Neriglissar 02 (Q005387)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Neriglissar 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005387 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon7 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse Column i [0:20] i 1i 1–i 2020 | Neriglissar, king of [Ba]bylon, whom the god Marduk — the great lord (and) the god who created him — selected in his steadfast heart and (then) granted to him a widespread people and entrusted him with shep[her]ding the black-headed (people); in whose hands the god Nabû — the overseer of the tota[li]ty of heaven and earth — [le]t grasp a just scepter (and) legitimate rod in order to make (his) subjects prosper; [to wh]om [the god] Erra — the majestic one of the gods — [ga]ve his weapon(s) to kill [ene]mies (and) conquer foes; [wh]om the great gods in their assembly prono[unced] to act as the one who provides for them by taking care of Esagil, Ezida, and Emeslam — the exalted cult centers — (and) ... of the gods of Babylon; [Ne]riglissar, king of Babylon, <am I>. |
| Obverse Column i [20:31] i 2121–i 3131 | [When the god] Marduk, the great lord, ... an abundance of [wat]er in full spate, by the will of the deity Ninšiqa [and] through the wisdom granted by the god Ea, with the competence provided by the god Marduk, (and) the choice [decisi]on of the god Šamaš, he makes me successful; former [...], to/for Borsippa, Ezida, the bīt-guršu, ... very plentiful gifts (and) offerings they entrust (to me) ... I provide for Esagil and Ezida, (and) keep the shrines of the gods in good order. I made inscriptions (written) in my name (and) [plac]ed (them) inside them (the shrines). |
| Obverse Column i [31:37] i 3232–i 3737 | At that time, Lībil-ḫegalla, the eastern canal of Babylon, [which] a former king had had dug, but had not constructed its bank with bitumen and baked bricks: I had [the canal] (re)dug and I (properly re)constructed its bank [and (thereby) I a]massed [an abun]dance of cease[less] water in the land. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:7] ii 1ii 1–ii 77 | (As for) me, the wise (and) pious one, the king who knows how to revere the gods, I had Lībil-ḫegalla (re)dug so that a plentitude of water can enter the land [and] I (re)constructed its b[a]nk. I firmly established inside it an abundance of ceaseless water. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:17] ii 88–ii 1717 | ... reside in Babylon, in which I poured out an abundance of water, ... goodness in their hearts ... Neriglissar, king of Aga[de], ... the god Mār-bīti ... legitimate ..., in an earlier time, [in his] heart ... an abundance of everlasting water, in ... |
| Obverse Column ii [17:38] ii 1818–ii 3838 | By the command of the god Marduk, the king of the gods, the god who creat[ed me], and the god Erra, the warrior of war[riors, (...)] ... his morning (meal), the day of [...] ... [...] may [...] be firmly in place and ... good thi[ng]s before [you]. ... shepherdship; may he kill his enemies; may his appearance shine; may the black-headed (people) be ha[ppy (about it)] like the moon when rising (and) the sun while s[hi]nin[g]; ... the god Nabû ... the kin[gs of the re]gions of [the entire] inhabited world, who sit on ... strong ... for ... may (it/they) be placed in your mouth. For eternity ... |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | Collated. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {d}NE₃.ERI₁₁.GAL-LUGAL-u₂-ṣur LUGAL [ba]-⸢bi⸣-lam{ki} | |
| 2 | ⸢ša⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU be-lu ra-bi₂-u₃ DINGIR <x> ⸢ba-nu-šu⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢i⸣-na ku-un li-ib-bi-šu ⸢ut-tu-šu-ma⸣ | |
| 4 | ni-šim ra-ap-ša-a-ti ⸢iš-ru-ku-šu-ma⸣ | |
| 5 | ṣa-al-ma-at qa₂-qa₂-dam a-na ⸢re⸣-[ʾe]-⸢e⸣ | |
| 6 | u₂-ma-al-lu-u₂ qa₂-tu-uš-šu | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ NIG₂.GIDRU i-ša-ar-ti uš-pa-ri ki-⸢i⸣-nim | |
| 8 | ⸢ša⸣ {d}AG pa-qi₂-id ki-iš-[ša]-at | |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣-me₂-e u₃ er-⸢ṣe⸣-ti | |
| 10 | ⸢a⸣-na šu-um-mu-hu ba-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-la-a-ti | |
| 11 | [u₂]-ša-at-mi-ih qa₂-tu-uš-šu | |
| 12 | [ša za]-ʾi-i-ri na-a-ri a-a-bi ka-ša-dam | |
| 13 | {[d]}er₃-ra ša-ga-pu₂-ru DINGIR.DINGIR | |
| 14 | [id]-di-nu-šu ka-ak-ku-šu | |
| 15 | [ša] ⸢DINGIR⸣ GAL.GAL i-na pu-uh₂-ri-šu-nu | |
| 16 | ⸢za-ni-nu-ut-su-nu⸣ e-pe₂-⸢ša iq⸣-[bu]-šu | |
| 17 | a-na za-na-na₇ e₂-sag-il₂ ⸢e₂-zi-da⸣ | |
| 18 | ⸢u₃ e₂-mes-lam ma-ha-zi ṣi-i-ru-ti⸣ | |
| 19 | x x x x ⸢ša⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR ⸢KA₂.DINGIR{ki⸣} | |
| 20 | {[d}NE₃].ERI₁₁.GAL-LUGAL-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL ⸢KA₂.DINGIR.RA⸣{[ki]} <a-na-ku> | |
| 21 | [i₃-nu-ma {d]}⸢AMAR.UTU be-lu⸣ ra-bi₂-u₃ KI A x x x x x x | |
| 22 | [me₂]-⸢e⸣ nu-uh₂-⸢šu gap⸣-šu-ti ina ṭe-em₄ {d}ni-in-ši-⸢qa⸣ | |
| 23 | [u₃] ⸢i-na⸣ ne₂-me-qi₂ ⸢ša⸣ {d}e₂-a iš-ru-ku | |
| 24 | ⸢i-na le⸣-ʾu-u₂-ti ša {d}AMAR.UTU i-qi₂-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 25 | ⸢i-na⸣ [di]-⸢in⸣ na-as-qu ša {⸢d}UTU⸣ u₂-ša-lam-an-ni | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢KI⸣ ma-ah-ri a-na bar₂-sipa{ki} | |
| 27 | ⸢e₂⸣-zi-da ⸢E₂⸣ gur-šu x x x x x HU x x | |
| 28 | ⸢IGI.SA₂⸣ šu-um-mu-hu ni-qu i-qi₂-ip-⸢pu⸣ E x x NI x E | |
| 29 | e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da a-za-an-na-an | |
| 30 | e-eš-re-e-ti DINGIR.DINGIR uš-te-eš-še-er | |
| 31 | ⸢ši-ṭir MU⸣-ia ab-na-a qe₂-er-bu-uš-šu₂-nu [aš-ku]-⸢un⸣ | |
| 32 | ⸢i₃-nu⸣-mi-šu li-bi-il-he₂-gal₂-la PA₅ {d}UTU.⸢E₃⸣ {d}UTU.⸢E₃⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 33 | [ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ma-ah-ri u₂-ša-ah-ru-ma | |
| 34 | ⸢i⸣-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri la ik-ṣu₂-ru su-uk-ki-šu | |
| 35 | [PA₅] u₂-ša-ah-ri-ma su-uk-ki-šu ak-ṣu-⸢ur₂⸣-[ma] | |
| 36 | [nu]-⸢uh-šu⸣ me₂-e i-na ⸢la na-pa⸣-[ar-ku-ti] | |
| 37 | [u₂]-na-ak-ki-mu i-na ma-a-ti | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | ia-ti e-em-qa₂ mu-ut-ne₂-en-nu | |
| 2 | LUGAL pa-⸢li-hu⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR mu-du-uʾ | |
| 3 | ⸢li-bi-il-he₂-gal₂-lu⸣ u₂-ša-ah-ri-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 4 | me₂-e he₂-gal-⸢la⸣ ina ma-a-⸢ti⸣ e-re-bi-[ma] | |
| 5 | ab-na-a ⸢su⸣-[uk]-⸢ki-ša⸣ | |
| 6 | me₂-e nu-⸢uh⸣-ši ⸢ša la⸣ na-pa-ar-ku-ti | |
| 7 | u₂-ki-in ⸢i-na⸣ qe₂-re-eb-šu | |
| 8 | I NI IR TI x x a-ši-ib KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣ qer-bi-šu₂ ⸢aq-qa₂⸣-a me₂-e nu-⸢uh-šu⸣ | |
| 10 | i-na ⸢li⸣-ib-bi-ši-na da-mi-iq-ti x [x (x)] | |
| 11 | IG TA NA x [(x)] A IG TA NA RA AB BI IS SI ⸢MA⸣ | |
| 12 | E x {d}NE₃.ERI₁₁.GAL-LUGAL-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ a-⸢ka₃⸣-[de₃]{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 13 | {d}A-⸢E₂⸣ da-x-a-⸢šal⸣ x x x ⸢ki⸣-i-num | |
| 14 | ⸢u₄-mu⸣ ul-li-i li-ib-⸢bu⸣-[uš-šu] x x | |
| 15 | ⸢U₂ MI IS DU x KA AP⸣ x x x x | |
| 16 | me₂-e nu-uh-šu ⸢da-ri₂-u₂-tim⸣ | |
| 17 | ina KI IN NA AN NA A ⸢TI⸣ | |
| 18 | i-na qi₂-bi-ti {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL DINGIR.DINGIR DINGIR ba-nu-[u₂-a] | |
| 19 | u₃ {d}er₃-ra qar-ra-ad ⸢qar⸣-[ra-de (x x)] | |
| 20 | [(x)] NA x x NA BI E₂ x [x x] | |
| 21 | še-ri-šu u₄-um [...] | |
| 22 | LI NA DU an-dul-la BI NA A x [x (x)] | |
| 23 | li-ku-⸢un-ma⸣ dam-⸢qa₂⸣-[a]-ti mah-⸢ri₂⸣-[ka] IGI x x x x | |
| 24 | x x RA TA PA x x x LI x x x x x | |
| 25 | LI ʾ x ⸢re-ʾu-u₂-ti⸣ | |
| 26 | li-na-ar a-a-bi-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 27 | li-na-am-ri ta-mar-ti-šu | |
| 28 | ki-ma {d}30 a-na ⸢ni-ip-hi⸣ | |
| 29 | ki-ma {d}UTU a-na nu-[wu]-⸢ri₂⸣-[im] | |
| 30 | ṣa-al-ma-at qa₂-qa₂-dam li-ih-[du-u₃] | |
| 31 | SAG KI {d}AG x x [x] E x AN x [x] | |
| 32 | A NA x x x [x x] ŠA₂ A NI ŠI NA | |
| 33 | LUGAL.⸢LUGAL⸣ [ki]-⸢ib⸣-ra-a-ti ša [ka-al] ⸢te⸣-ne₂-še-e-ti | |
| 34 | a-ši-ib ⸢KAR RI⸣ x [x x] TI x dan-nu-ti | |
| 35 | a-na x x x MI x x x x | |
| 36 | li-iš-ša-kin i-na pi-i-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 37 | a-na ⸢UD.MEŠ⸣ da-ra-ti | |
| 38 | KI x x x ŠA IB NU LI IZ MA RU | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | IGI.TAB | |
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