Editing Neriglissar (section)

== Titles ==
{{See also|Akkadian royal titulary}}
From one of his inscriptions commemorating his restoration of the [[Esagila]] at Babylon,{{Sfn|Weiershäuser|Novotny|2020|p=36}} Neriglissar's titles read as follows:

{{Quote| quote = Neriglissar, king of Babylon, pious prince, the favorite of the god Marduk, the humble (and) submissive one who reveres the lord of lords, the wise (and) pious one, the one who constantly seeks out the shrines of the god Nabû — his lord — the ruler who provides, the one who brings large gifts to Esagil and Ezida, the one who copiously supplies offerings (and) ensures that their purification rites are carried out correctly, son of Bēl-šum-iškun, wise prince, the perfect warrior, the one who ensures the protection of Esagil and Babylon, the one who blocks the approach to the country like a strong wall, am I.{{Sfn|Weiershäuser|Novotny|2020|p=36}}}}

In another inscription, commemorating other building projects at Babylon,{{Sfn|Weiershäuser|Novotny|2020|pp=43–44}} the titles used are the following:

{{Quote| quote = Neriglissar, king of Babylon, the one who renovates Esagil and Ezida, the one who performs good deeds, about the exercise of whose everlasting kingship the great gods made a decision, whose fate the god Marduk — the foremost of the gods, the one who determines fates — determined to exercise authority over the lands, whose hands the god Nabû — the legitimate heir — let grasp a just scepter to perform the shepherdship over the black-headed (people),{{efn|"Black-headed people" was a designation for the Sumerians, see [[Sumer#Name|Sumer]].|group="n"}} to whom the god [[Erra (god)|Erra]] — the majestic one of the gods — gave his weapon(s) to save the people (and) spare the land, son of Bēl-šum-iškun, king of Babylon, am I.{{Sfn|Weiershäuser|Novotny|2020|pp=43–44}}}}