RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21 (P519008)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054331 + BM 054370 + BM 054379 + BM 054387 + BM 054413 + BM 054430 + BM 054438 + BM 054461 + BM 054497 + BM 054509 + BM 054521 + BM 141850,10

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

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. [...] {d#}na#-bi#-um#-na#-'i#-id# _lugal# gal#_-u2# _lugal#_ dan#-nu#
2. [...]-tum# _lugal#_ babila2!(KA2-RA){ki} _lugal#_ kib-ra-a-ti er-bet-[x]
3. [x x]-in# e2-sag#-il2 u3 e2-zi-[x]
4. [x x {d}]suen# u3# {d}nin-gal# i-na _sza3_ um-mi#-[x]
5. a#-na# szi#-ma#-at# _lugal#_-u2#-ti i#-szi-mu szi-ma-at-[x]
6. _dumu#_ {disz}{d}na3-tin#-su-iq-bi# _nun_ e-em#-qu# pa#-li-ih _dingir gal-gal_ [...]
7. e2#-hul2-hul2 _e2# {d#}suen#_ [x] qe2#-re-eb {iri}har#-[x x]
8. sza# ul-tu u4#-mi s,a-a-ti {d}suen# be-lu ra-bi2#-[x]
9. szu#-ba-at t,u#-ub lib3-bi-szu ra-mu-u2 qe2-re#-eb#-szu#
10. e#-li _uru{ki#}_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-sza lib3-bu-usz# i-zu-uz-ma
11. um#-man#-ma-an-du# u2-szat-ba-am#-ma# _e2#_ szu#-a#-ti# ub#-bit#-ma u2#-sza2-lik-szu kar-mu-tu
12. [x x] pa#-le#-e-a ki-i-nim {d}suen# be-lu# ra-bi2-u3
13. [...]-ra#-am _lugal_-u2-ti-ia# a-na _iri_ u3 _e2#_ sza#-a-sza#
14. [x]-si-li#-mu# ir-szu#-u2 ta-a-a#-ri
15. [x x] re#-esz _lugal_-u2-ti#-ia# da#-ri-tum u2-szab-ru-'i#-in#-ni szu#-ut-ti
16. [x] _marduk_ be-lu ra#-bu#-u2# u3# {d}suen na-an-na#-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
17. [x]-zi-zu# ki-lal-la-an {d#}marduk i#-ta#-ma-a it-ti-ia
18. [{d}]ag-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} i-na _ansze#-kur-ra#_ ru#-ku-bi-ka
19. [x]-szi _sig4-hi-a_ e2-hul2-hul2# e#-[x]-usz#-ma
20. [x] _suen# en gal_-u2 i-na qe2#-er-bi-szu szu-ur-<ma>-a# szu#-[x]-at#-su
21. [x]-al-hi-isz a-ta-ma-a# a-na {d}en-lil2 _dingir-dingir {d#}marduk_
22. _e2#_ szu-a-ti sza ta#-aq-bu-u2 e-pe2-esz15#-su
23. um#-man-ma-an-du sa#-hi#-ir-szu-um-ma pu-ug-gu-lu e#-mu-qa2-a-szu
24. {d#}marduk#-ma i-<ta>-ma#-a# it#-ti#-ia# um-man-ma-an-du sza ta-aq-bu-u2
25. [x]-a#-szu ma#-ti-szu u3 _lugal-mesz#_ a#-lik# i#-di#-szu# ul# i#-ba#-asz2#-szi#
26. [...]-lu#-ul-ti _mu-an-na_ i-na ka-sza2-du# [...]
27. [x x]-ra#-asz2 _lugal_ {kur}an-za-an _ARAD_-su s,a-ah-ri i#-na# um#?-[...]
28. um#-ma-an-ma-an-du rap-sza-a-ta u2-sap#-pi-ih
29. [x] isz#-tu-me-gu _lugal#_ um-man-ma-an-du is,-ba#-at-ma# ka-mu-ut-su a-na ma-ti#-szu il-qe2#
30. [x x]-at# {d}en _gal_ {d}marduk u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3# _ki_-tim#
31. [x x]-bi#-it-su-nu la in-nen-nu-u2 a-na qi2-bi-ti-szu2#-nu# s,i#-ir#-[x]
32. [x x]-ah# ak-ku-ud na-qu2-ut-ti ar#-sze-e#-[x]
33. [x x]-hu# pa#-nu#-u2#-a# la e-gi la a-sze-et# a-hi la ad#-[x]
34. [x x]-ba#-am-ma um-ma-ni#-ia# rap-sza2-a#-ti ul-tu {kur}ha-az-za#-[x]
35. [x x] {kur#}mi-s,ir tam-tim e-li-ti a-ba#-ar#-ti {i7}buranun{ki#}
36. [x x] tam#-tim szap-li-ti _lugal-mesz ug3-mesz szagina-mesz_ u3# um-ma-ni-ia rap-sza2-a#-[x]
37. sza# {d}suen {d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar _en-mesz_-e#-a ia-a-ti# i#-qi2#-pu#-[x]
38. a#-na e-pe-szu e2-hul2-hul2 _e2# {d}suen_ be-li-[x]
39. a-li#-ku i-di-ia sza qe2-re#-eb {iri}har#-ra#-nu#
40. sza# {disz}an#-szar2#-ba#-an#-ibila# lugal# kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2#-szesz#-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
41. ru-bu#-u2 a-lik mah#-ri#-ia i-pu-szu
42. i#-na _iti_ sza2-al-mi i#-na# u4-mi sze-mi-i
43. [...] bi#-ri# u2#-ad#-du-ni {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur
44. [...] {d#}e2#-a u3# {d#}asal-lu2-hi i-na ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu
45. [...]-ip#-ri {d}kulla _en#_ usz-szu u3 _sig4-hi-a_
46. [...] _ku3#-gi na4_ ni-siq#-ti# szu-qu-ru-tu
47. [x x]-ti# _{gesz}tir szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_ i-na hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza2#-a#-ti#
48. [x]-li# te-me-en-<na> sza {disz}an-szar2-ba-an-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
49. [x x]-me-en-<na> {disz}szul-ma-an-sag-kal _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-na-<s,ir>-ibila i-mu-ru
50. usz#-szu-szu ad-di-ma u2-ki-in lib-na-at-su
51. [x]-na# _kasz gesztin i3-gesz lal3_ szal-la-ar-szu am-ha-as,-ma ab-lu-ul ta-ra-ah-hu-usz#
52. e#-li sza _lugal-mesz_ ab-be2-e-a e-ep-sze-ti-szu#
53. u2#-dan#-nin-ma u2-na-ak-ki-il# szi-pi2#-ir-szu#
54. _e2-kur_ szu-a-ti# ul#-tu# te-me-en-ni-szu a-di gaba-dab-bi-szu#
55. e-esz-szi-isz ab-ni-ma u2-sza2-ak-li-il szi-pi2-ir#-szu#
56. _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}erin_ s,i-ru-ti ta-ar-bi-it {kur}ha-ma-nu#
57. u2-sza-at-ri-is, s,e-ru-usz-szu#
column 2
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1'. x [...]
2'. {iri#}[...]
3'. ki#-[...]
4'. {d}[...]
5'. sza [...]
6'. la [...]
7'. a-na# [...]
8'. i-na# [...]
9'. li#-[...]
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10'. x [...]
11'. te-[...]
12'. x [...]
13'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
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Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness) School text
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 28 composite (P518991) Q005425 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519008

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 054331 + BM 054370 + BM 054379 + BM 054387 + BM 054413 + BM 054430 + BM 054438 + BM 054461 + BM 054497 + BM 054509 + BM 054521 + BM 141850,10
Accession Number 1882-05-22, 0818

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519008
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519008

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21

    [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. 23

    [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
2026-02-28 at 17:58:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 16:08:22 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 28, Ex. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P519008.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21 artifact entry (No. P519008). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519008 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519008 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519008},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P519008.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21 artifact entry (No. P519008). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519008 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 21 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519008 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519008},
}


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