RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 (P269939)

Official or display barrel excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15617

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Ur ziggurat; Inscription of Nabonidos no.5; (i)19x(ii)16 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 u e2-zi-da
3. pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
4. e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2 ziq-qur-rat
5. e2-gesz-nu11-gal sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki}
6. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri
7. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
8. {disz}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
9. i-na mu-sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u {disz}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2
10. a-mu-ur-ma sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-tu2
11. {disz}ur-{d}namma i-pu-szu-ma# la# u2#-szak#-li#-lu#-usz#
  n lines broken
12'. [...] x
13'. [...] x-szu2
14'. [...] x u2#-szat-ri-is,
15'. [...] _e2#?_ szu#-a-tim
16'. [ki-ma u4]-mu# u2-nam-mir#-ma
17'. [a]-na# {d}sin _en dingir-mesz#_
18'. sza2# _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
column 2
1. _lugal dingir#-mesz#_ u3 {d}1(u)-5(disz)
2. sza2 _an_-e# u3 _ki_-tim
3. a-szib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
4. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki} _en_-ia
5. usz-sze-esz15-ma e-pu-usz
6. {d}sin _en dingir-mesz lugal dingir-mesz_
7. sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
8. _dingir_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}_1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_
9. a-szib _an_-e# _gal-mesz#_
10. a-na _e2_ szu#-a#-ti# ha#-di#-[isz]
11. i#?-[na e-re-bi-ka _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2]
  n lines broken
12'. s,i#-it# [lib3-bi-ia]
13'. pu-luh-ti _dingir#_-u2#-ti#-ka# _gal#_-ti#
14'. lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
15'. a-a ir-sza2-a hi#-t,i-ti
16'. la-le-e ba-la-t,u lisz-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Ur ziggurat; Inscription of Nabonidos no.5; (i)19x(ii)16 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33 composite (P519057) Q005430 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269939

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 01151
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 15617
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 294381
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.15617
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P269939
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269939
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 1205

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01

    [Novotny2020RINBE2] Weiershäuser, Frauke, and Jamie Novotny. 2020. The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561-560 BC), Neriglissar (559-556 BC), and Nabonidus (555-539 BC), Kings of Babylon. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, vol. 2. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.02, ex. add13

    [Schaudig2001AOAT256] Schaudig, Hanspeter. 2001. Die Inschriften Nabonids von Babylon Und Kyros’ Des Grossen Samt Den in Ihrem Umfeld Entstandenen Tendenzschriften : Textausgabe Und Grammatik. Vol. 256. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269939.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P269939). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 33, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269939.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P269939). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 33, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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