Nabopolassar 07 (Q005366)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabopolassar 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005366 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany;Private collection: F.S. Clark, Mayfield, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon7 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | Nabopolassar, king of justice, shepherd chosen by the god Marduk, creation of the goddess Ninmenna — the exalted princess, the queen of queens — protégé of the god Nabû and the goddess Tašmētum, beloved prince of the god Ninšiku: |
| Obverse [3:7] 44–77 | When, during my childhood, (although) I was a son of a nobody, I was constantly sought out the shrines of the gods Nabû and Marduk, my lords; (my) mind pondered about making their rites secure and properly administering their kidudû-rites; my attention was set on truth and justice. |
| Obverse [7:11] 88–1111 | The god Šazu, the lord who knows the hearts of the gods of heaven and netherworld, the one who constantly observes the ingenious behavior of the people, for me — the child who could not be found among the people — he observed my intention(s) and made me pre-eminent in the land where I was created. |
| Obverse [11:16] 1212–1616 | He called (my) name for dominion over the land and people, made a good lamassu walk beside me, (and) allowed (me) to successfully undertake everything that I did. He made the god Nergal, the almighty one of the gods, march at my side; he killed my enemy (and) cut down my opponent. |
| Obverse [16:21] 1717–2121 | (As for) the Assyrians, who from distant days had ruled over all of the people and had made the people of the land suffer under its heavy yoke, I, the weak (and) powerless one constantly seeks out the lord of lords (Marduk), with the powerful strength of the gods Nabû and Marduk — my lords — I barred them (lit: “their feet”) from the land of Akkad and had (the Babylonians) cast off their yoke. |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | At that time, (as for) Eḫursagtila, the temple of the god Ninurta that is inside Šuanna (Babylon), which a former king before my time had had built, but had not finished its work, I set my mind to the renovation of that temple. |
| Obverse [24:30] 2525–3030 | I mustered the workmen of the gods Enlil, Šamaš, and Marduk and (then) I made (them) carry hoe(s and) imposed (on them the carrying of) basket(s). I finished the work on th(at) unfinished temple. I roofed it with broad beams (and) installed immense doors in its gates. I made that temple shine like the sun and made (it) as bright as day for the god Ninurta, my lord. |
| Obverse [30:37] 3131–3737 | Any king in the future, either a son or grandson who comes after me, whom the god Marduk names for dominion over the land: Do not set your heart on feats of might and power, (but rather) constantly seek out the shrines of the gods Nabû and Marduk so that they may kill your opponent(s). The god Marduk, my lord, examines the mouth (and) observes the heart (so) whoever is true to the god Bēl (Marduk) his foundations will endure (and) whoever is true to the god Son-of-Bēl (Nabû) will live for ever. |
| Obverse [37:41] 3838–4141 | When that temple becomes dilapidated and you repair its dilapidated section(s), find an inscription (written) in my name (and) place (it) with your inscribed objects. By the command of the god Marduk, the great lord whose command cannot be changed, may the fame of your name be established for ever. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL mi-ša-ri-im RE.E₂.UM ni-bit {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 2 | bi-nu-ut {d}nin-men-na ru-ba-ti ṣi-ir-tim šar-rat šar-ra-a-te | |
| 3 | ti-ri-iṣ qa₂-ti {d}na-bi-um u₃ {d}taš-me-tum ru-bu-u₂ na-ram {d}nin-ši-ku₃ | |
| 4 | i₃-nu-um i-na me₂-eṣ-he-ru-ti-ia DUMU la ma-am-ma-nim a-na-ku-ma | |
| 5 | ina a₃-aš-ra-at {d}na-bi-um u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU EN.MEŠ-e-a aš-te-ne₂-eʾ-a ka-a-a-nim | |
| 6 | šu-ut ku-un-ni pa-ar-ṣi-šu-nu u₃ šu-ul-lu-mu ki-du-de-šu-un i-ta-ma-a ka-bat-ta | |
| 7 | a-na ki-it-ti u₃ mi-ša-ri-am ba-ša-a uz-na-a-a | |
| 8 | {d}ša₃-zu EN mu-du-u₂ lib₃-bi DINGIR.MEŠ ša ša-me-e u₃ er-ṣe-tim | |
| 9 | ša ta-ka-la-at ni-ši-im i-ba-ar-ru-u₂ ka-a-a-nim | |
| 10 | ia-a-ši ṣa-ah-ri-im ša i-na ni-ši-im la ut-tu-u₂ ša lib₃-bi-ia ib-re-e-ma | |
| 11 | i-na KUR ab-ba-nu-u₂ iš-ku-na-an-ni a-na re-še-e-tim | |
| 12 | a-na be-lu-ut ma-a-ti u₃ ni-ši-im it-ta-ba ni-bi-ta | |
| 13 | u₂-ša-li-ik {d}LAMMA du-un-qu i-na i-di-ia | |
| 14 | i-na mim-ma e-te-ep-pu-šu u₂-ša-li-im ši-ip-ra-am | |
| 15 | {d}NE₃.ERI₁₁.GAL dan-dan-ni DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-ša-li-ik i-da-a-a | |
| 16 | i-na-ar a-a-bi-ia u₂-ša-am-qi₃-it ga-ri-ia | |
| 17 | aš-šu-ru-u₂ ša ul-tu UD.MEŠ ru-qu-te ku-ul-la-at ni-ši-im i-be₂-lu-ma | |
| 18 | i-na ni-ri-šu ka-ab-ti u₂-ša-az-zi-qu ni-ši-im ma-a-ti | |
| 19 | a-na-ku en-šu-um pi₂-is-nu-qu mu-uš-te-eʾ-u₂ EN EN.EN | |
| 20 | i-na e-mu-qu ga-aš₂-ra-a-ti ša {d}na-bi-um u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU EN.MEŠ-e-a | |
| 21 | ul-tu KUR-ak-ka-di-i še-ep-šu-nu ap-ru-us-ma ni-ir-šu-nu u₂-ša-ad-di | |
| 22 | i₃-nu-šu e₂-PA.GIN₂-ti-la E₂ {d}nin-urta ša qe₂-reb šu-an-na{ki} | |
| 23 | ša₂ ul-la-nu-u₂-a LUGAL mah-ri u₂-še-pi-šu-ma la ig-mu-ru ši-pir-šu₂ | |
| 24 | a-na te-diš-ti E₂ šu-a-ti GEŠTU.II ib-ši-ma | |
| 25 | ad-kam-ma um-ma-na-at {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}UTU u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 26 | u₂-ša-aš-ši {giš}al-lu e-mi-id tup-šik-ku | |
| 27 | E₂ la qa₂-ta-a ag-mu-ur₂ ši-pi₂-ir-šu₂ | |
| 28 | GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ šad-lu-tim u₂-ša-at-ri-ṣa ṣu-lul-šu₂ | |
| 29 | {giš}IG.MEŠ ṣi-ra-a-tim u₂-rat-ta-a i-na KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 30 | E₂ šu-a-ti ša₂-aš₂-ši-iš u₂-ša₂-an-bi-iṭ-ma a-na {d}nin-urta EN-ia ki-ma u₄-mi u₂-nam-mir | |
| 31 | ma-na-ma LUGAL i-na ma-ti-ma lu-u₂ DUMU lu-u₂ DUMU.DUMU a-li-ku a₃-ar-ki-ia | |
| 32 | ša {d}AMAR.UTU a-na be-lu-ut ma-a-ti i-na-ab-bu-u₂ zi-ki-ir-šu₂ | |
| 33 | ša e-mu-qu u₃ da-na-ni e ta-aš-du-ud a-na lib₃-bi-ka | |
| 34 | a₃-aš-ra-at {d}na-bi-um u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU ši-te-eʾ-e-ma li-na-ru ga-ri-ka | |
| 35 | {d}AMAR.UTU be-li₂ i-ha-ṭu pi₂-i-im i-ba-ar-ri lib₃-bi | |
| 36 | ša it-ti {d}EN ki-i-nu i-ku-un-na iš-da-a-šu₂ | |
| 37 | ša it-ti DUMU {d}EN ki-i-nu u₂-la-bar a-na da-ri₂-a-tim | |
| 38 | e-nu-ma E₂ šu-a-ti in-na-hu-ma tu-pa-aš-ša-hu an-hu-us-su | |
| 39 | ši-ṭi-ir šu-mi-ia a-mu-ur₂-ma it-ti mu-šar-re-e-ka šu-ku-un | |
| 40 | i-na qi₂-bi-it {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi₂-i ša la in-ne₂-en-nu-u₂ qi₂-bit-su | |
| 41 | zi-ki-ir šu-mi-ka li-iš-ša-ki-in a-na UD.MEŠ da-ru-u₂-tim |
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