Simbar-Šipak 1 (Q006279)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Simbar-Šipak 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006279 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylonia |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon3 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:6] 11–66 | For the god Enlil, supreme lord, exalted, king of the universe, august leader, sovereign of heaven and netherworld, who decides the fates, venerable, splendid, whose rulership cannot be equaled among all the gods, king of the gods, lord of the whole expanse of the heavens, at whose utterance all the Igīgū gods moan in fear and at the giving of whose order(s) all the Anunnakū gods shake like reeds, lord of Ekur and Nippur, who dwells in Ekurigigal, his lord: |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | Simbar-Šipak, just king, (his) respectful servant, who administers correctly the rites of the gods Anu and Dagan (and) duly performs their cultic rites, |
| Obverse [8:13] 99–1313 | (With regard to) the throne of the god Enlil in Ekurigigal which Nebuchadnezzar (I), a previous king, had made — during the reign of Adad-apla-iddina, king of Babylon, hostile Arameans and Sutians, enemies of Ekur and Nippur, who desecrated Duranki, upset in Sippar — the ancient city (and) abode of the great judge of the gods — their cultic rites, plundered the land of Sumer and Akkad, (and) overthrew all the temples. |
| Obverse [13:19] 1414–1919 | The goods (and) property of the god Enlil which the Arameans had carried off and (which) the Subartu had (subsequently) taken (from them), at the command of the god Enlil — exalted ruler of the gods, lord of lords — the god Marduk — king of the universe, who has the power to make (a region) desolate and to resettle (it) — (and) the god Utulu — terror of (his) enemies, slayer of (his) foes — an Assyrian recognized the goods (and) property of the god Enlil and brought (them) into Baltil (Aššur). It returned from Baltil to i[ts] place in Duranki. |
| Obverse [19:22] 2020–2222 | Simbar-Šipak, viceroy for the god Enlil, wise, beloved of the god [...], reverent shepherd, who is assiduous toward the sanctuaries of the god Enlil, the knowledgeable one, was exceedingly concerned about the renovation of Ekur and Nippur. |
| Obverse [22:24] 2323–2424 | He had constructed and set [up] a throne (made) of mēsu-wood — the durable wood — whose mountings were made of ṣāriru-gold and [whose] form was extra large, (in sum, a throne) suitable for his (Enlil’s) august position as supreme god. |
| Obverse [24:27] 2525–2727 | On account of this, when the god Marduk — the great lord, Enlil of the gods, s[up]r[eme] (deity) — sits upon this throne, may the fate of Simbar-Šip[ak] — just king, shepherd, (and) his (the god Marduk’s) favorite — be esta[blished] favorably. |
| Obverse [27:30] 28A28A–30A30A | Written and collated according to its original. (By) the hand of Marduk-šarrani, son of Rīmūt-Nabû, son of Lūṣi-ana-nūr-Irra, descendant of Sîn-leqe-unnēnī, the lamentation-priest of the goddesses Ištar of Uruk and Nanāya, one privileged to enter the temple of the goddess Kanisurra, [scribe] of Eanna. |
| Obverse [30:32] 31A31A–32A32A | Tablet of Rīmūt-Nabû, descendant of Sîn-leqe-unnēnī, the lamentation-priest of the goddesses Ištar of Uruk and Nanāya, one privileged to enter the temple of the goddess Kanisurra. |
| Obverse [32:33] 33A33A–33A33A | Written in the month Kislīmu, on the first day. |
| Obverse [33:34] 28B28B–28B28B | [That which is (written) upon the thr]one at Nippur [(...)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na {d}EN.LIL₂ EN šur-bi-i ša₂-qi₂-i LUGAL gim-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 2 | MAS.SU₃-u₂ ṣi-i-ri e-tel AN-e u KI-tim mu-šim NAM.MEŠ | |
| 3 | kab-ti šit-ra-hu ša₂ i-na ⸢gim⸣-ri DINGIR.MEŠ la iš-ša₂-an-na-nu EN-us-su | |
| 4 | LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ EN se-hi-ip ⸢ša₂⸣-ma-mi ša₂ a-na ṣi-it KA-šu₂ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ kul-lat-su-nu i-nu-qu pal-hiš | |
| 5 | u₃ a-na na-da-nu ur-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ {d}a-nun-na-ki kiš-šat-su-nu i-šu-bu a-⸢pi⸣-šam | |
| 6 | EN e₂-kur u NIBRU{ki} a-šib e₂-kur-igi-gal₂ EN-šu₂ | |
| 7 | {m}sim-bar-{d}ši-i-pak LUGAL mi-ša₂-ru re-e-šu₂ šah-ṭi | |
| 8 | muš-te-šir₃ al-ka-ka-a-ti {d}a-nim u₃ {d}da-gan mu-šal-li-mu me-si-šu₂-un | |
| 9 | {giš}GU.ZA {d}EN.LIL₂ ša₂ e₂-kur-igi-gal₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-NIG₂.DU-URU₃ LUGAL mah-ri i-pu-uš | |
| 10 | i-na BALA-e {m}{d}IŠKUR-IBILA-MU LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} {lu₂}KUR₂ a-ra-mu u₃ su-tu-u₂ | |
| 11 | a-a-bi e₂-kur u₃ NIBRU{ki} mu-šal-pit₂ dur-an-ki | |
| 12 | ša₂ ZIMBIR{ki} URU ṣa-a-ti šu-bat DI.KUD.GAL.LA DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-šah-bit me-si-šu₂-un | |
| 13 | iš-lul-u₂-ma KUR-šu-me-ri u ak-ka-di-i u₂-šam-qi₂-tu gi-mir E₂.KUR.MEŠ | |
| 14 | bu-ša₂-a NIG₂.GA {d}EN.LIL₂ ša₂ a-ra-mu it-ba-lu-ma i-ki-⸢mu⸣ su-bar-ti | |
| 15 | ina qi₂-bit {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-lik DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂-qi₂-i ⸢EN⸣ EN.EN | |
| 16 | {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL gim-ri ša₂ šu-ud-du-u₂ u₃ šu-šu-⸢bu⸣ ba-šu-u₂ KI-šu₂ | |
| 17 | {d}ut-u₁₈-lu hur-ba-šu₂ a-a-bi ⸢sa-ʾ-i⸣-di ga-re-⸢e⸣ | |
| 18 | bu-ša₂-a NIG₂.GA {d}EN.LIL₂ aš-šur{ki}u₂ i-du-u₂-ma u₂-še-ri-ib qe₂-reb bal-til{[ki]} | |
| 19 | ul-tu qe₂-reb bal-til{ki} a-na dur-an-ki i-tu-ru aš₂-ru-uš-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 20 | {m}sim-bar-{d}ši-i-pak GIR₃.NITA₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ ⸢it-pe-šu₂⸣ na-ram {d}[x] | |
| 21 | re-ʾu pal-hu ša₂ aš₂-rat {d}EN.LIL₂ ši-te-⸢eʾ⸣-a mu-du-[u₂] | |
| 22 | a-na ud-du-uš e₂-kur u₃ NIBRU{ki} ik-kud it-⸢ta⸣-ʾ-id [x] | |
| 23 | {giš}GU.ZA {giš}MES GIŠ da-ru-u₂ ša₂ ih-zi-šu₂ ṣa-ri-ri-um-ma šu-tu-ru nab-nit-[su] | |
| 24 | a-na si-ma-a-ti {d}EN.LIL₂-u₂-ti-šu₂ ṣir-ti u₂-še-piš-ma iš-[kun] | |
| 25 | a-na šat-ti {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢šur-bu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 26 | i-na {giš}GU.ZA šu-⸢a-šu₂⸣ ina a-ša₂-bi-šu₂ ši-mat {m}sim-bar-{⸢d⸣}ši-i-⸢pak⸣ | |
| 27 | LUGAL mi-ša₂-ru re-ʾi bi-bil lib₃-bi-šu₂ ana MUNUS.SIG₅ ⸢li-iš⸣-ša-⸢kin₂⸣ | |
| 28A | ki-ma SUMUN-šu₂ ša₂-ṭir-ma IGI.TAB ŠU.II {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-LUGAL-⸢a⸣-ni A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ri-mu-ut-{d}AG | |
| 29A | A {m}lu-E₃-a-na-ZALAG₂-{d}ir₃-ra ŠA₃.BAL.⸢BAL {m⸣}{d}EN.ZU-TI-⸢A.RA⸣.ZU {lu₂}⸢GALA⸣ | |
| 30A | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} u {d}na-na-a {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {d}⸢ka⸣-ni-sur-⸢ra⸣ [DUB].⸢SAR⸣ e₂-an-na | |
| 31A | ṭup-pi {m}ri-mu-ut-{d}AG ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}{d}EN.ZU-TI-A.RA.ZU | |
| 32A | {lu₂}GALA {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} u {d}na-na-a {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {d}ka-ni-sur-ra | |
| 33A | ITI.GAN.GAN.NA UD.1.KAM₂ ša₂-ṭir | |
| 28B | [ša ina UGU {giš]}⸢GU⸣.ZA ša₂ NIBRU{ki} [(...)] |
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