RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 (P518973)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 046600

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

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. [i3]-nu#-ma# {d#}a#-nu# u3 {d}en#-lil2# sza zimbir#{ki#}
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2'. [... i-na ki-is,-s,i da-am]-qu# asz#-ri# [szu-us-su-mu]
3'. [u2-sze-szi-bu] a#-ta-mi <<mi>> a-na [ni-szi _kur_ ...]
4'. [... an-ni]-ta i-ta-mu-nim ul bu#-['a-a]
5'. [a-szar-szu e]-li szu-ub-ti-szu ki-it-tim ul# [e-pu2-usz]
6'. {d}utu be-el ra-bi2-u3 e2-babbar-ra# [...]
7'. a-na da-ke-e _e2_ szu-a-ti _sza3#?_ [pa-li-ih ra-sza2-a-ku ni-qi2-it-ti]
8'. i-na ma-a-a-al _ge6_ ul u2-qa-at-ta-[a szi-it-tim t,a-ab-tim]
9'. asz2-szi qa2-ti-ia u2-s,a-al-la-a {d}en-[lil2 _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk]
10'. a-na e-pe-esz e2-babbar-ra asz2-ra-a-ti3 {d}utu u3 {d#}[iszkur _en-mesz_ bi-ri asz-te-e-ma]
11'. {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur an-na ki-i-nu i-ta-[ap-pa-lu-in ...]
12'. a x x x du un tah u2-sza-asz-t,i-ru i-na#? [...]
column 2
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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 21 composite (P518972) Q005418 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P518973

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 046600
Accession Number 1881-08-30, 0066

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518973
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518973
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0830-66

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, 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: GMTR 4, 131 1,a

    [DaRiva2008GMTR4] Da Riva, Rocío. 2008. The Neo-Babylonian Royal Inscriptions: An Introduction. Vol. 4. Guides to the Mesopotamian Textual Record.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 13:48:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 15:40:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 15:38:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2020-01-05 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 21, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518973.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518973). (2025, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518973 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518973 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 21, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518973},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518973.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518973). (2025, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518973 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518973 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 21, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518973},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 21, ex. 01 artifact entry
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