Bel-ibni 1 (Q006310)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonia · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Bel-ibni 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006310 |
| Collection | Private Collection: Lord Binning of Mellerstain, Berwickshire, 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 |
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| Obverse [0:7] 1'1'–7'7' | [...] ... [...] he turned upside down [... He] changed the[ir] abode. [At that time, the god Marduk], the great lord, angrily or[dered] his defeat. [The gods of] his [city/country] became angry and [...] him. ... they gave a magnificent commission ... He tore down the sanctuaries of their (the Babylonians’) gods, plundered them, and removed (the statues of) [their] gods. |
| Obverse [7:13] 8'8'–13'13' | The god Ninurta, foremost son (of the god Enlil), revealed to him (in a vision) an omen concerning the goddess Ba-KUR, lady of omens, and caused (him) to remember (this) in his heart. They saw the goddess Ba-KUR during the sacking of the town Šapīya; he became afraid (and) concerned. He (re)established their offerings (and) released to the god Nabû, his lord, the plundered gods of Ša-uṣur-[Ada]d. He abolished their performance of feudal obligations and corvée-labor and established their freedom from taxation. |
| Obverse [13:20] 14'14'–20'20' | [At] that time Nabû-gamil, son of Tarībi, one privileged to enter the temple of the god Ninurta and the goddess Ba-KUR, grasped the hand of the goddess Ba-KUR and caused (her) to take (the road) to Ša-uṣur-Adad, the holy city. She entered the shrine Etenten (‟House which Soothes”), her abode. The king Bēl-ibni wrote an official document (granting) exemption to Ša-uṣur-Adad and gave it to Nabû-gamil. Moreover, he made Ša-uṣur-Adad free of all claims for the god Nabû, his lord. |
| Obverse [20:34] 21'21'–34'34' | With regard to anyone in the future –– whether a king, or a son of a king, or a prince, or a governor, or a judge, or anyone else who is appointed by the god Marduk, the great lord, and (who) exercises lordship over the land –– (who) does anything deceitful against Ša-uṣur-Adad and the gods who dwell there –– whether they summon the people to (perform their) feudal obligations and tillūtu-service, or you alter (the status of) their fields and reckon them under (your own) jurisdiction –– may [the god Mar]duk, the great lord whose command takes precedence, turn his favorable [desti]ny to evil and decree in writing [...]! May he promptly give his throne to his enemy and destroy his people [by hung]er (and) famine! May [the god Nabû, the scrib]e of Esagil, who directs (all) regions (of the world) and provides abundantly for the sanctuaries, cut short his future and decree in writing that his life (last) <not> one day (more)! |
| Obverse [34:40] 35'35'–40'40' | Official [document] which the king cleared [...] of the palace scribe. With regard to anyone who [...] this tablet and [smas]hes (it or) destroys (it) or puts (it) in a place where it cannot be seen, (or) alters the wording of (this) [stel]a, may the god Mard[uk, the great] lo[rd], stop up his canals. |
| Obverse [40:43] 41'41'–43'43' | Copy (from) ..., written (and) collated according to its original. (By) the hand of Mušēzib-Bēl, son of the šangû-priest of the god Šamaš, an apprentice, a junior diviner. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1' | [...] x ⸢KA⸣ LI [x x x] | |
| 2' | [...] x ša₂ e-liš ana šap-liš ⸢GAR-un⸣ x [x] | |
| 3' | [... u₂]-⸢ša₂⸣-an-na-a šu-bat-su-[nu] | |
| 4' | [i-nu-šu₂ {d}AMAR.UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ ez-⸢zi⸣-<iš> ⸢ka⸣-šad-⸢su DUG₄⸣.[GA-ma] | |
| 5' | [DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ KUR]-šu₂ i-gu-gu-ma ša₂-⸢a⸣-šu₂ x [x (x)] x [x x] | |
| 6' | x x ra-⸢biš⸣ u₂-ma-ʾe-⸢ru-nim IŠ KU⸣ x [x x] x | |
| 7' | BARA₂.MEŠ DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂-nu iq-qur ša₂-a-šu₂-nu ih-bu-ut-⸢ma DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ u₂-dap₂-⸢pir₂⸣ | |
| 8' | {d}nin-urta IBILA a-ša₂-re-du KIN-tu₂ {d}ba-KUR ⸢GAŠAN ter-ti⸣ | |
| 9' | ⸢u₂⸣-šab-ri-šum-ma u₂-šah-sis lib₃-bu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 10' | ⸢ina šil⸣-lat {uru}ša₂-pi-ia {d}ba-KUR i-mur-ru-ma | |
| 11' | ⸢ip⸣-lah ik-kud-ma sur-⸢qin⸣-nu u₂-kin | |
| 12' | DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ <ša₂>-URU.URU₃-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ hab-tu-tu a-na {d}MUATI EN-šu₂ u₂-⸢zak-ki⸣ | |
| 13' | ⸢a-lak il⸣-ki u ⸢tup-šik⸣-ku is-⸢suh⸣-šu₂-nu-ti-ma ⸢šu⸣-bar-<re>-šu₂-nu iš-kun | |
| 14' | [ina u₄]-⸢mi⸣-šu₂-ma {m}{d}AG-⸢ga-mil DUMU⸣-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ta-ri-bi | |
| 15' | {⸢lu₂}KU₄⸣.E₂ {⸢lu₂}KU₄⸣.E₂ {d}MAŠ u {d}ba-KUR ŠU.II {d}ba-KUR iṣ-bat-ma | |
| 16' | a-na ša₂-URU.URU₃-{d}IŠKUR URU KU₃.GA u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bit₂ | |
| 17' | ⸢i⸣-ru-um-ma a-na e₂-te-en-te-en pa-pah šu-bat-su | |
| 18' | {⸢im}DUB⸣ ši-pir-e-tu₂ ša₂ za-ku-ti <ša₂>-URU.URU₃-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 19' | LUGAL ⸢EN-DU₃ iš⸣-ṭur-ma a-na {m}{d}AG-ga-mil ⸢id⸣-din | |
| 20' | u₃ ša₂-URU.URU₃-{d}IŠKUR a-na {d}MUATI EN-šu₂ ul-lil | |
| 21' | man-nu ar₂-ku-u₂ lu-u₂ LUGAL lu-u₂ ⸢DUMU⸣ LUGAL lu-u₂ {lu₂}ru-bu-u | |
| 22' | lu-u₂ ša₂-pi-ru ⸢lu⸣-u₂ {lu₂}DI.KUD lu-⸢u₂ a⸣-a-um-ma | |
| 23' | ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ u₂-ma-ʾa-ru-šu₂-ma ina KUR ip-pu-uš be-lu-tu₂ | |
| 24' | mim-ma ši-pir ni-kil-ti a-na <ša₂>-URU.⸢URU₃⸣-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 25' | u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ a-šib lib₃-bi-šu₂ ip-⸢pu⸣-uš | |
| 26' | lu-u₂ UN.MEŠ a-na il-ki u₃ til-lu-ti i-de-ek-ku-u | |
| 27' | ⸢lu-u₂⸣ A.ŠA₃.⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu tu-ša₂-an-nu-u₂-ma a-na pi-ha-ta ta-man-nu-u₂ | |
| 28' | {[d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU EN GAL-u₂ ša₂ qi₂-bit-su ina ma-har il-la-ku | |
| 29' | [(x) šim]-⸢tum⸣ da-mi₃-iq-ti li-lam-min₃-ma | |
| 30' | [x x x] ⸢liš-ṭur⸣ ar₂-hiš {giš}GU.⸢ZA⸣-šu₂ a-na a-a-bi-šu₂ liš-ruk-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 31' | [ina bu-bu]-⸢ti⸣ hu-šah-hu li-šam-qit UN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 32' | {[d}MUATI DUB].⸢SAR⸣ e₂-⸢sag⸣-il₂ mu-ma-ʾe-⸢er⸣ kib-ra-a-ti | |
| 33' | [mu]-⸢deš-šu⸣-u₂ eš-⸢re⸣-e-ti ⸢UD⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢EGIR⸣.MEŠ li-kar-ri-ma | |
| 34' | ⸢UD⸣ 1-⸢en⸣ <la> ba-laṭ-⸢su liš⸣-ṭur | |
| 35' | {[im]}⸢DUB ši⸣-pir-e-⸢ti⸣ ša₂ LUGAL ⸢im-te-si⸣ | |
| 36' | [x x x] x ša₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}DUB.SAR E₂.GAL ⸢ša₂⸣ ṭup-pi an-na-a | |
| 37' | [x x] x-ma ⸢GAZ⸣-u₂ u₂-hal-la-⸢aq⸣ | |
| 38' | ⸢lu-u₂ a⸣-šar la a-ma-ru i-⸢šak⸣-ka-⸢na⸣ | |
| 39' | a-ma-ti ⸢NA₄⸣.[RU₂].A u₂-ša₂-an-nu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 40' | {d}AMAR.⸢UTU EN⸣ [GAL]-u₂ ⸢ID₂⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢li⸣-pah-hi | |
| 41' | GABA.RI KU-x{⸢ki⸣} GIM SUMUN-šu₂ SAR IGI.KAR₂ ŠU.II | |
| 42' | {m}mu-še-zib-{d}EN DUMU {lu₂}SANGA {d}UTU | |
| 43' | {lu₂}⸢ŠAGAN {lu₂⸣}HAL BAN₃.DA |
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