RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35 (P519022)

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 054385

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 x
2'. [...]-ia# a-li-ku i-di-ia#
3'. [... {disz}]an#-szar2#-ba-an-ibila
4'. [...]-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
5'. [...]-ia# i#-pu2#-szu i-na _iti_ sza-al-mu
6'. [...] x x? x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sza# _3(disz)# lim# 2(disz)# [...]_
2'. {d}utu _en gal#-[...]_
3'. u2-kal-lim#-[...]
4'. i-na _iti_ [...]
5'. sza i#-[...]
6'. i-na _ku3#-[...]_
7'. hi#-bi-isz#-[...]
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519022

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 054385
Accession Number 1882-05-22, 0668

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519022
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519022
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0522-668

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35

    [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. 39

    [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
2025-11-21 at 15:12:30 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
2023-09-10 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 Approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 35 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P519022.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35 artifact entry (No. P519022). (2025, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519022 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519022 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519022},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 35 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P519022.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35 artifact entry (No. P519022). (2025, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519022 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 35 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519022 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519022},
}


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