RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 (P518944)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell al-Lahm), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 055296

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell al-Lahm)

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. {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. ru-bu-u2 na-a-du ni-bi-it {d}marduk
3. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
4. mu-t,a-ah-hi-du sa-at-tuk-ki
5. isz-szak-ku s,i-i-ri pa-qid gi-mir _e2-kur_
6. sza-ak-ka-na-ak-ka za-ni-nu
7. mu-usz-pa-ar-zi-hu esz#-re#-e#-ti#
8. re-e2-a-am [mu-usz-ta-lu]
9. mu-usz-te-szi-ru ni-szi# [ma-a-ti]
10. sza {d}marduk _igi-gal2 dingir-mesz_ mu#-[...]
11. na-ap-ha-ar _kur#-kur_ ka#-[li-szi-na]
12. szu-um-szu ki-ni-isz iz#-[ku-ru a-na _lugal_-u2-ti]
13. {d}na-bi-um pa-qi2-du# [ki-isz-sza-at]
14. sza-me2-e [u3 er-s,e-tim]
15. i-na ku-ul-la-at a#-[szib _bara2-mesz]_
16. u2-sza-asz2-qu-u2 [be-lu-ut-su]
17. {d}nergal da-an#-[da-an-nu]
18. {d}en-lil2 er-s,e-tum mu#-[un-dal-ku]
19. i#-na sza-asz-mu da-an#-[ni]
20. il#-li-ku i#-da-a#-szu2#
21. {d}suen u3 {d}nin-gal
22. a#-ge-e du-ur2 _u4-mesz_
23. i#-pi-ri ra-szu-usz-szu
24. {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
25. t,u-da-at mi-sza-ri u2-pa-at-tu-szu
26. _dingir-mesz gal-gal_ i-na ku-u2-nu lib3-bi-szu2-nu
27. ra-bi2-isz ik-ru-bu-szu
28. i-na ki-ib-ra-a-ta er-be2-et-ti
29. u2-sza-ar-bu-u2 be-lu-ut-su
30. ku-ul-la-at da-ad2-me
31. a-na qi2-bi-ti-szu u2-sze-szi-bu
32. za#-na-nu ma-ha-zi
33. u3# ud-du-szu2 esz-re-e-ti i-szi-mu szi-mat-su
34. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi
35. ru-bu-u2 e-em-qu a-na-ku
36. i-nu-szu e2-amasz#-ku3-ga
37. _e2_ {d}nin-gal be-let gi-mi-ir el-le-ti
38. su-pu-ru e-el#-li
39. sza qe2-er-ba {iri}kisi{ki}
40. sza i-na la-ba-ri i-ni-szu
41. i-qu-pu i-ga-ru-szu
column 2
1. i-ga-ru-szu# [qa-a-a-pu-ti]
2. sza i-ni-szu# [ad-ka-a-ma]
3. te-em-me-en#-[szu la-bi-ra]
4. a-hi-it,# [ab-re-e-ma]
5. e-li# [te-em-me-ni-szu la-bi-ri]
6. u2-ki#-[in li-ib-na-at-su]
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7'. szu-um#? [...]
8'. i-nu-[szu2 ...]
9'. u2-qa2#-[a-an-ni-ma ...]
10'. i-na [...]
11'. pat te# [...]
12'. {d}[nin-gal ...]
13'. be#-[let gi-mi-ir? el-le-tu2?]
14'. [...]
15'. x [...]
16'. i-na e2-[amasz-ku3-ga]
17'. sza qe2-er-ba [{iri}kisi{ki}]
18'. e-el-s,i-isz# [i-na a-sza2-bi-ki]
19'. dam#-qa-a-ta {d#}[na-bi-um-na-'i-id]
20'. szar-ri [za-ni-ni-ki]
21'. e-pi2-isz [ku-um-mi-ki]
22'. at-me2-e [ud-da-kam]
23'. u4-me-szam-ma [ma-ha-ar]
24'. {d}suen [...]
25'. na-ar-[mi-ki]
26'. e-ep2-sze-[ti-ia]
27'. szu#-um-[gi-ri]
28'. qi2-bi du#-[um-qi2-ia]

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 15 composite (P518943) Q005412 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P518944

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Tell al-Lahm)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
main mound, northest part of the settlement mound, Trench 7, Room 8, on the floor in the east corner.
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 055296
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518944
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518944

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, 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: AOAT 256, 2.06

    [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 21:54:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518944.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518944). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518944 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518944 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 15, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518944},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518944.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518944). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518944 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518944 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 15, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518944},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P518944
LB  - CDLI:P518944
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 15, ex. 01 artifact entry
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