Nabonidus 21 (Q005418)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 21 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005418 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
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 [0:1] i 1i 1–i 1i 1 | [W]hen the gods Anu and Enlil [had commanded the renovation of] Sippar |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] i 1'1'–i 1'1' | [(...) they had (them) reside in a go]od [shrine], a [suitable] place. |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] i 2'2'–i 2'2' | I spoke to [the people of (my) land, ...]. |
| Obverse Column i [3:6] i 3'3'–i 5'5' | [Th]is is what they said me: “[Its (original) emplacement] had not [been sought out. It was] not [(re)built o]n its true site. The god Šamaš, the great lord, [...] Ebabbar.” |
| Obverse Column i [6:9] i 6'6'–i 8'8' | [My] he[art was afraid (at the thought of)] removing that temple; [I was worried]. In (my) night bed, I did not get enoug[h good sleep]. I raised my hands (and) beseeched the En[lil of the gods, the god Marduk]. |
| Obverse Column i [9:12] i 9'9'–i 11'11' | With regard to (re)building Ebabbar, [I frequently visited] the shrines of the gods Šamaš and [Adad, the lords of divination, and] the gods Šamaš and Adad ans[wered me] with a firm ‘yes.’ [...] they had ... written i[n ....] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [i₃]-⸢nu-ma {d}a-nu⸣ u₃ {d}⸢EN.LIL₂⸣ ša ⸢ZIMBIR{ki⸣} | |
| 1' | [(...) i-na ki-iṣ-ṣi da-am]-⸢qu aš-ri⸣ [šu-us-su-mu] | |
| 2' | [u₂-še-ši-bu] ⸢a⸣-ta-mi a-na [ni-ši KUR ...] | |
| 3' | [... an-ni]-ta i-ta-mu-nim ul ⸢bu⸣-[ʾa-a] | |
| 4' | [a-šar-šu e]-li šu-ub-ti-šu ki-it-tim ⸢ul⸣ [e-pu₂-uš] | |
| 5' | {d}UTU be-el ra-bi₂-u₃ e₂-babbar-⸢ra⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | a-na da-ke-e E₂ šu-a-ti ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [pa-li-ih ra-ša₂-a-ku ni-qi₂-it-ti] | |
| 7' | i-na ma-a-a-al GE₆ ul u₂-qa-at-ta-[a ši-it-tim ṭa-ab-tim] | |
| 8' | aš₂-ši qa₂-ti-ia u₂-ṣa-al-la-a {d}EN.[LIL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ {d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 9' | a-na e-pe-eš e₂-babbar-ra aš₂-ra-a-ti₃ {d}UTU u₃ {⸢d⸣}[IŠKUR EN.MEŠ bi-ri aš-te-e-ma] | |
| 10' | {d}UTU u₃ {d}IŠKUR an-na ki-i-nu i-ta-[ap-pa-lu-in ...] | |
| 11' | a x x x du un tah u₂-ša-aš-ṭi-ru i-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
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