Nabonidus 02 (Q005399)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005399 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; Nebuchadnezzar Museum, Babylon, Iraq; Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 Column i [0:15] i 1i 1–i 1515 | For the goddess Ištar, supreme (lady), beloved of the gods, most valiant, the goddess Innin(ni), goddess of battle, the one who wages war, radiant lady of (all of the) settlements, most exalted of the Igīgū gods, princess of the Anunnakū gods, bearer of fear, lady whose brilliance covers the heavens (and whose) awe-inspiring radiance overwhelms the wide earth, the goddess Ištar of Agade, the lady of battle who incites fighting, who dwells in Emašdari — which is inside Babylon — my lady: |
| Obverse Column i [15:32] i 1616–i 3232 | Nabonidus, king of Babylon, protégé of the god Tutu, the humble (and) submissive one who reveres the great gods, the shepherd who provides, the one who is attentive to the will of the gods, the respectful governor who constantly follows the way(s) of the goddess Ištar, the one who makes sattukku-offering(s) abundant (and) (re)confirms nindabû-offerings, (the one) who strives all day long to improve the cult centers of the gods, (the one who) in Esagil — the palace of the gods — makes splendid gifts enter inside it, (and who ensures that) present(s) are regularly provided to all of the sanctuaries of the gods, son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise prince, am I. |
| Obverse Column i [32:44] i 3333– | At that time, (with regard to) Emašdari, the temple of the goddess Ištar of Agade, whose foundation(s) had fallen to pieces (and) turned into ruins, whose brickwork alkali burned to ashes, whose site remained desolate, whose shrine was not standing (lit. “built”), whose cella was in ruins, (and where) incense(-offerings) had ceased, my heart pondered (re)building this temple and my mind desired (to carry) it (out). |
| Obverse Column ii [9:15] ii 1010–ii 1515 | I sought out the (original) site of this temple, examined its foundation platform, (and) checked its foundation(s), and (thereby) secured its brickwork. I built Emašdari anew inside Babylon. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:25] ii 1616–ii 2525 | On account of this, O Ištar of Agade, goddess of battle, look with pleasure upon this temple, your beloved residence, and (then) proclaim good health for me. In the presence of the god Marduk, king of the gods, speak all day long about the prolongation of my days (and) the increasing of my years. |
| Obverse Column ii [25:31] ii 2626–ii 3131 | March at my side (in) the place of battle and war so that I can kill my foes (and) cut down my enemies. |
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 | a-na {d}iš-tar šu-ur₂-bu-tim | |
| 2 | ru-um-ti₃ i₃-li₂ qa₂-ri-it-tim | |
| 3 | {d}IN.NIN i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru | |
| 4 | e-pi₂-ša-at tu-qu-un-tim | |
| 5 | na-mi-ir-ti be-le-et da-ad-mi | |
| 6 | ša-qu-ti₃ i-gi₄-gi₄ | |
| 7 | ru-ba-a-ti₃ {d}a-nun-na-ki | |
| 8 | na-ša-a-at pu-lu-uh₂-tim | |
| 9 | be-el-tim ša me₂-lam-mu-šu | |
| 10 | ša-mu-u₃ ka-at-mu | |
| 11 | nam-ri-ir-ru-šu KI-tim DAGAL-tim sa-ah-pu | |
| 12 | {d}INANNA a-ka₃-de₃{ki} be-let ta-ha-za | |
| 13 | ša-ki-na-at ṣu-la-a-ti | |
| 14 | a-ši-ba-at e₂-maš₂-da-ri | |
| 15 | ša qe₂-re-eb KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} GAŠAN-ia | |
| 16 | {d}AG-na-ʾi-id LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 17 | ti-ri-iṣ qa₂-ti {d}tu-tu | |
| 18 | a₃-aš-ru ka-an-šu pa-li-ih DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 19 | re-e₂-a-am za-ni-nu-um | |
| 20 | ša a-na ṭe₃-mi DINGIR.MEŠ pu-tuq-qu₂ | |
| 21 | GIR₃.NITA₂ ša-ah-ṭa mur-te-ed-du-u₂ u₂-si iš-tar | |
| 22 | mu-ṭa-ah-hi-id sa-at-tu-uk-ku | |
| 23 | mu-ki-in ni-id-be₂-e | |
| 24 | ša ud-da-kam iš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₂ | |
| 25 | du-mu-uq ma-ha-zi DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 26 | i-na e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL DINGIR.DINGIR | |
| 27 | i-gi-sa-a šu-ur-ru-hu | |
| 28 | u₂-še-er-re-bu qe₂-re-eb-šu | |
| 29 | a-na eš-re-e-ti DINGIR.DINGIR ka-li-ši-na | |
| 30 | sa-ad-ru šu-ul-ma-nu | |
| 31 | DUMU {m}{d}AG-ba-lat-su-iq-bi | |
| 32 | ru-bu-u₃ e-em-qa a-na-ku | |
| 33 | i₃-nu-šu e₂-maš₂-da-ri E₂ {d}INANNA a-ka₃-de₃{ki} | |
| 34 | ša uš-šu-šu in-na-mu-u₂ | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | i-mu-u₂ ka-ar-mi-iš | |
| 2 | li-ib-na-as-su id-ra-num | |
| 3 | iq-mu-u₂ di-ta-al-li-iš | |
| 4 | a-šar-šu šu-ud-du-u₂ | |
| 5 | la ba-aš-mu sa-gu-šu | |
| 6 | na-du-u₂ si-ma-ak-ki-šu | |
| 7 | na-pa-ar-ku-u₂ qu₂-ut-re-nu | |
| 8 | e-pe-eš E₂ ša-a-tim lib₃-bi i-ta-mi-ma | |
| 9 | ka-ba-at-ti₃ ha-aš₂-ha-tuš | |
| 10 | a-šar E₂ šu-a-tim aš-te-eʾ-e-ma | |
| 11 | a-hi-iṭ te-em-me₂-en-šu | |
| 12 | i-ši-id-su ab-re-e-ma | |
| 13 | u₂-ki-in li-ib-na-as-su | |
| 14 | e₂-maš₂-da-ri in qe₂-reb KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 15 | e-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | |
| 16 | a-na šu-a-tim {d}INANNA a-ka₃-de₃{ki} | |
| 17 | i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru | |
| 18 | E₂ ša-a-tim | |
| 19 | šu-ba-at na-ra-mi-ki | |
| 20 | ha-di-iš na-ap-li-si-ma | |
| 21 | qi₂-bi-i ba-la-ṭa₄ | |
| 22 | ša ur₂-ru-ku u₄-mi-ia | |
| 23 | šu-um-u₂-da₄ ša-na-ti-ia | |
| 24 | ma-ha-ar {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL DINGIR.DINGIR | |
| 25 | at-mi-i ud-da-kam | |
| 26 | a-ša-ar qa₂-ab-lum | |
| 27 | u₃ ta-ha-zi-im | |
| 28 | i-da-a-a al-ki | |
| 29 | lu-na-ar a-a-bi-ia | |
| 30 | lu-ša-am-qi₂-it | |
| 31 | na-ki-ri-ia | |
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