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Nebuchadnezzar I 08 (Q006248)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Nineveh · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar I 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006248 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | za₃-min₂ x [...] nam-kalag ki-šar₂-ra ud ul-du₃-a-a-ni-še₃ | (Sum) My ..., the strength of the world, since distant days (Akk) The ... of the mighty, the power of the universe, until distant days |
| ta-nit-[ti ... dan]-⸢nu⸣-us-su ša₂ kiš-ša₂-ti ana u₄-mi ṣa-a-ti | (Sum) The one who gives advice, the one who makes the earth tremble (Akk) His advice, which makes the world shake in a stormy day | |
| 2 | KAM₂-ri-a-bi [...]-⸢bi⸣ lal-lal ka-tar zi dug₄-ga | (Sum) Its ... (Akk) The ... of its ..., the lal-lal-loan, the true katar |
| uz-zu-⸢uš⸣ [...]-HAR-šu₂ ṭa-a-bu šu-pa-a a-na da-la-li | (Sum) The uzzu-emuš’e-demon (Akk) Its ..., the taqribtu-disease, a šapâ-demon, for the lamentation | |
| 3 | ki durun ki šub [...] ba-ab-la₂-e ŋeškim-bi i₃-ma-al-la | The place of the scepter, the place of ... was taken away, its sign was there |
| ša₂ šu-ud-⸢du⸣-u šu-šu-bu ba-šu-u₂ it-ti-šu₂ ah-ra-taš UN.MEŠ kul-lu-mu na-ṣa-ar it-ti-šu₂ | The heart of the šuddu’e-demon was born with him, the descendants of the people were gathered together with him. | |
| 4 | {d}na-bi-um-⸢ku₇⸣-[dur-ri-u₂-ṣur lugal (KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki]}) ⸢al⸣-si-sa₂ ki-šu-peš₆ da-gan-bi sa₂-dug₄ bi₂-in-gi₄-gi₄ | Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had the E-al-e-sisa temple restored to its former condition. |
| {d}MIN ⸢šar⸣ [ba-ab-i₃-li₂ muš-te]-⸢šir₂⸣ kul-lat ma-ha-zi mu-kin sat-tuk-ki | Ditto by E-šar-e! Bab-ilī, who guides all the cult centers, establisher of your sattukku! | |
| 5 | nam-kug-zu x [...] x a₂-na ar₂ mu-un-da-i-i saŋ-bi-še₃ ib₂-ta-an-e₃ | (Sum) Your silver ... (Akk) Your gold ...(?) ... with his arms, he brought out its ... |
| u₂-šar-ri-[ha ...] is-su u₂-še-ṣa-a a-na re-še-e-ti | (Sum) He made the king, my lord, bow down to me (Akk) I made him bow down ... to the head | |
| 6 | mah-bi il₂-⸢la⸣ [... nam-gu]-⸢la⸣-bi | Its exalted splendor ... its splendor |
| u₂-šar-ba-a [...] ul-la-a pa-ra-aṣ nar-bi-šu₂ | (Sum) My lord, the ... of heaven, his greatness is exalted(?) (Akk) The king, the great ..., whose greatness surpasses | |
| 7 | {d}na-bi-um-ku₇-⸢dur⸣-[ri-u₂-ṣur lugal (KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}) al]-⸢si⸣-sa₂ ki-šu-peš₆ da-gan-bi sa₂-dug₄ bi₂-in-gi₄-gi₄ | Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, made the cultic rites favorable. |
| {d}MIN šar ba-ab-i₃-⸢li₂ muš⸣-[te-šir₂] ⸢kul⸣-lat ma-ha-zi mu-kin sat-tuk-ki | Ditto, king Bābi-eli, the one who guides the Ekulat maḫazi, establisher of the sattukku | |
| 8 | nunuz bala sud [...] a-ma₂-ru₁₀ na-an-na-ke₄ | “The scepter of a long reign, ... the flood that should not come near me! |
| li-i-pu ru-u-qu ša₂ šar-ru-u₂-⸢ti ze⸣-ru na-aṣ-ru ša₂ la-am a-bu-bi | May the ruqu-disease of the king be released, the našru-demon of the land of Abu | |
| 9 | {⸢d}en⸣-me-dur-⸢an⸣-[ki lugal zibbir{ki]}⸢ra⸣-ta e₃ {dug}bur-zi gal kug-ga al-gub-ba {ŋeš}erin-na-ta gur₃-ru | En-medur-E-an-e-ki king of Sippar came out from the great purification vessel stationed in the cedar tree. |
| ṣi-it {d}en-[me-dur-an-ki] šar si-ip-par mu-kin ma-⸢kal⸣-ti KU₃-ti na-šu-u₂ e-re-ni | The hand of Enmeduranki king of the Sippar who establishes the pure sanctuaries who bears the cedar | |
| 10 | [x x (x)] x (x) [... ba]-⸢ab⸣-su-uš-me | ... they have been made into ruins |
| a-šib ma-har {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR DINGIR.MEŠ da-a-a-ni | Before Šamaš and Adad, the gods of justice, | |
| 11 | [... lugal niŋ₂-si]-⸢sa₂⸣ sipad zid-da suhuš kalam-ma bi₂-in-gin₆-na-ta | After ... king Nisi-esa-e, the faithful shepherd, had made the foundations of the land firm |
| ap-lu a-ša₂-re-du [ša₂ {d}nin-urta-na-din]-⸢šu⸣-me LUGAL mi₃-ša₂-ri re-ʾ-u ki-i-nu mu-kin iš-di ma-a-ti | The aplu-priest of the field, who is Ninurta-nādin-eme, the king of justice, the faithful shepherd who establishes the boundaries of the land | |
| 12 | [...] x-bi bil₂ dur-an-ki-ke₄ ud ul-du₃-a ud ul-du₃-a-ke₄ | ... the burden of Duranki, the distant day, the remote day |
| um-mat {d}IŠKUR u {d}gu-la DINGIR.MEŠ šur-bu-ti per-ʾi ni-ip-pu-ru ki-si-it-ti ṣa-a-ti | The word(s) of Adad and Gula, the great gods, the perali, the kisītu-priestess of the netherworld, | |
| 13 | [...] x {⸢d}šu-zi⸣-an-na-ke₄ ⸢nam⸣-[...] ⸢an⸣-šar₂ gal-la | ... of Šuzi-Eana, Ename-šara, the great scepter |
| an-gub-bu-u reš-tu-u ša₂ {d}šu-zi-an-na ta-li-mat an-šar₂ | first-born son of Šuzianna, beloved of Anšar | |
| 14 | [an {d}en]-⸢lil₂-bi⸣-da mu-ni-in-še₂₁-a diŋir gal-gal-e-ne šag₄-ge pad₃-da-me-en | I am the one chosen by An and Enlil by the great judges. |
| ni-bit {d}a-nim u₃ {d}da-gan i-tu-ut ku-un lib₃-bi DINGIR.[MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ a-na-ku-ma | the beloved of Anu and Dagān, the one who has given birth to the heart of the gods of the palaces, am I. | |
| 15 | ⸢ud⸣-bi-a bala lugal saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ ŋeškim-bi ⸢ab⸣-[...] | At that time, during the reign of the king of the four quarters of the world, |
| i-nu-šu₂ ina pa-le-e šar-ri mah-ri-i iš-na-a i-da-a-tu | At that time, in the reign of a former king, these were the days | |
| 16 | niŋ₂-sag₁₀-ga ab-te-ri-a ⸢nam⸣-hul-la ba-ab-x [...] | (Sum) The one who is enraged, the evil nam-e-ḫa-demon ... (Akk) (The one) who is infuriated, he ... |
| da-mi₃-iq-tu is-se-ma le-mut-tu sad-rat | (Sum) The good one looked at the evil one (Akk) The evil one looked upon the good one | |
| 17 | en-e lipiš-bi na-an-bal-la [šag₄] dab-ba in-[...] | The lord should not carry off his evil, he should not seize the dead one |
| be-lu₄ i-gug-ma ki-mil-ta ir-ši | (Sum) The lord swore an oath, he departed from the wrath | |
| 18 | kur-ra al-mu-un-da-ab-be₂ diŋir-re-e-ne ⸢mu⸣-[un]-⸢šub⸣-ba al-bala šu saŋ-ŋa₂-na niŋ₂-lul-la ab-zi-zi-e-a | He speaks to him in the netherworld: “The intertwined (people) are encircled in their sanctuaries, they are scattered in their heaps, they lie down in falsehood. |
| iq-bi-⸢ma ma-a⸣-ta id-du-ši DINGIR.MEŠ-⸢ša₂⸣ iš-ni ṭe₃-em UN.MEŠ-ša₂ šu-hu-za sur-ra-a-ti | He said to me, saying: “Why did he cast him out? The gods prayed to me. You are the one who enlarges the people, | |
| 19 | saŋ-e₂/lil₂ x [x] x (x) ⸢gu₂⸣ šub-ba-meš ul-he₂ ⸢ši-in⸣-[ed₃ (...)] x {d}lamma niŋ₂-si-sa₂ ki bar-ra al-gub-bu | Sa’elil ... the throne-dais, the šubbānu-diorite ... a protective deity who stands outside |
| ⸢iz⸣-nu-⸢u₂ ra-bi⸣-[ṣu] šul-me e-lu-⸢u⸣ [ana šu-puk AN-e la-mas-si] mi-ša₂-ri it-ta-ziz a-hi-ta | (Sum) The great lamassu priestess, Elû-ešuma-iddina, the lord of the heavens, stood at the left side (of the statue) (Akk) To the great lamassu-priestess who stands at the right side | |
| 20 | {d}x [ši-ma]-⸢al⸣-la-aš nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu ba-an-šub-ba diŋir ma-ra-ab-tuku-a gu₂-saŋ KAL-ir sig₁₀-ga | “O Šīma-ealaš, who made humanity enter, he who has possessed a lion's neck (and) a red neck |
| {[d}x] x na-ṣir nap-ša₂-a-ti ni-ši i-te-ez-ba ki-ma [la] ⸢raš⸣ DINGIR-ma e-ma-a gim-rat-si-in | “Did you see ..., the one who scatters the life of the people? He raged like one who was not a rašû-demon, the god, wherever he went? | |
| 21 | udug hul didli šag₄-ba kalam-ma e-ra nam-tar saŋ nam-BAD-e-ne uru₂⸣-šu-peš₆ al-sun₅-ne-eš | Evil udug-demons scattered all over the land, namtar-diseases (and) sabad-devouring nefarious (goddesses) are gathered in their cities |
| u₂-tuk-⸢ku⸣ lem-nu-ti im-lu-u qe₂-reb ma-a-ti nam-ta-ru la ⸢pa⸣-du-u ma-ha-zi-iš i-ter-bu | The evil utukkû-demons carried off, in the land the bright light that cannot be seen entered the shrine. | |
| 22 | ma-da ab-tur-ra-am₃ ⸢ma⸣-al-gi-bi ši-in-kur₂-ru-da | It is the land that has been plundered, its E-al-gi is to be changed |
| iṣ-hir-ma ma-a-tu₄ mi-lik-ša₂ iš-ni | he received, and the land his counsel | |
| 23 | niŋ₂-zi elam-ma{ki} he₂-⸢li⸣-bi nu-mu-un-da-ab-kal-la [...] ⸢me₃⸣ ŋiri₃ il₂-la-a-ni ši-in-sar-re | May the fear of Elam not hold back its fearsomeness. |
| ṣe-e-nu e-la-mu-u la mu-ša₂-qir AN [... ta]-ha-za-šu₂ ti-bu-šu₂ ih-tam-ṭu₃ | The Elamite god, unrivalled in strength, ... his battle, his battle he fought | |
| 24 | uru₂ didli ib₂-ta-an-gi ir-ra-še₃ ba-an-si diŋir-re-e-ne ši-in-bi-ra-ka zag lil₂-la₂ ba-ni-in-ri | He destroyed the many cities, he filled them with tears. The intertwined people sat on their thrones in mourning. |
| u₂-ša₂-ah-rib da-ad₂-me na-mu-iš um-me [DINGIR.MEŠ iš]-⸢ta⸣-lal u₂-nam-me eš-re-e-ti | (Sum) He made the gods rejoice, he made the cult centers rejoice (Akk) The gods rejoicing rejoiced, they made the shrines rejoice | |
| 25 | {d}⸢ša₃⸣-zu lugal diŋir-re-⸢e⸣-[ne] ⸢nam⸣ tar-tar-e-de₃ [...] x ši-in-zi gi₄-gi₄ ba-an-e₃ | “Ešva-ezu, king of the intercession rituals, to decide the fates ..., he returned it. |
| {d}AMAR.UTU šar₂-ri DINGIR.⸢MEŠ mu⸣-šim ši-ma-a-⸢ti⸣ [...] x KUR.KUR i-haṭ gim-re-e-ti | Marduk, king of the gods, creator of everything, ... conquered all the lands. | |
| 26 | [x šag₄] ⸢ib₂⸣-bi me-a {d}⸢nun⸣-gal-e-ne an-na-ke₄ [...] x nu-mu-un-da-ab-il₂-il₂ | The ... of the ib plant, where are the enungal-plants of heaven? |
| ag-ga-gi-ma be-lu₄ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ ina [AN-e ul] ⸢i⸣-na-aš₂-šu-u₂ ka-dar₃-šu | Agagima, lord of the Igigi, in the heavens he is not his e’inašu, his kadar | |
| 27 | [su-zi-bi] ⸢hu-luh⸣-ha igi tul₂-bi sumur-ra [(x)] lu₂ na-me nu-gub-ba | Its limbs are a huluḫa plant, its eye is a scorpion, no one can stand it. |
| gal-ta-at-ma na-mur-rat-su a-na ne₂-kel-[mi-šu a-me]-⸢lu⸣ ma-na-ma ul iz-ziz | (Sum) He was attentive to his supplication, no one stood by him. (Akk) He did not stand by him for his extispicy. | |
| 28 | [ki-gal] ŋiri₃-us₂-bi a₂ šu-uš nu-un-ŋal₂-la [(x x) dum]-⸢dam⸣-a-ni-ta ab didli ur₄-ur₄-re-e-de₃ | Its ‘base’ is a reed fence that cannot be unlocked. In order to gather the numerous seas from the ... of Dumdameani |
| ul ip-tin ki-gal-lu ki-bi-is-su ul i-x [... a-na u₂]-⸢ta⸣-zu-me-šu₂ i-ar₂-ru-ra ta-ma-a-ti | He did not open the kigallu-vessel, his ... did not ... to Uta-ezumešu, he was smitten by the storms. | |
| 29 | [... nu-mu]-⸢un⸣-da-ab-ha-za ŋa₂-ŋa₂-bi diŋir ki-šar₂-ra-e-ne [e]-ne-še₃ bi₂-in-gur₂-ru-uš | (Sum) The one who does not ..., the one who is scattered (Akk) Its ... is not scattered, its ... has been scattered by the gods of the universe |
| ul uk-til u₂-hu-me ši-kin še-pi-[šu DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂] ⸢kiš⸣-ša₂-ti ša₂-a-šu₂ kan-šu-uš | He did not finish (his work), he did not remove the šīpî-offering(s) of the gods, whose (personal) name is “the one of the netherworld,’ | |
| 30 | [...] ⸢nam⸣-gu-la šu-be₂ ši-⸢in-šid-da⸣ [(...) mir]-⸢ra⸣ a-ba ši-in-šed₇-de₃ | ... the Enamgula, the hand of Ši’insvida |
| ⸢bu-uš kul-lat⸣ mim-ma-ma qa-⸢tuš⸣-[šu pa-qid ...] x i-gu-gu li-ni-ih-šu₂ man-nu | (Sum) The e’uš priestess of all the temples, whatever is his possession, he is appointed ... (Akk) He is the eloquent one, who can overpower him? | |
| 31 | [...] ⸢al⸣-zu-zu-e-⸢de₃⸣ [...] x-bi niŋ₂-galam-ma-bi igi in-e₃ | ... the ealzuzû-priest ... its ..., its aura came forth. |
| [...] x ša₂ il-ma-du [...] x-šu-ma i-bar-ru-u nik₂-lat-su | ... he is ilmadu-disease ... his ... and they will see his guilt | |
| 32 | [...] ⸢ni₂⸣-te-a-ni [...] ⸢kur⸣-kur-ra mu-lu HI-dug₄-ga | ... his ... in the Ekur, the one who ... |
| [...] x ra-ma-[an-šu ...] {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ te-le-ʾu | ... his own ... Enlil of the gods, reverent one | |
| 33 | [... {d}nun-gal]-e-⸢ne⸣ [...] ⸢idim⸣ bi₂-tar-ri-in | ... Nungal-ešēdi, ... the idim plant |
| [...] {d}⸢i₂⸣-[gi₃-gi₃ ...] ru-bu-u muš-tal-lu₄ | ... Egigi ..., the mighty one | |
| 34 | [...] tar-⸢ra⸣ [...] x da-ra-ah ni₂ teŋ₃ bi₂-ib₂-ri-a | ... the Tarārāe temple ... awe-inspiring radiance, |
| x [...] ša₂ ina x [...] me-lam-me zu-ʾu-nu ra-mu-u pul-ha-a-ti | ... who in ... whose radiance is awe-inspiring, | |
| 35 | kalag-⸢ga⸣ [...] x [...] nam-en-bi saŋ rib-be₂ | Mighty one, ..., may its lordship be pleasing |
| dan-⸢nu⸣ [...] šu-tu-qat be-lu-us-su | (Sum) The strong one ... the hand of his lord | |
| 36 | ni₂-galam [... ar₂ mu]-⸢un⸣-da-i-i ŋiri₂-gal-nin-ma-ke₄ | The nigalam priestess, the ... of the great mountain range |
| 37 | DUB.1.KAM₂ [(...) E₂.GAL {m}{d}aš-šur-ba-an-IBILA MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR-AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša₂ {d}na-bi]-⸢um⸣ u {d}taš-me-tum uz-nu ra-pa-aš₂-tu iš-ru-ku-uš | First tablet of the palace of Esarhaddon, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria], whom Nabû-eume and Tašmētu greatly bestowed. |
| 38 | i-hu-⸢uz⸣-[zu IGI.II ZALAG₂-tum ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti ša₂ ina LUGAL.MEŠ a-lik mah]-ri-ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu la i-hu-uz-zu | Whoever trusts in you will not be put to shame, O light of the scribal art, who among the kings who came before me did not trust in you. |
| 39 | ne₂-me-⸢eq⸣ {[d}AG ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki ma-la ba-aš₂-mu ina DUB].⸢MEŠ⸣ aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-re-e-ma | I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 40 | a-na ⸢ta⸣-[mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-ia] ⸢qe₂⸣-reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin | I deposited them in the middle of my palace for my reading and recitation. |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| [...] x [...] | ||
| 2' | [...] | |
| [...] {⸢d⸣}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ x [...] | ... the Igigi temple | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| [...] i-ra-piš x [...] | ... tears ... | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| [...] x mah-ri x [...] | ... before | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| [x x] x-u₂ ša₂ ṭa-bat hi-⸢is⸣-[sat-su ...] | ... he who seized his scepter | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| [(x)] x x ša₂ ana pa-aṭ AN-e u ⸢KI⸣-[tim ...] | ... which to the face of heaven and earth | |
| 7' | [...] | |
| sa-niq mit-hur-ti ri-HI [...] | (Sum) The one who removes the limbs, the one who ... (Akk) [The one who] removes [the limb]s, ... | |
| 8' | [...] x | |
| DINGIR el-lu ša₂ e-diš-ši-šu šur-⸢ru⸣-[hu ...] | (Sum) Pure god, whose name is exalted(?) (Akk) Pure (god), whose command is lofty | |
| 9' | [...] x GA | ... ... |
| gam-ma-lu-u₂ mu-še-zib en-ši [...] | (Sum) I am the one who keeps watch over all the lands (Akk) I keep watch over everything, I have sat down in the stead of the lord | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢SAR⸣ ba-an-e₃ DUB AŠ {d}na-bi-⸢um⸣-[...] | ... he brought out the esarû. Tablet of Nabium-eum |
| 11' | [...] (x) x x [...] | |
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