RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02 (P518473)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040073

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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nergal-lugal-u2-s,u-ur2# [...] babila2#{ki}_
2. mu-ud-di-isz e2-sag-il2 [x] e2#-zi-da
3. e-pi2-isz da-am-qa2-a-tim sza a-na e-pe2#-[...]-szu# da-ri-ti
4. _dingir gal-gal_ isz-ku-nu mi-it#-lu-uk#-ti#
5. {d}marduk a-sza-re-du _dingir-dingir_ mu-szi-im szi-ma-a-ti
6. a-na ki-isz-szu-ti _ma-da-ma-da_ e-pe-szu# i-szi-mu szi-ma-at-su
7. a#-na re-e2-u2-ti s,a-al-ma-at qaq-qa-du e-pe-szu
8. {d}na-bi-um _ibila_ ki-i-nim _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ i-sza-ar-tim
9. u2#-sza-at-mi-hu# qa-tu-usz-szu
10. [...]-szim# ga-ma-lu ma-a-ti
11. [...] id#-di#-nu#-szu ka-ak-ku-szu
12. [...]-ku#
  n lines broken
13'. _ud#-5(disz)#-kam2# ud#-1(u) 1(disz)#-kam2#_ [...]
14'. {d}na3 _ibila#_ [...]
15'. i-ra-am-mu#-[...]-szu#
16'. sza _lugal_ ma-ah-ri i#-[...]-ti-iq-szu
column 2
1. _ku3-sig17_ nam#-[...]
2. {i7}buranun# [...]
3. i-te-[...]
4. i-na pa-le#-[...]
5. is-su#-[...]
6. ia-ti [...]
7. ma-la-ak# [...]
8. a-na i-te#-[...]
9. _pa5 {d}utu-e3_ [...]
10. _pa5_ [...]
11. i-na ku-up-ri# [...]
12. [x]-na#-[...]
  n lines broken
13'. li#-[...]
14'. a-[...]
15'. s,a-[...]

Text content

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

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, Neriglissar 03 composite (P518472) Q005388 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P518473

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 040073
Accession Number 1881-02-01, 0037

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518473
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518473
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0201-37

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02

    [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: SANER 3, 4.02.03 (C23), ex. 02

    [DaRiva2013SANER3] Da Riva, Rocío. 2013. The Inscriptions of Nabopolassar, Amēl-Marduk and Neriglissar. Vol. 3. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. DE GRUYTER.

  • history: VAB 4, 338-339 Zylinder II, 3/2

    [Langdon1912VAB4] Langdon, Stephen H. 1912. Die Neubabylonischen Königsinschriften. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 4. Leipzig : J. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-17 at 20:35:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-10 at 16:41:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:59:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:39:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:48:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata 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
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2020-01-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Taylor, Jonathan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518473.
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P518473). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518473 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518473 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 17},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Neriglissar} 03, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518473},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518473.
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P518473). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518473 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518473 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 17},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Neriglissar} 03, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518473},
}


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