RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 (P518910)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab 02971

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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. a-na {d}isz-tar szu-ur2-bu-tim
2. ru-um-ti3 i3-li2 qa2-ri-it-tim
3. {d}in-nin i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru
4. e-pi2-sza-at tu-qu-un-tim
5. na-mi-ir-ti be-le-et da-ad-mi
6. sza-qu-ti3 i-gi4-gi4
7. ru-ba-a-ti3 {d}a-nun-na-ki
8. na-sza-a-at# pu-lu-uh2-tim
9. be-el-tim sza me2-lam-mu-szu
10. sza-mu-u3 ka-at-mu
11. nam-ri-ir-ru-szu _ki_-tim _dagal_-tim sa-ah-pu
12. {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} be-let ta-ha-za
13. sza-ki-na-at s,u-la-a-ti
14. a-szi-ba-at e2-masz2-da-ri
15. sza qe2-re-eb babila2{ki} _gaszan_-ia
16. {d}na3-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
17. ti-ri-is, qa2-ti {d}tu-tu
18. a3-asz-ru ka-an-szu pa-li-ih _dingir gal-gal_
19. re-e2-a-am za-ni-nu-um
20. sza a-na t,e3-mi _dingir-mesz_ pu-tuq-qu2
21. _szagina_ sza-ah-t,a mur-te-ed-du-u2 u2-si isz-tar
22. mu-t,a-ah-hi-id sa-at-tu-uk-ku
23. mu-ki-in ni-id-be2-e
24. sza ud-da-kam isz-te-ne2-e'-u2
25. du-mu-uq ma-ha-zi _dingir-mesz_
26. i-na e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-dingir_
27. i-gi-sa-a szu-ur-ru-hu
28. u2-sze-er-re-bu qe2-re-eb-szu#
29. a-na esz-re-e-ti _dingir-dingir_ ka-li-szi-na
30. sa-ad-ru szu-ul-ma-nu
31. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ba-lat-su-iq-bi
32. ru-bu-u3 e-em-qa a-na-ku
33. i3-nu-szu e2-masz2-da-ri _e2_ {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
34. sza usz-szu-szu in-na-mu-u2
column 2
1. i-mu-u2 ka-ar-mi-isz
2. li-ib-na-as-su id-ra-num
3. iq-mu-u2 di-ta-al-li-isz
4. a-szar-szu szu-ud-du-u2
5. la ba-asz-mu sa-gu-szu
6. na-du-u2 si-ma-ak-ki-szu
7. na-pa-ar-ku-u2 qu2-ut-re-nu
8. e-pe-esz _e2_ sza-a-tim lib3-bi i-ta-mi-ma
9. ka-ba-at-ti3 ha-asz2-ha-tusz
10. a-szar _e2_ szu-a-tim asz-te-'e-e-ma
11. a-hi-it, te-em-me2-en-szu
12. i-szi-id-su ab-re-e-ma
13. u2-ki-in li-ib-na-as-su
14. e2-masz2-da-ri in qe2-reb babila2{ki}
15. e-esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz
16. a-na szu-a-tim {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
17. i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru
18. _e2_ sza-a-tim
19. szu-ba-at na-ra-mi-ki
20. ha-di!(MI)-isz na-ap-li-si-ma
21. qi2-bi-i ba-la-t,a4
22. sza ur2-ru-ku u4-mi-ia
23. szu-um-u2-da4 sza-na-ti-ia
24. ma-ha-ar {d}marduk _lugal dingir-dingir_
25. at-mi-i ud-da-kam
26. a-sza-ar qa2-ab-lum
27. u3 ta-ha-zi-im
28. i-da-a-a al-ki
29. lu-na-ar a-a-bi-ia
30. lu-sza-am-qi2-it
31. na-ki-ri-ia

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, Nabonidus 02 composite (P518909) Q005399 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P518910

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number BE 43242
Findspot
Emashdari, enclosure wall
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA Bab 02971
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P518910
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P518910

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, 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: AOAT 256, 2.03, 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 16:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518910.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518910). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518910 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518910 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518910},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518910.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518910). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518910 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518910 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P518910
LB  - CDLI:P518910
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry
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ER  -
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