Nabonidus 42 (Q005439)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005439 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylonia |
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 [0:13] i 1'1'–i 13'13' | the favorite of the god Marduk, [the go]vernor who provides, the one who renovates Esagil and Ezida, the humble (and) reverent one who is constantly attentive to the will of the gods, (the one who has) generously providing hands, the one who renovates cult centers, the exalted ruler who provides abundantly for all temples, the indefatigable envoy who (succeeds) in reaching high mountains, the shepherd who deliberates (and) [sets the people o]f (his) lan[d on the right path], |
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' | ⸢mi⸣-gi-ir {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 2' | ⸢ša⸣-ak-ka-na-ku za-ni-nu | |
| 3' | ⸢mu⸣-ud-di-iš e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 4' | ⸢u₃⸣ e₂-zi-da aš₂-ri pa-al-ha | |
| 5' | ša₂ a-na ṭe₃-e-mi DINGIR.DINGIR pu-tu-qu | |
| 6' | i-da-an za-ni-na-a-ti | |
| 7' | ⸢mu-ud⸣-di-iš ma-ha-zi | |
| 8' | ⸢iš⸣-ša-ak-ku ṣi-i-ri | |
| 9' | mu-ṭah-hi-id gi-mir E₂.KUR | |
| 10' | ⸢na⸣-aš₂-pa-ri la a-ne-ha | |
| 11' | ⸢ka⸣-ši-id ša₂-di-i e-lu-ti | |
| 12' | ⸢RE⸣.E₂.UM mu-uš-ta-lu | |
| 13' | [mu-uš-te-ši-ir ni]-⸢ši ma-a⸣-[ti] | |
Sources & licences
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