Nabonidus 1008

(i' 1') (No translation possible)

(ii' 1') [...] ... [...] ... I built [...] to the bottom of the foundation pit and (thereby) reinforced its foundations in the ground.

(ii' 6') O Šamaš, great lord (and) exalted judge, may the goddess Aya, your beloved wife, intercede for Sippar and Ebabbar so that you have mercy (on me). With regard to your pure shrine, she may say “Aḫulap!” to you so that its wood stays in good condition (lit. “straight”) [...] ...

(iii' 1') [... May I experience] your grace (and) see your reconciliation.

(iii' 4') At that time, in that repaired part, I found an inscribed object of Samsu-iluna, a king of the past, an ancient ancestor of mine, and I did not change (the inscription bearing) his name, (but) firmly placed (it) in its (original) position.

(iii' 12') Moreover, I inscribed an object bearing [my] name and [indeed fi]rmly placed (it) in the repaired part, together with the ins[cribed object of] Samsu-iluna, [a king of] the past, forever.

(iii' 18') [Any] later [ru]ler [whom the god Šamaš n]ames and who [renov]ates the [dilapidated section(s) of] Ebabbar and [...]