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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 16, ex. 04 (P518947)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058186

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

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. [...]-um#-na-'i-id _lugal_ babila2{ki}
2. [x]-e2#-a-um ni-bi-it {d#}marduk#
3. [x]-ni#-in e2-sag-il2 u3 e2-[x x]
4. mu-t,a-ah-hi-id sa-at-[...]
5. mu-ud-di-isz ma-ha-zi [...]
6. i-da-an za-ni-[...]
7. mu-t,ah-hi-id gi-mi#-[...]
8. za-ni-in esz-re-e-tim mu-[...]
9. na#-asz2-pa-ri la# [...]
10. ka#-szi-du sza-di-i# [...]
11. [x]-e2#-a-am mu#-usz#-[x x]
12. [x]-usz#-te-szi-[x x]-szi# [...]
13. sza# {d}marduk {d}en-[...]
14. u3 ud-du-[...]
15. szu-um-szu ki-ni-isz# [...]
16. {d}na-bi-um pa-[...]
17. i-na nap-ha-ar# [...]
18. u2-szar-bu-u2 [...]
19. {d}nergal [...]
20. {d}en-lil2 [...]
21. i-na qa2#-[...]
22. il#-[...]
  n lines broken
23'. la# [...]
24'. la [...]
25'. i-[...]
26'. _dumu#_ [...]-u2-s,ur
27'. ba#-[...] e-pe-ru
28'. sza# [...] _e2#_ szu-a-tim
29'. sza#-[...]-ma# te-me-en-na e2-babbar-ra
30'. sza# [...] pa-na-a a-li-ik mah-ra
31'. [...]-en-na _lugal_ la-bi-ri sza2 la-am
32'. [...] u2-ba-'i-i-ma la i-mu-ur
column 2
1. e#-[...]
2. sza# [...]
  n lines broken
3'. u2#-[...]
4'. a-na#? [...]
5'. u3# [...]
6'. _en-[...]_
7'. i-[...]
8'. ih#?-[...]
9'. ad#-[...]
10'. u3#? [...]
11'. za-[...]
column 3
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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 16, ex. 04

    [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, 2.11, ex. 04

    [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.: IM 058186
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 18060
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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 16 composite (P518945) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 16, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518947.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 16, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P518947). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518947 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 16, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518947 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 16, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518947},
}


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