Nabû-naṣir 2001 (Q006304)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabû-naṣir 2001 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006304 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon6 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | For the goddess Uṣur-amāssu, august lady, who renders judgment for the land, who makes decision(s) for heaven and netherworld, daughter of the god Adad, beloved of the god Marduk, the one whose command cannot be revoked: |
| Obverse [3:9] 44–99 | With regard to the Akītu (temple), which long ago had become old, whose name had been forgotten, and which (now) stood in ruins, its walls had buckled and their foundations collapsed. Its ground-plan had been forgotten and its (the ground-plan’s) shape had changed. No king (or) commissioner (or) prince or city ruler had turned his attention to do this work and to renovate the Akītu (temple). |
| Obverse [9:13] 1010–1313 | Finally, Bēl-ibni and Nabû-zēra-ušabši, sons of Bulluṭu of Uruk, turned their attention to do this work and to renovate the Akītu (temple). Hoe and basket were taken up by them wholeheartedly and they had an abode of pure riches built for the goddess. |
| Obverse [13:16] 1414–1616 | On account of this, when the goddess Uṣur-amāssu, the august lady, enters with pleasure into her Akītu (temple) and when she sits on high in the abode of her great divinity, may she duly turn her shining countenance upon Bēl-ibni and Nabû-zēra-ušabši and may she lengthen their days! |
| Obverse [16:18] 1717–1818 | They had the Akītu (temple) built anew in order to prolong their days, to ensure their good health (and) the well-being of their offspring, (and) to ensure they not become ill. |
| Obverse [20:25] 21A21A–25A25A | The hand of Nabû-naʾid, son of Nadnāya, lamentation-priest of the goddess Ištar of Uruk, copied (this). |
| Obverse [25:29] 21B21B–24B24B | (Document) which Arad-Nanāya, son of Annamua, the šangû-priest of Uruk, made public. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na {d}URU₃-a-mat-su GAŠAN ṣir-ti da-i-na-at di-ni ma-a-ti | |
| 2 | pa-ri-sa-at EŠ.BAR AN-e u₃ er-ṣe-ti bu-uk-rat {d}IŠKUR | |
| 3 | na-ar₂-mat {d}AMAR.UTU ša₂ la in₅(NIN)ne₂-nu-u₂ qi₂-bi-is-su | |
| 4 | a-ki-ti ša₂ ul-tu u₄-mu ru-qu-tu la-ba-riš il-lik-ma | |
| 5 | šu-uš-šu im-ma-šu-ma sa-ra-hi-iš uš-bu | |
| 6 | i-ga-ru-šu₂ i-qu-pu-ma qup-pu-ʾ uš-ša₂-šu-un | |
| 7 | u₂-ṣu-ra-tu-šu₂ im-ma-ša₂-a-ma iš-nu-u₂ ši-kin-ši-in | |
| 8 | LUGAL {lu₂}qi₂-pu {lu₂}ru-bu-u₂ u₃ {lu₂}EN URU | |
| 9 | a-na e-peš šip-ru šu-a-ti u₃ ud-duš₂ a-ki-ti u₂-zu-šu₂ la iš-kun-nu-ma | |
| 10 | ar₂-ka-na {m}{d}EN-ib-ni u₃ {m}{d}AG-NUMUN-GAL₂-ši DUMU.MEŠ ša₂ {m}bul-lu-ṭu ⸢UNUG{ki}u₂⸣ | |
| 11 | a-na e-peš šip-ru šu-a-ti u₃ ud-duš₂ a-ki-ti u₂-zu-šu₂-nu iš-kun-nu-ma | |
| 12 | al-la u₃ tup-šik-ki ina gi-mir lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu in-na-šu-ma | |
| 13 | maš-tak la-le-e el-lu-tu a-na {d}iš-tar u₂-še-pi-iš | |
| 14 | ina šat-ti {d}URU₃-a-mat-su GAŠAN ṣir-ti a-na a-ki-ti E₂-ša₂ ha-diš ina e-re-bi-ša₂ | |
| 15 | u₃ ina šu-bat DINGIR-ti-ša₂ GAL-ti ša₂-qi₂-iš i-na a-ša₂-bi-ša₂ | |
| 16 | UGU {m}{d}EN-ib-ni u₃ {m}{d}AG-NUMUN-GAL₂-ši bu-ni-ša₂ nam-ru-tu₂ ki-niš lit-ru-uṣ-ma | |
| 17 | li-ir-ri-ki u₄-mi-šu₂-nu a-na GID₂.DA u₄-mi-šu₂-nu TI.LA nap-ša₂-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 18 | ša₂-la-ma NUMUN-šu₂-nu la ba-še-e GIG-šu₂-nu a-ki-ti eš-šiš u₂-še-piš | |
| 19 | MU.5.KAM {d}AG-URU₃-ir LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 20 | ina GUB ša₂ {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN DUMU {m}{d}AG-NUN.ME-DINGIR.MEŠ GIR₃.NITA₂ KUR.UG.UD{ki} | |
| 21A | GIŠ {m}{d}AG-na-ʾ-id | |
| 22A | DUMU {m}nad-na-a | |
| 23A | {lu₂}GALA | |
| 24A | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} | |
| 25A | u₂-ša₂-bal-kit | |
| 21B | ša₂ {m}IR₃-{d}na-na-a | |
| 22B | DUMU {m}AN.NAM-u₂-a | |
| 23B | {lu₂}E₂.BAR UNUG{ki} | |
| 24B | u₂-ša₂-pu-u₂ |
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