RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 (P269975)

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

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16108

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of wall of Babylon; (i)25x(ii)25 lines; *in Constantinople)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. {d}na3-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _nun_ na-a-du
2. re-e2-a-am za-ni-nu sza2 a-na t,e4-em _dingir-mesz_ pu-tuq-qu
3. e-em-qa2 mu-ut-ne2-en-nu-u2 mu-usz-te-ne2-'u-u2 asz-ra-a-ti3 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_
4. et,-lu szu-us-su-mu bi-nu-ut _abgal dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk
5. na-ab-ni-it {d}e4-ru6 ba-na-a-ta gi-mir ma-al-ku
6. i-ti-it {d}mu-u2-a-ti a-pil e2-sag-il2 sa-niq mit-hur-tu2
7. bi-nu-tu {d}nin-szi-ku3 mu-du-u2 ba-nu-u2 ka-la-ma
8. ni-bi-it {d}nanna-ri!(NIR) be-lu a-gi-i mu-kal-li-im s,a-ad-du
9. sza u4-mi-szam-ma isz-te-ne2-e'-u2 pu-luh-tu4 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_
10. a-na zi-in-na-a-ti e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
11. ba-sza-a uz-na-a-szu
12. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ba-lat-su-iq-bi _nun_ e-em-qa2 a-na-ku
13. _iri_ babila2{ki} a-na dam-qa-a-ti asz-te-ne2-e'-e
14. a-na e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ szu-tu2-ra-ku _igi-sa2_-e
15. a-na e2-zi-da sza2-ad ba-la-t,u mim-ma szum-szu du-usz-sza2-ku
16. sza2 e2-mes-lam _e2_ qar-ra-du _dingir-mesz_ t,u2-uh-hu-da-ak hi-is,-bi
17. i3-nu-szu im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _{<<d}en-lil2>> bad3_ babila2{ki}
18. isz-da-a-szu i-nu-szu-ma i-qu-pu i-ga-ru-szu
19. re-e-szi-szu it-ru-ur-ma ne2-me2-et-ta la i-szi
20. _bad3_ szu-a-ti <ana> du-un-nu-nim-ma ne2-me2-et-ta szu-ur2-szi-i
21. i-ga-ru-szu qu-up-pu-tim ad-ke-e-ma
22. _bad3_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _bad3_ babila2{ki} <ku>-du-ur-ru _usz-2(u)-ta-a_
23. pu-lu-uk-ku da-ra-u2 u2-s,ur-ti3 ki-na-a-ta
24. mi-s,i-ir szu-ur2-szu-du ki-sur-ra-a szu-un-du-lu
25. tu-uk-szu da-num2 e-di-il pa-ni a!(ZA) a-bi
column 2
1. ma-ha-za!(A) re-esz-tu-u2 tuk-la-tu4# ba#-u2#-la-a!(ZA) tu2# i#-szi#-id#-[x]
2. u2-da-an-ni-in ki-ma kin-ne2-e u2-pat-tin-ma
3. sza-da-ni-isz u2-zaq-qi2-ir me2-la-a-szu
4. uhu2-mi-isz u2-szar-szi-id-su!(SZU) a-na tab-ra-a-tu2 asz-tak2-[x x]
5. szi-t,i-ir szu-mi sza2 _lugal_ mah-ri sza2 qe2-reb-szu ap-pal-[x]
6. it-ti szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-ia qer-ba-szu u2-ki-in a-na s,a#-[x x]
7. {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk sza2 qi2-bit-su ki-na-at#
8. be-lu ap-kal-lu4 _dingir-mesz_ szu-ur2-bu-u2 qu-[x x]
9. szi-ip-ri szu-a-ti ha-di-isz nap-lis-[x]
10. mi-im-mu-u2 e-te-ep-pu-szu li#-[x x]
11. li-ku-un ma-ha-[x x]
12. szu-ri-ik _u4-mesz_ ba-la-t,i-ia lu-usz#-[...]
13. a-a ar-sza2-a sza2-ni-na szu-um-qi2#-[...]
14. lu-pu-usz re-e2-u2-si-na sza2 ka-li-[...]
15. nap-har s,al-mat _sag-du_ gi-mir te-ne2-sze#-[x x]
16. lu-be-el a-na da-ri2-a-ti lu-re-'e-e na-gab#-[x x]
17. _lugal-mesz_ a-szi-ib pa-rak-ku
18. sza isz!(MA) ta!(ME) na-at-<tu>-u2 me2-e nag-bi
19. e-li-szu-nu lu-ki-in _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ lu-pu-usz be-lu-su-un
20. be-lu pa-li-ih-ka i-lab-bi-ir a-na da-ri2-a-ti
21. us,-s,a-ab ba-la-t,u
22. i-ba-'i-il szu-um-szu
23. a-na-ku lu-u2 _lugal_ za-nin-ku
24. mu-usz-te-'u-u2
25. asz-ri-ka a-na da-ri2-a-ti

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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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  • Condition Description: 2 cols, (ii)middle rt.pt.chipped
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  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of wall of Babylon; (i)25x(ii)25 lines; *in Constantinople)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, 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: MJ 14, 284

    [Legrain1923Nabonidus] Legrain, Léon. 1923. “King Nabonidus and the Great Walls of Babylon.” Museum Journal, University of Pennsylvania 14: 282–87.

  • history: PBS 15, 80

    [Legrain1926PBS15] Legrain, Léon. 1926. Royal Inscriptions and Fragments from Nippur and Babylon. Publications of the Babylonian Section 15. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.01, ex. 01

    [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 16108
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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
2023-06-15 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 16:08:20 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 01 composite (P518907) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269975.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P269975). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269975 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269975 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269975},
}


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TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269975.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P269975). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269975 (Original work published 2005)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269975 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269975},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269975
LB  - CDLI:P269975
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269975
ER  -
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