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Adad-apla-iddina 05 (Q006267)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Nineveh · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-apla-iddina 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006267 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | la-bar buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ ušumgal saŋ gi₄-a x [x (x) ni₂] ⸢gur₃⸣-gur₃-ru GAL ŠE x [x (x)] | Labar, bulû-container, ušumgal-plant, reed bundle ... fearsome egurru-plant big ... |
| ana suk-kal-li šur-bi-i u₂-šum-gal la ma-har [...] x mut-le-⸢li⸣-i ⸢e⸣-[x x (x)] x [(x)] | To this vizier, a scepter not before ... ..., Mutle-elî, ... | |
| 2 | nam-⸢ab₂-ba⸣ {d}dumu-du₆-ku₃ a saŋ ša₃ aš-ša₄ dumu ⸢zur⸣-[zur-re {d]}⸢e₄⸣-ru₆ u₃-tu-ud-⸢da⸣ | “Do not abandon Dumuduku, the one who loves the heart of Ašša, the son of Ezur-Ezur, the E-ru gave birth to. |
| bi-⸢en⸣ bi-in-du₆-ku₃ ap-li git₂-ma-li ma-⸢ri kun⸣-ni-i i-lit-ti {d}e₄-ru₆-u₈-a | He sanctified it, he cleansed it. The perfect apl., his sanctuaries, the offspring of Erua | |
| 3 | lu₂-ur₄-ra saŋ-ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-bi mu-lu gin₆ aš-te MA {ŋeš}u₃-luh saŋ zi-bi | (Sum) The sa-ki priest (Akk) The lamentation priest(?) (is a synonym of) the a’ba-priestess(?) |
| ha-mi-im sak-⸢ke⸣-e u te-re-e-ti mu-šar-šid ku-us-se-e u₃-luh-hi u₂-ma-ni | (Sum) The one who makes the šakkû and the tērētu rituals joyful, the one who provides the kussu-offerings, the uluhhu-incantation priests, | |
| 4 | niŋ₂-⸢bala⸣ [x] ⸢nam⸣-lugal še₂₁ <u₃>-mu-un (BAD₃.SI.AB.BA{ki}) e₂-zi₃-da dur₂ ⸢mar⸣-ra | Ni’ebala, the ... of Ename-šarri, lord of Badsippa, the Ezida temple, the seat of the E-mar-e-23 |
| ⸢mu-kin⸣ [pa-le]-⸢e⸣ na-bu-u šar-ru-ti be-el bar₂-sipa{⸢ki⸣} a-šib e₂-⸢zi₃⸣-da | “Pale’e, beloved of kingship, lord of Borsippa, who dwells in the Ezida temple | |
| 5 | x x BA ŋeškim-til₃ mah-a-ni u₃-ma {{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} en-sa₂-sa₂ lugal-a-ni-ir | ... his exalted guardian angel now the broken (and) new one of Ensasa his master |
| ⸢a-lik⸣ i-di-šu tu-kul-ti-šu₂ GAL-ti mu-šak-šid er-nit-ti-šu₂ be-li₂-šu | (Sum) The mighty one, his strength (Akk) The great one, the one who makes his strength surpassing, his lord | |
| 6 | {[m]}{d}IŠKUR-IBILA-i-di-nam lugal (KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}) a-gi₇{e-gu} ni₂-tuku-bi | Adad-apla-iddina, king of Babylon, whose fearsomeness |
| ⸢MIN⸣ šar ba-ab-i₃-li₂ ru-bu-u₂ pa-lih-šu | Ditto, king Bāb-ili, the prince who reveres him | |
| 7 | ⸢inim⸣-sig₁₀-⸢sig₁₀⸣ [x x x] x gu₂ mi-ni-ib₂-dub-ba šag₄-ge tum₂ lal-e-a-ni-ir niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ si-si-[(a)] | When he has smeared ... with ebony, when he touches the ground, he is able to carry off his sweet fragrance. |
| ana ṣu-mi-ra-ti-šu₂ ṣi-bi-x {{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} ŠA₃-šu₂ a-ma-ri še-be₂-e lit-tu-⸢ti⸣ | (Sum) His word is a flood that wipes away the land (Akk) For his word, he ... the destruction of the land His word (is) an affliction of heaven and earth | |
| 8 | a₂-tah mar-ra KA GAR {{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} DA SAG{u₂-e} U{u₂} U x [x (x)] | “Ataḫ-Marra, ... ..., broken, new, next to the head of the plant, and ... |
| re-ṣu-us-su {{ he-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} e-peš a-bu-⸢ti⸣ x [x (x)] | His head is a broken brick, the work of the father-in-law | |
| 9 | {tug₂}ib₂-la₂ kug-sig₁₇ huš-a na₄ ⸢kal-la⸣ mi₂ zid-de₃-eš ⸢dug₄⸣-[ga] | a bibla-garment of reddish gold and ekalla-stone, treated kindly by the eduga priests |
| ne₂-be₂-eh hu-ra-ṣi ru-uš-ši-i ša₂ ina ab-⸢ni⸣ a-qar-⸢ti⸣ [x x (x)] | The fearsomeness of the ḫurašû-demon, which in the aqartītu-disease | |
| 10 | igi ŋir₃-peš-bal-a am u₃-na-gub-bu ugu-bi ma-⸢an-gub⸣ | Before the birpešbal-demon, the wild bull stands before him, he stands over it. |
| u₃ ana IM 4-ti ri-mu kad₃-ru-tu e-liš na-zu-uz-⸢zu⸣ | And to the fourth tablet, the rīmu of the kadrûtu-offering, above (the tablet) Nazuz-ešue | |
| 11 | me-te ib₂-la₂ keše₂-da-a-ni mu-un-na-ni-⸢ib₂-dim₂-ma⸣ a mu-un-⸢na⸣-ru | He fashioned a statue of himself, he filled it with water for her. |
| ⸢a⸣-na si-mat šib-bi-šu₂ ki-iṣ-ṣu-ra-a-ti u₂-še-piš-ma iš-⸢ruk⸣ | I had a scepter of justice made for him and (then) he entered. | |
| 12 | 11.AM₃ MU.ŠID.BI.IM ša₂ UGU ne₂-be₂-hi ša₂ EN bar₂-sipa{⸢ki⸣} | Its eleven lines are incumbent on the nebûhu of Borsippa. |
| 13 | LIBIR.RA.BI.GIM AB.SAR BA.AN.E₃ | Written and collated according to its original. |
| 14 | i-na KA ṭup-pi GAZ.MEŠ ša₃-ṭir a-me-ru la i-ṭa-pil he-pa-a ⸢li⸣-šal-lim | From the wording of a tablet: “It is scorched, it has not been smashed, it is broken, elī-ešallim |
| 15 | ⸢DUB⸣ {m}IR₃-{d}gu-la {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ.ME.EN | Tablet of Ištar-Gula, incantation priest |
| 16 | ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}{d}IŠKUR-MU-u₂-ṣur {⸢lu₂⸣}ša₂-an-gam-ma-⸢hu⸣ | Adad-šuma-uṣur, (and) Ša-angamma-eḫu, |
| 17 | ša {⸢m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ⸣ MAN ⸢KUR⸣-aš-šur{ki} | From Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
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