RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03 (P394646)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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column 2
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1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. ih#-su#-us#-ma# szu#-[...]
3'. sza2# a#-mu#-ru# u3# _un#-mesz#_ [x]-ta#-am#-ma#-ru#-[x]
4'. a#-na _ugu#_ te#-me#-en#-[x] e2#-babbar#-ra# la#-bi#-ri# szu#-[x x]
5'. e2#-babbar#-ra# a#-na# asz2#-ri#-szu2# tur#-ru# szu#-bat# t,u#-ub# [...]
6'. u2#-ma-'e-er-an-ni ia#-a#-szi# na#-ah#-lap#-tu4 ziq#-[x x]
7'. e#-li#-tum ap-pa-lis-ma u2#-szad#-kam#-ma# _{lu2#}erim#-hi#-a#_-ia# [...]
8'. [x x]-tu4# ziq#-qur#-rat# szu#-a#-tim# 1(u)-5(disz)# _2(disz)#-3(u)#_ pa#-ni# [x x]
9'. [...]-babbar#-ra# a#-di# si#-hir#-ti#-[...]
10'. [...]-pi2# _lugal#_ [...]
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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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03

    [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, 2.14, ex. 03

    [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.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02746

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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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 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 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27 composite (P518989) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394646.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P394646). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394646 (Original work published 2010)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394646 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 27, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394646},
}


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