RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 04 (P518995)

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 056632

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

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Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-szu# ul i-ba#-[x x]
3'. _[...]-an#-na_ i-na ka-sza-du#
4'. [...]-ra#-asz2 _lugal_ {kur}an-za-an
5'. [...] um#-ma-ni-szu i-s,u-tu
6'. [...] u2-sap-pi-ih
7'. [x] isz#-tu#-me#-[...]-an#-du is,-ba-at-ma
8'. ka#-mu-ut-su a-na# ma#-ti#-szu# il-qe2
9'. [x]-ma#-at _en gal_-u2 {d}marduk u3 {d}suen# na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3# _ki_-tim
10'. sza# qi2-bit-su-nu la in-nen-nu-u2 a-na qi2-bi#-ti-szu2-nu s,i#-ir-ti#
11'. ap#-la-ah ak-ku-ud na-qu2-ut-ti ar#-sze#-e-ma#
12'. [x]-lu#-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi la a-sze-et# a#-ha la# [x]-di#?
13'. [x]-sza#-at-ba-am-ma um-ma-ni-ia rap#-sza2#-a#-ta
14'. [x]-tu# {kur}ha-az-za-ti pa-at,# {kur#}mi#-s,ir#
15'. [...]-li#-ti a-ba-ar#-ti {i7}buranun{ki}
16'. [...] szap#-li-ti# _[x]-mesz# ug3-mesz szagina-mesz_
17'. [...] x [...] sza# {d}suen {d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar
18'. [...] i-qi2-pu-nu
19'. _[...]-zu# en_-ia
20'. [...] {iri#}har-ra-nu
21'. [...] x x x {disz#}an#-szar2#-szesz#-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
22'. [...]-ia# i-pu2-szu
23'. [...] sze-mi-i
24'. [...] u3 {d}iszkur
25'. [...]-na# ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu
column 2
beginning broken
1'. da#-mi#-[...]
2'. li-isz#-sza2#-ki-in szap#-x x x _an#_-e# u3 _ki_-tim
3'. li-ik#-ta-ra-bu _e2 {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu-un
4'. ia-a-ti# {d}na3#-ni2-tuku _lugal#_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} mu-szak-lil _e2_ szu-a-tim#
5'. {d}suen#_ lugal# dingir#-mesz_ sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
6'. i-na ni#-isz# i#-ni#-szu# _saga#-mesz#_ ha#-di#-isz# lip#-pal-sa-an-ni-ma
7'. ar-hi-szam#-ma# i#-na# ni#-ip#-hi u3 ri-bi
8'. li#-da#-am#-mi#-qu# it#-ta#-tu#-u2-a
9'. [...] li#-sza#-ri#-ik# _mu#-an#-na#-mesz#_-ia# li#-sza2#-an#-di#-il#
10'. [x x]-in# pa#-lu#-u2#-a# na#-ak#-ru#-ti#-ia# li#-ik#-szu#-ud#
11'. za#-ma#-ni-[x] li#-sza2#-am#-qi2#-it# li#-is#-pu#-un# ga#-ri#-ia#
12'. {d}nin-[...] _gal#?-gal#?_ i#-na# ma-ah#-ri {d}suen#
13'. na-ra-mi#-[x] li#?-iq#-ba#-a# ba#-ni#-tum
14'. {d}utu u3# [x x]-tar# s,i#-it# lib3#-bi#-szu# na#-am#-ru#
15'. a-na {d}en-[...] x? x x li#-iq#-bu#-u2# _saga#_-ti3#
16'. {d}nusku [...] x? su#-pe#-e#-a# li#-isz#-me#-[x x]
17'. li-is,#-[...] x? x mu#-sa#-ru#-u2# [...]
18'. sza {disz#}[...] x [...]
19'. la u2#-[...]
20'. it-[...]
21'. a-na# [...]
22'. e2#-babbar#-ra# [...]
23'. sza {disz}{d#}na3#-[...]_
24'. te-me-en-szu la#-[...]
25'. _e2_ szu-a-tim i-[...]
26'. sza2 _e2_ sza-a-tim [...]
27'. ak-ku-ud asz2-hu#-[...]
28'. dul-lu-hu pa-nu#-[...]
29'. u2-sze-s,u-u2# [...]
30'. _e2_ szu2-a-tim ad#-[...]
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. x [...]
6'. x [...]
7'. usz#?-[...]
8'. _e2#_ [...]
9'. {d}a#-[...]
10'. sa-pi#-[...]
11'. a-li#-[...]
12'. sat-tuk-ku#? [...]
13'. u2#-[...]
14'. x [...]
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, 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, 2.12, 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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 056632
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5

Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-03-27 at 16:08:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (P518995) (P518995)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P518995) (P518995)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28 composite (P518991)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518995.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P518995). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518995 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518995 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518995},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518995.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P518995). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518995 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518995 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518995},
}

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