RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 (P498321)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.060

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 123.0 mm × 73.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 composite (P523006)	Q005484	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P498321
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P498321

Physical information

Artifact type	Cylinder
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 123.0 mm × 73.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot	Kasr 28–29g, South Palace
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number	MMA 86.11.060
Accession Number

References

primary: RINBE 1/1, Nbk. II 013 ex. 07

[Novotny2024RINBE1/1] Novotny, Jamie, and Frauke Weiershäuser. 2024. The Royal Inscriptions of Nabopolassar (625-605 BC) and Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), Kings of Babylon, Part 1. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 1/1.
history: CTMMA 4, 166

[Spar2014CTMMA4] Spar, Ira, and Michael Jursa. 2014. The Ebabbar Temple Archive and Other Texts from the Fourth to the First Millennium B.C. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 4. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-15 at 10:50:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-01-12 at 07:16:19	Novotny, Jamie	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2016-05-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498321.

RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P498321). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498321 (Original work published 2016)

RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498321 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINBE 1/1, {Nebuchadnezzar} {II} 013 ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498321},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498321.

RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P498321). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498321 (Original work published 2016)

RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498321 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINBE 1/1, {Nebuchadnezzar} {II} 013 ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498321},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498321
LB  - CDLI:P498321
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - RINBE 1/1, Nebuchadnezzar II 013 ex. 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498321
ER  -