz}na-ra-am#-{d}suen _dumu!(IBILA)_ {disz}lugal-gi-na | Above the foundations Naram-Sin, son of Lugalgina |
| 6 | _szu#-si_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e#-re-bi | The 'finger' cannot be removed, the 'increment' cannot enter. |
| 7 | u2-ki-in li#-ib-na-at-su | he established for him. |
| 8 | 5(disz) _lim {gesz}erin_ da-nu4-tim a-na s,u#-lu#-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-is, | 5,000 strong cedars for its ṣululūšu I cut down. |
| 9 | _{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 |
| 10 | i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu u2-ra-at-ti | in his gates he smote |
| 11 | e2-babbar-ra a-di e2-kun4-an#-ku3-ga ziq-qur-ra#-ti-szu# | The Ebabbar, as far as the Ekunankuga, its ziggurat |
| 12 | e-esz-szi-isz e-pu-usz-ma# u2-szak-lil# szi-pi2-ir-szu | I built it anew and completed its construction. |
| 13 | qa2#-ti3# {d#}utu# _en_-ia as,-bat-ma# i-na# hi#-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a-ti | I seized the hand of Šamaš, my lord, and with joy and rejoicing |
| 14 | szu-ba-at t,u#-ub# lib3#-bi# qe2#-er-ba-szu# u2#-sze-szi-ib | He settled the šuba of happiness inside it. |
| 15 | szi-t,i-ir szu#-mi sza2 {disz}na#-ra#-am#_-{d}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na a-mur-ma | I examined the name of Naram-Sîn, son of Lugalgina, and |
| 16 | la u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz#_ [x x]-usz# _{udu}siskur2_ aq-qi2# | he did not alter, oil ... I offered a sacrifice. |
| 17 | it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2#-[...]-er# asz2#-ru#-usz#-szu# | With the scepter I ... his abode |
| 18 | {d}utu _en gal_ sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim# _[...]-mesz#_-szu# | Šamaš, great lord of heaven and earth, his |
| 19 | s,i-it lib3-bi sza {d}en#-[x x] {d#}nin#-gal# | “The heart of En-..., Ningal |
| 20 | a-na e2-babbar-ra _e2_ na-ra#-[...]-re#-bi#-ka# | To the Ebabbar, the house of Nara..., your |
| 21 | _bara2_-ka da-ru-u2# [...]-e#-ka# | Your dais is eternal, your ... |
| 22 | ia-a-ti# {d#}na3#-ni2#-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki#} [...]-ka# | For me, Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, your servant. |
| 23 | mu#-t,i#-ib lib3-bi-ka e-pi2-isz ku-um-mi#-[...] | (Sum) You are the one who makes your heart happy(?) (Akk) You have made your heart glad(?) |
| 24 | ep2-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ ha-di-isz na-ap#-[...] | My good deeds, joyfully ... |
| 25 | u4#-mi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip-hi u3 ri-ba i-na sza-ma-mi u3# [...] | Every day, in the niphu and rību, in heaven and ... |
| 26 | du#-um-mi-iq it-ta-tu-u2-a un-nin-ni-ia le#-[...] | May the good things that have come to me ... my praises. |
| 27 | mu#-gu-ur ta-as,-li-ti _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ u3 szi-bir-ri# [...] | The one who provides for the scepter, the yoke, and the bolt |
| 28 | sza# tu-szat-mi-ha qa-tu-u2-a lu-be2-el a-na du#-ur# [x x]-ri# | May I be lord of my hands that you have made perfect for me. |
| 29 | a#-na {d}a-nu-ni-tum be-let ta-ha-za na-sza2-a-ta _{gesz}pan_ u3# isz#-pa-ta# | For Anunītum, the mistress of battle, she carried a bow and a basket. |
| 30 | mu#-szal-li-ma-at qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi#-szu | who preserves the command of Enlil, his father |
| 31 | sa#-pi-na-at nak-ri mu-hal-li-qa-at ra#-ag-ga | Who destroys enemies, who destroys the enemies, |
| 32 | a#-li-ka-at ma-ah-ri sza _dingir-dingir_ | who goes before the gods, |
| 33 | [x x]-na# _{d#}utu-e3_ u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_ u2-dam#-ma-qu it-ta-tu-u2#-[x] | ... Šamaš-e and Shamash-lē’i were destroyed, they ... |
| 34 | [...]-su# sza2 i-na zimbir{ki}-{d#}a-nu-ni-tum | ... which in Sippar-Anunitum |
| 35 | [...]-ga#-rak-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz3 _lugal#_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#[{ki} x] | ...-karakti-Šur Yaši, king of Babylon |
| 36 | [...]-ma# la i-[x x] | ... and he does not ... |
| 37 | [...]-ma# a-hi-it, ab-re#-[x x] | ... and I sought out ... |
| 38 | [...]-ti#-szur!(BUR) ia-asz3 _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d#}en#-[x]_ | ...-ti-šur, me, son of Kudurru-Bēl- |
| 39 | [...]-ki#-in lib-na-at#-[x] | May ... be established for him |
| 40 | [...] u2#-szak#-lil szi-[...] | ... I made complete ... |
| 41 | [...]-mat# qi2#-[x x] _en#-lil2#_ [...] | ... ... Enlil ... |
| 42 | [...]-gu# | ...-gu |
| 43 | [...]-su | ... his |
| 44 | [...]-ri# | ...-ri |
| 45 | [...]-szu | ... his |
| 46 | [...]-ti | ...-ti |
| 47 | [...]-re#-bi-ka | ... of your ... |
| 48 | ep2#-sze#-[...]-li-si-ma | did ... her, and |
| 49 | ar#-[...] _{d#}utu-e3#_ [x] _{d#}utu-szu2-a_ | Šamaš-e |
| 50 | a#-[...] a#-li-di-ka szu-uq#-ri#-ba# _saga_-ti3 | ... I will give you the best of health. |
| 51 | [...] sza# {d}suen u3 {d#}utu | ... of Suen and Šamaš |
| 52 | [...] i-nam-bu-szu#-ma | ... will arise and |
| 53 | [...]-szu2#? _e2_ szu-a-tim in-na-hu-ma esz#-szisz# ip-pu-szu | ... that house will be abandoned and new ones will be built. |
| 54 | mu-sa#-ru#-u2# [x x] szu#-mi-ia li-mu-ur-ma la u2-nak-ka-ar | May the one who removes my name see it, but he will not change it. |
| 55 | _i3-gesz_ lip-szu#-usz# _{udu#}siskur2#_ li-iq-qu | May oil be poured out; may a sacrifice be made. |
| 56 | it-ti mu-sa-re#-e#-a szi-t,i#!(KI) ir# szu-mi-szu | With my scepter, my name is uttered, |
| 57 | li-isz-ku-un-ma lu#-te#-er asz2-ru-usz-szu# | May he place and return it to its place. |
| 58 | {d#}utu u3 {d}a-nu-ni-tum su-pu#-u2-szu lisz-mu-u2 li#-im-gu-ru qi2-bit-su | May Šamaš and Anunītu hear his prayer and obey his command. |
| 59 | i-da-a-szu li-il-li-ku# li-szam-qi2#-tu ga-ri-szu | May he go with him, may he pacify his body |
| 60 | u4#-mi-szam-ma a-na {d}sin a-bi ba-ni#-szu-un da-mi#-iq-ta-szu liq-bu-u2# | Every day may they speak good things about Sîn, their father who created them. |
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