Nabonidus 1011 (Q009238)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 1011 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009238 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon7 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1'1'–o 3'3' | respectful [governor] of the god Bēl (Enlil) (and) the goddess Mullissu, beloved of the god Marduk, [... whom the gods B]ēl (Marduk) and Nabû granted a broad mind and who learn[ed] good judgem[ent, the at]tentive one, exalted ruler, wise governor, am I. |
| Obverse [3:6] o 4'4'–o 6'6' | The determined days (lit. “days of decision”) that the king of the gods, [the god Marduk], had commanded had elapsed. The true [appo]inted time that he had set for [him]se[lf] arrived and [the hea]vens and earth, which ... [...] his divinity. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | [He rem]embered Babylon, Dur[an]ki, the bond of the (four) qua[rters (of the world)]. His heart prompted (him). ... the gates of Esagil, the palace of the gods. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 9'9'–o 12'12' | [...], the governor who reveres the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû) and deity ..., the awe-inspiring god, ... that the god Nabû brought into existence in my heart, their superstructures ... [...] ... in the month Ayyāru (II), he informed me through divination [...] ... he waited for me [...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [GIR₃.NITA₂] ⸢šah-ṭu <ša₂> {d}EN {d}NIN.LIL₂ na-ram {d}AMAR.UTU⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [ša₂ {d]}⸢EN⸣ u {d}AG GEŠTU.II ra-⸢pa-aš₂⸣-tum u₂-šat-li-mu-šu-ma i-hu-⸢zu ta-šim⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 3' | ⸢na⸣-aʾ-i-du {lu₂}ENSI₂ ṣi-i-ri šak-ka-⸢nak⸣-ku en-qi ⸢ana-ku⸣ | |
| 4' | [im]-⸢lu⸣-u₂ u₄-mu EŠ.BAR ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ LUGAL DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ {[d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 5' | [a]-⸢dan⸣-nu ki-i-ni ik-šu-⸢dam⸣-ma ša₂ iš-ku-nu a-na ⸢ra-ma⸣-[ni-šu₂] | |
| 6' | [ša₂]-⸢ma⸣-mi u qaq-qa-ri ⸢ša₂⸣ [x] x-ku DINGIR-u₂-ti-šu₂ it-ta-[...] | |
| 7' | [ih]-⸢su⸣-su TIN.TIR{ki} dur-[an]-ki mar-ka-su ⸢kib-ra⸣-[a-ti] | |
| 8' | [ub]-⸢lu⸣ lib₃-ba-šu₂ ⸢KA₂.KA₂⸣ e₂-⸢sag⸣-il₂ E₂.GAL DINGIR.MEŠ x x [x] | |
| 9' | [x] x GIR₃.NITA₂ pa-⸢li-ih⸣ ša₂ ⸢DUMU {d}EN⸣ {d}x DINGIR na-mur-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 10' | [x] x x x {d}AG ina lib₃-bi-ia u₂-šab-šu-u₂ SAG.II-šu₂-nu x x x [x] | |
| 11' | [x] x x ina {iti}GU₄ ina bi-ri ⸢u₂-mad-da⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [x] x x x u₂-qa-⸢ʾa-ni⸣ x [...] | |
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