RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 01 (P467976)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091124

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

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Clay

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Official or display (witness)

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object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. [... {d}]utu# sza2# zimbir#[{ki}]
n lines broken
2'. za-nin# [...]
3'. i-na pa#-[...]
4'. i-ra-[...]
5'. hi-it,-t,a#-[...]
6'. sza2 {disz}lugal-gen _lugal_ [...]
7'. e-li te#-[...]
8'. _szu-si_ [...]
9'. usz-szu2#-[...]
10'. _gesz-[...]_
11'. [...]
12'. sza2# i#-ri#-is#-si#-na# t,a#-a#-bi# i#-na# _ku3#-babbar#_ eb#-bi#
13'. u3 _uruda_ nam-ru u2-sza2-al-bi-isz-ma
14'. e-ma _ka2-mesz_-szu2 u2-ra-at-ta e2-babbar-ra szu-a-tim
15'. szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil-ma _e2_ ki-ma u4-mu u2-nam-mir-ma
16'. a-na _din zi-mesz_-ia sa-ka-pu _{lu2}kur2_-ia
17'. a-na {d}utu _en_-ia lu-u2 a-qi2-isz {d}utu _en gal_-u2
18'. u4-mi-szam-mu la na-par-ka-a' i-na ma-har {d}sin
19'. _ad_ a-li-di-ka dam-qa-a-ti e2-sag-il2
20'. e2-zi-da e2-gesz-nu11-gal e2-babbar-ra e2-an-na
21'. e2-ul-masz szu-bat _dingir_-u2-ti-ku-nu _gal_-ti
22'. lisz-sza2-kin szap-tuk-ka ki-ma _an_-e _suhusz#-mesz_-szu2-nu li-ku-nu
23'. u3 pu-luh-ti {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}isz-tar
24'. i-na sza2-ma-mu lib3-bi _ug3-mesz_-szu2 szu-usz-ki-na-a-ma
25'. a-a ir-sza2-a4 hi-t,i-ti isz-da-szu2-nu li-kunu{+nu}
26'. ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
27'. [x x] _dingir_-u2-ti-ku-nu ra-bi-ti
28'. [x x]-e# ba-la-t,u lu-usz-bi
29'. [...]
30'. [...]
31'. [...] zimbir#{ki#}
32'. [...] larsa#{ki}
33'. [...] _lugal#_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
34'. [...]-bu-tu2 sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
35'. [...]-a#-szu# is-bu-su-ma
36'. [...]-s,i# _gal-mesz_ e-li-szu2 isz-szap-ku-ma
37'. [...]-ru# ki-is,-s,i-szu2 i-na pa-le-e
38'. [...] _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal_ mah-ri
39'. [...]-ia _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ibila-uru3 _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
40'. [...]-bi {d}sin u3 {d}utu _en-mesz_-szu2
41'. [x x]-nim#-ma sza2-a-ri er-bet-ti me-he-e _gal-mesz_
42'. [x x]-s,i sza2 e-li _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza2-a-szu2 ka-at-mu
43'. [x x]-si#-ih-ma hi-it,-t,a-ti ih-t,u-ut,-ma
44'. [...]-na e2-babbar-ra sza2 {disz}bur-na-bur-ia2-a-asz3
45'. [x x]-na-a a-lik mah-ri-ia i-pu-szu
46'. [x x]-ma# e-li te-me-en-na sza2 {disz}bur-na-bur-ia2-a-asz3
47'. [...] a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-re-bi#
48'. [...] szu-a-tim id-di a-na mu-szab
49'. [...] a#-a kal-lat na-ram-ti-szu2
50'. [...]-ma# u2-szak-lil szi-pir-szu2#
51'. [...] qer-ba-szu2 u2-szar-ma-a szub-[x]
52'. [...]_-ni2-tuku lugal babilax(|TIN.TIR|)_ [x]
53'. [...]-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-[x]
54'. [...] _mu 1(u)-kam_ ina pa-le-e-[x]
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] sza# _7(disz) me mu-mesz_ la-am# [...]
5. [...] ziq#-qur-rat e-li [...]
6. [...]-na {d}utu i-pu-szu qer-[x x]
7. [...] lib3-bi im-mi-ru zi-mu#-[x x]
8. [...]-li# te-me-en-na {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-[x]
9. _[...]-si#_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-[x x]
10. usz#-szu2-szu2 ad-di-ma u2-ki-in li-[...]
11. e2-babbar-ra esz-szisz e-pu-usz-<ma> u2-[x x]
12. [...] _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}erin_ s,i-ru-tum tar-bit# [...]
13. a#-na s,u-lu-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-[...]
14. sza2# i-ri-is-si-na t,a-a-bi e#-ma# _ka2#-mesz#_-[...]-ti#
15. _e2_ szu-a-tim e-pu-usz-ma ki-ma u4-mu u2-[x]-mir-ma
16. a-na {d}utu _en gal_-u2 _en_-ia a-na _din zi-mesz#_-ia
17. sa-kap _{lu2}kur2_-ia lu-u2 e-pu-usz# {d}utu _en gal_-u2
18. u4#-mi#-szam#-mu# la# na#-<par>-ka#-a'# i-na ma-har {d}sin
19. [...]-ka# ina ni-ip-hi u3# ri-bi
20. [...]-il2# e2-zi#-[x] e2-gesz-nu11-gal
21. [...]-an-na e2-ul-masz szu-bat _dingir#_-u2-ti-ka _gal-mesz_
22. [...]-tuk#-ka ki-ma _an_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-kunu{+nu}
23. [...] {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
24. [...]-ka _gal_-ti la-le-e
25. [x x]-t,u lu-usz-bi
26. [...] {d}en-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
27. [x]-it# lib3-bi-ia szu-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-szu2 a-a ir-sza2-a hi-t,i-ti
28. [x] _ugu#_ {na4}a-su-mit-ti sza2 larsa{ki}
29. [...]-na# e2-ul-masz sza2 a-ka3-de3{ki} <sza2> ul-tu pa-ni
30. [...] _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} u3 {disz}na-ram-{d}sin _dumu_-szu2
31. [x] szu#-ut# mah-ri u3 a-di pa-le-e {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku_
32. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} la in-nam-ru {disz}ku-ri-gal-zu
33. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri u2-ba-'i-i-ma
34. te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz la ik-szu-ud ki-a-am
35. isz#-t,ur#-ma isz-kun um-ma te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz
36. [...]-ma# ad#-lip#-ma la ak-szu-ud {disz}an-szar2-szesz-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur
37. [...] _dingir#-<mesz>_ kisz-<szat> _kur-kur_ u2-szat-lim-szu2-nu-ti-ma
38. [...] ik#-szu#-du-u'
39. [...]-na#
40. [...]
41. [...]
42. [...]
43. [...]
44. _gaszan gal-[...]_
45. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|) [...] _ag#-ibila#-uru3 _lugal_ mah-ri
46. um-ma-ni-szu2 ma-du-tum id-kam-ma te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz
47. szu-a-tim u2-ba-'i-i-ma id-lip-ma ih-t,u-ut,-ma
48. isz-pil-ma te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz la ik-szu-ud
49. ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
50. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
51. i-na pa-le-e-a ki-i-ni i-na pu-luh-ti
52. sza2 {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} _gaszan_-ia bi-ri ab-re-e-ma
53. {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur i-pu-lu-'i-in-ni an-na ki-i-ni
54. sza2 ka-sza2-du te-me-en-na e2-ul-masz <szu-a-ti> _uzu_ dum-qi2
55. ina _{uzu}kin_-ia isz-kun _{lu2}erin2-hi-a_-ia ma-du-tum
56. u2-ma-'e-er-ma a-na bu-'i-i te-me-en-na <e2-ul-masz>
57. szu-a-ti _3(disz)-ta mu-mesz_ ina hi-it,-t,a-tum sza2 {disz}{d}na3-nig2-gub-uru3
58. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} ah-t,u-ut,-ma im-nu szu-me-lu pa-ni u ar2-ku
59. u2-ba-'i-i-ma la ak-szu-ud ki-a-am iq-bu-ni
60. um-ma te-me-en-na szu-a-ti nu-ba-'i-i-ma la ni-mu-ur
61. ra-a-du sza2 _a-mesz szeg3_ ib-ba-szi-ma hi-pi isz-kun-ma
62. ni#-mur#-ma# ki#-a#-am# aq#-bi#-szu2#-nu#-tu2# um#-ma# hi#-it,#-t,a#-tum#
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column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...]-szur#{ki#} {lu2#}[...]
2'. [x x]-lik# kar-mu#-tu2# i#-na#-[...]
3'. [x] babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} za-nin e2-sag#-[...]
4'. i#-na pa-le-e#-a ki-nim sza2 {d}sin# [...]
5'. {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan gal_-ti _gaszan_-ia# a#-[x x] e2#-ul#-masz# ina qi2-bit {d}sin
6'. _lugal dingir-mesz ad_ a-li-di-szu2 a-na _uru#_ u3 _e2_ szu-a-ti
7'. tar-szu-u2 sa-li-mu ina _masz2-ge6_ <i-na szat> mu-szi a-na e-pesz e2-ul-masz
8'. tu#-szab-ra-an-ni szu-ut-ti ih-di lib3-bi im-mi-ru zi-mu-u2-a
9'. u2-szad-kam-ma _{lu2}ug3-mesz_-ia ma-du-tum te-me-en e2-ul-masz
10'. szu-a-tim ah-t,u-ut,-ma s,al-mu szi#-t,ir _mu_ sza2 {disz}sza-ga-rak-ti-<szur>-ia-asz
11'. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal_ mah-ri ina hi#-it,-t,a-ti szu-a-tu2 a-mur-ma
12'. ki-i an-na-a' ina _ugu_ s,al-mu szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 sza2-t,i-ir
13'. um-ma {disz}sza-ga-rak-ti-szur-ia-asz _sipa_ ki-num _nun_ na-a-du
14'. mi-gi-ir {d}utu u3 {d}a#-nu#-ni#-tum# a#-na-ku i-nu {d}utu
15'. u3 {d}a-nu-ni-tum a-na be-lu#-ut _kur_ szu-um im-bu-u2
16'. s,e-re-ti ka-la _ug3-mesz_ qa-tu-u2-a usz-ma-al-lu-u2
17'. i-nu-szu2 e2-babbar-ra _e2_ {d}utu sza2 zimbir{ki} _en_-ia
18'. u3 e2-ul-masz _e2_ {d}a-nu-ni-tum sza2 zimbir{ki}
19'. {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan_-ia sza2 isz-tu {disz}sa3-bu-um
20'. ina la-ba-ru u4-mu i-ga-ru-szu2-nu i-qu-up-ma
21'. i-ga-ri-szu2-nu aq-qu-ur usz-szi-szu2-nu e-ep-ti
22'. e-pe-ri-szu2-nu as-suh#-ma# _bara2_-szu2-nu as,-s,ur
23'. u2-s,u-ra-ti-szu2-nu u2-szal-lim usz-ma-al-lu usz-szi-szu2-nu
24'. e-pe-er ki-di u2-te-er i-ga-ri-szu2-nu a-na asz2-ri-szu2-un
25'. u2-nam-mir# [x]-kit#-ta-szu2-nu _ugu_ sza2 pa-ni u2-sza2-tir
26'. a-na sza2-at-ti {d}utu u {d}a-nu-ni-tum a-na ep-sze-ti-ia
27'. szu-qu#-ra#-a-ti lib3-ba-ku-nu li-ih-du-ma
28'. [x]-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-ia li-id-di-szu _din_ <u4-mu> ri-sza2-a-<<a>>-ti
29'. [x] ta!#(GA) szi-la-a-ti _mu-an-na-mesz he2-gal2_-la a-na szi-rik-tu2
30'. [...] di#-i-ni kit-ti mi-sza2-ri liq-ba-a u3 sa-li-mu
31'. li-szab-szu#-[x] ma#-ti-ma an-na-a szi-t,ir _mu_ sza2 {disz}sza-ga-rak-<ti>-szur-ia-asz
32'. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal_ mah-ri sza2 e2-ul-masz sza2 sip-par{ki}-{d}a-nu-ni-tum
33'. i-pu-szu2 te-me-en-szu2 la#-bi#-ri# ap#-pa-lis-ma
34'. _szu-si_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-re-bi
35'. _ugu_ te-me-en-na la-bi-ri usz-szu2-szu2 ad-di-ma
36'. u2-kin li-ib-na-at#-su e2-ul-masz szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil-ma
37'. ki-ma u4-mu u2-nam-mir-ma a-na {d}a-nu-ni-tum
38'. _gaszan gal_-ti _gaszan_-ia2 a-na _din zi-mesz_-ia sa-kap _{lu2}kur2_-ia
39'. lu-u2 e-pu-usz {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan_ ra-bi-ti
40'. i-na ma-har {d}sin _ad_ a-li-di-ka _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2
41'. e2-zi-da e2-gesz-nu11-gal e2-babbar-ra e2-an-na e2-ul-masz
42'. szu-bat _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal-mesz_ lisz-sza2-kin szap-tuk-ka
43'. ki-ma _an_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-kunu{+nu}
44'. u3 pu-luh-ti {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ i-na sza2-ma-mu
45'. lib3-bi _ug3-mesz_-szu# szu!(SU) usz-ki-na-a-ma
46'. [x x] ir#-sza2#-a'# hi-t,i-ti isz-da-szu-nu li-kunu{+nu}
47'. [...] {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
48'. [...]-ti#-ka _gal_-ti la-le-e
49'. [x] lu-usz-bi
50'. [x x] {disz}{d}en-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
51'. [...]-bi-ia szu-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-szu2
52'. [...]-a# hi-t,i-ti
53'. [...]-tum# sza2 zimbir{ki}-{d}a-nu-ni-tum
54'. [...] _dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bu-tu2
55'. [...]-su#-mi-ne2-e-tum <sza2> ga-la-la
56'. [...] _un#-mesz#_ ar2-ku-ti

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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Artifact type: Cylinder
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
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Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, 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: VAB 4, 242-250 Nabonid 4

[Langdon1912VAB4] Langdon, Stephen H. 1912. Die Neubabylonischen Königsinschriften. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 4. Leipzig : J. Hinrichs.
history: AJSL 32, 102ff.

[Langdon1916AJSL32] Langdon, Stephen H. 1916. “New Inscriptions of Nabuna’id.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 32: 102–17.
history: AOAT 256, 2.14, 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: UET 8, /2, 0050

[Sollberger1965UET8] Sollberger, Edmond. 1965. Royal Inscriptions. Part II. Ur Excavations. Texts 8. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 091124
Accession No.: 1924-09-20, 0243

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: U 01560 + U 01560a
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-10 at 16:41:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-10-18 at 08:29:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-10-18 at 08:27:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Charpin, Dominique; Walker, Christopher B. F.		CDLI	approved

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

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UET 8/2, p. 37: U 1560 & U 1560a joined to BM 91124UET 8/2, p. 37: U 1560 & U 1560a joined to BM 91124

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“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P467976.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P467976). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467976 (Original work published 2014)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 27, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467976 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467976},
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