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Iškibal, Gulkišar, Sabūm, Ammi-ditāna,
Abī-Ešuḫ, ,Sîn-Muballit, Damqi-ilišu.
Pešgaldarameš, Šušši, Kudur-Enlil, Šagarakti
Šuriaš, Abi-Rattaš, Agum-Kakrime.
Agum, Kara-ḫardaš, Agum, Burna-Buriaš,
Ea-gamil, Hammurabi, Kaštiliašu.
Nazi-Bugaš, Kuri-Galzu, Nazi-Maruttaš, Kadašman-Turgu
Karaindaš, Kadašman-Saḫ,
Zababa-šuma-iddina!
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it.
Šumu-abum, Šumu-la-El, Apil-Sîn, Kadašman-Enlil
Ilum-ma-ilī, Simbar-Šipak, Šamšu-ditāna,
Akurduana, Melkamkurra,
Ḫarba-Šipak, Šamšu-iluna
Šarrum Ammi-Saduqa, Ayadaragalama
Gandaš, Ur-zigurumaš, Šarrum Ulam-Buriaš
Šipta’ulzi, Kara-ḫardaš, Mušezib-Marduk, Šamaš
Šuma-ukin, Kandalānu, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur,
Bêl-šimânni, Piriustanâ, Amēl-Marduk, Nabû-apla
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it.
Nabû-mukin-zēri, Salmānu-ašarēd,
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra u Šarrum Šarru-kīn,
Marduk-apla-iddina, u Sîn-ahhe-erība,
Marduk-zâkir-šumi, Nergal-ušezib
Nādin-šumi, Bel Ibni, Aššur-bāni-apli,
Kambuzīa, u Barzia, u Antigunusu
Marduk-balāssu-iqbi, Aliksander, Dimitri
Sîn-ahhe-erība, Aššur-aḫa-iddina!
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it .
Adad-šuma-iddina, Širikti-šuqamuna,
Itti-ili-nībī u Nabû-šumu-libūr,
Enlil-nādin-aḫe, Kadašman-Ḫarbe
Adad-šuma-iddina u Nabû-apla-uṣur,
Nabû-mukin-apli, Ninurta-kudurrῑ,
Mār-bῑti-aḫḫē-idinna, u Šamaš-mudammiq,
Šamaš-šuma-ukin, Ninurta-nādin-šumi,
Mār-bīti-apla-uṣur, Ṭeleuniq, šumu-līšir
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it.
Ea-mukin-zēri, Kaššu-nādin-aḫi,
Eulmaš-šākin-šumi, u Eriba Marduk
Adad-šuma-uṣur, Nergal-šar-uṣur,
Meli-Šipak, Marduk-zēra-, Šamaš-eriba,
Bāba-aḫa-iddina, Ninurta-apla,
Nabû-naʾid, Nabû-nāṣir, Lâbâši-Marduk,
Enlil-nādin-apli, Nabû-nādin-zēri,
Marduk-apla-uṣur u Sîn-šar-iškun,
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it.
Marduk-kabit-aḫḫēšu, Itti-Marduk-balāṭu,
Ninurta-nādin-šumi, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur,
Maraduk-nādin-aḫḫē, Maraduk-šāpik-zēri,
Adad-apla-iddina, Marduk-aḫḫē-erība,
Dariamuš, Aḫšiaršu, Artakšatsu, Nabû-šu-
‘Ma-ukin, Nergal-šar-uṣur, Nidin-Bêl, Kuraš,
Pilipsu, u Siluku, Šarrum Antiʾukusu,
Aršakâ, Ubulna, Aspasinē, Isbubarzâ!
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- We did not kindle it
Išātum nebêt- The fire she has glowed
Ištu Bab’lim ibnû- since Babylon was created
Nīnu ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it,
Ula nittapaḫšu- we did not kindle it
Ilū ippuḫūši- the gods kindled it.
.. .These are the only ones of which the news has come to Haaaarvard…
And there may be many others but they haven’t been discaaavered.