RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 01 (P393977)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091125

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

-

Witness

Text

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
11. szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
12. i-na mu-sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma
13. u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 a-mur-ma
14. sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
15. {disz}ur-{d}namma i-pu-szu-ma
16. la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
17. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2
18. u2-szak-lil
19. i-na-an-ni ziq-qur-rat szu-a-tu2
20. la-ba-ri-isz il-lik-ma
21. e-li te-me-en-na la-bi-ri
22. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi
23. _dumu_-szu2 i-pu-szu
24. ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
25. ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma
26. i-na ku-up-ri u3 a-gur-ri
27. ba-ta-aq-szu2 as,-bat-ma
28. a-na {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim
29. _lugal dingir-mesz dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
30. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
31. 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_-ti 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-szu-nu
18. li-ku-nu
19. ia-ti {disz}{d}na3-i _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
20. i-na hi-t,u _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
21. _gal_-ti szu-zib-an-ni-ma
22. ba-la-t,u u4-mu ru-qu-ti
23. a-na szi-rik-ti szur-kam
24. u3 sza2 {disz}{d}en-lugal-uru3
25. _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
26. s,i-it lib3-bi-ia
27. pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
28. lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
29. a-a ir-sza2-a
30. hi-t,i-ti
31. la-le-e _din_ lisz-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

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 32 composite (P519049) Q005429 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P393977

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 091125
Accession Number K 01689

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.91125
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P393977
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P393977
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-1689

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, 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: Rawlinson 1R, 1R 68, 1

    [Rawlinson1861_R1] Rawlinson, Henry C. 1861-1884. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia: Vol. 1 A Selection from the Historical Inscriptions of Chaldæa, Assyria, and Babylonia. London : Lithographed by R. E. Bowler.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.02, ex. 01

    [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
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-18 at 09:49:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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 07:56:19 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 16:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393977.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P393977). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393977 (Original work published 2010)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393977 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 22},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393977},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393977.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P393977). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393977 (Original work published 2010)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393977 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
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	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393977},
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