Nebuchadnezzar I 11 (Q006251)
Royal Inscription, Middle Babylonian, Sippar · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nebuchadnezzar I 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006251 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse Column i [0:13] i 1i 1–i 1313 | When, (with regard to) Nebuchadnezzar — the pious (and) pre-eminent prince, offspring of Babylon, sovereign of kings, valiant vice-regent, viceroy of Babylon, the sun-god of his land, who makes his people flourish, who protects the boundaries, who confirms the border lines, just king who renders righteous decisions, valiant male whose strength is directed towards doing battle, who bears a terrible bow, who does not fear battle, who overpowered the mighty Lullubû land with (his) weapon(s), defeated the Amorite land (and) plundered the Kassites, pre-eminent among kings, prince beloved of the god Marduk — the king of the gods, the god Marduk, commissioned him (Nebuchadnezzar), he raised his weapons in order to avenge the land of Akkad. |
| Obverse Column i [13:24] i 1414–i 2424 | From the city Dēr, the cult center of the god Anum, he made an incursion to (a distance of) thirty leagues. In the month of Duʾūzu he set out on campaign. During the whole ti[me] (of the campaign) the blistering heat burnt like fire and the (very) roadways scorched like flames. There was no water in the places which were (normally) waterlogged and the drinking places were cut off. The best of the great horses gave out (lit. “stood”) and the legs of the strong warrior sought for a respite (lit. “turned”). (Yet) the king, the pre-eminent one, goes on, the gods supporting him. Nebuchadnezzar proceeds on; he has no equal. He does not fear the difficult terrain; he (even) increases the daily march. |
| Obverse Column i [24:34] i 2525–i 3434 | Šitti-Marduk, the head of the house of Bīt-Karziabku, whose chariot was (stationed) on the right flank of the king, his lord, did not lag far behind, but (rather) kept his chariot ready. The mighty king hastened on and came to the bank of the Ulāya River. The two kings came together, engaging in battle. Fire flared up between them. The face of the sun was darkened by the dust (they raised up). Dust storms whirled; the storm whipped around. In the storm of their battle, the warrior in (his) chariot could not see the second man (in the chariot) with him. |
| Obverse Column i [34:43] i 3535–i 4343 | Šitti-Marduk, the head of the house of Bīt-Karziabku, whose chariot was (stationed) on the right flank of the king, his lord, did not lag far behind, but (rather) kept his chariot ready. He did not fear the battle, but (rather) went down against the enemy. Moreover, he penetrated deep into (the midst of) the enemy of his lord. By the command of the goddess Ištar and the god Adad, the gods (who are) the lords of battle, he put Ḫulteludiš, the king of Elam, to flight (and) he (Ḫulteludiš) disappeared. Thus, king Nebuchadnezzar stood in triumph; he seized the land of Elam (and) plundered its property. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | e-nu-ma {d}AG-ku-dur₂-ri-URU₃ NUN na-a-du | |
| 2 | na-as-qu ṣi-it TIN.TIR{ki} e-tel LUGAL.MEŠ | |
| 3 | ENSI₂ qar-du GIR₃.NITA₂ URU.DUG₃ | |
| 4 | {d}UTU KUR-šu mu-šam-mi-hu ni-ši-šu | |
| 5 | na-ṣir ku-dur₂-re-ti mu-kin-nu AB-le-e | |
| 6 | LUGAL ki-na-a-ti ša di-in mi-ša₂-ri i-din-nu | |
| 7 | zi-ik-ru qar-du ša₂ a-na e-peš ME₃ kit-pu-da e-mu-qa-šu₂ | |
| 8 | na-aš₂ {giš}BAN ez-ze-ti la a-di-ru ME₃ | |
| 9 | ša dan-na {kur}lul-lu-bi-i u₂-šam-qi₂-tu i-na {giš}TUKUL | |
| 10 | ka-šid KUR a-mur-ri-i ša-li-lu kaš-ši-i | |
| 11 | na-siq LUGAL.MEŠ NUN na-ra-am {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 12 | u₂-ta-ʾe-er-šu-ma LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 13 | a-na tur-ri gi-mil-li KUR-URI{ki} u₂-šat-ba-a {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu | |
| 14 | iš-tu {uru}de-e-er ma-ha-az {d}a-nim | |
| 15 | ši-ih-ṭa iš-ta-ka-an a-na 30 KASKAL.GID₂ | |
| 16 | i-na ITI.<<ITI>>.ŠU.NUMUN.NA iṣ-ṣa-bat har-ra-a-na | |
| 17 | TA kal ⸢RI⸣ aq-qu-ul-lu i-kab-ba-bu ki-i i-ša₂-ti | |
| 18 | u₃ ṭu₂-⸢du⸣ ša₂ ger-re-e-ti i-ha-am-ma-ṭu ki nab-li | |
| 19 | ia-aʾ-nu A.MEŠ sah-hi u₃ bu-ut-tu-qu maš-qu-u₂ | |
| 20 | ni-is-qu ša₂ GAL.MEŠ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ it-ta-ši-iz-zu | |
| 21 | u₃ ša₂ eṭ-li qar-di pu-ri-da-šu it-tu-ra | |
| 22 | il-lak LUGAL na-as-qu DINGIR.MEŠ na-šu-šu | |
| 23 | i-red-di {d}AG-ku-dur₂-ri-URU₃ GABA.RI NU TUK | |
| 24 | ul id-dar dan-na-at A.ŠA₃ iš-ka-ra-a-ti ul-lap | |
| 25 | {m}šit-ti-{d}AMAR.UTU EN E₂ ša E₂-{m}kar-zi-ia-ab-ku | |
| 26 | ša {giš}ma-gar-ra-šu E₂ i-mit-ti | |
| 27 | LUGAL EN-šu₂ la im-mer-ku-ma ma-gar-ra-šu₂ uk-til-la | |
| 28 | ur-ri-ih-ma LUGAL dan-nu ik-ta-šad a-na GU₂ {id₂}u₂-la-a | |
| 29 | in-nen-du-ma LUGAL.MEŠ ki-lal-la-an ip-pu-šu ME₃ | |
| 30 | i-na bi-ri-šu-nu in-na-pi-ih i-ša₂-tu | |
| 31 | i-na tur-bu-ʾ-ti-šu-nu na-ʾ-du-ru IGI {d}UTU-ši | |
| 32 | a-šam-ša₂-tu iṣ-ṣa-nun-da i-sa-ar me-hu-u₂ | |
| 33 | i-na me₂-he-e ta-ha-zi-šu-nu | |
| 34 | eṭ-lu EN {giš}GIGIR ul ip-pal-la-sa ša₂-na-a ša₂ it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 35 | {m}šit-ti-{d}AMAR.UTU EN E₂ ša₂ E₂-{m}kar-zi-ia-ab-ku | |
| 36 | ša {giš}ma-gar-<ma>-ra-šu E₂ i-mit-ti | |
| 37 | LUGAL EN-šu₂ la im-mer-ku-ma {giš}ma-gar-ra-šu₂ uk-til-la | |
| 38 | la i-dur-ma ME₃ it-ta-rad a-na {lu₂}KUR₂ | |
| 39 | u₃ a-na {<lu₂>}KUR₂ EN-šu i-te-ru-ub a-tar-ta | |
| 40 | i-na INIM {d}iš-tar u₃ {d}IŠKUR DINGIR.MEŠ EN.MEŠ ME₃ | |
| 41 | ul-te-es-hi-ir hul-te-lu-diš LUGAL KUR ELAM.MA{ki} i-te-mid KUR-šu₂ | |
| 42 | u₃ LUGAL {d}AG-ku-dur₂-ri-URU₃ it-ta-ši-iz i-na li-ti | |
| 43 | iṣ-ṣa-bat KUR ELAM.MA{ki} i-iš-ta-lal NIG₂.GA-ša | |
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