RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 (P269939)

Official or display barrel excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15617

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Ur ziggurat; Inscription of Nabonidos no.5; (i)19x(ii)16 lines)

Language(s)

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Witness

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 u e2-zi-da
3. pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
4. e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2 ziq-qur-rat
5. e2-gesz-nu11-gal sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki}
6. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri
7. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
8. {disz}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
9. i-na mu-sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u {disz}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2
10. a-mu-ur-ma sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-tu2
11. {disz}ur-{d}namma i-pu-szu-ma# la# u2#-szak#-li#-lu#-usz#
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12'. [...] x
13'. [...] x-szu2
14'. [...] x u2#-szat-ri-is,
15'. [...] _e2#?_ szu#-a-tim
16'. [ki-ma u4]-mu# u2-nam-mir#-ma
17'. [a]-na# {d}sin _en dingir-mesz#_
18'. sza2# _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
column 2
1. _lugal dingir#-mesz#_ u3 {d}1(u)-5(disz)
2. sza2 _an_-e# u3 _ki_-tim
3. a-szib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
4. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki} _en_-ia
5. usz-sze-esz15-ma e-pu-usz
6. {d}sin _en dingir-mesz lugal dingir-mesz_
7. sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
8. _dingir_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}_1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_
9. a-szib _an_-e# _gal-mesz#_
10. a-na _e2_ szu#-a#-ti# ha#-di#-[isz]
11. i#?-[na e-re-bi-ka _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2]
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12'. s,i#-it# [lib3-bi-ia]
13'. pu-luh-ti _dingir#_-u2#-ti#-ka# _gal#_-ti#
14'. lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
15'. a-a ir-sza2-a hi#-t,i-ti
16'. la-le-e ba-la-t,u lisz-bi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Barrel
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Ur ziggurat; Inscription of Nabonidos no.5; (i)19x(ii)16 lines)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, 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: AOAT 256, 2.02, ex. add13

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 15617
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 01151
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33 composite (P519057) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269939.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P269939). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 33, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269939 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 33, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269939},
}


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