RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1001, ex. 01 (P366019)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038346

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... _lugal] babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} nun_ na-a-du
2. [... qar]-ra#-du la sza-na-an
3. [...] e#-tel-lu qar-du
4. [... sza]-ga#-pi-ru
5. [...] _ta a dam_
6. [...] sza#-qu-u2 {d}marduk
7. [...] ru-um-ti3 _dingir gal-gal_
8. [...] _dingir-dingir {d}ag_
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column 2
1. isz-tu _sila-dagal ka2-gal-{d}utu_ a-di ki-sza2-ad# ga-at-ti
2. sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-e-a qer-ba-szu i-pu2-szu ga-nu-ni
3. tal-la-ak-ta-szu la szu-ud-du-la-at
4. la du-um-mu-qu szi-pi2-ir-szu
5. in gu-szu-ur _{gesz}erin_ ba-nu-u2 s,u2-lu#-ul-szu
6. sza _e2-gal_ szu-a-tim szu-bat hi-da#-a-tim
7. u2-ra-asz2 tak-ne2-e masz-ta-ku ri-sza-a-tim
8. [u2]-te#-ed#-du#-szu# lib3#-bi ha-disz ub-lam-ma
9. [...] x x [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1001, 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, 2.26, 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 37, pl. 21, BM 038346

    [Smith1923CT37] Smith, Sidney. 1923. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 37.

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  • Museum No.: BM 038346
  • Accession No.: 1880-11-12, 0228

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1001 composite (P519094) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus X1001, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366019.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1001, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P366019). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366019 (Original work published 2007)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1001, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366019 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} x1001, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366019},
}


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