Šamaš-šuma-ukin 4 (Q006314)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Šamaš-šuma-ukin 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006314 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Borsippa |
| Coordinates | 32.3907, 44.3448 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon6 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:10] 11–1010 | For the god Nabû, po[werful, emine]nt, wisest of the gods, exalted, noble, scribe of everything, super[visor of the totality of heaven and netherworld], who makes opposing forces agree, who knows everything, splendid, perfect, who has gat[hered to himself all] the (divine) offices, who controls the omens, lord of skillful works, whose command is pre-eminent [in the assembly of the gods], his fathers, (one with) a far-reaching mind, whose heart none among the gods knows, supreme lord, who raises up lords (and) the fame of rulers, who gives scepter, throne, and reign, who confirms kingship, compassionate one, who bestows for future days power and victory; most important son of the god Asari (Marduk), offspring of the goddess Erua — queen (and) goddess of ladies — who dwells in Ezida — the true house, (located) in [Bor]sippa, the cult center which is worthy of honor — great lord, my lord: |
| Obverse [10:23] 1111–2323 | I, Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, [mighty] king, [ki]ng of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, wise viceroy, valiant prince, [...], who reveres the lord of lords, wise vice-regent, true shepherd, [who is assid]uous toward the sanctuaries of the great gods, who (re)settl[ed Babyl]on, (re)built Esagil, (and) provides for Ezida; the one during whose [reign] the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk, relented, entered Babylon amidst rejoicing, and took up his residence in Esagil forevermore; the one who (re)confirmed the regular offerings (in) Esagil (for) the gods of the land of Sumer and Akkad; son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, viceroy of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; favorite (brother) of Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria; grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria; descendant of the enduring royal lineage of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, scion of Baltil (Aššur) — |
| Obverse [23:27] 2424–2727 | In order to ensure the good health of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, my favorite brother, to prolong (his) life, to ensure the well-being of (his) descendant(s), to confirm (his) reign, and to defeat (his) enemy, and, with regard to me, to ensure my good health, to prolong my life, to ensure the well-being of my descendant(s), to confirm my reign, (and) to ensure that I might have no illness, [...] together, I had the storehouses of Ezida built anew and made (them) high as a mountain. |
| Obverse [27:30] 2828–3030 | May [any] future [pr]ince, during whose reign this work falls into disrepair (and) sustains damage, repair [its dilapidated state]! May he write my name with his (own) name, look at my royal inscription, [anoint (it) with oil], offer a sacrifice, (and) place (my royal inscription) with his (own) royal inscription! The god Nabû will (then) listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [30:33] 3131–3333 | [(But) as for the one who] erases [my inscribed name or the name] of my favorite brother by some crafty device, [(or) destroys my royal inscription, or] changes its position and does not place (it) with his (own) royal inscription, may [the god Nabû, august lord], glare at him [ang]rily and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands! |
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) |
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| 1 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {d}na-bi-um ga-[aš-ru ti-iz-qa]-⸢ru⸣ IGI.GAL₂ DINGIR.DINGIR ša₂-qu-u₂ mut-tal-⸢lum⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢DUB.SAR⸣ gim-ri pa-⸢qid⸣ [kiš-šat AN-e u KI-tim] sa-niq mit-hur-ti mu-du-u₂ ka-la-mu | |
| 3 | ⸢šar-hu git₂⸣-ma-lu ha-[mi-im kul-lat] par-ṣi ša₂ gu-um-mu-ru te-re-e-ti | |
| 4 | EN nik-la-a-ti [ša₂ ina UKKIN DINGIR.MEŠ] AD.MEŠ-šu₂ šur-ru-ha-at qi₂-bit-su | |
| 5 | ṣur-ru šad-lu ša ⸢lib₃-bi⸣-šu₂ la i-lam-ma-du DINGIR.DINGIR a-a-um-ma | |
| 6 | EN šur-bu-u₂ na-šu-u₂ e-ni na-šu-u₂ zik-ri ma-al-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 7 | na-din {giš}GIDRU {giš}GU.ZA u₃ BALA.MEŠ mu-ki-in-nu LUGAL-⸢u₂-ti⸣ | |
| 8 | re-me₂-nu-u₂ ša₂ a-na ⸢ar₂-kat⸣ u₄-⸢um⸣ i-šar-ra-ku da-na-nu u₃ ⸢li⸣-[i]-ti | |
| 9 | bu-kur₂ {d}asar-ri ⸢reš-tu-u₂ i⸣-[lit]-⸢ti⸣ {d}e₄-ru₆ šar-rat i-lat be-le-⸢e⸣-ti | |
| 10 | a-ši-ib e₂-zi-da E₂ ki-i-nu ina [bar₂]-sipa{ki} ma-haz ra-⸢aš₂-bu⸣ EN GAL EN-ia | |
| 11 | a-na-ku {d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL ⸢dan⸣-[nu] ⸢LUGAL TIN.TIR⸣{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 12 | GIR₃.NITA₂ ⸢it⸣-pe-šu₂ NUN qar-du x [...]-u₂-ti pa-lih EN EN.EN | |
| 13 | ⸢ENSI₂ ṣi-i⸣-ri ⸢SIPA⸣ ki-i-[nu muš]-⸢te⸣-eʾ-u₂ aš₂-rat DINGIR.DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 14 | mu-še-ši-[ib KA₂.DINGIR].⸢RA⸣{ki} e-⸢piš e₂-sag-il₂⸣ za-nin e₂-zi-da | |
| 15 | ša i-na [BALA]-⸢šu₂ {d}EN.LIL₂⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR {d}AMAR.UTU sa-li-mu ir-šu-u₂ | |
| 16 | i-na ri-ša₂-a-tu₂ [a-na] ⸢TIN⸣.TIR{ki} i-ru-um-ma i-na e₂-sag-il₂ ša₂ da-rat šu-bat-su ir-me | |
| 17 | sat-tuk-ki e₂-⸢sag-il₂⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR KUR-EME.GI₇ u₃ URI{ki} u₂-kin-nu | |
| 18 | DUMU AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.⸢NA LUGAL⸣ GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KI.ŠAR₂.RA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur | |
| 19 | GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u₃ ak-ka-di-i | |
| 20 | ta-li-mu AN.ŠAR₂-ba-a-ni-IBILA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KI.ŠAR₂.RA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur | |
| 21 | DUMU DUMU {d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KI.ŠAR₂.RA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur | |
| 22 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL LUGAL-GI.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KI.ŠAR₂.RA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur | |
| 23 | NUMUN LUGAL-u₂-ti da-ru-u₂ ša {d}EN-ba-ni DUMU a-da-si NUNUZ bal-til{ki} | |
| 24 | a-na TI ZI.MEŠ GID₂.DA UD.MEŠ ša₂-lam NUMUN GIN BALA.MEŠ sa-⸢kap⸣ {lu₂}KUR₂ | |
| 25 | ša AN.ŠAR₂-ba-a-ni-IBILA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur ŠEŠ ta-li-mi-ia u₃ ia-a-ti | |
| 26 | [a]-⸢na⸣ TI ZI.MEŠ-ia GID₂.DA ⸢u₄⸣-me-ia ša₂-lam NUMUN-ia GIN BALA.MEŠ-ia la GAL₂-e GIG-ia | |
| 27 | [...] x ⸢bu⸣-ru a-ha-meš E₂.ŠUTUMₓ(|GI₆.NAM.AB.DU₇|)MEŠ e₂-zi-da eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-zaq-qir₃ hur-sa-niš | |
| 28 | [a-a-um-ma] ⸢NUN⸣ EGIR-u₂ ša₂ ina BALA-e-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-tu₂ in-na-hu i-raš-šu-u₂ ni-kit-tu₂ | |
| 29 | [an-hu-us-su] ⸢lu⸣-ud-di-iš šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur MU.SAR-u₂-a li-mur-ma | |
| 30 | [I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {(udu)]}⸢SISKUR⸣ liq-qi₂ it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ liš-ku-un ik-ri-bi-šu₂ {d}na-bi-um i-šem-me | |
| 31 | [ša₂ šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru u₃ MU] ⸢ta-li⸣-mi-ia i-na ši-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-aš₂-ši-ṭu | |
| 32 | [MU.SAR-u-a i-a-ab-ba-tu lu-u₂ a]-⸢šar⸣-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 33 | {[d}na-bi-um EN ṣi-ru ag]-⸢giš⸣ lik-kel-mi-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR.KUR li-hal-liq |
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