RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 (P498476)

Official or display brick excavated in Harran (mod. Harran), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Harran (mod. Harran)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

335.0 mm × 337.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [_alan_] {d#}sin {d}nin#-gal {d#}nusku# [u {d}sa-dar3-nun-na]
2'. [sza2 it-ti] _dingir#-mesz_ szu-ut _{iri}kaskal_ ina qer#-[bi-szu2 u2-s,u-u2]
3'. [ud-du-usz-su-un sza2] taq#-bu-u2 ep2-pu-usz-ma x [...]
4'. [x x a-na] qi2#-bi#-ti-ka s,ir-tu2 ul e-eg#?-[gi ul a-sze-et]
5'. [a-hi ul a-nam-di ki-ma] s,i#-it pi-i-ka _alan#_ {d}sin {d}nin#-[gal]
6'. [{d}nusku] {d}sa-dar3-nun-na u _dingir-mesz#_ szu#-ut _{iri}kaskal#_ [x?]
7'. [...] ud-da-asz2-ma u2-szak-la-lu# szi#-pir#-szu2-un e2-hul2-hul2#
8'. [ha-an-t,isz] e#-pu-usz-ma ina qer-bi-szu2 szu#-ur2#?-ma#-a# szu#-bat#-su2#-un#
9'. [pal]-hi?-isz a-ta-ma-a a-na {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz {d}amar#-utu#_
10'. _[en] en-en_ reme-nu-u2 {d}marduk um#-ma _iri_ u _e2#_ szu2#-a#-tu2#
11'. [sza2 e]-pesz#-su taq-bu-u2 isz-szak-nu ina pi-i-ka#
12'. [_erin2_-man]-da# sa-hir-szum-ma pu-ug-gu-lu e#-mu#-qa#-a#-szu2#
13'. [...] x-ma sza2-ni-ni ul i-szi ki-ki-i
14'. [... {disz}]isz#-tu-me-gi _lugal erin2_-man-da ip2-pu-szu2 _e2_
15'. [_dingir-mesz_ szu-ut {iri}]har#-ra#-nu u2-szesz-sze-bu qe2-reb#-[szu2]
16'. [...] it#?-ti-ia2 e-muq#? [...]
17'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [a-na] si-mat _dingir_-ti#-[szu2 ...]
2'. ki#-ma {d}utu-szi szip-ri-szu2 a-[...]
3'. el#-s,i#-isz ud-disz-ma [...]
4'. ina qi2-bit {d}marduk# [...]
5'. re-esz mi#?-[im-ma-a-a dam-qa ...]
6'. ra-x [...]
7'. i-x [...]
  rest broken

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 46 composite (P519075) Q005443 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498476

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 335.0 mm × 337.0 mm × 70.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Harran (mod. Harran)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Hr. 85/46
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P498476
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P498476

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, 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: Varia Anatolica 1, p.15-21, p. 15-21 2

    [Donbaz1987Nabonide] Donbaz, Veysel. 1987. “Deux Nouvelles Inscriptions de Nabonide Roi de Babylone.” Varia Anatolica 1.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.19, 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
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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
2020-03-27 at 22:20:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498476.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P498476). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498476 (Original work published 2016)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498476 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 46, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498476},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498476.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P498476). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498476 (Original work published 2016)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498476 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 46, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498476},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 46, ex. 01 artifact entry
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