Nebuchadnezzar I 06 (Q006246)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar I 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006246 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | He (Šutruk-nanḫundi) drove away the king [Zababa]-šuma-iddina (and) did away with his reign. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] his son Kudur-nanḫundi. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [This king, whose] offence exceeded those of his (fore)fathers (and) [whose] grievous crime was greater than (theirs), plotted [ev]il against the land of Akkad (and) fabricated evil reports. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | [...] Enlil-nādin-aḫi, a king who preceded me, [who ...] established enmity [...] (and) spoke of ... [...] and he (Kudur-nanḫundi) over[whelmed] all the people of the land of Akkad like a flood. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | He turned all their august [cult ce]nters [into ruins]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | He made [the god Marduk], the great [lo]rd, rise from [his ...] seat. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | He took [to Elam] as booty [the ...] of Sumer and Akkad. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | [...] he led Enlil-nādin-aḫi [away to Elam, ... h]im, (and) did away with [his] reign. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] not a native of Babylon, (but rather) a foe [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] his [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] (divine) punishment [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [... who was] terror-stricken, took to the mountains. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] ... harassed his enemy. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | They observed [the omens concerning] him (and) sought the judgment of the god Ma[rduk]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... worr]ied, harassed, (and) perturbed, I said (to myself): |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | “[Unlike] my [predecessor] who flourished in Elam, let me die this very day! [...] (from) battle with him, let me not turn back!” |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [... wi]th the remainder of (my) people I waited for him at the head of the Uqnû (River) and [did not tu]rn (back). |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Against the will of the gods, the god Erra, (most) powerful of the gods, smote my [war]riors. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | The enfeebling [...] bound my team (of horses). |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] ... the kattillu-demon was killing my thoroughbred horses. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [I] was afraid of death. I did not advance into battle (but rather) turned back. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [...] were heavy and I sat benumbed at the town Kār-Dūr-Apil-Sîn. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | The Elamite [advanced] and I withdrew before him. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [I lay on] a bed of depression (and) sighs, (praying): |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | “[...] me that I ... before him! |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] do not release the bonds of the gates! |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] may his enemy enter! |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [...] one who endures evil. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [...] by the word(s) of my lips. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [...] ... and may the heart of the god Enlil be appeased! |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [...] may his emotions be soothed!” |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | [...] turmoil |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] x x x x KUR x (x) | |
| 2' | [(x) {d}za-ba₄-ba₄]-⸢MU⸣-SUM.NA LUGAL iṭ-⸢ru⸣-da BALA-šu₂ i-kiš | |
| 3' | [x x x (x)]-ŠI ku-dur₂-na-an-hu-un-di bu-uk-ra-šu | |
| 4' | [x x (x) ša] ⸢ina⸣ UGU AD.MEŠ-šu₂ ar₂-na-<šu> šu-tu-ru šur-bu-u hi-ṭu-šu₂ kab-tu | |
| 5' | [(x) lem-ne₂]-⸢e⸣-ti u₂-kap-pi-da ana KUR-URI{ki} ib-ta-ni te-ki-tu | |
| 6' | [x x (x)] x {d}BAD-MU-⸢ŠEŠ⸣ LUGAL pa-na mah-ri-ia | |
| 7' | [ša x x x] nu-kur-ti iš-ku-nu ha-lu-gi i-ta-mu-<u> | |
| 8' | [x x x x]-⸢ma⸣ UN.MEŠ KUR-URI{ki} kul-lat-si-na a-bu-biš ⸢is-pu⸣-[un] | |
| 9' | [(x) ma-ha]-⸢zi⸣ ṣi-ru-ti na-gab-šu₂-nu u₂-še-me [kar-miš (...)] | |
| 10' | {[d}AMAR.UTU] ⸢EN⸣ ra-⸢ba⸣-a id-de-ki ina šu-bat [...] | |
| 11' | [x x x x x KUR]-šu-me-ri u URI{ki} iš-⸢lu⸣-[la x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x x] {⸢d⸣}BAD-MU-ŠEŠ i-⸢bu⸣-[ka x x x] | |
| 13' | [...]-⸢su⸣ uk-ki-ša₂ BALA-[šu₂] | |
| 14' | [x x x (x)] ⸢la⸣ nab-nit ba-bi-⸢li ge-re-e⸣ [x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x] x-šu₂ x [...] x [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x en-ne₂-ti x [...] | |
| 17' | [...] x x (x) [...] | |
| 18' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] (x) x [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢mu⸣-u₂-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [... gi]-⸢tal⸣-lu-tu₂ im-qu-tu iṣ-⸢ṣa⸣-bat KUR-⸢e⸣ (x) | |
| 4 | [...] x ⸢EGIR⸣ u₂-dal-li-ba LU₂.KUR₂-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 5 | [x x x (x)] x-⸢šu⸣ iṭ-ṭu-lu iš-te-ne₂-eʾ-u₂ di-in {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU] | |
| 6 | [x (x) mar]-⸢ṣi⸣-iš dal-piš uš-šu-ši-iš a-ta-me-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 7 | [x x (x)] x-ia ša₂ ina e-lam-ti uš-šu-bu lu-mut u₄-ma-ma | |
| 8 | [x x x] x-ma ME₃-šu₂ a-a a-tur a-na ar-ki-ia | |
| 9 | [x x (x)] ⸢KI⸣ si-ta-at UN.MEŠ ina SAG uq-ne₂-e u₂-qi₂-šu-ma | |
| 10 | [ul a-tu]-⸢ram⸣-ma ki-i la lib₃-bi DINGIR.MEŠ {d}er₃-ra gaš-⸢ri⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 11 | [qu]-⸢ra⸣-di-ia u₂-nap-pi-iṣ | |
| 12 | [...] x mu-un-ni-šu i-bir ṣi-in-di-ia | |
| 13 | [(x) x] x x x mu-ur-ni-is-qi₂-ia ina-ar₂ kat₃-til-lu | |
| 14 | [(x) a]-dur-ma mu-tu₂ ana ME₃ ul a-ir a-tu-ra ar-kiš | |
| 15 | [x x] ⸢kab-ta⸣-ma ana {uru}KAR-BAD₃-a-pil-{d}30 at-ta-šab šu-har-riš | |
| 16 | [...] x x-ma e-la-mu-u₂ pa-nu-uš-šu₂ at-ta-ṣi | |
| 17 | [x x x x ina] ma-a-a-li ša₂ ni-is-sa-ti ta-ne₂-hi | |
| 18 | [...] x ⸢ʾ-in⸣-ni-ma pa-nu-uš-šu₂ a-tak-ZU | |
| 19 | [...] x-⸢ia⸣ la tu-paṭ-ṭa-ra rik₂-sat KA₂.MEŠ | |
| 20 | [...] x nak-ra-šu li-ter-ba | |
| 21 | [...] x ša₂-di-du lem-ne₂-e-ti | |
| 22 | [...] ina se₃-qar šap-ti-ia | |
| 23 | [...]-⸢ta⸣-am-ma li-nu-uh lib₃-bi {d}BAD | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢kab⸣-ta-tuš liš-tap-ših | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢sah⸣-maš-ti | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢ta⸣-me-⸢ia⸣ (x) | |
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