RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 (P518477)

Official or display barrel excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab — ?

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. [...]{ki}
2. [...]-da
3. [...]-ti#
4. [...]-uk-ti
5. [...]-im# szi-ma-a-ti
6. [...] e-pe2-e-szu
7. [...]-ma#-at-su
8. [...]-al-ma-at _sag-du_ e-pe-szu
9. [...]-nim# _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ i-sza-ar-tim
10. [...]-hu qa2-tu-usz-szu
11. [...] ni#-szim ga-ma-lu _ma-da_
12. [...]-pu2#-ru# _dingir-dingir_ id-di-nu-szu ka-ak-ku-szu
13. [...]{ki#} a-na-ku
14. [...]-ul#-lu-u2
  rest broken
column 2
1. {i7#}buranun{ki} _i7 he2-gal2_-lam sza isz-tu bi-na-a-ti-szu
2. i-te-e e2-sag-il2 szu-te-szu-ru mu-u2-szu ga-ap-szu-tim
3. i-na pa-le-e _lugal_ ma-ah-ri mu-u2-szu a-na i-te-e e2-sag-il2
4. is-su-u2 i-re-qu a-na sa-a-bu
5. ia-ti a-sza-ar-szu la-bi-ri asz-te-e'-e-ma
6. ma-la-ak me2-e-szu ki-ma la-bi-[x x]-ma
7. a-na i-te-e e2-sag-il2 usz-te-te-szi-ir
8. _pa5 {d}utu-e3_ sza _lugal_ ma-ah-ri u2-sza-ah-ru-ma
9. la ib-na-a su-uk-ki-szu
10. _pa5_ u2-sza-ah-ri-ma i-na ku-up-ri u3 a-gur-ri
11. ab-na-a su-uk-ki-szu
12. me2-e nu-uh-szu la na-pa-ar-ku-tim
13. u2-ki-in a-na _ma-da_
14. a-na e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
15. la ba-at,-la-ak sa-at-ta-kam
16. ka-al ma#-ha#-zi# _dingir-dingir_ a-na zi-in-na-a-[x]
17. asz-te-ne2-'a-a ka-a-a-[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, Neriglissar 03 composite (P518472) Q005388 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P518477

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number BE 47286
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA Bab — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518477
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518477

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06

    [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: SANER 3, 4.02.03 (C23), ex. 06

    [DaRiva2013SANER3] Da Riva, Rocío. 2013. The Inscriptions of Nabopolassar, Amēl-Marduk and Neriglissar. Vol. 3. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. DE GRUYTER.

  • history: VAB 4, 338-339 Zylinder II, 3/6

    [Langdon1912VAB4] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1912. Die Neubabylonischen Königsinschriften. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 4. Leipzig : J. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-10 at 16:41:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:59:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:39:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:48:03 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 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-01-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Taylor, Jonathan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, Ex. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518477.
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (No. P518477). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, Ex. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518477.
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (No. P518477). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry
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