RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 (P269940)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15618

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; 18 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-u2#-ti-ka# _gal#_-ti
3'. [...] szap-tuk-ka
4'. [...] _dingir#_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
5'. [x x] _ug3-mesz_-szu2
6'. [...]-ma# la i-hat,-t,u-u2
7'. [x x] _dingir#_-u2#-ti-ka _gal_-ti
8'. [x x] _an#_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-ku-nu#
9'. [...] {d#}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki#}
10'. [...] _dingir#_-u2-ti-ka
11'. [...]-zib-an-ni-ma
12'. [...] ru-qu-ti
13'. [...]-ti# szur-kam
14'. [...]_-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
15'. [...]-bi#-ia pu-luh-ti
16'. [...]-ka# _gal_-ti lib3-bu-usz
17'. [x x]-kin#-ma
18'. [...]-sza2#-a hi#-t,i#-ti#
19'. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Ur ziggurat; Inscription of Nabonidos no.5; 18 lines)
Language(s)

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 32 composite (P519049) Q005429 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P269940

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 01154
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 15618
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 146451
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.15618
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P269940
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269940
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 1208

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14

    [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. add14

    [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
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269940.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P269940). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269940 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269940 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269940},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269940.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P269940). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269940 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269940 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269940},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P269940
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269940
ER  -
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