RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, ex. 01 (P468237)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 120526

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. u3 ni-szi#-im#
2'. szu-um t,a-bisz im-bu-u2
3'. {d}suen {d}nanna-a-ra2
4'. _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
5'. i-na _geszkim_-szu _saga_-tim
6'. kib-ra-a-tim er-bet-ti
7'. [a]-na# qa2-ti-ia u2-mal2-li-ma
8'. _[dingir]-dingir#_ a-na ki-is,-s,i-szu-nu# u2#-ter-ma#
9'. [...] u2#-sze#-szib#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x x x
2'. ba#-la#-t,a _u4-mesz_
3'. ru-qu-u2-tu
4'. ku-un-nu _{gesz}gu-za_
5'. la-ba-a-ru _bala_-e
6'. _lugal_-u2-tu la sza-na-an
7'. a-na szi-ri-ik-ti
8'. szu-ur2-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35 composite (P519059) Q005432 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P468237

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 08837
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 120526
Accession Number 1928-10-09, 0009

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120526
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P468237
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P468237
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 40512
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-1009-9

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, 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: UET 1, 0307

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.24

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-21 at 15:12:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Walker, Christopher B. F. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P468237.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P468237). (2025, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468237 (Original work published 2014)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468237 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 35, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468237},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P468237.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P468237). (2025, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468237 (Original work published 2014)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 35, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468237 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 35, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468237},
}


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