NABU 2017/015 (P500444)

Official or display bead dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Israel Antiquties Authority, Jerusalem, Israel

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Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Israel Antiquties Authority, Jerusalem, Israel

Museum Number

IAA 1965-0210

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Bead

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object cylinder seal
surface a
1. a-na {d}nin-urta
ts: ana ninurta
en: For Ninurta,
2. be-li2 ra-bi-i
ts: bēli rabî
en: the great lord,
3. be-li2-szu
ts: bēlišu
en: his lord,
4. ka-dasz2-man-{d}en-lil2
ts: kadašman-enlil
en: did Kadašman-Enlil,
5. _lugal_ babila2{ki}
ts: šar bābili
en: king of Babylon,
6. _dumu_ ka-dasz2-man-tur2-gu _lugal_
ts: mār kadašman-turgu šarri
en: son of Kadašman-Turgu, the king,
7. a-na szu-ru-uk _bala_-szu
ts: ana šūruk palîšu
en: for the lengthening of his reign
8. i-qi2-isz
ts: iqīš
en: offer (this seal).

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	Kadašman-Enlil2.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500444
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500444

Physical information

bead

Artifact type	Bead bead
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Israel Antiquties Authority, Jerusalem, Israel
Museum Number	IAA 1965-0210
Accession Number

References

primary: NABU 2017/015

[Niederreiter2017-222083] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2017.
history: Herzfeld, Ernest, MAOG 04 (1928-1929) 081

[sec131841] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2017-04-11 at 16:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-04-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Niederreiter, Zoltán; Sandowicz, Malgorzata		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2017/015 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500444.

NABU 2017/015 artifact entry (No. P500444). (2017, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500444

NABU 2017/015 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500444 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {NABU 2017/015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/4/11/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500444
LB  - CDLI:P500444
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - NABU 2017/015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500444
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2017/015 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500444.

NABU 2017/015 artifact entry (No. P500444). (2017, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500444

NABU 2017/015 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500444 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2017NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {NABU 2017/015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/4/11/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500444
LB  - CDLI:P500444
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - NABU 2017/015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500444
ER  -