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Nebuchadnezzar II C310 (Q005578)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar II C310 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005578 |
| Collection | Cindy and David Sofer Collection, displayed in the the Bible Lands Museum Israel, Jersusalem, Israel |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-NIG₂.DU-u₂-ṣu-ur₂ | Nabium-kudurri-uṣur |
| 2 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ mi-ša-ri-⸢im⸣ | kingship of Išarēm |
| 3 | nu-ri-im na-am-ra ša ma-ti-šu | radiance, the light of his land |
| 4 | ra-aʾ-im ki-it-ti | beloved of the gods |
| 5 | ⸢u₃⸣ mi-ša-ri-im | |
| 6 | mu-⸢uš⸣-te-⸢eʾ-u₂⸣ aš-ra-at ⸢DINGIR GAL.GAL⸣ | “I am the one who has sought out the great gods, |
| 7 | za-ni-in e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ e₂-zi-da | provider of Esagila and Ezida, |
| 8 | DUMU {d}na-bi-um-IBILA-u₂-ṣu-ur | son of Nabium-apla-uṣur |
| 9 | ⸢šar⸣ ba-bi-lam{ki} a-na-ku | the king of Babylon, am I. |
| 10 | i₃-nu-um {d}AMAR.UTU EN ra-bi₂-um | When Marduk, the great lord, |
| 11 | IGI.GAL₂ i₃-li₂ a-ši-ir ki-ib-ra-ti | The one who sees the god, the one who guides the world, |
| 12 | ⸢in⸣ pa-ni-šu ša ma-ad-dam | His face is torn out |
| 13 | ⸢u₃⸣ bu-un-na-an-ne₂-e-šu nam-ru-ti | his bright radiance |
| 14 | ⸢in⸣ ni-iš i-ni-šu ša-ad-la-a-ti | “It is the nišu-disease of the šadlātu-demon |
| 15 | ša ki-ma {d}UTU i-ba-ar-ra-a | who like Šamaš is to be found |
| 16 | gi-im-re-e-ti | reed bundles |
| 17 | ha-di-iš ip-pa-al-sa-an-ni-ma | He looked at me with pleasure, and |
| 18 | u₂-ul-lu-u₃ re-e-ši-ia | I raised up my head. |
| 19 | a-na be₂-lu-ut MA.DA e-pe₂-šu | To exercise lordship of the land |
| 20 | šu-ma-am ṣi-ri-im ib-be₂-e-ma | If a ghost arises and |
| 21 | ni-šim ra-ap-ša-a-ti | the great gods |
| 22 | a-na re-e₂-u₂-ti i-di₃-nam | he will give to the shepherd. |
| 23 | a-na za-na-an ma-ha-zi-im | for the provision of the cult centers |
| 24 | u₃ ud-du-šu e-eš-re-e-ti | and the annihilation of the temples |
| 25 | ⸢ku⸣-un-nu sa-ak-ke-e | “The sakkkû-vessel, |
| 26 | ⸢u₃ šu⸣-te-šu-ru šu-lu-uh-ha | (As for) the one who removes it, it is a curse. |
| 27 | ⸢qi-bi₂⸣-ta-šu ka-bi-it-ti | Its utterance is an abomination |
| ii | ||
| 1 | ra-bi-iš u₂-ma-ʾe-er-an-ni-ma | Greatly he made me great, and |
| 2 | ⸢pa⸣-ar-ṣi₂-im re-e-eš-⸢ta⸣-ti | It is an arašum prayer of the beginning |
| 3 | u₃ pel-lu-de-e qu₂-ud-mu-ti | and pellūdê-diseases of the sick, |
| 4 | ša {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} be-e-le-et UNUG{ki} | of the goddess Ištar of Uruk, the mistress of Ugarit |
| 5 | e-el-le-tim | pure |
| 6 | u₂-te-er₄ aš-ru-uš-šu-un | I returned to its place |
| 7 | a-na UNUG{ki} še-e-du-u₂-šu | to Uruk he went down. |
| 8 | a-na e₂-an-na la-ma-sa ša | For the Eanna temple there is none. |
| 9 | da-⸢mi⸣-iq-tim u₂-te-er₄ | he returned (it) to its place. |
| 10 | in u₄-mi-šu e₂-an-na | At that time, in the Eanna |
| 11 | E₂ iš-ta-ar UNUG{ki} | the temple of Ištar of Uruk |
| 12 | ša u₂-ul-la-nu-u₂-a | who before me |
| 13 | te-me-en-ša ap-tu-u₂-ma | I opened its foundations and |
| 14 | su-uh-ha-tu iṣ-ra-as-su | “Suḫaḫātu-disease is its name. |
| 15 | te-me-en-ša la-bi₂-ri | Its old foundation |
| 16 | a-hi-iṭ ab-re-e-ma | I sought out, and |
| 17 | e-li te-me-ni-ša la-bi₂-ri | Above her old foundation |
| 18 | u₂-ki-in uš-šu-ša | firmly established for him |
| 19 | E₂ ki-ma si₃-ma-ti-ša | The house, like its charms |
| 20 | re-e-eš-ta-a-ti | first-fruit offerings |
| 21 | pa-pa-ha-a-te | the cellas |
| 22 | šu-ba-at {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} | Hand of Ištar of Uruk |
| 23 | u₃ {d}na-na-a | and Nanaya |
| 24 | in ESIR.UD.DU.A | in Esirudua |
| 25 | u₃ SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA | and baked bricks |
| 26 | u₂-še-pi₂-iš | he had it made |
| 27 | si₃-hi-ir₄-ti E₂ in ṭi-iṭ-ṭam | “If a house is in disrepair |
| 28 | u₃ li-bi-it-ti | and my limbs |
| 29 | ki-ma la-bi₂-ri-im-ma e-pu₂-uš | It was done as before. |
| 30 | a-na {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} | To Ištar of Uruk |
| 31 | ru-ba-a-ti ṣi₂-ir₄-tim | noble princes |
| 32 | e₂-an-na E₂ qu₂-ud-du-šu | Eanna |
| 33 | šu-tu-um-mu na-ar-mi-ša | Šutummu (is) her name |
| 34 | e-eš-ši-iš e-pu₂-uš | he made it. |
| iii | ||
| 1 | {⸢d}INANNA⸣ UNUG{ki} ru-ba-a-ti ṣi₂-ir₄-⸢tim⸣ | the goddess Ištar of Uruk, princess of the four quarters |
| 2 | a-na e₂-an-na | to the Eanna |
| 3 | ⸢E₂ na-ar⸣-mi-ki | The temple of your greatness |
| 4 | ⸢in hi-da⸣-a-ti | (a kind of plant) |
| 5 | ⸢u₃ ri-ša⸣-a-ti | |
| 6 | in e-re-bi-ki | when you enter, |
| 7 | ⸢li-pi₂-it qa₂-ti-ia dam-qa₂-a-tim⸣ | My good handiwork, |
| 8 | ⸢ha-di-iš na-ap-li-si-ma⸣ | “Ḫadīš, napli-sima-e |
| 9 | ⸢dam-qa₂-tu-u₂-a⸣ | Damqatua |
| 10 | ⸢li-iš-ša⸣-ak-na | Eliššakna |
| 11 | ša-ap-tu-uk-ki | |
| 12 | ba-la-aṭ u₄-mu-um | life of the day |
| 13 | re-e-qu-u₂-tim | first fruits |
| 14 | še-be₂-e li-it-tu-ti | May my limbs be straight |
| 15 | ku-un-nu ku-su-u₂ | “It is secure, it is secure. |
| 16 | u₃ la-ba-ri pa-le-e | and the old one, the slain one, |
| 17 | a-na ši-ri-ik-ti | for the širiktu-offering |
| 18 | šu-ur₂-kam | It is a gift |
| 19 | e-ma qa₂-ab-la-⸢am⸣ | wherever he goes |
| 20 | u₃ ta-ha-zi-im | and battle |
| 21 | lu ṣu₂-lu-ul um-ma-ni-⸢ia⸣ | May my mother-in-law speak! |
| 22 | iš-ta-ar at-ti-ma | You know (this). |
| 23 | a-na na-ar a-a-bi-⸢ia⸣ | to the singer of Ayabiya’e |
| 24 | al-ki i-da-a-a | Come, Idaya! |
| 25 | {d}na-na-⸢a⸣ | Nanaya-ea, |
| 26 | da-ru-tam NIN-ti i₃-⸢li₂⸣ | “Arûtam, my lady, Illī-ēli |
| 27 | e-te-el-li ša e₂-an-na | The pure one of the Eanna temple |
| 28 | in ma-ha-ar {d}na-bi-⸢um⸣ | before Nabium-eum |
| 29 | IBILA ši-it-lu-ṭu₂ | heir of Šīt-lutbu |
| 30 | ha-aʾ-i-ri na-ar-mi-ki | I want to praise your greatness |
| 31 | ⸢ep₂-še⸣-tu-u₂-a | my deeds |
| 32 | šu-um-gi-ri | Šumgiri |
| 33 | qi₂-bi₂-i du-um-qi₂-ia | speak favorable things about me! |
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