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No. 5.-TRANSLATION OF THE INSCRIPTION
GIVING THE ASSYRIAN INTERPRETATION
OF THE NAMES OF THE EARLY 
BABYLONIAN KINGS 

Obv.-COLUMN I

About forty lines lost.


1. [? Ur-Damu. Ace.1]  "Man of the goddess GULA."
2. [? Babar-uru. Acc.]  "The Sun-god protects."
3. [Ur- . . ]la. Acc.   "Man of the Moon-god." 
4. [Ur-] Babara. Acc. "Man of the Sun-god." 
5. [Is-ki-]pal. Acc. "Sweeper away of the hostile country." 
6. [Gul-ki-]sar. Acc.  "Destroyer of hosts." 
7. A-[dara}kalama. Acc. " Son of the god EA king of the land." 
8. A-kur-du-ana. Acc.  "Son of BEL (the mountain) of the treasury of heaven." 
9. Lugal-ginna. Acc. "Established king "(Sargon).2
10. The queen Azag-Bau. Acc. "The goddess BAU is holy." 


 11. These are the kings who after the flood are not described in chronological order. 
12. Khammu-ragas. Kas.3 "Of a large family."
13. Ammi-didugga. Kas. "Of an established family." 
14. Kur-gal-zu. Kas. "Be a shepherd." 
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15. Simmas-sipalo Kas.  "Offspring of MERODACH."
16. Ulam-bur-yas, Kas. " Offspring of the lord of the world."
17. Nazi-Murudas. Kas. "The shadow of URAS."
18. Meli-Sipak. Kas. "Man of MERODACH." 
19. Burna-bur-yas, Kas.  " Servant [of the lord of the world]." . 
20. Kara-Urus. Kas.  " Minister of [BEL]''' 

COLUMN II

About thirty-three lines are lost .

1. [an-]khegal. Acc. "With MERODACH is life."
2. [an-]khegal. Acc. "With MERODACH is verdure." 
3. Lu-Silig-lu-sar. Acc. "Man of MERODACH."
4. Un-kur-Silig-alim. Acc. "The lord of the land is MERODACH." 
5. Gu-sermal-Tutu. Acc. "The closer of the mouth is MERODACH."
6. Sazu-[ AN ]kusvu. Acc. "MERODACH is an overshadowing god." 
7. Sazu-ap-tila-nen-gu. Acc. "MERODACH has declared life to him."
8. Ur-Nin-din-bagga. Acc. "Man of GULA [the goddess of life and death]."
9. Khumeme. Acc. "Man of GULA."
10. Dili-khidu. Acc. "(Man of) the god PAPSUKAL."4
11. Mu-na-tila. Acc. "May his name live."
12. Nannak-satu. Acc. "The Moon - god has begotten." 
13. Nannak-agal-duabi. Acc. "The Moon - god is strong over all." 
14. Labar-Nu-dimmud. Acc. "Servant of EA [lord of the universe ]." 
15. Urudu-man-sun. Acc. "The god NUSKU has given." 
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16. Kud-ur-Alima. Acc. "Sweet are the loins of BEL."
17. Dun-aga-ba-khe-til. Acc. "May BAu vivify her womb."
18. Damu-mu-as-khe-gal. Acc. "May GULA be one name."
19. Dun-gal-tur-tae. Acc. "May BAU establish great and small." 
20. Tutu-bul-anta-gal. Acc. "O MERODACH as a comrade spare her (?)."
21. Dugga-makh-Sazu.  Acc. "Supreme is the word of MERODACH."
22. Khedu-lamma-ra.  Acc. "PAP-SUKAL is the colossos." 
23. Mul-khe-sal.  Acc. "May BEL be exalted." 
24. Dimir-Uru-du. Acc. "The Moon-god as son [of the city UR]."
25. Dimir-Uruk-du.  Acc. "The god who is the son of [ERECH]." 
26. Dimir-Erida-du-ru. Acc. "EA [as son of ERIDU, the creator]." 

The next two lines are destroyed. 

REV.-COLUMN III

The first two lines are destroyed.


1. . . . . a-edina. Acc. "The choir of the goddess ZARPANIT." 
2. 'Si-ru. Acc. "BEL has created."
3. Kur-nigin-garra - gurusnene. Acc. "URAS is their first-born."
4. Uras-saglitar- zae-men, Acc. "DRAS, thou art overseer."
5. Uras-qalzi-nes-kiam-mama. Acc. "URAS who loves constancy." 
6. Mul-lil-ki-bi-gi. Acc. "BEL of Nipur has returned to his place."
7. Laghlaghghi-Gar. Acc. "NEBO illuminates."
8. Kur-gal-nin-mu-pada. Acc. "The great mountain (BEL) records the name."
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9. Aba-Sanabi-dari. "Who is like BEL a bridegroom."
10. Aba-Sanabi-diri. "Who is like BEL (the lord) of counsel."
11. Es-Guzi-gin-du. "The temple of E-SAGGIL the establishment of the son." 
12.  Khu-un-zuh. Acc. BEL who knows mankind."
13.  Nab-s akh-menna. Acc. "BEL, prosper me." 
14.  Massu-gal-Babara-gude. Acc. "What is shorn by RIMMON."
15.  Ur-Sanabi. Acc. "The man of EA." 
16.  Lu-Damu. Acc. "The man of GULA."
17.  Tutul-Savul. Acc. "The Sun-god has mustered."
18.  Nin-sakh-gu-nu-tatal. Acc. " PAP-SUKAL who changes not (his) command."
19.  Agu-sag-algi. Acc. "The Moon-god has given a son."6
20.  Agu-ba-tila. Acc. "May the Moon-god vivify what is below him."
21.  Larru-ningub-al. Acc. "O BEL, defend the landmark."
22.  Lubar-E-gir-azagga. Acc. "Servant of NERGAL." 
23.  Bad-Mullilla. Acc. "Minister of BEL." 
24.  Nanak-gula,  "The Moon-god is great."
25.  . . . nu-laragh-danga-su-mu-aldibba. Acc. "(O Sun-)god, in difficulties and dangers take my hand." 
26. [Es-Guzi-]kharsag-men. Acc. "E-SAGGIL is our mountain." 

More than thirty lines are destroyed here. 

COLUMN IV

l. Ulam-Urus. Kas. "Offspring of BEL."
2. Meli-Khali. Kas. "Man of Gula"
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3. Meli-Sumu. Kas. "Man of the god SUQA-MUNA." 
4. Meli-Sibarru. Kas. " Man of the god SIMALIA." 
5. Meli-Sakh. Kas. "Man of the Sun-god." 
6. Nimgirabi. Kas.  "The merciful."
7. Nimgirabi-Sakh. Kas. " Merciful is the Sun-god." 
8. Nimgirabi-Buryas. Kas. "Merciful is [BEL the lord of the world]." 
9. Kara-Buryas. Kas. "Servant of [BEL lord of the world]." 
10. Kara-Sakh. Kas. "Servant of the Sun-god." 
11. Nazi-Sipak. Kas. [" Shadow of MERODACH."] 
12. Nazi-Buryas. Kas. [" Shadow of BEL lord] of the world."

The remaining eight lines are lost.

FOOTNOTES

1 That is, Accado-Sumerian.
2 The name of the king was really Sarganu (perhaps of the same origin as the Biblical Serug), but his Accadian subjects misunderstood it, turning it into Sarru-kinu, "established king," which was written in Sumerian Lugal-ginna, 
3 That is, Kassite or Kossean, 
4 Literally "the messenger of the treasury (of heaven)." 
5 The correct reading of this word is doubtful. 
6 The Assyro-Babylonian translation is a paraphrase, as in some other instances. The Accado-Sumerian compound is literally: "The Moon-god has established a head." 
 
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