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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

         (Utu, Marduk, giant mixed-breed king, Enki, & scribe Nabu)

       For the god Nabû, po[werful, emine]nt, wisest of the gods, exalted, noble,

         scribe of everything, super[visor of the totality of heaven and netherworld],

         who makes opposing forces agree, who knows everything, splendid, perfect,

         who has gat[hered to himself all] the (divine) offices, who controls the omens,

         lord of skilful works, whose command is pre-eminent [in the assembly of the gods], his fathers,

         (one with) a far-reaching mind, whose heart none among the gods knows,

         supreme lord, who raises up lords (and) the fame of rulers,

          (Marduk, son Nabu, & mixed-breed descendant-king)

         who gives sceptre, throne, and reign, who confirms kingship,

         compassionate one, who bestows for future days power and victory;

         (Marduk, spouse Sarpanit, & son Nabu)

         most important son of the god Asari (Marduk), offspring of the goddess Erua (Marduk‘s spouse Sarpanit) —

         (Borsippa, Nabu’s Ezida, “True House” residence, a mud-brick mountain)

         queen (and) goddess of ladies — who dwells in Ezida — the true house, (located) in [Bor]sippa,

        the cult centre which is worthy of honour — great lord, my lord:

         (giant god Marduk & mixed-breed Babylonian king)

       I, Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, [mighty] king, [ki]ng of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,

         wise viceroy, valiant prince, […], who reveres the lord of lords, wise vice-regent, true shepherd,

         [who is assid]uous toward the sanctuaries (residences) of the great gods,

         who (re)settl[ed Babyl]on, (re)built (Marduk’s) Esagila, (and) provides for (Nabu’s) Ezida;

         the one during whose [reign] the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk,

                               (Ezida in Borsippa;                                                                       Esagila in Babylon)

         relented, entered Babylon amidst rejoicing, and took up his residence in Esagila forevermore;

         the one who (re)confirmed the regular offerings (in) Esagila (for) the gods of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

                            (Esarhaddon; Ashurbanipal; Sennicherib; & Sargon II mixed-breed descendant-kings)

         son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

         viceroy of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;  

         favourite (brother) of Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria;

         grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria;

         descendant of Sargon (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria;

          (giant alien god Ashur above the king in his winged sky-disc)

         descendant of the enduring royal lineage of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, scion (descendants) of Baltil (Aššur) (Ashur) —

              (mixed-breed brothers Ashurbanipal & Samas-suma-ukin)

       In order to ensure the good health of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, my favourite brother,

         to prolong (his) life, to ensure the well-being of (his) descendant(s)‬,

         to confirm (his) reign, and to defeat (his) enemy, and, with regard to me,

         to ensure my good health, to prolong my life, to ensure the well-being of my descendant(s),

         to confirm my reign, (and) to ensure that I might have no illness, […] together,

          (Nabu’s Ezida, mud bricks high as a mountain in Borsippa)

         I had the storehouses of Ezida built anew and made (them) high as a mountain.

       May [any] future [pr]ince, during whose reign this work falls into disrepair

         (and) sustains damage, repair [its dilapidated state]!

         May he write my name with his (own) name, look at my royal inscription,

         [anoint (it) with oil], offer a sacrifice, (and) place (my royal inscription) with his (own) royal inscription!

          (Nabu statue unearthed in Nimrod)

         The god Nabû will (then) listen to his prayers.

       [(But) as for the one who] erases [my inscribed name or the name] of my favourite brother

         by some crafty device, [(or) destroys my royal inscription, or] changes its position

         and does not place (it) with his (own) royal inscription,

          (Nabu with animal horn crown, patron god over Borsippa, a mini Babylon)

         may [the god Nabû, august lord], glare at him [ang]rily

         and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands!

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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

           (Kings Ashurbanipal of Assyria & brother Samas-suma-ukin of Babylon)

        I, Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, [mighty] king, [king] of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,

         august [vice]-regent, true shepherd, who reveres the lord of lords;

        (Enlil; Marduk with sky-discs)

         the one during [who]se reign the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk, had pity,

         entered Babylon amidst rejoicing, and took up his residence in Esagila forevermore;

         [who (re)confirmed] the regular offerings (in) Esagila (for) the gods of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

          (Esarhaddon on his stele)  (Sennacherib)

         son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

         (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; grandson of Sennacherib, king of Assyria;

         descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

          (Sargon II;  Ashurbanipal) 

         favourite (brother) of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria, (and) king of the four quarters (of the world) —

       (With regard to) the enclosure wall of (Nabu’s) Ezida (‟True House”) which had become old

           (Nabu’s residence in his patron city of Borsippa)

         during the reign of a previous king and whose foundation had become weak,

         during my reign, I renovated its dilapidated sections and made (them) high as a mountain.

       Whoever among the future kings, my descendants, appears and governs the land,

         may he read my statue, anoint (it) with oil, (and) offer a sacrifice!

         May he write my name with his (own) name and praise my deeds!

          (Nabu, patron god of Borsippa, a mini Babylon)

         (Then), may the god Nabû, scribe of Esagila, inscribe a long life for him upon (his) tablet,

         determine (for him) longevity as his lot, (and) constantly say good things about him

          (Marduk; Marduk, Nabu, & giant mixed-breed king)

         in the presence of the god Marduk, king of the gods!

       (But), as for the one who erases my inscribed name or the name of my favourite brother

         by some crafty device and makes my statue unrecognizable, or changes its position

          (giant god Nabu, in man’s image & likeness)

         and does not put it with his (own) statue, may the god Nabû, august lord, glare at him angrily

         and make [his name], his descendants, his offspring, (and) [his] progeny disappear

         [from the mouths of the multi]tudes [of people, and may he have no] pi[ty] upon him!

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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

        w[is]e prince, the one who daily through the su[pport of his gods]

           (Marduk, his son Nabu, & Babylonian king)

        const[antly] seeks re[spect for the god Marduk — the great lord] — and the god Nabû — his t[rue] heir —

        the one who se[eks] to copiously supply sattu[kku-offerings (…)] to Esagil and Ezida

           (Nabu’s Ezida; Marduk’s Esagil)

        (and) to perform daily that [which is pleasing] to the gods Nabû and Marduk, [his] lords,

        the one who fulfills [their] comman[d], son of Bēl-šum-iškun —

        [wise] prince [(…)] — the perfect young man, the vali[ant] young man, [(…)].

           (Nabu, son to Marduk, spouse to Nanaya)

        When the god Nabû, the e[xalted] vizier, the one who speaks about [my] good de[eds],

        spr[ead] word of my good deeds (and) elevated the head of my royal majesty,

        he looked upon me with his gracious face an[d] granted to me a just reign.

        At his exalted command, I travel[led] enemy road(s), […] mountain path(s),

        […] lands […] … [… h]ostil[e …] (i 25ˊ) … [… k]i[ng …]