RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05 (P518981)

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 048234

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x _ud_
2'. [...] x-a
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x x [...]
3'. [x x] bu#-ni#-ka nam-ru#-ti# [...]
4'. li#-pit qa2-ti-ia2 szu#-[...]
5'. [x]-t,i-ir _mu_-ia u _alan_ [...]
6'. _saga#-mesz_-u2-a lisz-sza-kin szap#-[...]
7'. _e2_ e-pu-szu lu-ub#-bi#-[...]
8'. _dingir e2_ u2-s,u-rat _e2#_ [...]
9'. sip-pu szi-ga-ri# [...]
10'. ki-ib-su li-is,#-[...]
11'. i-na mah-ri-ka# [...]
12'. ur-ra u3 mu#-[...]
13'. {d#}kit#-tum# [...]
  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 24 composite (P518976) Q005421 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P518981

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 048234
Accession Number 1881-11-03, 0944

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518981
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518981
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-1103-944

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05

    [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
2025-11-05 at 08:54:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-25 at 12:54:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-24 at 09:03:55 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 24, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518981.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P518981). (2025, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518981 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518981 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 24, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518981},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518981.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P518981). (2025, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518981 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 24, ex. 05 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518981 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 24, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518981},
}


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