Marduk-zakir-šumi I 2 (Q006296)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Marduk-zakir-šumi I 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006296 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylonia |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon6 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [...] their [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... Babylon] and Borsippa [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [... ki]ng of Babylon ... [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] within the heavens the writing board (recording) the exemption of Babylon [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [... they sp]eak with him; they anoint his head with oil ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [... while] they watched, he desc[ended] to the earth ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] the prince commissioned auxiliary troops (to protect) the exemption of Babylon and Borsippa [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] he had (it) inscribed [upon a canopy] of ṣāriru-gold and [set (it) up] in the ‟Gate-of-Well-being,” the cella of the god Bēl [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] in the disorder and trouble [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] Babylon, the freedom and privileged status of Babylon [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [... he] established. He inscribed (it) upon the gold canopy of the god Bēl and for the fut[ure ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] and in the accession year of Marduk-zākir-šumi, k[ing of Babylon ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... ki]ng of the world, prince who reveres their great divinity, [...] the exemption of Babylon [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [... on account of the rebellion] and unrest in the land of Akkad were [forgotten ...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... the exemption of Bo]rsippa was not established; to change ... afterwards [...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [the god Nabû ...], the judge who makes opposing sides agree, in the month of Nisan, on the eleventh day, the gate [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] the goddess Zarpanītu entered and for the kingship of Marduk-zākir-šumi, ki[ng ...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] thus he asked but no one answered him. In the sixteenth year [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] ... to complete, the omens [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] ... because of the exe[mption ...] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [...] ... because of the fre[edom ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] regular offerings, the oil presser of the regular offerings, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] the fullers, those who do the work of the temple [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] he released them [from feudal obligations and corvée]-labor of every kind and [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... he] released them. The runaway, the fugitive [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [who ... whe]ther from the land of Aramu or from the city of [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [... fl]ed, a provincial governor, a [chief administrator (of a temple), a governor, a royal official ...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [... an] official, a provincial governor, a chief administrator (of a temple), a governor, a royal [official], and a [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] the citizen[s ...] is not to enter [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] ... is not to anoint, not to release, to an[other] place [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] he entrusted to the citizens of Borsippa; ... tax of the citizen[s ...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] a mayor, a herald [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] he entrusted to him; his property [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] a provincial governor, a chief administrator (of a temple), a governor, a [royal official ...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] he imposes [...] for Borsippa. In one kurru, one sūtu of field [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] my lord wrote ... [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | [... he puri]fied. If a provincial governor, a chief administrator (of a temple), a governor, a royal official [...] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | [...] Borsippa ... unknowingly a sin to him against [...] |
| Reverse [21:22] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | [...] ... and of my house, my lord ... [...] |
| Reverse [22:23] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | [... the citi]zens of Borsippa whom Marduk-zākir-šumi, the king of Babylon, at the command of the god Nabû, [his] lord [...] |
| Reverse [23:24] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | [...] he purified [...] ... of the god Nabû for the god Nabû, his lord, (and) in Borsippa, the city ... [...] |
| Reverse [24:25] r 25'25'–r 25'25' | [Anyone who ...] removes this [...] and [...] the foundation of the people of Borsippa [...] |
| Reverse [25:26] r 26'26'–r 26'26' | [...] whether prince, or viceroy, or overseer, or [lieutenant ...] |
| Reverse [26:27] r 27'27'–r 27'27' | [...] the servants of the god Nabû, my lord, ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x-⸢šu₂⸣-nu i-x [...] | |
| 2' | [... KA₂.DINGIR.RA]{⸢ki⸣} u bar₂-⸢sipa⸣{ki} [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ TIN.TIR{ki} RI x x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x qe₂-reb ša₂-ma-mi-i le-u₅ za-ku-ut KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} [...] | |
| 5' | [... id]-⸢bu⸣-bu it-ti-šu₂ I₃ ⸢SAG⸣.[DU]-su ŠEŠ₂ TU MA ⸢A⸣ x [...] | |
| 6' | [... it]-ta-aṭ-ṭa-lu ur-⸢dam-ma⸣ a-na qaq-qa-ri MU NA x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢NUN⸣-ma na-ra-⸢ar⸣ za-ku-⸢ut⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u bar₂-sipa{ki} u₂-rak-⸢kis⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [... KU₃].⸢GI⸣ ṣa-ri-ri u₂-šeš-ṭir-ma i-na ka₂-silim-ma pa-pah {d}EN ⸢u₂⸣-[kin ...] | |
| 9' | [...] x i-na e-ša-a-ti u dal-ha-a-ti ⸢IM⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} an-du-ra-ra u ki-din-nu KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} [...] | |
| 11' | [... u₂]-kin i-na ⸢UGU⸣ AN-e KU₃.GI ša₂ {d}EN iš-ṭur-ma a-na u₄-um ⸢ṣa⸣-[a-ti ...] | |
| 12' | [...]-⸢pi⸣-ma i-na MU SAG ⸢NAM⸣.LUGAL.[LA] {d}AMAR.UTU-MU-⸢MU LUGAL⸣ [TIN.TIR{ki} (...)] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ŠAR₂ NUN pa-lih DINGIR-ti-šu-nu GAL-ti za-ku-ut KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} [...] | |
| 14' | [...] u sah-maš-ti ša₂ KUR-URI{⸢ki⸣} im-⸢ma⸣-[šu-u₂ ...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢bar₂⸣-sipa{ki} la iš-ša₂-ki-in nu-uk-⸢ku-ru⸣ [x] x UN ar-ka-nu [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢DI⸣.KUD ⸢sa⸣-ni-iq ⸢mit⸣-hur-tum i-na {iti}BAR₂ UD.11.KAM₂ KA₂ x [...] | |
| 17' | [...] {⸢d}zar⸣-pa-ni-tum i-ru-um-ma a-na MAN-ti {d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢ki-am⸣ iš-al a-a-um-ma la iq-bi-šu₂ ina MU.16.⸢KAM₂⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...] x-⸢di⸣-šu₂ gu-um-mu-ru te-re-e-ti [...] | |
| 20' | [...] x ⸢BU⸣ aš₂-šu₂ za-[ku-ut ...] | |
| 21' | [...] x aš₂-šu₂ ⸢an-du⸣-[ra-ar ...] | |
| 22' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]⸢E₂⸣ x MU ⸢IŠ⸣ x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ma gi-ne₂-e {lu₂}I₃.SUR GI.NA {lu₂}[...] | |
| 3' | [...] {lu₂}AZLAG.MEŠ e-piš šip-ri ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... ina il-ki u tup]-⸢šik⸣-ku ma-la ba-šu-u₂ u₂-zak-ki-šu₂-nu-ti-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [... u₂]-⸢zak⸣-ki-šu₂-nu-ti {lu₂}hal-qu {lu₂}mun-nab-⸢tu⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [ša ... lu]-⸢u₂⸣ TA KUR a-⸢ra⸣-mi lu-u₂ TA ⸢URU⸣ x [...] | |
| 7' | [... in]-⸢nab⸣-bi-tu-u₂-nu {⸢lu₂⸣}EN.NAM {⸢lu₂⸣}EN.NAM {⸢lu₂⸣}ŠA₃.[TAM {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR LUGAL ...] | |
| 8' | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAR {lu₂}EN.⸢NAM {lu₂}EN.⸢NAM {lu₂}ŠA₃⸣.TAM {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}[GAR] ⸢LUGAL u₃ {lu₂⸣}[...] | |
| 9' | [...] x ⸢DUMU⸣ [x x x] la e-re-bi ⸢LU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [...] x x U ⸢la ŠEŠ₂⸣ la pa-{ṭa}ṭar₂ a-na a-⸢šar ša₂⸣-[nim-ma ...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢pa⸣-ni DUMU.MEŠ bar₂-sipa{⸢ki} u₂⸣-šad-⸢gil⸣ [x] x ⸢bil⸣-ti ⸢DUMU⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 12' | [...] x x x x [x x] ⸢TI⸣ a-⸢na⸣ [x x] DI RAM x [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x x ⸢AD U₂⸣ x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x x x x x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢RU⸣ {lu₂}ha-za-an-nu {lu₂}NIMGIR₂ [...] | |
| 16' | [...]-u₂ pa-ni-šu₂ u₂-šad-gil NIG₂.GA-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 17' | [...] x {⸢lu₂}EN⸣.NAM {⸢lu₂}EN⸣.NAM {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {⸢lu₂⸣}[GAR LUGAL ...] | |
| 18' | [...] x ⸢a-na bar₂⸣-sipa{⸢ki⸣} im-mi-da i-na 1 GUR 1 (BAN₂) ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | [...] x x la be-li₂ iš-pu-⸢ra⸣ a-na A ⸢BU⸣ x (x) NI 4 GADA U₂ x [...] | |
| 20' | [... ub]-⸢bi-ib⸣ šum-ma {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}⸢ŠA₃.TAM⸣ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR.UŠ₄ {lu₂}GAR LUGAL [...] | |
| 21' | [...] x bar₂-sipa{ki} UL KA x KU la i-du-u₂ hi-ṭa ša₂-a-šu₂ ina muh-⸢hi⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | [...] x u E₂-ia be-li₂ lu [...] | |
| 23' | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ bar₂-sipa{ki} ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} a-na a-mat {d}AG be-⸢li₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 24' | [...] x ša₂ {d}AG a-na {d}AG be-li₂-⸢šu₂⸣ ub-bi-ib ina bar₂-sipa{ki} ⸢URU⸣ UD x [...] | |
| 25' | [...] ⸢an⸣-na-a is-su-⸢hu⸣-ma SUHUŠ UN.MEŠ bar₂-sipa{⸢ki⸣} [...] | |
| 26' | [...] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ NUN ⸢lu⸣-u₂ GIR₃.NITA₂ lu-u₂ {lu₂}ak-lu₄ lu-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}NU.[BANDA₃ ...] | |
| 27' | [...] KI ARAD.⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {d}⸢AG⸣ EN-ia ⸢ŠU⸣ x x [...] | |
| 28' | [...] x x ⸢DI⸣ x LA ŠA₂ ŠI TI [...] | |
| 29' | [...] x [x] x BU PA x x U₂ [...] | |
| 30' | [...] x AN ⸢AR⸣ x [...] | |
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