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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 51, ex. 01 (P498477)

Official or display brick excavated in Harran (mod. Harran), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period

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Museum Number

unknown

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Harran (mod. Harran)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

335.0 mm × 337.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Witness

object brick
surface a
1. {disz}{d}muati-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} za-nin e2-sag-il2
2. u e2-zi-da _dumu_ {disz}{d}muati-ba-lat-su-iq-bi _nun_ git2-ma-lum
3. e2-hul2-hul2 _e2_ {d}sin sza2 qe2-reb {iri}har-ra-na a-na {d}sin
4. {d}nin-gal {d}nusku u {d}sa-dar3-nun-na _en-mesz_-a lu _du3_-usz

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

  • Artifact type: Brick
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 335.0 high × 337.0 wide × 70.0 thick
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 51, 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: AR RIM 09, 11-12

    [Donbaz1991ARRIM9] Donbaz, Veysel. 1991. “A Brick Inscription of Nabonidus from Harran.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 9: 11–12.

  • history: AOAT 256, 1.09, 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.

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  • Provenience: Harran (mod. Harran)
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  • Excavation No: Hr. 85/75
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-14 at 19:01:11 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 51 composite (P519085) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 51, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498477.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 51, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P498477). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498477 (Original work published 2016)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 51, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498477 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 51, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498477},
}


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