| I´m Cyrus the, king of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters. Son of Cambyses, great king, king of Anshan. Grandson of Cyrus, great king, king of Anshan. Descendant of Teispes, great king, king of Anshan, progeny of an unending royal line, whose rule Bel and Nabu cherish, whose kingshipe they desire for their hearts pleasures.
When I, well disposed, entered Babylon, I established the seat of goverment in the royal palace amidst jubilation and rejoicing. Marduk the great God, caused the big hearted inhabitants of Babylon to me.
I sought daily to worship him. My numerous troops moved about undisturbed in the midst of Babylon.
I did not allow any to terrorize the land of Sumer and Akkad. I kept in view the needs of Babylon and all its sanctuaries to promote their well being. The citizens of Babylon... I lifted their unbecoming yoke. Their dilapidated dwellings I restored. I put an end their misfortunes.
At my deeds Marduk, the great Lord, rejoiced, and to me, Cyrus, the king who worshipped and to Cambyses, my son, the offspring of my loins and to all my troops, he graciously gave his blessing and in good spirit is before him we glorifield exceedingly his high divinity.
All the kings who sat in the throne rooms, througout the four quarters, from the Upper to the Lower Sea, those who dwelt in... all the kings of the West Country who dwelt in tents, brought me their havy tribute and kissed my feet in Babylon. From... to the cities of Ashur and Susa, Agade, Eshnuna, the cities of Zamban, Meurnu, Der, as far as the region of the land of Gutium, the holy cities beyond the Tigris whose sanctuaries had been in ruins over a long period, the Gods whose abode is in the midst of them. I returned to the places and housed them in lasting abodes. I gathered together all their inhabitants and restored to them their dwellings. The Gods of Sumer and Akkad, whom Nabonidus had, to the anger of the Lord of the Gods, brought into Babylon, I at the bidding of Marduk, the great Lord made to dwell in peace in their habitations, delightful abodes.
May all the Gods whom I haved placed within their sanctuaries adress a daily prayer in my favour before Bel and Nabu, that my days may long, and may they say to Marduk my Lord, "May Cyrus the King who reveres thee, and Cambyses his son... " | | Ýì×qpv æDzÐFDF æDzlÜ×ÞpìÛ æDzÉorF æDzÚDèV æDzyoßÆ ÙÜ×
ÚD¡ÛC æDz ÉorF æDz éìVßGØÆ pwJ .ÚDèV ézßÊ oDèZ æDz ,lÆC Þ p×ßv
ÚD¡ÛC æDz ÉorF æDz ¢ìJ ÝìZ éØiN qCÚD¡ÛC æDzÉorF æDz yÞoßÆ ækCßÛ
lÛoClì× í×CpÊ Co ÚDÛA íÛCÞpÛD×p¾ ßGÛ Þ Ð·F éÆÚClëÞDV íOÜ®Ïv ÚD×kÞk qC
.lÛoDOvCßh Ík Þ ÚDWF CpÛDÛA PÜ®Ïv Þ
Co íçDz gDÆíÛD×kDz Þ oÞpv DF Öl×Aok ÐFDF éF ¢×CoA éF Ý× éÇì×DËÜç
Co ÐFDF Ík ækD¡Ê Ökp× ÉorF êClh ÅÞkp× .ÖkCk oCp íñCÞpÛD×p¾ æDËëDV
Ý× oDØ¡ìF æDz ÙOzDØÊ PØç ÞC ¢ëDOv éF qÞo pç Ý× (...) Cp× DN PzCk ÚA pF
éÆ ÖkClÛ æqDVC xÇaìç éF Ý× .kpÆ PÆpd ÐFDF pèz ÚDì× ok PØdCp× íF
.lÜÆ uCpç oDZk Co lÆCÞp×ßv Ýì×qpv
kßGèF ok Þ ÙO¾pÊ p²Û ok CpÛA êDèçDË¡OvpJ éØç Þ ÐFDF êDèëlÜ×qDìÛ Ý×
êDç éÛDh .ÙOzCkpF Co (...) ÐFDF Ökp× lÜwJDÛ ¼ßë Ý× .ÖlìzßÆ ÚD¡·¨Þ
ÅÞkp× .Ölì¡iF ÚDëDJ ÚDÛA êDç íOiFlF éF Ý× .ÖkpÆ kDFA CpÛDÛA ÚCpëÞ
¢ëDOv Co ÞC éÆ æDz yÞoßÆ ÝØF Þ lz kßÜ¡h ÖoCkpÆ qC ÉorF êClh
PÆpF Ý× æDKv ÖDØN éF Þ PvC Ý× éØiN qC éÆ ÖlÛqp¾ éìVßGØÆ éF Þ ÖkpÆ
.ÖkßOv íwF Co ÞC j×Dz ÖDÃ× HÏ Ùìؤ qC Þ PzCk íÛCqoC
oDèZ pvCpv ok . lÛC éOw¡Û PiN pF kßh êDèçDÊoDF ok éÆ íÛDçDz ÖDØN
ÝÇw× (...) ok éÇìÛDwÆÝëpëq êDëok DN ÝëpFq êDëok qC ÚDèV ézßÊ
Cp× lÜOzCk ÝÇw× Dç éØìh ok éÆ pOhDF Ýì×qpv ÚDçDz ÖDØN lÜOzCk
.lÛkq évßF ÙëDJ pF ÐFDF ok Þ lÛkoÞA ÚCpÊ íVCph
Þ ÚDG×q êDçpèz Þ DÛßÜzC Þ ækDÊC Þ yßz Þ oßzA êDçpèz DN (...)qC
éÆ Co éÏVk êßwÛA ulÃ× êDçpèzÙìNßÊ Ýì×qpv éìdDÛ DN okkßÛoß×
æpÇìJ Þ ÖkßØÛ pìØ·N kßF íÛCpëÞ yßiOvk ÚD¡ìèçDË¡OvpJ qCok íNl×
ÖlÛCkpÊqDF ÚDzkßh êDWF kßF ÚDÛA ÚDì× ok DèÛA æDËëDV éÆ Co íÛDëClh
.ÖkCk êDV oClëDJ íçDËÎrÜ× ok Þ
.ÖkCk xJ ÚDÛA éF Co ÚD¡ëDç éÛDh Þ ÖkoÞA kpÊ Co DèÛA ÚDÜÆDv éØç Ý×
Co ÚDëClh êClh Þ ækoÞA ÐFDF éF Co DèÛA lìÛßGÛ éÆ lÆCÞp×ßv ÚDëClh
D¿¤ Þ fÏ¥F , ÉorF êClh ÅÞkp× PvCßiF Ý× ,kßF éOhDv ÅDÜØ¡h
.ÖlÛCkpÊqDF ÚDzkßh ælëlÜwJ æDËëDWF
éÛCqÞo ÖC ækCk êDV ÚD¡ëDèçDË¡OvpJ ok Ý× éÆ íÛDëClh ÖDØN éÆ lzDF
.lÜÜÆ Dµk ßGÛ Þ Ð·F æDË¡ìJ ok Cp×
.kkpÊ qCok Ý× íÛDÊlÛq éÆ lzDF
í×CpÊ CpN éÆ æDzkDJ yÞoßÆ , lÜëßËF ÉorF êClh ÅÞkp× éF éÆ lzDF
koClì×
(...) éìVßGØÆ ylÛqp¾ Þ |
