Nabonidus 43 (Q005440)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005440 |
| 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 [0:5] i' 1i 1–i' 55 | He (the god Sîn) looked with pleasure upon my good deeds and he granted me the lengthening of [my days]. By the word of the god Sîn, king of the gods, the god Adad re[lea]sed (his) rains (and) the god Ea opened up his springs. He established wealth, abundance, and prosperity in my land. |
| Obverse Column i [5:10] i' 66–i' 1010 | One gur, one (bushel), and eighteen (sila) of barley (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver; one gur, two (bushels), and eighteen (sila) of dates (could be purchased) [f]or one shekel of silver; one (bushel) and thirty (sila) of sesame (oil) (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver; [... (bushel(s))] and eighteen (sila) of the finest oil (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver; five mina of wool (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver; one mina of tin (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver; [wi]ne, mountain beer, which does not exist in my land, eighteen (sila) (could be purchased) for one shekel of silver. |
| Obverse Column i [10:12] i' 1111–i' 1212 | (These are) the market price(s) in my land. He (the god Sîn) established plenty and riches in my land. |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] i' 1313–i' 1313 | [The people] of the land Akkad looked upon the deed(s) of the god Sîn a[nd became afraid of] his great [divi]nity. |
| Obverse Column i [13:16] i' 1414–i' 1616 | Moreover, the god Sîn, king of the gods, [...] ... [...] came to be and [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| i' | ||
| 1 | ep-še-ti-ia SIG₅.MEŠ ha-diš ip-pa-lis-ma | |
| 2 | a-ra-ku [UD.MEŠ-ia] i-qi₂-ša₂-an-ni ina a-mat {d}30 | |
| 3 | LUGAL ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ {d}IŠKUR ŠEG₃ u₂-[maš]-ši-ra-am-ma | |
| 4 | {d}e₂-a u₂-paṭ-ṭi-ra nag-bu-šu₂ meš-ru-u | |
| 5 | nu-uh-šu₂ u HE₂.GAL₂-la ina KUR-⸢ia⸣ iš-ku-un | |
| 6 | 1 GUR NIGIDA BANEŠ ŠE.BAR a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR 1 GUR NIGIDAMIN BANEŠ ZU₂.LUM | |
| 7 | [a]-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR NIGIDA BANIA ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 8 | [x] BANEŠ u₂-le-e a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ 5 MA.NA SIG₂.HI.A | |
| 9 | a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR 1-en MA.NA ⸢AN.NA⸣ a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 10 | ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ KAŠ.SAG KUR-i ša₂ ina qe₂-reb KUR-ia ia-a-nu | |
| 11 | ⸢BANEŠ⸣ GEŠTIN a-na 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR KI.LAM ina qe₂-reb KUR-ia | |
| 12 | [ṭu₃]-⸢uh-du u meš-ru-u₂ ina KUR-ia⸣ iš-ku-un | |
| 13 | [UN.MEŠ] KUR-URI{ki} i-piš-tu₂ {d}30 ip-pal-su-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 14 | [ip-la-hu DINGIR]-ut-su GAL-tu₂ u {d}30 LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 15 | [...] x ša₂ ri [x x] ib-ši-ma | |
| 16 | [...] x x x | |
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