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RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 (P518477)

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

VA Bab — ?

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

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Witness

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. [...]{ki}
2. [...]-da
3. [...]-ti#
4. [...]-uk-ti
5. [...]-im# szi-ma-a-ti
6. [...] e-pe2-e-szu
7. [...]-ma#-at-su
8. [...]-al-ma-at _sag-du_ e-pe-szu
9. [...]-nim# _{gesz}nig2-gidri_ i-sza-ar-tim
10. [...]-hu qa2-tu-usz-szu
11. [...] ni#-szim ga-ma-lu _ma-da_
12. [...]-pu2#-ru# _dingir-dingir_ id-di-nu-szu ka-ak-ku-szu
13. [...]{ki#} a-na-ku
14. [...]-ul#-lu-u2
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column 2
1. {i7#}buranun{ki} _i7 he2-gal2_-lam sza isz-tu bi-na-a-ti-szu
2. i-te-e e2-sag-il2 szu-te-szu-ru mu-u2-szu ga-ap-szu-tim
3. i-na pa-le-e _lugal_ ma-ah-ri mu-u2-szu a-na i-te-e e2-sag-il2
4. is-su-u2 i-re-qu a-na sa-a-bu
5. ia-ti a-sza-ar-szu la-bi-ri asz-te-e'-e-ma
6. ma-la-ak me2-e-szu ki-ma la-bi-[x x]-ma
7. a-na i-te-e e2-sag-il2 usz-te-te-szi-ir
8. _pa5 {d}utu-e3_ sza _lugal_ ma-ah-ri u2-sza-ah-ru-ma
9. la ib-na-a su-uk-ki-szu
10. _pa5_ u2-sza-ah-ri-ma i-na ku-up-ri u3 a-gur-ri
11. ab-na-a su-uk-ki-szu
12. me2-e nu-uh-szu la na-pa-ar-ku-tim
13. u2-ki-in a-na _ma-da_
14. a-na e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-zi-da
15. la ba-at,-la-ak sa-at-ta-kam
16. ka-al ma#-ha#-zi# _dingir-dingir_ a-na zi-in-na-a-[x]
17. asz-te-ne2-'a-a ka-a-a-[x]
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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Barrel
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06

    [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. 06

    [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, 3/6

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

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  • Museum No.: VA Bab — ?
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: BE 47286
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-10 at 16:41:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:59:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:39:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:48:03 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
2020-01-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Taylor, Jonathan CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03 composite (P518472) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, Ex. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P518477.
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (No. P518477). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518477 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
@misc{2025RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 10},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Neriglissar} 03, ex. 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518477},
}


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