INSCRIPTION  OF   AGUMKAKRIME
 

THE   INSCRIPTION   OF  AGUMKAKRIME

I AM Agumkakrime, the son of Tasshigurumash; the
illustrious descendant of god Shukamuna; called by Anu
and Bel, Ea and Marduk, Sin and Shamash; the powerful
hero of Ishtar, the warrior among the goddesses.

I am a king of wisdom and prudence; a king who
grants hearing and pardon; the son of Tasshigurumash;
the descendant of Abirumash, the crafty warrior; the first
son among the numerous family of the great Agum; an
illustrious, royal scion who hglds the reins of the nation
[and is] a mighty shepherd.

I am king of the country of Kasshu and of the Ak¬
kadians; king of the wide country of Babylon, who settles
the numerous people in Ashnunak; the King of Padan and
Alman; the King of Gutium, a foolish nation; [a king]
who makes obedient to him the four regions, and has
always been a favourite of the great gods.

When the great gods with their lofty command ordered
[of me?] the return of Marduk, the lord of Esagila and
Ezida, I induced Marduk to turn his face toward Babylon
* * * I heeded and obeyed [this command?], induced Mar¬
duk to betake himself to Babylon, and went by the side
of Marduk and (^arpanit. I consulted Shamash by means of
the lamb of an haruspex and sent [him?] to the far-off
country of Hani. He took the hands of Marduk and ^ar-
panit, who favour my government, and brought them back
to Esagila and Babylon. I put them into the rear shrine
of the house of Shamash, when he brought them back, and
ordered my workmen to place them there securely. A
goldsmith [I then commanded to make splendid robes for
Marduk and Qarpanit]; I gave for these robes of Marduk
and Qarpanit four talents of fine gold, and clothed the gods
with a stately robe, a garment made of fine gold. I also
gave for [the decoration of] the shrines of Marduk and
^arpanit mountain-crystals, marhashu-stones of greenish
hue, hulal-ini-stones, mushgarru-stones, utru- and uthal-