RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 (P386348)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091128

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2
3. u3 e2-zi-da
4. pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
5. e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2
6. ziq-qur-rat e2-gesz-nu11-gal
7. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki}
8. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri
9. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
10. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
11. i-na mu!(I) sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma
12. u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 a-mur-ma
13. sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti {disz}ur-{d}namma
14. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
15. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
16. i-na-an-ni ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
17. la-ba-ri-isz il-li-ik-ma
18. e-li te-me-en-na la-bi-ri
19. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2
20. i-pu-szu ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
21. ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma
22. i-na ku-up-ri u a-gur-ri ba-ta-aq-szu
23. as,-bat-ma a-na {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e
24. u _ki_-tim _lugal dingir-mesz dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
25. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
26. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki} _en_-ia
column 2
1. usz-szi-isz-ma
2. e-pu-usz
3. {d}sin be-li2 _dingir-mesz_
4. _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
5. _dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
6. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz_
7. a-na _e2_ szu-a-ti
8. ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-ka
9. _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2
10. e2-zi-da e2-gesz-nu11-gal
11. _e2-mesz dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
12. lisz-sza2-ki-in szap-tuk-ka
13. u3 pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
14. _gal_-tu2 lib3-bi _ug3-mesz_-szu2
15. szu-usz-kin-ma la i-hat,-t,u-u2
16. a-na _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
17. ki-ma _an_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-ku-nu
18. ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-i _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
19. i-na hi-t,u _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
20. szu-zib-an-ni-ma
21. ba-la-t,u u4-mu ru-qu-ti
22. a-na szi-rik-ti szur-kam
23. u3 sza2 {disz}{d}en-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
24. s,i-it lib3-bi-ia pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
25. _gal_-tu2 lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
26. a-a ir-sza2-a hi-t,i-ti la-le-e _din_ lisz-bi

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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04

    [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. 04

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 091128
  • Accession No.: K 01692

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32 composite (P519049) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386348.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P386348). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386348 (Original work published 2008)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386348 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386348},
}


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