Nabonidus 17 (Q005414)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Larsa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005414 |
| Collection | Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Larsa |
| Coordinates | 31.2858, 45.8536 |
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 [0:11] i' 1i 1–i' 1111 | The appointed time [arrived and] the days [that] the god Nannāru [had command]ed had elapsed. [In the month Tašrītu (VII)], (on) the seventeenth day, whose interpretation is “the day the god Sîn [is favor]able,” [the god Sîn, the lord of the god]s, whose [n]ame on the first day is [“the weapon of the god Anu,” you (who) touc]h the sky [and bre]ak the earth, the one who has gathered (to himself all of) [the divine offices of hi]ghest rank, [the one who has collected (all of) the divine offi]ces of supreme pow[er, the one who has taken (for himself all of) the div]ine offices of the ro[le of] the god Ea, |
| Obverse Column ii [0:7] ii' 1ii 1–ii' 77 | (my) pa[th did not sto]p with the divi[ner or the dream-inte]rpreter. I laid down [and, (during the night,) (my) dream] was frightening, until [the word of the god ...]. The year [elap]sed. [(When) the appoint]ed time [that the god Nann]āru [had command]ed ar[rived, ... from the city Tēmā]. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:10] ii' 88–ii' 1010 | [Babylon, my] capital [ci]ty, they saw my [...] a[nd ...] their [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [10:14] ii' 1111–ii' 1414 | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column ii [14:16] ii' 1515–ii' 1616 | [the kings (living) close by came up to me] and [...] |
| Obverse Column iii [0:5] iii' 1'1'–iii' 5'5' | [Whoever y]ou are, whom [the gods Sîn and Šamaš] name [for kingship] (and) call [“my son,” (when) the sanctuary of the god Sîn, the one who res]ides in the heav[ens, whose command cannot be revoked and whose word(s) are not said] twice, [...] |
| Obverse Column iii [5:8] iii' 6'6'–iii' 8'8' | (No translation possible) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1 | [a-dan-nu] ⸢im⸣-lu-u₂ u₄-mu | |
| 2 | [ša₂ iq-bu]-⸢u₂⸣ {d}na-an-na-ri | |
| 3 | [ina {iti}DU₆] UD.17.KAM u₄-mu {d}30 | |
| 4 | [i-ma-ag]-⸢gar₃⸣ pi-ši-ir-šu₂ | |
| 5 | {[d}30 EN DINGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ i-na UD.1.KAM.MA | |
| 6 | [TUKUL {d}a-nim] ⸢zi⸣-kir-šu AN-e | |
| 7 | [ta-lap-pa]-⸢tu₄⸣ [u] KI-tim | |
| 8 | [ta-he-ep]-⸢pu⸣-u₂ ha-mi-im | |
| 9 | [pa-ra-aṣ {d]}a-nu-u₂-⸢tim⸣ | |
| 10 | [mu-gam-mi-ir pa-ra]-aṣ {d}EN.LIL₂-u₂-[tu₂] | |
| 11 | [le-qu-u pa]-⸢ra⸣-aṣ {d}IDIM-u₂-[ti] | |
| ii' | ||
| 1 | it-ti {lu₂}⸢HAL⸣ [u] {⸢lu₂⸣}[ša₂]-⸢ʾi⸣-lim | |
| 2 | a-⸢lak⸣-[tu₂ ul par-sa]-at | |
| 3 | at-til-ma [(ina šat mu-ši) MAŠ₂.GI₆] par₂-da-at | |
| 4 | a-⸢di⸣ [a-mat ...] ⸢im⸣-li MU | |
| 5 | ⸢ik⸣-[šu-du a-da]-⸢an⸣-na | |
| 6 | [ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ {d}na-an]-⸢na⸣-ri | |
| 7 | [ul-tu {uru}te-ma-a u₂-x]-x [x] | |
| 8 | [TIN.TIR{ki]} ⸢URU⸣ be-lu-ti-[ia] | |
| 9 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣-a i-mu-ru-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 10 | [...]-ši-na | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] x x | |
| 15 | [LUGAL.MEŠ qer-bu-tu₂ il-lu]-nim-ma | |
| 16 | [...] x | |
| iii' | ||
| 1' | [man-nu at]-⸢ta⸣ ša₂ {[d}30 u {d}UTU a-na LUGAL-u-ti] | |
| 2' | i-na-am-bu-ka [DUMU-u₂-ia-a-ma] | |
| 3' | [i]-qab-bu-nik-[ku aš-rat {d}30 | |
| 4' | [a]-ši-ib ša₂-ma-⸢mi⸣ [...] x | |
| 5' | [...] 2-šu⸣ [...] x | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 8' | [...] x | |
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