Nabonidus 22


Obverse
Column i
ii	Lacuna	Lacuna
i 1'1'	[mu-ṭaḫ]-⸢ḫi-id sa-at-tuk-ka⸣	(i 1') [the one who makes] sattukku-offerings [abun]dant (and) nindabû-offerings [spl]endid, [so]n of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise [p]rince, am I.
i 2'2'	[mu]-⸢šar-ri⸣-iḫ ni-id-bé-e
i 3'3'	⸢DUMU⸣ ^dAG-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi
i 4'4'	⸢ru⸣-ba-a-am e-em-qá a-na-ku
i 5'5'	[ì]-⸢nu⸣-ma ^dAMAR.UTU ^dEN.LÍL DINGIR.DINGIR	(i 5') [Wh]en the god Marduk, the Enlil of the gods, entrusted me [(to) r]ule over his land, I constantly strove (to show) devotion to his divinity (and) I was speaking daily about doing what(ever) is pleasing to him. So that there would be no cu[ltic mistake(s), I was] constantly forem[ost] (in everything I did and) I was co[nstantly] praying devoutly to the great gods.
i 6'6'	⸢be⸣-lu-ut ma-ti-šu i-qí-pa-an-ni
i 7'7'	⸢gi⸣-na-a aš-te-né-eʾ-a
i 8'8'	⸢pu⸣-lu-úḫ-ti i-lu-ti-šu
i 9'9'	ša e-li-šu ṭa-a-bu e-pe-šu
i 10'10'	u₄-mi-ša-am a-⸢ta-mi⸣
i 11'11'	aš-šum la ba-še-e ⸢ḫi⸣-[ṭi-tì]
i 12'12'	ka-a-a-nam šu-tu-⸢ra⸣-[ku]
i 13'13'	a-na DINGIR.DINGIR GAL.GAL qá-[qá-da-a]
i 14'14'	šu-te-mu-qá-ak-šu-⸢nu⸣-[ti]
i 15'15'	i-nu-šu é-babbar-ra ki-iṣ-ṣi ra-aš-bu	(i 15') At that time, (with regard to) Ebabbar, the awe-inspiring shrine, the residence of the god Šamaš, the judge, <which> is inside Sippar, (which) a king of the past had built (and) raised its superstructure, forty-five years had not (yet) elapsed and its walls had buckled.
i 16'16'	šu-ba-at ^dUTU da-a-a-na
i 17'17'	<ša> i-na qé-⸢re⸣-eb ZIMBIR.KI
i 18'18'	⸢LUGAL⸣ pa-ni i-pú-uš-ma ul-lu-ú re-e-ši-šú
i 19'19'	45 MU.AN.NA.MEŠ la im-la-ma
i 20'20'	⸢i⸣-qu-pu i-ga-ru-šu
i 21'21'	[ra]-⸢am⸣-ku-ut é-babbar-ra i-⸢ta-mu⸣-[nim]	(i 21') [The ra]mku-priests of Ebabbar tol[d me: “The temple had buck]led.” I did [no]t believe [their report], but (nevertheless) I w[as <worried>].
i 22'22'	[i-qu]-⸢up⸣ [É]
i 23'23'	[qí-bi-it-su-nu] ⸢la⸣ a-qí-ip-ma ⸢ra⸣-[šá-a-ku <ni-qí-it-ti>]
i 24'24'	[ú-ma-ʾe-er]-⸢ma⸣ DUMU.MEŠ TIN.⸢TIR⸣.[KI]	(i 24') [I sent] citizens of Baby[lon and Borsippa], skill[ed men]
i 25'25'	[ù bár-sipa.KI] ⸢e^?-em^?⸣-[qu-tu]
	Lacuna	Lacuna
Column ii
iiii	Lacuna	Lacuna
ii 1'1'	ú-⸢ša⸣-[ad-gi-il pa-ni-ka]1	(ii 1') “He has en[trusted you with building it on its true site].”
ii 2'2'	a-na ⸢da⸣-[ke-e é-babbar-ra]	(ii 2') My heart [was afraid (at the thought of)] re[moving Ebabbar; I was worried]. In (my) [night] b[ed, I did not get enough good] sle[ep. (...)] I raised [my] h[ands (and) beseeched] the E[nlil of the gods, the god Marduk].
ii 3'3'	lìb-bi [pa-li-iḫ ra-šá-a-ku ni-qí-it-ti]
ii 4'4'	i-na ⸢ma⸣-[a-a-al mu-ši-im ul ú-qa-at-ta-a]
ii 5'5'	ši-it-[ti ṭa-ab-tim (...)]
ii 6'6'	áš-ši ⸢qa⸣-[ti-ia ú-ṣa-al-la-a]
ii 7'7'	^d⸢EN⸣.[LÍL DINGIR.MEŠ ^dAMAR.UTU]
ii 8'8'	aš-⸢šum^?⸣ [e-pé-eš é-babbar-ra]	(ii 8') With re[gard to (re)building Ebabbar, I frequently visited] the shri[nes of the gods Šamaš and Adad], the lord[s of divination, and ...]
ii 9'9'	áš-⸢ra⸣-[a-ti ^dUTU ù ^dIŠKUR]
ii 10'10'	EN.[MEŠ bi-ri aš-te-e-ma]
ii 11'11'	x [...]
ii 12'12'	[...]	(ii 12') (No translation possible)
ii 13'13'	[...]
ii 14'14'	[...]
ii 15'15'	⸢ša⸣ [...]
ii 16'16'	GIŠ.AL [...]	(ii 16') hoe(s) [...] I ... [...] I ... [...] In a fav[orable] month, [...] I tore dow[n ...] I mustered [the workmen of the gods Šamaš and Marduk] and
ii 17'17'	al-x [...]
ii 18'18'	uš-te-x [...]
ii 19'19'	i-na ITI ⸢šal⸣-[ma ...]
ii 20'20'	ad-⸢ka⸣ [...]
ii 21'21'	⸢ad-kam-ma⸣ [...]
	Lacuna	Lacuna
Column iii
iiiiii	Completely missing	Completely Missing

1The translation assumes that the now-missing line immediately before ii 1´ contained i-na aš-ri-šu ki-nim e-pé-eš-su “with building it on its true site.”

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