Nebuchadnezzar II 017
| Obverse | ||
| 11 | (1) Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, the one who provides for Esagil and Ezida, foremost heir of Nabopolassar, king of Babyl[on, am I]. | |
| 22 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 55 | (5) [From the bank of the] Euphrates [River] to the bank of the [Tigris] River, I heape[d up] large [earthen mound]s [and] I con[structed their bank(s) (with) strong embankment(s)] using bitumen and baked [brick. ...] ... [...] ... | |
| 66 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 88 | (blank) ⸢ak⸣-[ṣu-ur ki-bi-ir-šu-un] | |
| 99 | [...] x-tim ú-mál-⸢la?⸣ x ki [x x] | |
| 1010 | x x x MEŠ dAMAR.⸢UTU⸣ [x x] x | (10b) O Marduk, [...], may I be sated with the luxuriousness of everything that I have built. May a life of (long) days, the attainment of old [age], a firmly-secured throne, and a long-lasting reign, (as well as) the overthrow of my foes be set your lips. |
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1Compare the significantly longer descriptions of the construction of the “cross-country” walls in Nbk. 15 (C26) i 14–ii 14; NeKA i´ 15´–27´; and WBC vi 60–77.
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