RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 (P519100)

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 040076

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-um {d}marduk be#?-li2 x [...]
2. {d}en-lil2# _dingir#-dingir#_ x x [...]
3. ri#?-x x [...]
4. ma#?-[...]
5. ma-ha-zi [...]
6. ik-[...]
7. e2?-x [...]
8. [x] x [...]
  n lines broken
9'. [x x] x _ri?_ szu? x [...]
10'. a-na _ra?_ za-'i-i-ri#-[ia? ...]
11'. bi-la-at sza-di-im x [...]
column 2
  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 x1006 composite (P519099) Q005468 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P519100

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 040076
Accession Number 1881-02-01, 0040

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519100
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519100
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0201-40

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, 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
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 16:08:22 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 X1006, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519100.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519100). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519100 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519100 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519100},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519100
LB  - CDLI:P519100
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519100
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus X1006, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519100.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519100). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519100 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519100 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519100},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519100
LB  - CDLI:P519100
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1006, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519100
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.