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Nebuchadnezzar II 023 (Q005494)

Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationNebuchadnezzar II 023
IDQ005494
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; Louvre Museum, Paris, France; Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotBabylon
Coordinates32.5350, 44.4258

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Obverse Column i [0:12] i 1i 1–i 1212Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, pious prince, favorite of the god Marduk, exalted ruler who is the beloved of the god Nabû, the one who deliberates (and) acquires wisdom, the one who constantly seeks out the ways of their divinity (and) reveres their dominion, the indefatigable governor who is mindful of provisioning Esagil and Ezida daily and (who) constantly seeks out good things for Babylon and Borsippa, the wise (and) pious one who provides for Esagil and Ezida, foremost heir of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I.
Obverse Column i [12:19] i 1313–i 1919When the god Marduk, the great lord, elevated me to be king and entrusted me with the lordship of all the people, the god Nabû, overseer of the totality of heaven and earth, allowed my hands to grasp a just scepter for keeping all of the settlements in good order and making (their) people flourish. As for me, I prayed to them (Marduk and Nabû), I constantly sought out their divinity. At the mention of their important name(s), I revere god and goddess (alike).
Obverse Column i [19:27] i 2020–i 2727Through their exalted support, I repeatedly travelled (through) far-off lands, remote mountains, from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea, difficult paths, obstructed roads, where access was blocked (and) approach was not possible, difficult road(s), (and) thirsty path(s), and killed insubmissive, bound enemies, put the land in order, and made the people prosper. From the people, I drove away the criminals and villains.
Obverse Column i [27:32] i 2828–i 3232I had silver, gold, precious stone(s), an abundance of anything that is valuable, gleaming produce, the yield of the mountains, the wealth of the seas, substantial tribute, lavish gift(s) brought into my city, Babylon, into their (the gods’) presence, and I provisioned Esagil, the palace beloved by his lordly majesty.
Obverse Column i [32:34] i 3333–i 3434I put bright gold (on the walls of) Eumuša, the cella of the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk, as if (it was) šallaru-plaster.
Obverse Column i [34:36] i 3535–i 3636I (re)built and completed Ezida, and (then) I decorated (it) with gold, silver, and precious stones.
Obverse Column i [36:37] i 3737–i 3737I had the sanctuaries of Babylon and Borsippa built (and) I provided (for them).
Obverse Column i [37:43] i 3838–i 4343(As for) Etemenanki, the ziqqurrat of Babylon, (and) Eurmeiminanki, the ziqqurrat of Borsippa, I built and completed their entire structure(s) with bitumen and baked brick, and (then), on their summits, I resplendently built a holy shrine, a well-adorned bedroom, with baked bricks (colored with) shining blue glaze.
Obverse Column i [43:53] i 4444–i 5353In the past, from distant days until the reign of Nabopolassar, the king of Babylon, the father who engendered me, the kings who came before me built palaces in cities of their choice, (in) place(s) that they loved, (and) established their residences (in them). They accumulated their possessions inside (them), (as well as) heaped up their property. During the festival of the New Year, (during) the setting out of the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk, they entered Šuanna (Babylon). Since the god Marduk created me for kingship (and) the god Nabû, his true heir, entrusted his subjects (to me), I have loved their beautiful bod(ies) as my (own) precious life. I have made no city more resplendent than Babylon and Borsippa.
Obverse Column ii [0:11] ii 1ii 1–ii 1111In Babylon, the city of my choice that I love, (as for) the palace, a building (that was) an object of wonder for the people, the bond of the land, a holy private room, (and) the abode of my royal majesty, in the Ka-dingirra district — which is in Babylon, from Imgur-Enlil to Lībil-ḫegalla, the eastern canal, from the bank of the Euphrates River to Ay-ibūr-šabû, the street of Babylon — which Nabopolassar, the king of Babylon, the father who engendered me, had created with (sundried) brick(s) and taken up residence inside, its foundation(s) had become weak on account of flood water (and) the gates of that palace had become too low as a result of the raising (of the level) of the street(s) of Babylon.
Obverse Column ii [11:18] ii 1212–ii 1818I removed its wall, (merely) a molding of (sundried) brick(s), and (then) open up its foundation and reached the water table. I secured its foundation at the level of the water table and raised it as high as a mountain with bitumen and baked brick. I had (beams of) hard cedar stretched (over it) as its roof. At each of its gate, I fixed doors (made) of cedar with a facing of bronze (and) threshold(s) and nukuššû-fittings of cast copper.
Obverse Column ii [18:21] ii 1919–ii 2121I heaped up inside it silver, gold, precious stone(s), an abundance of anything that is valuable, (and) possessions (and) property worthy of praise. I accumulated inside it (objects) of valor (and) glory, (as well as) royal treasure(s).
Obverse Column ii [21:24] ii 2222–ii 2424Because (my) heart did not desire the seat of my royal majesty to be in (any) other city (than Babylon), I did not build a lordly abode in any (other) settlement, nor did I put property befitting a king in any (other) land.
Obverse Column ii [24:34] ii 2525–ii 3434In Babylon, the private chambers of my lordly majesty were not decorous enough for my status as king. Because worshiping the god Marduk, my lord, was present in my heart, in order to widen the residence of my royal majesty, in Babylon, the city (under) my protection that I love, I did not change its street(s), displace its dais(es), nor block up its canal(s). I searched far and wide for (the site of a new) kummu-building and 490 cubits distance outside of Nēmetti-Enlil, the outer wall of Babylon, I built two strong embankments with bitumen and baked brick (and) a wall like a mountain.
Obverse Column ii [34:39] ii 3535–ii 3939I fashioned a baked brick structure between them and, on top of it, I built a large kummu-building as the residence of my royal majesty with bitumen and baked brick to a great height. I added (it) to the palace of my father and (thereby) made the seat of my lordly majesty resplendent.
Obverse Column ii [39:46] ii 4040–ii 4646I had (beams of) hard cedar originating from the holy mountain (Lebanon), thick pine, and the best selection of cypress stretched (over it) as its roof. At each of its gate, I fixed doors (made) of musukkannu-wood, cedar, cypress, ebony, and ivory with mounting(s) of silver (and) gold (and) a facing of bronze, (and) threshold(s) and nukuššû-fittings of cast copper. I surrounded its summit with parapets (colored with) blue glaze.
Obverse Column ii [46:56] ii 4747–ii 5656I surrounded it with a fortified wall of bitumen and baked brick like a mountain. Beside the wall of baked brick, I built a great wall using strong stone(s) (and) large (slabs) quarried from the mountain(s) and (then) I raised its superstructure like a mountain. I had that building built to be an object of wonder and I filled it with splendor for all of the people to see. Dignity, anger, reverence, (and) brilliance of kingship surround it so that criminals (and) the unrighteous cannot enter inside it.
Obverse Column ii [56:68] ii 5757–In order to strengthen the protection of Esagil (so that) no evil doer and murderer can come near Babylon, (I did something) that no king of the past had done: 4,000 cubits distance outside the city of Babylon, far away, (too far away) to approach (lit. “not to approach”), I surrounded the eastern bank of Babylon with a fortified wall. I dug out its moat and constructed its embankment(s) with bitumen (and) baked brick and (then), on its embankment, I built a fortified wall like a mountain. I constructed its broad gates (and) I fitted them with doors (made) of cedar with a facing of bronze.
Obverse Column iii [10:23] iii 1111–iii 2323In the immediate vicinity of the wall of baked bricks (that) faces North, (my) heart prompted me to build a palace for the protection of Babylon and I had a palace, a replica of the palace inside Ka-dingirra, built inside it (Babylon) with bitumen and baked brick. I constructed a strong, sixty-cubit (artificially-made) spur of land along the Euphrates River and (thereby) created dry land. With bitumen and baked brick, I secured its foundation on the surface (lit. “breast”) of the netherworld, at the level of the water table, and raised its superstructure. I added to the palace and raised it as high as a mountain with bitumen and baked brick.
Obverse Column iii [23:34] iii 2424–iii 3434I had (beams of) hard cedar stretched (over it) as its roof. At each of its gate, I fixed doors (made) of cedar with a facing of bronze, (and) threshold(s) and nukuššû-fittings of cast copper. I named it “May Nebuchadnezzar (II) Stay in Good Health (and) Grow Old As The Provider of the Esagil.” As for the merciless, evil doer in the outskirts of the wall of Ka-dingirra, I drove away his arrows by reinforcing the wall of Babylon like a mountain. I strengthened the protection of Esagil and established the city of Babylon as a fortress.
Obverse Column iii [34:46] iii 3535–iii 4646I prayed to the god Marduk, my lord, and raised up my hand(s): O Marduk, (my) lord, the wisest of the gods, the proud prince, you yourself are the one who created me and entrusted me with kingship of all of the people. Because I love worshiping your divinity, I constantly seek out your lordly majesty. Accept my supplications (and) listen to my prayers so that I may be the king who provides (for you and) pleases your heart, the true shepherd who preserves well-being of your people, the one who makes your subjects flourish, the capable governor, (and) the one who provides for all of your cult centers.
Obverse Column iii [46:55] iii 4747–iii 5555By your merciful command, O Marduk, may the house that I built stay in good repair forever so that I may be sated with its luxuriousness. May I reach the prime of (my) life (and) attain very old age inside it. May I receive inside it the substantial tribute of kings of the (four) quarters (of the world and) all of the people. From the horizon to the zenith, wherever the sun rises, may I not have enemies nor acquire (any) troublemaker(s). Inside it, may my descendants rule over the black-headed (people) forever.

Transliteration (ATF)

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1{d}na-bi-um-ku-du-ur₂-ri-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}
2ru-ba-a na-a-dam mi-gi-ir {d}AMAR.UTU
3iš-ša-ak-ku ṣi-i-ri na-ra-am {d}na-bi-um
4mu-uš-ta-lam a-hi-iz ne-me-qi₂
5ša a-la-ak-ti i-lu-ti-šu-nu iš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₂
6pi-it-lu-hu be₂-e-lu-ut-su-un
7ša-ak-ka-na-ak-ku la a-ne-ha
8ša a-na zi-in-na-a-ti e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da
9u₄-mi-ša-am ti-iṣ-mu-ru-u₂-ma
10da-am-qa₂-a-ti KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} iš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₂ ka-a-a-nam
11e-em-qa₂ mu-ut-ne₂-en-nu-u₂ za-ni-in e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da
12IBILA a-ša-re-du ša {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} a-na-ku
13i₃-nu-um {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi₂-u₃ re-e-ša šar-ru-ti-ia u₂-ul-lu-ma
14be-lu-ti ki-iš-ša-at ni-šim i-qi₂-pa-an-ni
15{d}na-bi-um pa-qi₂-id ki-iš-ša-at ša-me₂-e u₃ er-ṣe-tim
16a-na šu-te-šu-ur₂ ka-al da-ad-mu u₃ šu-um-mu-hu te-ne₂-še-e-ti
17{giš}NIG₂.GIDRU i-ša-ar-tim u₂-ša-at-mi-hu qa₂-tu-u₂-a
18ia-ti ša-a-šu-nu ba-la-ak aš-te-ne₂-eʾ-a i-lu-ut-su-un
19a-na zi-ki-ir šu-mi-šu-nu ka-ab-tu pi-it-lu-ha-ak DINGIR u₃ {d}IŠ.TAR
20i-na tu-ku-ul-ti-šu-nu ṣi-ir-ti MA.DA.MA.DA ru-qa₂-a-tim ša-di-i ne₂-su-tim
21iš-tu ti-a-am-tim e-li-tim a-di ti-a-am-tim ša-ap-li-tim
22ur-hu aš₂-ṭu-tim pa-da-nim pe-hu-tim
23a-ša-ar ki-ib-su šu-up-ru-su še-e-pi la i-ba-aš₂-šu-u₂
24ha-ra-ni₇ na-am-ra-ṣi u₂-ru-uh ṣu-ma-mu er-te-ed-de-e-ma
25la ma-gi-ri a-na-ar ak-mi za-ʾi-i-ri
26MA.DA uš-te-ši-ir-ma ni-šim uš-ta-am-mi-ih
27ra-ag-gu u₃ ṣe-e-num i-na ni-šim u₂-še-es-su
28KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI ni-si₃-iq-ti NA₄ mi-im-ma šu-um-šu šu-qu₂-ru šu-un-du-lu
29HE₂.GAL-lam ru-uš-ša-a bi-ši-ti ša-di-i hi-iṣ-bi ta-ma-a-tim
30ip-ti ka-bi-it-ti i-gi-sa-a šu-um-mu-hu
31a-na URU-ia ba-bi-lam{ki} a-na ma-ah-ri-šu-un u₂-še-ri-im-ma
32i-na e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL na-ra-am be-lu-ti-šu aš-ta-ak-ka-an zi-in-na-a-ti
33e₂-umuš-a pa-pa-ha {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.DINGIR {d}AMAR.UTU
34KU₃.GI na-am-ru ša-al-la-ri-iš aš-ta-ak-ka-an
35e₂-zi-da e-pu₂-uš u₂-ša-ak-li-il-ma
36i-na KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI u₃ ni-si₃-iq-ti NA₄ u₂-za-ʾi-in
37e-eš-re-e-ti KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} u₂-še-pi₂-iš az-nu-un
38e₂-temen-an-ki zi-qu₂-ra-at KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}
39e₂-ur₄-me-imin-an-ki zi-qu₂-ra-at bar₂-sipa{ki}
40pi₂-ti-iq-ši-na ka-la-mu i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri
41e-pu₂-uš u₂-ša-ak-li-il-ma
42ki-iṣ-ṣi el-lu ma-aš-ta-ku ta-ak-ne₂-e
43i-na a-gur-ri {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ el-le-tim i-na re-e-ša-a-ši-na na-am-ri-iš e-pu₂-uš
44pa-na-ma ul-tu u₄-um ul-lu-tim a-di pa-le-e {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} a-bi a-li-di-ia
45LUGAL.LUGAL a-li-ku ma-ah-ri-ia i-na URU.URU ni-iš i-ni-šu-nu a-ša-ar ir-ta-mu
46E₂.GAL.E₂.GAL i-te-ep-pu-šu ir-mu-u₂ šu-ba-at-su-un
47bu-ša-a-šu-nu i-na qe₂-er-bi u₂-na-ak-ki-mu u₂-qa₂-ri-nu ma-ak-ku-ur-šu-un
48i-na i-si-in-ni za-am-mu-ku ta-be₂-e {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.DINGIR {d}AMAR.UTU
49i-ru-bu a-na qe₂-re-eb šu-an-na{ki}
50iš-tu ib-na-an-ni {d}AMAR.UTU a-na šar-ru-tim
51{d}na-bi-um a-pi₂-il-šu ki-i-nim ip-qi₂-du ba-ʾu-u₂-la-a-tu-šu
52ki-ma na-ap-ša-ti a-qa₂-ar-ti a-ra-mu ba-na-a la-an-šu-un
53e-li KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} ul u₂-ša-pa URU
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1i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} URU ni-iš i-ni-ia ša a-ra-am-mu
2E₂.GAL E₂ ta-ab-ra-a-ti ni-šim ma-ar-ka-su MA.DA
3ku-um-mu el-lu at-ma-ni₇ šar-ru-ti-ia
4i-na er-ṣe-tim ka₂-dingir-ra{ki} ša qe₂-re-eb ba-bi-lam{ki}
5iš-tu im-gu-ur₂-{d}EN.LIL₂ a-di li-bi-il-HE₂.GAL₂ PA₅ {d}UTU.E₃
6iš-tu ki-ša-ad {id₂}BURANUN{ki} a-di a-a-i-bu-ur₂-ša-bu-um su-le-e KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}
7ša {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} a-bi ba-nu-u₂-a
8i-na SIG₄ ib-ši-mu-ma ir-mu-u₂ qe₂-re-eb-ša
9i-na me₂-e mi-li i-ši-id-sa i-ni-šu-ma
10i-na ta-am-le-e su-le-e KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}
11ša E₂ ša-a-tim iš-ta-ap-pi-la KA₂.KA₂-ša
12i-ga-ru-ša bi-ši-ti SIG₄ ad-ke-e-ma
13te-me-en-ša ap-te-e-ma šu-pu₂-ul me₂-e ak-šu-ud
14me₂-he-ra-at me₂-e i-ši-id-sa u₂-ša-ar-ši-id-ma
15i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri u₂-za-aq-qi₂-ir-ša hu-ur₂-sa-ni-iš
16{giš}EREN da-nu₄-tim a-na ṣu₂-lu-li-ša u₂-ša-at-ri-iṣ
17{giš}IG.{giš}IG {giš}EREN ta-ah-lu-up-ti ZABAR as₃-ku-up-pu
18u₃ nu-ku-še-e pi₂-ti-iq e-ri-i e-ma KA₂.KA₂-ša er-te-et-ti
19KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI ni-si₃-iq-ti NA₄ mi-im-ma šu-um-šu šu-qu₂-ru šu-un-du-lu
20bu-ša-a ma-ak-ku-ru si₃-ma-at ta-na-da-a-ti u₂-qa₂-ri-in qe₂-er-bu-uš-ša
21qu-ur-du ta-aš-ri-ih-ti ni-ṣi-ir-ti šar-ru-ti u₂-na-ak-ki-mu li-ib-bu-uš-ša
22aš-šum ne₂-me-di šar-ru-ti-ia i-na URU ša-ni-im-ma la i-ra-am-mu li-ib-ba
23i-na ka-al da-ad-mu ul ab-na-a at-ma-ni₇ be-lu-ti
24ma-ak-ku-ru si₃-ma-at šar-ru-ti ul aš-ta-ak-ka-an qe₂-re-eb ma-ti-ta-an
25i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ku-um-mu be-lu-ti-ia a-na si₃-ma-at šar-ru-ti-ia la šu-um-ṣa
26aš-šum pu-lu-uh-ti {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia ba-šu-u₂ li-ib-bu-u₂-a
27i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} URU ni-ṣi-ir-ti-ia ša a-ra-am-mu
28a-na šu-un-du-lu šu-ba-at šar-ru-ti-ia
29su-uq-šu la e-ni BARA₂-šu la u₂-ni-iš PA₅-šu la es-ki-ir
30ku-um-mu ra-ap-ši-iš aš-te-eʾ-e-ma
314 ME 90 am-ma-at qa₂-qa₂-ri i-ta-a-ti ne₂-me₂-et-ti-{d}EN.LIL₂
32ša-al-he-e KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} a-na ki-da₄-a-nim
332 ka-a-ri da-nu₄-tim i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri
34BAD₃ ša-da-ni-iš e-pu₂-uš-ma
35i-na be₂-e-ri-šu-nu pi₂-ti-iq a-gur-ri e-ep-ti-iq-ma
36i-na re-e-ši-šu ku-um-mu ra-ba-a
37a-na šu-ba-at šar-ru-ti-ia
38i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri ša-qi₂-iš e-pu₂-uš-ma
39it-ti E₂.GAL a-bi u₂-ra-ad-di-ma u₂-ša-pa-a šu-ba-at be-lu-ti
40{giš}EREN da-nu₄-tim ṣi-i-ti ša-di-i e-lu-ti
41{giš}a-šu-hu pa-ag-lu-tim u₃ {giš}šur-i-ni ni-is-qu be₂-e-ru-tim
42a-na ṣu₂-lu-li-ša u₂-ša-at-ri-iṣ
43{giš}IG.{giš}IG {giš}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA {giš}EREN {giš}šur-i-ni u₂-ša-a u₃ ši-in-nu
44i-hi-iz KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI ta-ah-lu-up-ti ZABAR as₃-ku-up-pi KU₃.BABBAR
45u₃ nu-ku-še-e e-ri-i e-ma KA₂.KA₂-ša er-te-et-ti-ma
46ki-li-li {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ re-e-ša-a-ša u₂-ša-al-mu
47BAD₃ da-an-num i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gu-ur₂-ri
48ša-da-ni-iš u₂-ša-as₃-hi-ir-ša
49i-ta-a-ti BAD₃ a-gur-ri BAD₃ ra-ba-a i-na NA₄ da-nu₄-tim
50ši-ti-iq ša-di-i ra-bi₂-u₃-tim e-pu₂-uš-ma
51ki-ma ša-di-i ul-la-a re-e-ša-a-ša
52E₂ ša-a-tim a-na ta-ab-ra-a-ti u₂-še-pi₂-iš-ma
53a-na da-ga-lam ki-iš-ša-at ni-ši₃ lu-le-e uš-ma-al-li-ša
54ba-al-ti uz-zu pu-lu-uh-ti me-lam-mi šar-ru-tim
55i-ta-a-ti-ša sa-ah-ra-a-ma
56ra-ag-ga la i-ša-ri ul i-ba-aʾ qe₂-re-eb-ša
57aš-šum ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-ti e₂-sag-il₂ du-un-nu-nim
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1le-em-num u₃ ša-ag-gi-šu a-na ba-bi-lam{ki} la sa-na-qi₂
2ša ma-na-a-ma LUGAL ma-ah-ri la i-pu₂-šu
34 LIM am-ma-at qa₂-qa₂-ri i-ta-a-ti URU ⸢ba⸣-bi-lam{ki}
4ne₂-si-iš la ṭa-he-e
5BAD₃ da-num₂ BAL.RI {d}UTU.E₃ ba-bi-lam{ki} u₂-ša-as₃-hi-ir
6hi-ri-su ah-re-e-ma ki-bi-ir-šu i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri ak-ṣu₂-ur₂-ma
7BAD₃ da-num₂ i-na ki-ša-di-šu ša-da-ni-iš ab-nim
8KA₂.GAL.KA₂.GAL-šu ša-ad-la-a-ti u₂-ra-ak-ki-is-ma
9{giš}IG.{giš}IG {giš}EREN ta-ah-lu-up-ti ZABAR
10e-er-te-et-ti-ši-na-a-ti
11i-na ṭe-hi BAD₃ a-gur-ri a-na ti-ib {im}SI.SA₂
12E₂.GAL a-na ni-ṣi-ir-ti ba-bi-lam{ki} e-pe₂-šu
13li-ib-ba ub-la-am-ma
14E₂.GAL GABA.RI E₂.GAL ka₂-dingir-ra{ki}
15i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri qe₂-er-ba-šu u₂-še-pi₂-iš
1660-šu am-ma-at ap-pa da-num₂ a-na {id₂}BURANUN{ki} ak-ṣu₂-ur₂-ma
17na-ba-lam ab-ši-im-ma
18i-ši-id-sa i-na i-ra-at ki-gal-lam
19me₂-he-ra-at me₂-e
20i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri u₂-ša-ar-ši-id-ma
21re-e-ši-šu ul-la-am-ma it-ti E₂.GAL u₂-ra-ad-di-ma
22i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gur-ri
23u₂-za-aq-qi₂-ir-ša hu-ur₂-sa-ni-iš
24{giš}EREN da-nu₄-tim a-na ṣu₂-lu-li-ša u₂-ša-at-ri-iṣ
25{giš}IG.{giš}IG {giš}EREN ta-ah-lu-up-ti ZABAR
26as₃-ku-up-pi u₃ nu-ku-še-e pi₂-ti-iq e-ri-i
27e-ma KA₂.KA₂-ša e-er-te-et-ti
28E₂ ša-a-tim {d}na-bi-um-ku-du-ur₂-ri-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ li-ib-lu-uṭ
29lu-la-ab-bi-ir za-ni-in e₂-sag-il₂ a-na šu-mi-šu am-bi
30ša le-em-num la ba-bi-il pa-ni₇ i-ta-a-ti BAD₃ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}
31qa₂-an ta-ha-zi-šu u₂-ša-as-si-ma
32URU ba-bi-lam{ki} u₂-da-an-ni-in hu-ur₂-sa-ni-iš
33ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-ti e₂-sag-il₂ u₂-da-an-ni-in-ma
34URU ba-bi-lam{ki} a-na ni-ṣi-ir-ti aš-ku-un
35a-na {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia ut-ne₂-en-ma qa₂-ta aš₂-ši
36{d}AMAR.UTU EN IGI.GAL₂ DINGIR ru-bu-u₂ mu-uš-ta-ar-ha
37at-ta ta-ab-na-an-ni-ma
38šar-ru-ti ki-iš-ša-at ni-šim ta-qi₂-pa-an-ni
39ki-ma ša a-ra-mu pu-lu-uh-ti i-lu-ti-ka
40aš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₂ be-lu-ut-ka
41mu-gu-ur₂ ni-iš qa₂-ti-ia ši-ma-a su-pu-u₂-a
42a-na-ku lu LUGAL za-ni-nu mu-ṭi-ib li-ib-bi-ka
43lu RE.E₂.UM-ka ki-i-nim mu-ša-al-li-im ni-ši-ka
44mu-ša-am-mi-hu ba-ʾu-u₂-la-a-ti-ka
45lu ša-ak-ka-na-ka-ku it-pe-šu
46za-ni-nu ka-al ma-ha-zi-ka
47qi₂-bi-tu-uk-ka re-me₂-nu-u₂ {d}AMAR.UTU E₂ e-pu₂-šu
48ga-du u₂-ul-lu li-bu-ur₂-ma la-la-a-šu lu-uš-ba
49i-na qe₂-er-bi-ša ši-bu-tu lu-uk-šu-ud lu-uš-ba-a li-it-tu-tu
50ša LUGAL.LUGAL ki-ib-ra-a-ti ša ka-al te-ne₂-še-e-ti
51bi-la-at-su-nu ka-bi-it-ti lu-um-hu-ur₂ qe₂-er-bu-uš-ša
52iš-tu AN.UR₂ a-di AN.PA e-ma {d}UTU a-ṣu-u₂
53a-a i-ši na-ki-ri mu-ga-al-li-ti a-a ar-ši
54li-i-pu-u₂-a i-na qe₂-er-bi-ša a-na da-ri₂-a-tim
55ṣa-al-ma-at qa₂-qa₂-dam li-be₂-e-lu

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