Nebuchadnezzar II C37 (Q005571)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar II C37 |
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| ID | Q005571 |
| 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)
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| Obverse Column i [0:202] i 1i 1– | (An English translation of this inscription is in preparation) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| i | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-ku-du-ur₂-ri-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 2 | ru-ba-a-am na-a-dam mi-gi-ir {d}[AMAR.UTU] | |
| 3 | ENSI₂ ṣi-i-ri na-ra-am {d}na-⸢bi-um⸣ | |
| 4 | SIPA ki-i-nim ṣa-bi-it u₂-ru-uh₂ ⸢šu⸣-ul-mu ša {d}UTU u₃ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 5 | e-er-šu it-pe-šu | |
| 6 | ša a-na e-mu-qu {d}er₃-ra ša-ga-pu-ru ba-ša-⸢a⸣ u₂-zu-na-šu | |
| 7 | mu-de-e ta-ši-im-ti | |
| 8 | mu-uš-te-eʾ-u₃ a₃-aš-ra-a-ti {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ u₃ {d}iš-tar | |
| 9 | a₃-aš-ru sa-[an]-qa₂ | |
| 10 | ša a-na {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi₂-u₃ {d}EN.LIL₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣.[DINGIR mu-ša-ar-bu]-u₂ šar-ru-ti-šu | |
| 11 | u₃ {d}na-bi-um su-ka-al-lam ⸢ṣi⸣-i-ri | |
| 12 | mu-ša-ri-ku u₄-um ⸢ba⸣-[la]-⸢ṭi⸣-šu | |
| 13 | ki-it-nu-šu-ma ip-pu-šu re-⸢šu-su⸣-un | |
| 14 | GIR₃.NITA₂ la a-ne-ha za-ni-in e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-⸢da⸣ | |
| 15 | i-da-an za-na-a-tim | |
| 16 | ba-bi-il i-gi-se₃-e GAL.GAL a-na e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 17 | na-a-dam mu-uš-te-mi-qu i-tu-ti ku-un ŠA₃ DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 18 | GU₂.GAL-lum qa₂-ar-dam mu-ma-ak-ki-ir qa₂-ar-ba-a-tim | |
| 19 | ik-ka-ri ba-ab-bi-i-lu mu-ṭa₄-ah-hi-id e-eš-re-e-tim | |
| 20 | mu-ki-in sa-at-tu-ku | |
| 21 | IBILA SAG.KAL ša {[d}AG]-⸢IBILA⸣-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} a-na-ku | |
| 22 | i₃-nu-um {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi₂-u₃ ki-ni-iš ib-ba-an-ni-ma | |
| 23 | MA.DA šu-te-šu-ru ni-šim re-e₂-a-am | |
| 24 | za-na-nam ma-ha-zi ud-du-šu e-eš-re-e-tim | |
| 25 | ra-bi-iš u₂-wa-ʾe-er-an-ni | |
| 26 | a-na-ku a-na {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia pa-al-hi-iš u₂-ta-qu | |
| 27 | i-na e₂-sag-il₂ ki-iṣ-ṣi₂ ra-aš-bu | |
| 28 | E₂.GAL ša-me₂-e u₃ er-ṣe₂-tim at-ma-ni₇ šar-ru-tim | |
| 29 | e₂-umuš-a pa-pa-ha {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.DINGIR {[d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 30 | ka₂-hi-li-su₃ šu-ba-at {d}⸢zar⸣-[pa-ni-tum] | |
| 31 | e₂-zi-da ša e₂-sag-il₂ pa-pa-ha {d}[na-bi-um] | |
| 32 | KU₃.GI na-am-ra u₂-[ša-al-bi-iš]-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 33 | u₂-na-am-mi-ir ki-ma u₄-mu | |
| 34 | e₂-temen-an-ki zi-qu₂-ra-at ba-[bi]-lam{ki} | |
| 35 | e-eš-ši-iš ⸢e-pu₂⸣-uš | |
| 36 | e₂-zi-da E₂ ki-i-nim na-ra-am {d}⸢na⸣-bi-um | |
| 37 | i-na ba-ar-si₂-pa₃{<ki>} e-eš-ši-iš ab-ni-ma | |
| 38 | i-na KU₃.GI u₃ ni₅-si₃-iq-tim ⸢NA₄.NA₄⸣ | |
| 39 | ki-ma ši-ṭe₃-er₄-ti ša-ma-mi u₂-ba-an-nim | |
| 40 | {giš}EREN.{giš}EREN da-nu₄-tim KU₃.GI u₂-ša-al-bi-⸢iš⸣-ma | |
| 41 | a-na ṣu₂-lu-ul e₂-mah-ti-la pa-pa-ha {d}[AG] | |
| 42 | pa-nim še-lal-ti-šu-nu u₂-ša-at-ri-⸢iṣ⸣ | |
| 43 | e₂-mah E₂ {d}nin-mah lib₃-ba ka₂-dingir-ra{ki} | |
| 44 | e₂-{giš}nig₂-gidru-kalam-ma-sum-ma E₂ {d}na-bi-um ša ha-re-e | |
| 45 | e₂-kiš-nu-gal₂ E₂ {d}EN.ZU | |
| 46 | e₂-hur-sag-sikil-la E₂ {d}nin-kar-ra-ak-a | |
| 47 | e₂-nam-he₂ E₂ {d}IŠKUR lib₃-ba ku-ma-ri{ki} | |
| 48 | e₂-di-ku₅-kalam-ma E₂ {d}UTU | |
| 49 | e₂-ki-tuš-garza E₂ {d}NIN-e₂-[an]-⸢na⸣ tu-ub-[qa₂-at BAD₃] | |
| 50 | i-na ba-bi-lam{ki} e-eš-ši-iš ⸢ab-ni-ma⸣ | |
| 51 | u₂-ul-la-a re-e-ša-ši-in | |
| 52 | DINGIR GAL.GAL a-ši-ib qe₂-re-eb-bi-ši-na | |
| 53 | u₂-ša-ar-ma-a qe₂-re-eb-ši-in | |
| 54 | ba-bi-lam{ki} ma-ha-zi EN ra-bi-im {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 55 | URU ta-na-da-a-tu-šu | |
| 56 | im-gu-ur₂-{d}EN.LIL₂ u₃ ne₂-me₂-et-ti-{d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 57 | BAD₃.BAD₃-šu GAL.GAL u₂-ša-ak-li-il | |
| 58 | i-na ZAG.DU₈ KA₂.GAL.KA₂.GAL-šu | |
| 59 | AM.AM URUDU e-ek-du-tim u₃ MUŠ.HUŠ.MUŠ.HUŠ [še-zu-zu-u₂-tim] | |
| 60 | ab-ni-ma uš-zi-[iz]-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 61 | ša šar ma-ah-ri-im la i-⸢pu₂⸣-uš | |
| 62 | ka-ar hi-ri-ti-šu₂ i-na ku-up-ri u₃ ⸢a⸣-gu-ur₂-ru | |
| 63 | a-di₃ ši-ni-šu a-ba-am a-li-du₂ URU u₂-ša-⸢al⸣-am | |
| 64 | ia-ti ka-ar da-num₂ a-di₃ še-⸢la⸣-ši-šu | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | [iš]-te-en i-di₃ ša-ni-i | |
| 2 | i-na ESIR.UD.DU.A u₃ SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA ⸢ab-ni-ma⸣ | |
| 3 | it-ti ka-ar a-ba-am ik-ṣu₂-ru e-⸢se₃⸣-[ni]-⸢iq⸣-ma | |
| 4 | i-ši-su i-na i-ra-at ki-gal-⸢lam⸣ [u₂-šar-ši]-⸢id⸣-ma | |
| 5 | re-e-ši-šu ša-da-ni-iš u₂-za-aq-⸢qi₂⸣-ir | |
| 6 | ka-ar SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA BAL.RI {d}UTU.[E₃].⸢A⸣ {d}UTU.[E₃].⸢A⸣ | |
| 7 | BAD₃ ba-bi-lam{ki} u₂-ša-al-[am] | |
| 8 | ka-ar a-ra-ah-ti BAL.RI {d}UTU.⸢E₃⸣.<A> {d}UTU.⸢E₃⸣.<A> | |
| 9 | iš-tu KA₂.GAL-{d}iš-tar a-di₃ KA₂.GAL-{d}u₂-ra-aš | |
| 10 | i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gu-ur₂-ri | |
| 11 | a-ba-am a-li-du₂ ik-ṣu₂-ur₂-ma | |
| 12 | ma-ka-a-at a-gur-ru a-bar-ti {id₂}BURANUN{ki} | |
| 13 | u₂-ra-ak-ki-is-ma | |
| 14 | la u₂-ša-ak-li-il si₃-ta-at-ta-a-tim | |
| 15 | ia-ti a-pi₂-il-šu re-e-eš-ta-a na-ra-am li-ib-bi-šu | |
| 16 | ka-ar {id₂}a-ra-ah-tim | |
| 17 | i-na ESIR.UD.DU.A u₃ SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA ab-ni-ma | |
| 18 | it-ti ka-ar a-ba-am ik-ṣu₂-ru u₂-da-an-ni-in | |
| 19 | a-na ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-ti e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ ba-bi-lam{ki} | |
| 20 | la na-⸢aš₂-ku⸣-nu PA.RI.IM qe₂-re-eb {id₂}BURANUN{ki} | |
| 21 | ha-al-ṣi₂ ra-bi₂-tim i-na ID₂ | |
| 22 | i-na ESIR.UD.DU.A u₃ SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA u₂-še-pi₂-iš | |
| 23 | i-ši-su ap-sa-a u₂-ša-ar-šid-ma | |
| 24 | re-e-ši-ša u₂-za-aq-qi₂-ir hu-ur₂-sa-ni-iš | |
| 25 | ša ma-na-ma šar ma-ah-ri la i-pu₂-uš | |
| 26 | 4 LIM KUŠ₃ qa₂-qa₂-ri i-ta-a-at URU | |
| 27 | ne₂-si₃-iš la ṭa-he-e | |
| 28 | BAD₃ da-num₂ BAL.RI {d}UTU.E₃.<A> {d}UTU.E₃.<A> | |
| 29 | ba-bi-lam{ki} u₂-ša-as₃-hi-ir | |
| 30 | hi-ri-su ah-re-e-ma ⸢šu-pu-ul⸣ me-e ak-šu-ud | |
| 31 | ki-bi-ir-šu i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gu-ur₂-ri ab-ni-ma | |
| 32 | it-ti ka-ar a-ba-am ik-ṣu₂-ru e-se₃-ni-iq-ma | |
| 33 | BAD₃ da-num₂ i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gu-ur₂-ri | |
| 34 | i-na ki-ša-di-šu ša-da-ni-iš ab-ni | |
| 35 | ṭa-a-bi-su-pu-ur₂-šu BAD₃ ba-ar-si₂-pa₃{ki} | |
| 36 | e-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | |
| 37 | ka-ar hi-ri-ti-šu i-na ku-up-ri u₃ a-gu-ur₂-ru | |
| 38 | URU a-na ki-da-nim u₂-ša-as₃-hi-ir | |
| 39 | [a-na] {⸢d⸣}DUMU-E₂ EN mu-ša-ab-bi-ir {giš}TUKUL na-ki-ri-ia | |
| 40 | E₂-su i-na bar₂-sipa{ki} e-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | |
| 41 | a-na {d}gu-la šu-⸢ʾe⸣-e-⸢ti⸣ ba-la-ṭam | |
| 42 | ga-mi-la-at na-pi₂-iš-ti-ia ⸢a-ši-ba-at⸣ [e₂]-ti-la | |
| 43 | e₂-ti-la E₂-sa i-na bar-si₂-pa{ki} [e-eš-ši-iš] ⸢e⸣-pu₂-uš | |
| 44 | a-na {d}gu-la ru-ba-a-ti [ṣi]-ir-ti | |
| 45 | mu-ša-ar-ba-ti zi-ki-ir šar-⸢ru-ti⸣-ia | |
| 46 | a-ši-ba-at e₂-gu-la | |
| 47 | e₂-gu-la E₂-sa i-na bar₂-sipa{ki} e-eš-ši-iš ⸢e⸣-[pu₂]-⸢uš⸣ | |
| 48 | a-na {d}gu-la be-el-ti ra-bi₂-[ti] | |
| 49 | mu-ba-al-li-ṭa-at na-pi₂-iš-⸢ti⸣-[ia] | |
| 50 | a-ši-ba-at e₂-zi-ba-ti-[la] | |
| 51 | e₂-zi-ba-ti-la E₂-sa i-na bar₂-sipa{ki} e-eš-ši-iš e-[pu₂-uš] | |
| 52 | ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-ti e₂-mes-lam a-na du-un-nu-⸢nim⸣ | |
| 53 | i-ga-ar si-hi-ir-ti e₂-mes-lam | |
| 54 | u₃ E₂.E₂-šu ša pa-an KISAL ki-ma la-bi₂-ri-im-ma | |
| 55 | e-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | |
| 56 | ka-ar hi-ri-ti GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 57 | i-na ESIR.UD.DU.A u₃ SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA | |
| 58 | URU a-na ki-da-nim u₂-ša-as₃-hi-ir | |
| 59 | ⸢e₂⸣-babbar-ra E₂ {d}UTU ša ZIMBIR{ki} | |
| 60 | ⸢e₂⸣-[dur₂]-gi-na E₂ {d}LUGAL-{giš}ASAL₂ ša {uru}ba-aṣ | |
| 61 | ⸢e₂⸣-[i]-bi₂-{d}a-num E₂ {d}uraš ša dil-bat{ki} | |
| 62 | [e₂-igi]-⸢kalam⸣-ma E₂ {d}lugal-⸢mar₂-da⸣ ša mar₂-da{ki} | |
| 63 | [e₂-an-na] ⸢E₂⸣ {[d]}⸢iš-tar⸣ ša UNUG{ki} | |
| 64 | e₂-babbar-ra E₂ {d}UTU ša larsa{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 65 | e₂-kiš-nu-gal₂ E₂ {d}EN.ZU ša ⸢uri₂⸣{ki} | |
| 66 | e-eš-re-e-ti DINGIR GAL.GAL e-eš-ši-iš e-[pu₂-uš] | |
| 67 | u₂-ša-ak-li-il ši-pi₂-ir-ši-[in] | |
| 68 | DINGIR GAL.GAL a-ši-ib li-ib-bi-ši-[in] | |
| 69 | i-na hi-da-a-ti u₃ ri-ša-[a-ti] | |
| 70 | qe₂-er-ba-ši-in u₂-ša-ar-ma-a | |
| 71 | šu-ba-at-su-un ṣi-ir-tim | |
| 72 | zi-in-na-a-ti e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da | |
| 73 | te-di-iš-ti ba-bi-lam{ki} u₃ bar-si₂-pa₃{ki} | |
| 74 | ša e-li ša ma-ah-ri u₂-ša-ti-qu-ma | |
| 75 | aš-ku-nam a-na re-še-e-tim | |
| 76 | za-na-nam e-eš-re-e-ti₃ DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 77 | ša e-li LUGAL.LUGAL ab-be₂-e-<a> u₂-ša-ṭi₃-ru | |
| 78 | ka-la e-ep-še-e-ti-ia šu-qu₂-ra-a-ti | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | i-na {na₄}NA.RU₂.A aš-ṭu₂-ur₂-ma | |
| 2 | u₂-ki-in ah-ra-ta-aš | |
| 3 | ka-li e-ep-še-e-ti-ia | |
| 4 | ša i-na {na₄}NA.RU₂.A aš-ṭu₂-ru | |
| 5 | mu-da-a li-ta-am-ma-ar-ma | |
| 6 | ta-ni-it-ti DINGIR.DINGIR li-ih-ta-as-sa-[as] | |
| 7 | e-pe₂-šu ma-ha-zi DINGIR.DINGIR u₃ {d}IŠ.TAR | |
| 8 | ša be-li₂ ra-bi₂-u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 9 | ia-ti u₂-ma-ra-an-ni-ma | |
| 10 | u₂-ša-ad-ka-an-ni li-⸢ib⸣-[ba-am] | |
| 11 | pa-al-hi-iš la a-ba-aṭ-⸢ṭi⸣-[il-šu] | |
| 12 | u₂-ša-al-la-am ši-pi₂-[ir-šu] | |
| 13 | i₃-nu-mi-šu e₂-ul-la E₂ {d}nin-⸢kar⸣-[ra-ak-a] | |
| 14 | ša qe₂-re-eb ZIMBIR{[ki]} | |
| 15 | ša iš-tu u₄-um u₂-ul-lu-u₂-⸢tim⸣ | |
| 16 | ša-na-a-tim ru-qa₂-a-⸢tim⸣ | |
| 17 | E₂ la šu-te-šu-ru-[u₂-ma] | |
| 18 | na-ma-a-tu iṣ-ra-at-[sa] | |
| 19 | ki-su-ra-a-ša la šu-($erasure$)-du-[u₃] | |
| 20 | e-pe₂-ri ka-at-[mu] | |
| 21 | it-ti e-eš-re-e-ti₃ DINGIR.DINGIR la in-na-am-⸢bu⸣-[u₃] | |
| 22 | pi₂-it-ru-su sa-at-tu-ku | |
| 23 | i-na pi₂-i ip-pa-ar-ku-u₃ | |
| 24 | ba-aṭ-lu ni-id-ba-a-ša | |
| 25 | aš-šum si-is-si-ik-ti {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia | |
| 26 | ṣa-ab-ta-ku-u₂-ma | |
| 27 | {d}AMAR.UTU be-li₂ ia-ti i-ra-ma-an-ni-ma | |
| 28 | ud-du-šu e-eš-re-e-tim | |
| 29 | ke-še-ri ab-ta-a-tim | |
| 30 | u₂-ma-al-lu-u₂ qa₂-tu-u₂-a | |
| 31 | i-na pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim a-na E₂ šu-a-ti | |
| 32 | re-me₂-nu-u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU ir-ta-ši sa-li-⸢mi⸣ | |
| 33 | u₃ {d}UTU da-a-a-nam ṣi-i-ri | |
| 34 | e-de-eš-sa it-ta-bi | |
| 35 | a-na ia-ti re-e₂-a-um pa-li-hi-šu-nu | |
| 36 | e-pe₂-e-šu iq-bi₂-u₃ | |
| 37 | te-me-en-ša la-bi₂-ri a-hi-iṭ ab-re-e-[ma] | |
| 38 | zi-ki-ir₄ šu-um ša {d}nin-kar-ra-ak-a | |
| 39 | a-ši-ba-⸢at⸣ e₂-ul-la | |
| 40 | ṣe-e-ri UR.GI₇ ha-aṣ-ba ša-ṭi-ir-ma | |
| 41 | i-na qe₂-er₄-bi-šu in-na-mi-ir-ma | |
| 42 | ⸢e⸣-li te-me-en-ni-šu la-bi₂-ri | |
| 43 | uš-šu-šu u₂-ki-in-ma | |
| 44 | a-na {d}nin-kar-ra-ak-a | |
| 45 | be-el-ti ra-aʾ-im-ti-ia | |
| 46 | na-ṣi-ra-at na-pi₂-iš-ti-ia | |
| 47 | mu-ša-al-li-ma-at pe-er-ʾi-ia | |
| 48 | [e₂]-⸢ul⸣-la E₂-sa ša qe₂-re-eb ZIMBIR{ki} | |
| 49 | [e]-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | |
| 50 | [sa]-at-tu-ku-u₂-ša u₂-ṭa-ah-hi-id-ma | |
| 51 | [u₂-ki-in] ni-id-ba-a-ša | |
| 52 | {d}nin-kar-ra-ak-a be-el-ti ṣi-ir-ti | |
| 53 | ⸢li⸣-pi₂-it qa₂-ti-ia ha-di-iš nap-li-si-[ma] | |
| 54 | da-am-qa₂-tu-u₂-a li-iš-ša-ak-na ša-ap-tu-uk-[ki] | |
| 55 | ba-la-ṭu u₄-um re-e-qu₂-u₂-tim še-be₂-e li-it-tu-tim | |
| 56 | ṭu₂-⸢ub⸣ ši-i-ri u₃ hu-ud li-ib-bi | |
| 57 | a-na ši-ri-ik-ti šu-ur₂-ki-im | |
| 58 | ma-ha-ar {d}UTU u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 59 | šu-um-gi-ri e-ep-še-tu-u₂-a qi₂-bi₂-im du-um-qu₂-u₂-a | |
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