(Grayson, Chronicles pp. 97–98 no. 4; Glassner, Chronicles pp. 224–227 no. 23; Glassner, Chroniques2 pp. 284–285 no. 45)
1–4) The eighteenth year of Nabopolassar (608): In the month Ulūlu (VI), the king of Akkad mustered his troops, travelled along the bank of the Tigris River, and went up to the mountain(s) of Bīt-Hanūniya, a district of Urartu (Uraštu). He burned (its) cities with fire (and) thoroughly plundered them. In the month Ṭebētu (X) the king of Akkad returned to his land.
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5–8) The nineteenth year (607): In the month Simānu (III), the king of Akkad mustered his troops and Nebuchadnezzar (II), his eldest son (and) crown prince (lit. "son of the king of the House of Succession"), (also) mustered his troops. They marched to the mountains of the land Za... and (then) the king of Akkad lef[t] (his crown) prince and his troops in (that) land while h[e] returned to Babylon in the month Duʾūzu (IV).
9–11) Afterwards, Nebuchadnezzar (II) did battle against the [fortresse]s,[[154]] [burne]d [(them) with fire], (and) [th]oroughly pl[unde]red the mountain(s). He (Nebuchadnezzar) conquered [all] of the mountains, as far as the district of [Urartu (Uraštu)].
12–15) [In the mont]h Ulūlu (VI), the (crown) prince returned to Babylon. In the month Tašrītu (VII), the king of Akkad mustered his troop(s) and marched [to the cit]y Kimuḫu (Kummuḫu), which is on the bank of the Euphrates River. He crossed the river (and) did battle inside the c[it]y. In the month Kislīmu (IX), he took the city, plundered [i]t, (and) posted a gar[ri]son inside (it). In the month Šabāṭu (XI), he returned to his land.
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16–18) The twentieth year (606): The army of Egypt marched against the city Kimuḫu (Kummuḫu), against the garrison that the king of Akkad had posted inside, did battle inside the city for four months and took the city. They massacred the garrison of the king of Akkad.
19–23) In the month Tašrītu (VII), the king of Akkad mustered his troops, marched along the bank of the Euphrates River, and pitched camp at the city Qurabati, which is on the bank of the Euphrates River. He made his troops cross over the Euphrates River and (then) they took the cities Šunadiri, Elammu, and Daḫammu, cities of (the area known as) Across the River (Syria-Palestine), and plundered them. In the month Šabāṭu (XI), the king of Akkad returned to his land.
24-26) The army of Egypt, which was in Carchemish, crossed the Euphrates River and marched against the army of Akkad that was encamped at the city Qurabati. Then, they drove back the army of Akkad, so that they retreated.
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27–28) The twenty-first year (605): The king of Akkad (stayed) in his land. Nebuchadnezzar (II), his eldest son (and) crown prince (lit. "son of the king of the House of Succession"), mustered the troop(s) of Akkad, and (...).
154 Or possibly "the city [Bīrānāt]i," as suggested by J.-J. Glassner (Chronicles p. 22; and Chroniques2 p. 284). Note that this Bīrānāti, which is located in mountainous terrain, is not included in Zadok, Rép. Géogr. 8 (see p. 75) and, therefore, A.K. Grayson's interpretation is provisionally followed here.
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Jamie Novotny & Frauke Weiershäuser, '3. Chronicle Concerning the Late Years of Nabopolassar', RIBo, Babylon 7: The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, The RIBo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2024 [/ribo/babylon7/RINBE11Introduction/DatingandChronology/Chronicles/ChronicleConcerningtheLateYearsofNabopolassar/]