RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 03 (P498473)

Official or display barrel excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

IM 095335

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Witness

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. a-na {d}isz-tar szu-ur2-bu-tim
2. ru-um-ti3 i3-li2 qa2-ri-it-tim
3. {d}in-nin i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru
4. e-pi2-sza-at tu-qu-un-ti
5. na-mi-ir-ti3 be-le-et da-ad-mi
6. sza-qu-ti3 i-gi4-gi4
7. ru-ba-a-at {d}a-nun-na-ki na-sza-at pu-lu-uh2-tim
8. be-el-tim sza me2-lam-mu-szu sza-mu-u2 ka-at-mu
9. nam-ri-ir-ru-szu er-s,e-tim ra-pa-asz-tim sa-ah-pu
10. ka-szi-da-at a-a-bi mu-hal-li-qa2-at za-ma-nu
11. {d}inanna# a-ka3-de3{ki} be-le-et ta-ha-zi
12. sza-ki#-na-at s,u-la-a-tim
13. {d}na-bi-um-na-'i-id _lugal_ babila2{ki}
14. ti-ri-is, qa2-ti {d}tu-tu
15. a3-asz-ru ka-an-szu pa-li-ih _dingir gal-gal_
16. re-e2-a-am za-ni-nu-um
17. sza a-na t,e3-e-mi i3-li2 pu-tu-uq-qu2
18. _szagina_ sza-ah-t,u2 mu-ur-te-ed-du-u2 u2-si isz-tar
19. mu-t,ah-hi-id sat-tuk-ku mu-szar-ri-ih ni-id-be2-e
20. sza ud-da-kam isz-te-ne2-e'-u2
21. du-mu-uq ma-ha-zi i3-li2#
22. in e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-dingir#_
23. szu-tu-ru zi-in-na-a-tim
24. i-gi-sa-a szu-ur-ru-hu u2-sze-er-re-bu qe2-reb-szu
25. a-na esz-re-e-ti _dingir-dingir_ ka-la-szi-na
26. sa-ad-ru szu-ul-ma-nu
27. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ba-lat-su-iq-bi _nun_ em-qa a-na-ku
28. i3-nu-szu e2-masz2-da-ri _e2_ {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
29. sza qe2-er-bi babila-mesz{ki}
30. sza usz-szu-szu in-na-mu-u2 i-mu-u2 kar-mi-isz
column 2
1. li-ib-na-as-su id-ra-num
2. iq-mu-u2 di-ta-al-li-isz
3. a-szar-szu szu-ud-du-u2 la ba-asz-mu sa-gu-szu
4. na-du-u2 si-ma-ak-ki-szu
5. na#-pa-ar-ku-u2 qu2-ut-re-nu
6. e#-pe-esz _e2_ szu-a-ti lib3-bi i-ta-mi-ma
7. ka-ba-at-ti3 [x]-asz2#-ha-tusz
8. a-szar _e2_ szu-a-tim asz#-te#-'e#-e-ma
9. a-hi-it, te-em-me2#-en-szu
10. i-szi-id-su ab-re#-e-ma
11. u2-ki-in li-ib-na-as-su
12. e2-masz2-da-ri in qe2-re-eb babila2{ki}
13. e-esz-szi-isz# e-pu2-usz
14. usz-[x x] usz-te-szi-ir
15. u2-[x]-in# te-em-me2-en-szu
16. a-na# szu#-a#-ti {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
17. i-la-at ta-am-ha-ri#
18. _e2_ sza-a-ti szu-bat na-ar-mi-ki#
19. ha-di!(MI) isz na-ap-li-si-ma
20. qi2-bi-i ba-la-t,a4
21. sza ur2-ru#-ku# u4-mi-ia
22. szu-um-u2-du sza-na-ti-ia
23. ma-ha-ar {d}marduk _lugal_ i3-li2
24. at-mi-i ud-da-kam
25. a-szar qa2-ab#-li u3 ta-ha-zi
26. i-da(BA) a-a al-ki
27. lu#-na-ar a-a-bi-ia
28. lu-sza-am-qi2-ti na-ki-ri-ia

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, 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: AR RIM 09 (pp. 1-10), 07 06

    [al-Rawi1991ARRIM9] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-. 1991. “More Royal Inscriptions from Babylon.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 9: 1–10.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.03, 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.: IM 095335
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: 79-B-2:35
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:42:24 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
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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 16:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02 composite (P518909) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498473.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P498473). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498473 (Original work published 2016)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498473 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 02, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498473},
}

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