Nabonidus 35
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| i 1'1' | (i 1') [When ...] gladly called (me) by name [for ruling over the land] and people, the god Sîn, the light of heaven and earth, through his auspicious omens, placed [i]n my hands the four quarters (of the world) and (thereby) I returned the [go]ds to their shrines a[nd] had (them) reside [...]. | |
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| i 9'9' | [...] ⸢ú-še-šib⸣ | |
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| ii 1'1' | [x x] x x x2 | (ii 1') [...] ... granted me a long life (lit. “a life of distant days”), a firmly secured throne, a long-lasting reign, (and) a kingship without rival. |
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1Following H. Schaudig (Inschriften Nabonids p. 480), the translation assumes that the two now-missing lines before i 1´ contained ì-nu-um ... a-na be-lu-ut ma-a-ti “[When ... for ruling over the land].”
2Compare Neriglissar 1 (Esagil Inscription) ii 33–35, where that Babylonian king also asks for “a life of long days, the attainment of very old age, a firmly secured throne, and a long-lasting reign.” Based on that inscription, possible restore ii 1´ as ḫa-di-iš na-ap-li-is-ma “look with pleasure.”
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