Nebuchadnezzar II 030 (Q005501)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar II 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005501 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 [0:18] i 1i 1–i 1818 | For the goddess Ninmaḫ, exalted princess, creator of humankind, queen of the great mountains, the one befitting a shining tiara, the one whose exalted command the Igīgū gods do not change, the one who resides in Emaḫ, great lady, my lady. |
| Obverse Column i [18:42] i 1919– | I am Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, the wise (and) pious one who acts with the support of the god Marduk — the great lord, his lord — and the god Nabû — the foremost son (of Marduk), the beloved of his (Nebuchadnezzar’s) royal majesty — (and) who constantly seeks out their divinity, the legitimate heir of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, (and) the one who provides for Esagil and Ezida. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:29] ii 1717–ii 2929 | When the god Marduk, the great lord, raised up my head (and) the god Nabû, overseer of the totality of heaven and earth, placed in my hands the lead-rope of a great (number of) people: |
| Obverse Column ii [29:39] ii 3030– | At that time, I (re)built Emaḫ, the house of her rest in Babylon, for the goddess Ninmaḫ, the lady who loves me. |
| Obverse Column iii [5:17] iii 66–iii 1717 | O Ninmaḫ, exalted princess, when you joyfully enter your holy temple, the residence that makes you happy, may good things about me be set upon your lips. |
| Obverse Column iii [17:31] iii 1818–iii 3131 | Give me joy so that I may acquire happiness and a bright (countenance). Let (my) progeny increase (and) my descendants endure in a friendly manner. Grant easy childbirth in the womb of my people. |
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 | a-na {d}nin-mah | |
| 2 | ru-ba-tim | |
| 3 | ṣi-ir-tim | |
| 4 | ba-ni-a-at | |
| 5 | a-wi-lu-tim | |
| 6 | šar-ra-at | |
| 7 | ša-di-i | |
| 8 | ra-bi₂-u₃-tim | |
| 9 | si₃-ma-a-at | |
| 10 | me-a-am-mi el-lim | |
| 11 | ša qi₂-bi₂-sa₃ | |
| 12 | ṣi-ir-tim | |
| 13 | i-gi₄-gu | |
| 14 | la i-in-nu-u₂ | |
| 15 | a-ši-ba-at e₂-mah | |
| 16 | be-el-ti | |
| 17 | ra-bi₂-ti | |
| 18 | be-el-ti-ia | |
| 19 | a-na-ku {d}na-bi-um- | |
| 20 | ku-du-ur₂-ri-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ | |
| 21 | LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 22 | LUGAL MA.DA-šu-me-ri₂ | |
| 23 | u₃ ak-ka-di-im | |
| 24 | e-em-qu | |
| 25 | mu-ut-ne₂-en-nu-u₂ | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | ša i-na tu-kul₂-ti | |
| 2 | {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-⸢bi₂⸣-u₃ | |
| 3 | be-li₂-šu | |
| 4 | u₃ {d}na-bi-um | |
| 5 | IBILA a-ša-re-du | |
| 6 | na-ra-am | |
| 7 | šar-ru₄-ti-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 8 | it-ta-na-al-⸢la-ku⸣ | |
| 9 | iš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₃ | |
| 10 | i-lu-su-un | |
| 11 | IBILA ki-i-nu-um | |
| 12 | ša {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ | |
| 13 | LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 14 | za-ni-in | |
| 15 | e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 16 | u₃ e₂-zi-da | |
| 17 | i₃-nu {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 18 | be-li₂ ra-bi₂-u₃ | |
| 19 | re-e-ši-ia | |
| 20 | u₂-ul-lu-u₃ | |
| 21 | {d}na-bi-um | |
| 22 | pa-qi₂-id | |
| 23 | ki-iš-ša-at | |
| 24 | ša-we-e | |
| 25 | u₃ er-ṣe₂-tim | |
| 26 | ṣe-er-re-et | |
| 27 | ni-ši₃ ra-bi₂-a-tim | |
| 28 | u₂-ma-al-lu-u₃ | |
| 29 | qa₂-tu-u₂-a | |
| 30 | i₃-nu-mi-šu | |
| 31 | a-na {d}nin-mah | |
| 32 | be-el-ti | |
| 33 | ra-im-ti-ia | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | e₂-mah | |
| 2 | E₂ ta-ap-šu- | |
| 3 | uh₂-ti-ša | |
| 4 | i-na ka₂-dingir-ra{ki} | |
| 5 | ⸢lu⸣ e-pu-uš | |
| 6 | {d}nin-mah | |
| 7 | ru-ba-tim | |
| 8 | ṣi-ir-tim | |
| 9 | a-na E₂-ki | |
| 10 | e-el-lim | |
| 11 | šu-ba-at | |
| 12 | hu-ud li-ib-bi-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 13 | ha-di-iš | |
| 14 | i-⸢na⸣ e-re-bi-ki | |
| 15 | ⸢dam⸣-qa₂-tu-u₂-a | |
| 16 | ⸢li⸣-iš-ša-ak-na | |
| 17 | ⸢ša⸣-ap-tu-uk-ki | |
| 18 | ⸢šu⸣-ur₂-ki-im | |
| 19 | ⸢ul⸣-ṣa-am | |
| 20 | ⸢hi⸣-du-ti | |
| 21 | u₃ na-wa-a-ri | |
| 22 | lu-ur₂-ša-am | |
| 23 | na-an-na-ba-am | |
| 24 | li-iš-ta-an-di-lu | |
| 25 | li-ku-nu-um | |
| 26 | pe-er-ʾu-u₂-a | |
| 27 | i-na ṭu₂-ub-ba-a-tim | |
| 28 | i-na qe₂-er-bi-it | |
| 29 | ni-ši-ia | |
| 30 | šu-te-⸢ši⸣-ri-im | |
| 31 | ta-li-it-tim | |
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