RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 (P452314)

Official or display barrel-cylinder excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1969-0585

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Barrel-cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

40.0 mm

Witness

object barrel
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na#-[...]
2'. ru-bu-u2 [...]
3'. i-nu-um {d}marduk# [...]_
4'. a-na be-lu-ut ma#-[...]
5'. i-na na-ap-ha-ar# s,a-al#-[...]
6'. u2#-szar#-bu#-u2# zi#-ik#-ri# [...]
7'. ni#-szi ki-ib-ra#-a-ti er#-[...]
8'. [x]-na re-e2#-u2-ti [...]
9'. [...] ba-u2-la-a-ti-szu# [...] i-x [x x]
10'. [...] _al# te# ki# szu2#_ [...]
11'. [x x] x x _mu#_ x x [...]
12'. [x]-ib#-ra-at er-bet#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken

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: Barrel-cylinder Artifact type comments:

    small barrel cylinder

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high
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  • Artifact comments:

    small barrel cylinder

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02

    [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: Fs Finkelstein (pp. 93-100), 095

    [Gurney1977FsFinkelstein] Gurney, Oliver R. 1977. “Inscribed Cylinders and Cylinder Fragments in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford.” In Essays on the Ancient Near East in Memory of Jacob Joel Finkelstein, edited by Maria DeJong Ellis, 19:93–100. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.18, ex. 02

    [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.: Ashm 1969-0585
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Mound W. Exc. no. 1657

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-03 at 16:53:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 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
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14 composite (P518942) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452314.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P452314). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452314 (Original work published 2013)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452314 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 14, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452314},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452314.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P452314). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452314 (Original work published 2013)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452314 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 14, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452314},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 14, ex. 02 artifact entry
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ER  -
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