Nebuchadnezzar II 037 (Q005508)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar II 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005508 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
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 [0:7] i' 1'1'–i' 7'7' | [... Mard]uk [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse Column i [8:12] i' 1''1''–i' 4''4'' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column ii [0:16] ii' 1ii 1–ii' 1616 | string(s) of fish from the apsû, bird(s) of the heavens, egg(s), pomegranate(s), fish, ... (with) bright breasts, ušummu-rodent(s), egg(s) — the best thing(s) from the marshes — bountiful vegetables — the delights of gardens — rosy fruits — the bounty of orchards — dates, Dilmun dates, dried fig(s), raisin(s), the finest beer wort, white honey, ghee, confectioneries, milk, the finest oil, sweet beer (and) wine, as well as p[ure] wine, gleaming abundance, a cornucopia of produce, the best of all l[ands], beer libations without number, (and) wine [as if (it were)] wat[er], in abundance and prosperity, I joyfully ... [in] the heart(s) of the god Marduk, the great lord, the god who created me, and the god Nabû, his true heir, the one who loves my royal majesty, inside the gra[nd] akītu(-house), and (thereby) made the organized assembly of the great gods (more) abundant (therein). |
| Obverse Column ii [16:25] ii' 1717–ii' 2525 | (As for that) temple, the temple ... of abund[ance], I completed (it) and (thereby) ... the hearts of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods with joy. The great gods, the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, ... inside the akītu(-house) [...] presented [...] ..., the king of heaven and earth and [...] they rejoiced ... [...] they rejoiced [...] eternity, ... [...] ... to my royal majesty [...] ... good thing(s) about me. |
| Obverse Column ii [25:32] ii' 2626–ii' 3232 | O Marduk, the lord (who is) the wisest of the gods, the proud prince, when you joyfully enter [...] ... of the temple of your joy, your dwelling of rest, steadfastly look upon my handiwork with pleasure and gran[t me] a long life, the attainment of very old age, the cutting down of [my] foes, [the conque]st of the land(s) of my enemies, a firmly-secured throne, and a long-lasting reign! |
| Obverse Column ii [32:42] ii' 3333–ii' 4242 | [Du]ring the New Year’s festival, (at) the beginning of the year, your magnificent festival, in the akītu(-house), the temple of your great banquets, when the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods (assemble) at your command, during banquets, during assembled gathering(s) of the great gods, bless me, Nebuchadnezzar (II), the prince who is obedient to you, with blessing of good word(s) so that I may grow old, until the attainment of very old age, walking about in your presence during banquets (in the) akītu(-house). May I be the governor who grasps your holy hem for eternity. |
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' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [... {d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU | |
| 3' | [...] x DU | |
| 4' | [...]-mu | |
| 5' | [...] x | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] x | |
| 13' | [...] x | |
| 1'' | [...] x | |
| 2'' | [...] x | |
| 3'' | [...] x | |
| 4'' | [...] x | |
| ii' | ||
| 1 | i-⸢si-ih nu-u₂-nu⸣ ap-si-i iṣ-ṣu-ur₂ ša-me₂-e NUNUZ lu-ur₂-mu | |
| 2 | nu-u₂-nu x x x DAM MI NIŠ ir-ti el-le-tim | |
| 3 | u₂-šu-um-mu ⸢pe-lu⸣-u₂ si₃-ma-at ap-pa-ri | |
| 4 | ar-qa₂ de-šu-ti ⸢la-la⸣-a mu-sa-re-e | |
| 5 | in-bi ru-uš-šu-ti šu-mu-⸢uh₂⸣ ṣi-ip-pa-a-tim | |
| 6 | ZU₂.LUM.MA as-ne₂-e u₂-ri-ib-⸢ti⸣ mu-un-zi-qu₂ | |
| 7 | bi-il-la-at ⸢da⸣-mi-iq-ti LAL₃ BABBAR I₃.⸢NUN⸣.NA mu-ut-ta-⸢qu₂⸣ | |
| 8 | ši-iz-bi u₂-lu ša-am-⸢nim⸣ | |
| 9 | da-aš-pa si-ra-aš-ši ka-ar-ra-[nam] ⸢u₃⸣ ka-ra-nam ⸢el⸣-[lu] | |
| 10 | ṭu₃-uh₂-dam ru-uš-ša-a HE₂.GAL₂-lam ⸢su-ul-lu⸣-nim du-mu-⸢uq ma-ti⸣-[ta-an] | |
| 11 | ti-bi-ik si-ra-aš la ni-bi ⸢ma-miš i-na⸣ ka-ra-⸢na⸣ | |
| 12 | i-na nu-uh₂-ši u₃ ⸢HE₂⸣.GAL₂-lam <i-na> | |
| 13 | li-ib-bi {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi-⸢u₃⸣ i-lu ba-ni-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 14 | u₃ {d}na-bi-um IBILA-šu ki-⸢i⸣-nim na-ra-am šar-ru-ti-ia | |
| 15 | i-na qe₂-re-eb a₂-ki-it GAL-[u₂] ⸢ri⸣-ši-iš uš-pa-ar-ki-ma | |
| 16 | pu-uh₂-ri ša-ak-nam ša DINGIR GAL.⸢GAL uš⸣-pa-ar-zi-ih-ma | |
| 17 | E₂ ⸢i⸣-na E₂ da-ke HE₂.GAL₂-[lam] ⸢u₂⸣-ša-al-li-im-ma | |
| 18 | li-ib-bi {d}i-gi₄-gi₄ u₃ {⸢d⸣}[a]-⸢nun-na-ki <a>-na⸣ hi-da-a-ti at-ta-⸢al-lu⸣ | |
| 19 | DINGIR GAL.GAL {d}i-gi₄-⸢gi₄ u₃⸣ {d}a-nun-na-ki | |
| 20 | x x ⸢ti⸣ x x x x x x x x x x MA ir-mu-u₂ qe₂-re-eb a₂-ki-it | |
| 21 | [...] x x x x x x-ru LUGAL ša AN KI-tim im-hu-ru-u₂-ma | |
| 22 | [...] i-ri-šu da-a-tim | |
| 23 | [...] da-⸢ri₂⸣-a-tim i-ri-šu x-du-u₂-x | |
| 24 | [...] x ⸢ik-ta-na-ar-ra⸣-bu a-na šar-ru-ti-ia | |
| 25 | [x x x] ⸢ta x x x ri x⸣ šu-a-ti du-um-qi₂-ia | |
| 26 | {d}AMAR.UTU EN ⸢IGI.GAL₂ DINGIR⸣.DINGIR ru-bu-u₃ mu-uš-ta-ar-ha | |
| 27 | a-na x [x x] ⸢x⸣-x-u₂-ti ša E₂ hi-da-a-ti-ka | |
| 28 | šu-ba-⸢at ta⸣-ap-šu-uh₂-ti-ka ha-di-iš i-na e-re-bi-ka | |
| 29 | li-pi₂-it qa₂-ti-ia a-na da-mi-iq-ti ki-ni-iš na-ap-li-is-ma | |
| 30 | ba-la-ṭam ⸢da⸣-ri₂-a še-be₂-⸢e li⸣-it-tu-u₂-ti | |
| 31 | ⸢šu-um-qu-ut⸣ za-ʾi-i-ri-[ia ka-ša]-⸢ad⸣ MA.DA a-a-bi | |
| 32 | ⸢ku⸣-un {giš}⸢GU.ZA⸣ u₃ la-ba-⸢ar pa⸣-le-e a-na ši-ri-ik-ti šu-⸢ur₂⸣-[kam] | |
| 33 | [i]-⸢na⸣ zag-mu-ku re-eš ša-at-tim i-si₃-ni₇ ta-ar-ba-a-ti-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 34 | i-na a₂-ki-it E₂ qe₂-re-e-ti-ka ra-ba-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 35 | ⸢e⸣-nu-ma {d}i-⸢gi₄-gi₄ u₃⸣ {d}a-nun-na-ki ina pu-ka i-na qe₂-re-e-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 36 | ⸢i-na pu-uh-ru ša-ak⸣-nam ša DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 37 | ⸢a⸣-na ia-⸢ti⸣ {d}⸢AG⸣-ku-dur₂-ri-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ ru-bu-u₃ ma-gi-ri-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 38 | ⸢ik⸣-ri-bi da-mi-iq-tim ku-ur₂-bu | |
| 39 | ⸢i⸣-na qe₂-re-e-ti a₂-ki-it a-ta-al-⸢lu⸣-ku ma-ha-ri-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 40 | ⸢lu⸣-la-ab-bi-ir a-di še-be₂-e li-it-tu-u₂-ti | |
| 41 | ⸢a⸣-na-ku lu-u₂ GIR₃.NITA₂ ṣa-bi-it si-is-si-ik-ti-ka el-⸢le-tim⸣ | |
| 42 | ⸢a⸣-na u₄-um da-ru-u₂-tim | |
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