The CDLI has moved to a new server

Dear user, the CDLI is now located at https://cdli.earth. Please update your bookmarks and use this new domain name in print.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 (P386348)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV
Metadata history Transliteration history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091128

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2
3. u3 e2-zi-da
4. pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
5. e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2
6. ziq-qur-rat e2-gesz-nu11-gal
7. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki}
8. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri
9. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
10. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
11. i-na mu!(I) sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma
12. u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 a-mur-ma
13. sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti {disz}ur-{d}namma
14. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
15. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
16. i-na-an-ni ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
17. la-ba-ri-isz il-li-ik-ma
18. e-li te-me-en-na la-bi-ri
19. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2
20. i-pu-szu ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
21. ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma
22. i-na ku-up-ri u a-gur-ri ba-ta-aq-szu
23. as,-bat-ma a-na {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e
24. u _ki_-tim _lugal dingir-mesz dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
25. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
26. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki} _en_-ia
column 2
1. usz-szi-isz-ma
2. e-pu-usz
3. {d}sin be-li2 _dingir-mesz_
4. _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
5. _dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
6. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz_
7. a-na _e2_ szu-a-ti
8. ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-ka
9. _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2
10. e2-zi-da e2-gesz-nu11-gal
11. _e2-mesz dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
12. lisz-sza2-ki-in szap-tuk-ka
13. u3 pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
14. _gal_-tu2 lib3-bi _ug3-mesz_-szu2
15. szu-usz-kin-ma la i-hat,-t,u-u2
16. a-na _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
17. ki-ma _an_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-ku-nu
18. ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-i _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
19. i-na hi-t,u _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
20. szu-zib-an-ni-ma
21. ba-la-t,u u4-mu ru-qu-ti
22. a-na szi-rik-ti szur-kam
23. u3 sza2 {disz}{d}en-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
24. s,i-it lib3-bi-ia pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
25. _gal_-tu2 lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
26. a-a ir-sza2-a hi-t,i-ti la-le-e _din_ 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: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04

    [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. 04

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 091128
  • Accession No.: K 01692

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

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 07:56:19 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
2008-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32 composite (P519049) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386348.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P386348). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386348 (Original work published 2008)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386348 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386348},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386348
LB  - CDLI:P386348
M1  - 2025/4/21/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386348
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.