10 MU IX^{kám md}Nábû-nā'id šarru <ina> ^uruTe-ma-a mār šarri ^lúrabûti^meš u ummāniⁿⁱ ina ^kurAkkadî^ki šarru ana ^itiNisanni ana Bābìli^ki

The ninth year (547-546): Nabonidus the king (was) <in> Tema, (while) the prince, the officers, (and) the army (were) in Akkad. The king, in the month Nisanu, to Babylon

11 úl illiku^{ku d}Nabû ana Bābili^ki úl illiku^{ku d}Bēl úl ūsâ^a i-sin-nu a-ki-tú ba-til

did not come. Nabu did not come to Babylon. Bel did not come out. The Akitu festival did not take place.

12 niqû(siskur.siskur)^meš ina É-sag-gíl u É-zi-da ilāni^meš ša <Bābìli^ki> u Bar-sip^ki ki šal-mu nadna^na

The offerings were presented (to) the gods of <Babylon> and Borsippa as in normal times in Esagil and Ezida.

13 ^itiNisannu UD V^kám ummu šarri ina Dūr-ka-ra-šú šá ah(gú) ^ídPuratti e-la-nu Sip-par^ki

On the fifth day of the month Nisanu the queen mother, in Dur-Karašu, which is on the banks of the Euphrates upstream from Sippar,

14 im-tu-ut mār šarri u ummāni^meš-šú III ūmu^mu šu-du-ru bikītu(ér) šaknat^at ina ^itiSimāni ina ^kurAkkadî^ki

she died. The prince and his army were in mourning for three days (and) there was (an official) mourning period. In the month Simanu, in Akkad,

15 bi-ki-tú ina muhhi ummi šarri šaknat^at ina ^itiNisanni ^mKu-raš šàr ^kurPar-su ummāni-šú id-ke-e-[m]a

there was (an official) mourning period for the queen mother. In the month Nisanu, Cyrus, king of Parsu, mustered his army and

16 šap-la-an ^uruAr-ba-'-il ^ídIdiqlat i-bir-ma ina ^itiAiiari ana ^kur/Ú-\[raš-tu il-li]k

crossed the Tigris below Arbela. In the month Ajaru, he marched to the land of U[rartu].

17 šarra-šú idūk bu-šá-a-šú il-qí šu-lit šá ram-ni-šú <<AŠ>> lu ú-še-li [...]

He killed its king, took his possessions, (and) stationed his own garrison (there) [...]

18 /arki\ šu-lit-su ù šar-ri ina libbi ibašši(gál)^ši ([...])

Afterwards the king and his garrison was in it ([...])