Nabonidus 15 (Q005412)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Kissik · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005412 |
| Collection | Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kissik |
| Coordinates | 30.8348, 46.3341 |
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 [0:9] i 1i 1–i 99 | Nabonidus, king of Babylon, the attentive prince chosen by the god Marduk, the one who provides for Esagil and Ezida, the one who makes sattukku-offering(s) abundant, the exalted ruler who is entrusted with (the care of) all of the temple(s), the governor who provides, the one who abundantly provides for sanctuaries, the shepherd [who deliberates] (and) sets the people of [(his) land] on the right path, |
| Obverse Column i [9:25] i 1010–i 2525 | the one whose name the god Marduk — the wisest of the gods, the one who [...] the entirety of a[ll of] the lands — steadfastly ca[lled for kingship], (the one) [whose lordship] the god Nabû — the overseer of the [totality of] heaven [and earth] — made supreme among all (of the kings) who si[t upon (royal) daises], (the one) at whose side the god Nergal — the alm[ighty], the cir[cumspect] Enlil of the netherworld — marches into fie[rce] war, on whose head the god Sîn and the goddess Ningal placed an eternal crown, (and) for whom the god Šamaš and the goddess Aya opened the ways of justice, |
| Obverse Column i [25:35] i 2626–i 3535 | whom the great gods magnificently blessed in their steadfast heart(s), whose lordship they made great in the four quarters (of the world), by whose command they made all of the settlements reside (in peace), whose fate they determined to provision the cult centers and renew (their) sanctuaries, son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise prince, am I. |
| Obverse Column i [35:48] i 3636– | At that time, (with regard to) Eamaškuga, the temple of the goddess Ningal — the pure lady of everything — the pure sheepfold that is inside the city Kissik, which a long time ago had become weak (and) whose walls had buckled, [I removed] its [buckled] walls that had become weak [and (then)] I examined (and) [checked its original] foundation(s) and (thereby) secu[red its brickwork] on top of [its original foundation(s). |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] ii 1'1'–ii 1'1' | nam[e ...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:11] ii 2'2'–ii 5'5' | At that [time, ...] wai[ted for me and ...] in [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [11:28] ii 6'6'–ii 22'22' | [O Ningal, ...], the [pure] l[ady of everything, ... when you are] joyous[ly dwelling] in E[maškuga], which is inside [the city Kissik], speak good things about [Nabonidus], the king [who provides for you] (and) built [your cella], all day long. Daily, make [my] de[eds] find acceptance [in the presence of] the god Sîn [..., your] belov[ed], (and) speak go[od (words) about me]. |
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}na-bi-um-na-ʾi-id LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 2 | ru-bu-u₂ na-a-du ni-bi-it {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 3 | za-ni-in e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da | |
| 4 | mu-ṭa-ah-hi-du sa-at-tuk-ki | |
| 5 | iš-šak-ku ṣi-i-ri pa-qid gi-mir E₂.KUR | |
| 6 | ša-ak-ka-na-ak-ka za-ni-nu | |
| 7 | mu-uš-pa-ar-zi-hu ⸢eš-re-e-ti⸣ | |
| 8 | re-e₂-a-am [mu-uš-ta-lu] | |
| 9 | mu-uš-te-ši-ru ni-⸢ši⸣ [ma-a-ti] | |
| 10 | ša {d}AMAR.UTU IGI.GAL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | |
| 11 | na-ap-ha-ar ⸢KUR⸣.KUR ⸢ka⸣-[li-ši-na] | |
| 12 | šu-um-šu ki-ni-iš ⸢iz⸣-[ku-ru a-na LUGAL-u₂-ti] | |
| 13 | {d}na-bi-um pa-qi₂-⸢du⸣ [ki-iš-ša-at] | |
| 14 | ša-me₂-e [u₃ er-ṣe-tim] | |
| 15 | i-na ku-ul-la-at ⸢a⸣-[šib BARA₂.MEŠ] | |
| 16 | u₂-ša-aš₂-qu-u₂ [be-lu-ut-su] | |
| 17 | {d}NE₃.ERI₁₁.GAL da-⸢an⸣-[da-an-nu] | |
| 18 | {d}EN.LIL₂ er-ṣe-tum ⸢mu⸣-[un-dal-ku] | |
| 19 | ⸢i⸣-na ša-aš-mu da-⸢an⸣-[ni] | |
| 20 | ⸢il⸣-li-ku ⸢i⸣-da-⸢a-šu₂⸣ | |
| 21 | {d}EN.ZU u₃ {d}nin-gal | |
| 22 | ⸢a⸣-ge-e du-ur₂ UD.MEŠ | |
| 23 | ⸢i⸣-pi-ri ra-šu-uš-šu | |
| 24 | {d}UTU u₃ {d}a-a | |
| 25 | ṭu-da-at mi-ša-ri u₂-pa-at-tu-šu | |
| 26 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.GAL i-na ku-u₂-nu lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 27 | ra-bi₂-iš ik-ru-bu-šu | |
| 28 | i-na ki-ib-ra-a-ta er-be₂-et-ti | |
| 29 | u₂-ša-ar-bu-u₂ be-lu-ut-su | |
| 30 | ku-ul-la-at da-ad₂-me | |
| 31 | a-na qi₂-bi-ti-šu u₂-še-ši-bu | |
| 32 | ⸢za⸣-na-nu ma-ha-zi | |
| 33 | ⸢u₃⸣ ud-du-šu₂ eš-re-e-ti i-ši-mu ši-mat-su | |
| 34 | DUMU {m}{d}na-bi-um-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi | |
| 35 | ru-bu-u₂ e-em-qu a-na-ku | |
| 36 | i-nu-šu e₂-⸢amaš⸣-ku₃-ga | |
| 37 | E₂ {d}nin-gal be-let gi-mi-ir el-le-ti | |
| 38 | su-pu-ru e-⸢el⸣-li | |
| 39 | ša qe₂-er-ba {uru}KISIG{ki} | |
| 40 | ša i-na la-ba-ri i-ni-šu | |
| 41 | i-qu-pu i-ga-ru-šu | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | i-ga-ru-⸢šu⸣ [qa-a-a-pu-ti] | |
| 2 | ša i-ni-⸢šu⸣ [ad-ka-a-ma] | |
| 3 | te-em-me-⸢en⸣-[šu la-bi-ra] | |
| 4 | a-hi-⸢iṭ⸣ [ab-re-e-ma] | |
| 5 | e-⸢li⸣ [te-em-me-ni-šu la-bi-ri] | |
| 6 | u₂-⸢ki⸣-[in li-ib-na-at-su] | |
| 1' | šu-⸢um⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | i-nu-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 3' | u₂-⸢qa₂⸣-[a-an-ni-ma ...] | |
| 4' | i-na [...] | |
| 5' | PAT ⸢TE⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | {d}[nin-gal ...] | |
| 7' | ⸢be⸣-[let gi-mi-ir el-le-tu₂] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | x [...] | |
| 10' | i-na e₂-[amaš-ku₃-ga] | |
| 11' | ša qe₂-er-ba {[uru}KISIG{ki]} | |
| 12' | e-el-ṣi-⸢iš⸣ [i-na a-ša₂-bi-ki] | |
| 13' | ⸢dam⸣-qa-a-ta {⸢d⸣}[na-bi-um-na-ʾi-id] | |
| 14' | šar-ri [za-ni-ni-ki] | |
| 15' | e-pi₂-iš [ku-um-mi-ki] | |
| 16' | at-me₂-e [ud-da-kam] | |
| 17' | u₄-me-šam-ma [ma-ha-ar] | |
| 18' | {d}EN.ZU [...] | |
| 19' | na-ar-[mi-ki] | |
| 20' | e-ep₂-še-[ti-ia] | |
| 21' | ⸢šu⸣-um-[gi-ri] | |
| 22' | qi₂-bi ⸢du⸣-[um-qi₂-ia] | |
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