Nabonidus 1008 (Q005470)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 1008 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005470 |
| 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 [0:5] i' 1'1'–i' 5'5' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column ii [0:5] ii' 1'1'–ii' 5'5' | [...] ... [...] ... I built [...] to the bottom of the foundation pit and (thereby) reinforced its foundations in the ground. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:17] ii' 6'6'–ii' 17'17' | O Šamaš, great lord (and) exalted judge, may the goddess Aya, your beloved wife, intercede for Sippar and Ebabbar so that you have mercy (on me). With regard to your pure shrine, she may say “Aḫulap!” to you so that its wood stays in good condition (lit. “straight”) [...] ... |
| Obverse Column iii [0:3] iii' 1'1'–iii' 3'3' | [... May I experience] your grace (and) see your reconciliation. |
| Obverse Column iii [3:11] iii' 4'4'–iii' 11'11' | At that time, in that repaired part, I found an inscribed object of Samsu-iluna, a king of the past, an ancient ancestor of mine, and I did not change (the inscription bearing) his name, (but) firmly placed (it) in its (original) position. |
| Obverse Column iii [11:17] iii' 12'12'–iii' 17'17' | Moreover, I inscribed an object bearing [my] name and [indeed fi]rmly placed (it) in the repaired part, together with the ins[cribed object of] Samsu-iluna, [a king of] the past, forever. |
| Obverse Column iii [17:20] iii' 18'18'–iii' 20'20' | [Any] later [ru]ler [whom the god Šamaš n]ames and who [renov]ates the [dilapidated section(s) of] Ebabbar and [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x-ki | |
| 3' | [...] x-ru | |
| 4' | [...] x-šu | |
| 5' | [...] x | |
| ii' | ||
| 1' | [...] x-bu | |
| 2' | [...] x-ki | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ dan-na-ti | |
| 4' | e-pu-uš-ma iš-di-šu | |
| 5' | i-na qaq-qa-ri u₂-dan-ni-in | |
| 6' | {d}UTU EN GAL DI.KU₅ MAH | |
| 7' | {d}a-a hi-ir-tum | |
| 8' | na-ra-am-ta-ka | |
| 9' | ⸢a⸣-bu-ut ZIMBIR{ki} | |
| 10' | ⸢u₃⸣ e₂-babbar-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 11' | ⸢li⸣-iṣ-bat-⸢su⸣-ma | |
| 12' | ⸢ri⸣-ši ta-a-a-ri | |
| 13' | ⸢aš₂⸣-šu ⸢ki⸣-iṣ-ṣi₂-⸢ka⸣ SIKIL | |
| 14' | a-⸢hu-la⸣-ap | |
| 15' | liq-bi-⸢ku-um⸣-ma | |
| 16' | ⸢li⸣-ši-ru iṣ-⸢ṣu⸣-šu | |
| 17' | [...] x x x | |
| iii' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | ⸢taš-mi-ka sa-lim⸣-ka | |
| 3' | lu-mu-ur | |
| 4' | i-nu-<šu> i-na ku-šar-ti ⸢šu-a-tum⸣ | |
| 5' | mu-sa-re-⸢e⸣ | |
| 6' | sa-am-su-i-lu-ni | |
| 7' | LUGAL mah-ri | |
| 8' | a-bi-ia la-bi-ri | |
| 9' | a-mu-ur-ma | |
| 10' | šu-um-šu la u₂-nak-kir₂ | |
| 11' | i-na man-za-zi-šu-ma ⸢u₂-ki-in⸣ | |
| 12' | u₃ mu-sa-⸢re-a ši-ṭir šu-mi⸣-[ia] | |
| 13' | aš₂-ṭur-ma i-na ⸢ku-šar-ti⸣ | |
| 14' | ⸢šu-a-tum it-ti MU⸣.[SAR] | |
| 15' | ⸢sa-am-su-i-lu-ni⸣ | |
| 16' | [LUGAL] ⸢mah⸣-ra a-na ⸢da-ar₂⸣ | |
| 17' | [lu-u₂ u₂]-⸢kin⸣ | |
| 18' | [ru-bu]-⸢u₃⸣ ar-ku-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 19' | [ša {d}UTU i]-nam-bu-šu-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢e₂⸣-babbar-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 21' | [...]-ru | |
| 22' | [...] x [...] | |
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