RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 (P285937)

Official or display tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034706

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [... ti]-ri-is, _szu-min_ {d}nisaba#
2. [... ni]-bi#-it# {d}na-bi-um#
3. [...] _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar
4. [... sza2 ra-szu]-u2# pu-luh-ti _dingir_-<ti>-szu2 _gal#_-tu2#
5. [... {d}]isz#-tar sza2-ah-t,u#
6. [...] x si#-iq#-ra-szu2-un#
7. [...] {d#}nanna# x x an#-ni-ta#
8. [...] ip#?-tiq2#? ib#?-ni#? pa-da#-at#-ti#
9. [...] x a-a it-ba2-al
10. [x x _szu-min_-su?] ta#-ap-ri-ik pa-nu-u2#-a
11. [x x sza2 mam-ma-an] la#? i-lam-ma-du ina hu-t,u3#-ri#
12. [...] szu#-ru#-ba# da la _iri#_ bisz# szi bisz# ma-na-ma
13. [...]-ti# ra-bi-isz u2-mal2#-la#
14. x mi na ir be# si# du# sza2 {d}utu u {d#}marduk#
15. ina na-gab# te#-ne2#-sze#-e-ti ma-la# ib#-na-a qa#-[ta]-a#-szu2#
16. a-na# be-lu-ut _kur_ isz#-sza2-an-ni x x _lugal#_-u2#-[ti]-ia#
17. id#-di-na _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ i-szar#-ti mu-ra#-ap#-pi#-szat# _[kur]_ x x-ne2-e-ti
18. usz-pa-ra mu-kan-nisz za-i-ri u2-sza2-at-mi-ha qa2#-tu-u2-a
19. re-e-u2-ut _kur_-szu2-un# ia-a-ti isz#-ru-kam
20. _dumu#_ {d#}ag-ba#-lat#-su#-iq#-bi _nun#_ pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
21. [i-nu]-um# {d#}marduk# _lugal#?_-[u2]-ti3# ba-u2-la-a-ti
22. [e-pe-szu2 ana da]-ri2#?-a-ti ia#-a-ti isz-ru-kam
23. [a-na ud-du]-szu2# tal-lik-ta# e2#-zi#-da na-sza2-an-ni lib3#-bi
24. [a-na szi-te-e'-u2] esz-re-e-ti _dingir-mesz#_ ba-sza2-a uz#-na-a-a
25. [pa-li-ih-ma] lib3#-bi a-na e-pe#-esz szi-ip-ri-szu2-un
26. [a-na la ra-sze-e] hi#-t,i-ti gi-na-a u2-sa#-ap#-pa#-a#
27. [e2-sag]-il2# a-na szu#-ul-lu-mi i3-li2 _[gal-mesz]_
28. [a-szi-bu-tu2 sza2] si#-hi-ir#-ti e2-temen-an-ki# esz#-[szisz]
29. [e-pu-usz ...]-li gi#-nu#-u2 a-na na-[x x]
30. [...] x x it am x [x]
31. [...] x x x [x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. x x x
3'. x x x
4'. x x x
5'. x x x
6'. x x x
7'. x x x
8'. x x x
9'. x x x
10'. x x x
11'. x x x
12'. x x x
13'. x x x
14'. x x x
15'. x x x
16'. x x x
17'. x x x
18'. x x x
19'. x x x
20'. [...] a#-na# u2-na#-a-ti

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 45 composite (P519073) Q005442 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285937

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 034706
Accession Number Sp 2, 0194

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.34706
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P285937
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P285937
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Sp-II-194

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, 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, 2.20, 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.

  • history: CT 51, 75

    [Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14 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
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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 07:01:26 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 22:17:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285937.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P285937). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285937 (Original work published 2006)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285937 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 44, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285937},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285937.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P285937). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285937 (Original work published 2006)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 44, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285937 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 44, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285937},
}


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