RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50 (P500844)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.281

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

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object cylinder
surface a
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x
5'. [...]-in#?-ma
6'. [...] x
7'. [...] x
8'. [...] x
9'. [...] x
10'. [...]
11'. [...] x
n lines broken
12'. [...]-szu#?
13'. [...]-bi#-ka
14'. [...] szap#-tuk-ku
15'. [...]-tim#
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16'. [...]-ia#
17'. [...] 3(u)#
18'. [...]-tum#
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1. i-na {iti}du6_ i-na _iti#_ sza-al-mu i-na u4-mi _sze-ga_
2. sza2# i-na bi-ri u2-ad#-du-ni {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur i-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_
3. _na4#_ ni-siq-ti szu-qu-ru#-tu hi-bi3-isz-ti _{gesz}tir_
4. _szim-hi-a {gesz}erin#_ i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a-ti# <<u>>
5. e#-li te-me-en-na# {disz}na#-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na
6. _szu#-si_ la a-s,e-e _szu-si_ la e-re-bu
7. u2-ki-in li#-ib-na-at-su
8. 5(disz) _lim {gesz}erin_ dan-nu-ti a-na s,u#-lu-li-szu2 u2-szat-ri-is,
9. _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin_ s,i-ra-a#-ti as-kup-pu u3 nu-ku-sze-e
10. i-na _ka2-mesz_-szu u2-ra-at-ti
11. e2-babbar-ra a-di e2-kun4-an-ku3-ga ziq-qur-ra-ti-szu2
12. e-esz-szi-isz e-pu-usz-ma u2-szak#-lil szi-pi2-ir-szu
13. qa2-ti {d}utu _en_-ia as,-bat-ma i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a#-ti#
14. szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi qe2-er-ba-szu u2-sze-szi-ib
15. szi-t,i-ir szu-mi sza {disz}na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na a-mur#-ma#
16. la u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_ aq-qi2
17. it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-ku-un-ma u2-te!(KI) er asz2-ru-usz-szu
18. {d}utu _en gal_ sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim nu-u2-ru _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-szu
19. s,i-it lib3-bi sza {d}suen u3 {d}nin-gal
20. a#-na e2-babbar-ra _e2_ na-ra-mi-ka i-na e-re-bi-ka#
21. _bara2#_-ka da-ru-u2 i-na ra-me2-e-ka#
22. ia-ti {d}na3-ni2-tuku# _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} ru-bu-u2 za-nin-ka#
23. mu-t,i-ib lib3-bi-ka e-pi2-isz ku-um-mi-ka s,i-i-ri
24. ep2-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ ha#-di-isz na-ap-li-is-ma#
25. u4-mi-szam i-na ni-ip-hi u3 ri-ba i-na sza-ma-mi u3 qaq-qa-ri
26. du#-um-mi-iq it-ta-tu-u2-a un-nin-ni-ia le-qe2-e-ma
27. [x]-gu#-ur ta-as,-li-ti _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ u3 szi-bir-ri ki-i-nim
28. [x] tu#-szat-mi-ha qa-tu-u2-a lu-be2-el a-na du-ur da-a-ri
29. [x x] {d#}a#-nu-ni-tum be-let ta-ha-za na-sza2-a#-ta# _{gesz#}pan#_ u3# isz#-pa-ta
30. [x x]-li-ma-at qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu
31. [x]-pi#-na-at nak!(ISZ) ri mu-hal-li-qa-at ra-ag-ga
32. a#-li-ka-at ma-ah-ri sza _dingir-dingir_
33. sza# i-na _{d}utu-e3_ u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_ u2-dam#-ma#-qu it-ta-tu-u2-a
34. e2-ul-masz _e2_-su sza2 i-na zimbir#{ki#}-{d#}a#-nu-ni-tum
35. sza 8(disz) _me mu-an-na-mesz_ ul-tu pa-ni {disz}sza3-ga-rak-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2
36. _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d}en-lil2 _lugal_ ma-na-ma# la i-pu-szu
37. te-me-en#-szu la-bi-ri ah-t,u-ut,-ma a-hi-it, ab-re#-e-ma
38. e#-li te-me!(ASZ) en-na sza2 {disz}sza3-ga-rak-ti#-szur!(BUR) ia-asz2 _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d}en-lil2_
39. usz#-szu-szu ad-di-ma u2-ki-in lib-na-at!(SI) su
40. _e2#_ sza2-a-szu e-esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz-ma u2-szak-lil szi-pi2-ir#-szu#
41. {d#}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan me3_ mu-szal-li#-mat qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu#
42. sa#-pi-na-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at rag-gu
43. a#-li#-ka-at mah-ri sza _dingir-dingir_ u2-szar-ma-a szu-bat-su
44. sat-tuk#-ku# u3# nin-da-be2-e e-li sza mah-ri
45. u2#-sza-te9-er#-ma u2-ki#-in ma-har-szu
46. at-ta {d}a-nu-ni#-tum be-el#-ti# _gal#_-ti# a-na _e2_ sza2-a-szu ha-di-isz
47. i-na e-re#-bi-ka e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a
48. da#-am-qa2-a-ti ha-di-isz# na-ap-li-si-ma
49. ar#-hi-szam#-ma i-na _{d}utu-e3_ u3 _{d}utu-szu2-a_
50. [x]-na# {d#}suen# a#-bi# a#-li-di-ka szu-uq-ri-bi _saga_-ti3
51. [x x] at#-ta# sza# {d}suen u3 {d#}utu#
52. [...]-u2#-ti i-nam-bu#-szu#-ma
53. [...]-le#-e#-szu _e2#_ szu-a-tim
54. [...]-ma# e-esz#-szi-isz ip-pu-szu
55. [...]-u2# szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-ia
56. [x]-mur#-ma la u2-nak#-ka#-ar
57. [x x] lip#-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_ li-iq-qu
58. [x x] mu#-sa#-re-e szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-szu
59. [x x]-ku#-un-ma lu-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu
60. [x x] u3# {d}a-nu-ni-tum su-pu-u2-<szu> lisz-mu-u2
61. [x]-im-gu-ru qi2-bit-su
62. [x]-da#-a#-szu li-il-li-ku li-szam-qi2-tu ga-ri-szu
63. [x x]-szam# a#-na# {d#}suen#!(BI) a#-bi# ba#-ni#-szu#-un
64. [x x]-iq#-ta-szu liq-bu#-u2#

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

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50

[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: AOAT 256, 2.12, ex. add76

[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: CTMMA 4, 175

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MMA 86.11.281
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-15 at 10:50:25	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
2023-06-19 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
2020-03-27 at 16:08:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-08-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (P500844) (P500844)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P500844) (P500844)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28 composite (P518991)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 50 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500844.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50 artifact entry (No. P500844). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500844 (Original work published 2017)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500844 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500844},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 50 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500844.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50 artifact entry (No. P500844). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500844 (Original work published 2017)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500844 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500844},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/10/9/
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ER  -

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