RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 03 (P518908)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040578

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Witness

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-na#-ku#
2'. [...]-qa#-a-ti asz-te-ne2-e'-e
3'. _[...]-mesz# gal-mesz_ szu-tu-ra-ku _igi-sa2_-e
4'. [...] mim-ma szum-szu du-usz-sza2-a-ku
5'. [...] t,u2#-uh-hu-da!(AG)-ku!(SZU) hi-is,-bi
  text has ak-szu
6'. [...] _bad3#_ babila2{ki}
7'. [...] u3# _ka2-gal_ {d}za-ba4-ba4
8'. [...] i#-qu-up-pu i-ga-ru-szu
9'. [...]-ur#-ma ne2-me2-et-ti la i-szi
10'. [...]-nim#-ma ne2-me2-et-ti szu-ur2-szi-i
11'. [...]-pu#-tu ad-ke#-e#-ma#
12'. [...] x [...]
13'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. lu#?-[...]
2'. nap#-[...]
3'. lu#-[...]
4'. _lugal#-[...]_
5'. sza# [...]
6'. e-[...]
7'. be-lu# [...]
8'. us,-[...]
9'. [...]
10'. a-[...]
11'. [...]
12'. [...]

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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: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, 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: AOAT 256, 2.01, ex. add03

    [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.: BM 040578
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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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01 composite (P518907) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518908.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P518908). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518908 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 01, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518908 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 01, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518908},
}


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