RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 (P518996)

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 056636

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. [...] na#-bi-um-na-'i#-id# _lugal#_ ra#-bu#-u2# _lugal#_ [x x]
2. [...]-tum _lugal_ babila2{ki} _lugal_ kib-ra-a-tum er-bet-ti#
3. [x x]-in# e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
4. [x] {d#}suen u3 {d}nin-gal i-na _sza3_ um-mi-szu
5. a#-na# szi-ma-at _lugal_-u2-ti i-szi-mu szi-ma-at-su
6. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-tin-su-iq-bi ru-bu-u2 e-em-qa2 pa-li-hu _dingir gal-gal_ a-na-ku
7. e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ sza qe2-re-eb {iri}har-ra-nu
8. sza ul-tu u4-mu s,a-a-ti {d}suen _en_ ra-bu-u2
9. szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu ra-mu-u2 qe2-re#-eb#-szu
10. e-li _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu# lib3#-bu#-usz# i#-zu#-uz-ma
11. um#-ma-an-ma-an-du u2-szat-ba-am-ma _e2#_ szu-a-tim ub-bi-it-ma
12. u2#-sza-li-ik-szu ka-ar-mu-tu
13. [x]-na# pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim {d}suen be-li2 ra-bu-u2
14. [x x] na-ra-am _lugal_-ti-ia a-na _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu
15. [x x]-mu# ir-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri
16. [...] _lugal#_-u2-ti-ia da-ri-ti
17. [...]-'i#-in#-ni szu-ut-ti
18. [...] {d#}suen# na#-an#-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
19. [...]-ta#-ma-a it-ti-ia
20. [...] ru#-ku-bi-ka
21. [...]-u2#?
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...]
4. i-na# [...]
5. sza _{<disz>}an-szar2-[...]_
6. {disz}szul-ma-[...]
7. usz-szu#-[...]
8. i-na _kasz#_ [...]
9. ab-lu#-ul# [...]
10. ep-sze-ti#-[...]
11. _e2#-kur_ [...]
12. e#-esz#-[...]
13. _gesz-ur3#_ [...]
14. u2-sza#-[...]
15. sza i#-[...]
16. _ku3-babbar_ u3# [...]
17. u2-sza2-[...]
18. ri-i-mu# [...]
19. ka-ad-ri#-[...]
20. 2(disz) {d}lah3#-[...]
21. i-na _ka2#_ [...]
22. qa-at {d}en#-[...]
23. _en#-mesz#-[...]_
  rest broken
column 3
  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 28 composite (P518991) Q005425 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P518996

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 056636
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1034

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518996
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518996

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, 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: AOAT 256, 2.12, ex. 05

    [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
2026-04-14 at 09:15:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 16:08:20 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 28, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P518996.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P518996). (2026, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518996 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518996 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518996},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P518996.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P518996). (2026, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518996 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518996 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518996},
}


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