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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13, ex. 01 (P518941)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 05273

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

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
1. [{d}na-bi]-um#-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. [ru-bu-u2] mi#-gi-ir {d}marduk
3. [re-e2-a-um] ni#-bi#-it# {d#}na3
4. [x x za-ni-in e2]-sag-il2
5. [u3 e2-zi-da x x] x-szu
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6'. [x x] x li#-ib#-bi#
7'. [a-na] sza-a-t,i se-er-de-szu-un
8'. ka#-an-szu ki-sza-ad-su
9'. i#-sza-ad-da-du sa-ar-ma-szu-un
10'. a-na sza e-li-szu-nu t,a-a-bi e-pe2-szu
11'. gi-na-a u2-sa-al-lu-u3 _dingir-dingir gal-gal_
12'. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi
13'. ru-bu-u2 e-em-qu a-na-ku
14'. e-nu-ma szi-pi2-ir e2-zi-da
15'. a-na szu-ul-lu-mu asz-te-e'-u2
16'. i-ga-ra-ti si-hi-ir-ti e2-ur4-me-imin-an-ki
17'. usz-szi ad-di-ma u2-kin te-me-en-szi-in
18'. e-esz-szisz e-pu2-usz-ma a-na ta-na-da-a-ti asz-tak2-kan
column 2
1. a-na ta-ab-ra-a-ti ki-isz-sza-at ni-szi
2. lu-le-e usz-ma-al-li
3. i-ga-ra-a-ti si-hi-ir-ti e2-zi-da
4. isz-tu _ka2_ ne2-re-bi {d}na-na-a a-di _i7_
5. [me2]-eh#-ra-at _{im}si-sa2_ u3 me2-eh-re-et _{im}mar-tu_
6. [ki-lal]-la-szu i-di {i7}ga-at-tim
7. [sza] {d#}nergal-lugal-uru3 _lugal_ pa-ni-i#
8. [i-pu2-szu-ma] la# u2-szak-li-lu szi-pi2-ir#-[szu]
9. [a-szar-szu ul u2]-na#-ak-ki-ir-ma#
10. [u2-ul-la-a re]-e-szi-szu
11. [a?]-ab#-ni-ma# e#-li# sza pa-ni u2-sza-tir
12. [asz-sza]-at#-tim {d}na3 _ibila_ ki-i-num
13. [sza]-qu-u2 szi-it-ra-hu
14. nu-ur2 _dingir-mesz_ ab-be2-e-szu
15. mi-im-mu-u2 e-te-ep-pu-szu
16. ha-di-isz na-ap-li#-is-ma
17. ba-la-t,a4 _u4-mesz_ ar-ku-ti
18. sze-be2-e li-it-tu-ti
19. szar-ru-ti ki-isz-szu-ti be-lu-ti ba-u2-la-a-ti
20. _{gesz}gu-za_ szu-ur2-szu-du pa-la-a ar-ki
21. a-na _u4-mesz_ da-ri2-u2-ti
22. a-na szi-ri-ik-tim szu-ur2-ka-am
23. i-na _{gesz}le-e2-um_-ka ki-i-nim
24. mu-kin pu-lu-uk sza-me2-e u3 er-s,e-tim
25. sza a-ra-ku _u4-mesz_-ia szu-usz-t,i-ir qa2-tuk-ka
26. at-ta lu-u2 sze-e-du du-um-qi2-ia-ma
27. ma-ha-ar {d}marduk u3 {d}e4-ru6
28. szu-ri-ib a-ma-a-at du-um-qi2-ia

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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 13, 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, 2.10

    [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.: VA 05273
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  • Provenience: Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) [uncertain]
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  • Excavation No: BE 21200b
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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
2023-06-19 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
2020-01-05 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 13 composite (P518940) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518941.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518941). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518941 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 13, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518941 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 13, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518941},
}


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