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Nebuchadnezzar I 01 (Q006241)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar I 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006241 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | unclear |
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}AG-ku-dur₂-ri-URU₃ ⸢nun⸣ [ni₂-tuku (...)] | Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, who reveres |
| NUN [na-a-du (...)] | the prince who loves | |
| 2 | {d}amar-utu ur-saŋ diŋir-re-e-[ne-ke₄ ...] | Marduk, hero of the intercessors |
| ši-mat la ša₂-⸢na⸣-[an i-ši-mu-šum] | The fate of the one who does not change will arise. | |
| 3 | sun₅-na ze₂-tuku diŋir gal-gal-⸢e⸣-[ne (...)] | The wise one, the judge of the great rites |
| aš-ru pa-lih [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ (...)] | Who reveres the great gods | |
| 4 | gu₂ ki ŋal₂ ni₂ bi₂-in-tur-[tur (...)] | (Sum) The neck of the place where he was carried away was swollen by fear (Akk) Its neck was reduced to shivering |
| kan-šu mut-nen-nu-[u₂ (...)] | sealed document of Mutnennu | |
| 5 | sipad gin₆-na u₂-a ki-⸢šu⸣-[peš₅/peš₆ (...)] | The true shepherd, provider of the cult centers |
| re-e-u₂ ki-nu za-[ni-in ma-ha-zi] | the faithful shepherd who provides for the cult centers | |
| 6 | lugal niŋ₂-si-sa₂ lugal (KA₂.DINGIR.[RA{ki}) (...)] | king of Nisa, king (of Babylon) (...) |
| [...] | ||
| 7 | {d}iškur en-e ne₃-⸢huš⸣ [...] | Iškur, lord of the en-priestess, |
| a-na {d}IŠKUR EN mug-[daš₂-ri ...] | To Adad, lord of the netherworld, | |
| 8 | nam-kal-kal-la gu₂-gal nir-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [(...)] | The mighty one, the great hero, the hero |
| dan-dan-ni a-ša₂-re-di [...] | Strong one, I want to go to the field | |
| 9 | en-e gu₃ šu-niŋin-na niŋ₂-alim-a-bi [...] | The lord, whose voice is supreme |
| be-li₂ ša₂ i-na ta-nu-qa-ti-⸢šu⸣ [kab-ta-ti ...] | My lord, who with his heavy yoke | |
| 10 | murum-ša₄ za-pa-aŋ₂ dug₃-ga an-ta bi x [...] | The “good scepter"(?) rising from the sky |
| ṭa-bu ri-gim ra-mi-mi-⸢šu⸣ [e-liš ...] | (Sum) It is the wind that blows (Akk) It blows like a wind, it blows above | |
| 11 | lugal e₂-nam-he₂ e₂-ki-tuš-he₂-ŋal₂-til₃-⸢la⸣ [(...)] | king of the Enamhe temple, the Ekitušhebaltila temple |
| be-el e₂-nam-he₂ a-šib e₂-ki-tuš-he₂-[gal₂-ti-la (...)] | Lord of the Enamhe temple, the one who dwells in the Ekitušhegaltila temple | |
| 12 | u₃-ma al-sa₂-di-ŋu₁₀ bad₃ gal-ŋu₁₀ [(...)] | Now, I am tearing out the great wall |
| mu-šak-ši-id er-ni-it-ti-ia [tu-kul-ti-ya (...)] | who provides for my extispicy (and) my support | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | [...] x mi-ni-in-x-kur₂ | ... changed |
| [...] x (x) TU ga-ri-i [(x)] | ... ... full ... | |
| 2 | [...] (x)-x-ra BAL/GIR₃ x-ga-a | ... ... |
| [...] am-haṣ-ma | ... I burn | |
| 3 | [...] ba-e-⸢da⸣-an-ŋar | ... he was able to release |
| [...] x TA aš-ku-un | ... from where I have set | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢ki⸣-in-gi uri{ki}ta ba-ni-in-tar | ... E-ingi, Ur, he decreed. |
| [... i-na] KUR-šu-me-ri u₃ ak-ka-di-i ap-ru-us | ... in the land of Sumer and Akkad I entered. | |
| 5 | [...] x e-ne | ... they |
| [...]-i i-ru-ni | ... he built. | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢al⸣-ma-⸢az⸣-za | ... in your midst |
| [...] lib₃-bi-⸢ia⸣ | ... my heart | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢IN⸣ mi-ni-in-[x x (x)] | ... the e’in-temple ... |
| [...] | ||
| iv | ||
| 1 | ki ti-sah₄ šen-šen-na ŋeš-la₂-ka-nam [(...)] | In the place of the tīsaḫ prayer, in the šunû prayer |
| aš-šum a-šar a-na-an-ti ša₂-aš-me tu-[qu-un-ti (...)] | Because I am a lord, I am an enemy, my battle is a battle | |
| 2 | {ŋeš}tukul sag₃-ga šu-nir silig-silig-ga diŋir gal e₃-a x [(...)] | The one who strikes with a weapon, the one who raises a mighty arrow, the great arrow that emerges |
| i-na ti-iṣ-bu-ut kak-ki pe-te-e šu-ri-⸢in⸣-[ni ...] | At the opening of the door, the openings of the doors | |
| 3 | ŋa₂-e a₂-tah-ŋu₁₀ ak-a-ab zag tab-ŋu₁₀ ŋen-a NA x [...] | “If a man is seized by a fugitive, he will be seized on the right side. |
| ru-ṣa-am-ma ia-a-ti ⸢i-du⸣-u₂-a al-⸢kam⸣ [...] | (Sum) I am a young man, I want to go up to the mountain(?) (Akk) The young man is me, my mountain (is) the mountain | |
| 4 | na-⸢nam⸣ gin₆-na-⸢bi⸣ [...] | “Do not enter, do not enter! |
| i-na an-⸢ni-šu⸣ [ki-ni ...] | In his truth | |
| 5 | {ŋeš}gibil x [...] | New one |
| A LU ŠU U₂ x [...] | from the Amelu family | |
| 6 | {ŋeš}tukul-bi GIŠ E x [...] | Its weapons ... ... |
| kak-ka x (x) [...] | (Sum) The one who ... (Akk) ... ... | |
| 7 | u₃ x (x) ki x (x) [...] | and ... |
| u₃ x [...] A [...] | and ... ... | |
| 8 | {d}AG-ku-dur₂-⸢ri⸣-[URU₃ ...] | Nebuchadnezzar |
| [...] | ||
| 9 | ki me₃-⸢ka⸣ x [...] | At the place of battle |
| AL LA x x [...] | ... ... | |
| 10 | nam-bi-⸢še₃⸣ x [...] | Its fate(?) |
| a-na šat-⸢ti⸣ [...] | to the šaṭti-e23 | |
| 11 | e₂-ki-tuš-he₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣-[til₃]-⸢la⸣ [...] | Ekitušḫebalaelae |
| E₂ šu-bat I [...] | (If) a house ... . | |
| 12 | ⸢zalag₂⸣ GA/BI x [...] | (If) it is bright: ... . |
| [(x)] x x x x (x) [...] | ||
| 13 | x x (x) x [x] x [...] | |
| [(x)] x [...] | ||
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